Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 23, 1872, Page 5

THE CARMPAIGN. Reform 2nd Reeoncilia- tiow in Chicago. Grand Liberal Demon- stration Last Night. ‘Eight Thousand Voiers Assembled in Council. ‘Two Great Democratic Leaders Talk to the People. ‘Speeckes by Governor Hendricks apd the Hon, George H, Pendieton, €xposure of the Corruptions of the Administration. ‘flow the Comntry is Governed by Grant, Cameron, Butler & Co. “The Dfit& of the Democratic Party, A Liberal maes meeting wes held lest evening ~on Market strect equare, between Madison and . Washington strcets. 'The open air is not the #ast place to hold & demonstration at this season -of the yeer, when the evenings are chilly and “¢he premoritions of winter make attractive the romfortsnd wermth of the fireside. It could ot 2e helped, however, There was no hell of -gufficient size to accommodate the assemblage, which, in spite of the inevitable discomfort of #tanding for three hours in the demp atmos- phere, was one of the largest and most respect- able in character that hasbeen held in this city, by eny party, in this or preceding campaigus. LONG BEFORE 8 0'CLOCK, “the hour sot for the meeting to begin, citizens ‘gathered from all qnarters of the city, and early- —comers tool their choice of seats on the side- “ wallsorrailingg,or of standing-rocmon thestreet. “There were none of the nsual accessories of & po- itics! meeting, no torch.ights, no processions, - mo crganized bodies of any kind, nothing but & ~=pontaneous outpouring of citizens whe needed .tmo factitions aids to eweken their enthusiasm or .wtrengthen their faith in the sentirtents whith +4hey held and cherished. Two stands bad : dheen erected, the main one in front of the gide ¢ ©f Field & Leiter's store, near Madison street, ~\and the susiliary one on the opposite side of . #he square, not far from the corner of Washing~ . fon street. Numerous gasoline jets illuminated - $he scene, TWO GREAT MEN «.grere to speak, the Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks, * Governor-slect of Indiana—* the great Hoosier,” 88 he is styled in his own State,—and the Ion. :SGeorge H. Pendleton, the renowned statesman “dof Ohio. The crowd did not know what to do; “they were snxious to listen to both the distin- .guished gentlemen, which would be & physical ity, if they spoke at the same time erent stands. The dificnlty was settled by & happy decision of the mansgers to have them follow each other from the main stand. This was soon understood, and the crowd con- @regated eround the platform, standing as close 28 flowers in a bonquet. From the stand could -bo geen thousands of earnest upturned faces, vatching those fortunate enough to bave found ‘goom on the broad platform, expecting every ;gnoment to see the speakers come to the front. ANOXG THOSE ON THE STAND were David A. Gage, Thomas Hoyne, W. T. . Coolbsugh, General O. H. Mann, Cyrus H. Mec- Cormick, B. G. Caulfield, H. G. Miller, B. E. *'@Goodell, B, Callaghan, Thomas J. Turner, Mar- . %in Thatcher, Alderman Enickerbocker, Nelson IMonroe, Judge Grzham, Judze Rogers, General _Stiles, J. H. Jordan, Genersl F. T. Sherman, Justice Boyden, John Comiskey, F. L. Chase, Colonel Phillips, ete. There were eight thou- ‘eand who could not get on the stand, that being 4 moderate estimate of the number who etood :-and listened throughont with admirable atfen- ¢ion, Itwasa quick and intelligent audience, awift to eee a point, and ready to reward it with . cheers and applause. GOVERNOR HENDRICKS ~%ras the first to arrive. He was accompanied by Mr, Coolbeugh. An impromtu reception was ‘held onthe platform, and everybody crowded around tosee himand shake his hand. HMr. Pendleton came soon after, and enother hand- ehaking programme was gone through with. The appearance of ihe two speskers was the signel for loud cheers, given for them person- ally, for Greeley and Brown, and the Liberal -esuse. REMARKS OF MR. M'CORMICK. The mesting was called to order by C. H. “AlcCormick, Esq., of the National Democratic Committee, who spoke ae follows: Feirow-CITIZENS: As Chairmen of the Dem- ocratic State Centrsl Committee, as_well 2s of the Liberal Executive Committee, tho duty de- ~olves on mo of calling this vast assemblage to order, that the distinguished orators present from ad&zimng States, who have come {oaddress Fou on the great political issues involved in the resent Presidential contest, msy bs hesrd, Inwilling, fellow-citizens, in the prescnce of the emxincrt stateemen who heve horored us with their presonce, the Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks, 1he victorious leader of the Liberal hosts in our sister State of Indiana, and the Hon. Geo. IL Fondloton, of Obio, the not less distinguished ‘champion of the Western Domocracy, to occupy sour time, I would yet beg your indulgence “hile I address to you a few worda by way of REPORT FROM NEADQUARTERS LN NEW YORK, «of the genaral political situation, hnfins just re- tarned from a meeting of the National Demo- eratic Committee, to which I had been called by the Chairmaa, the Hon. Augustus Schell. It gives .ne much pleasure, my fellow-citizens, to say that, on bearing the reports of members of the Committee from the different States represented in the conference, the most encouraging con- «clusions were arrived at a8 to our prospects for the clection of onr standard-bearers, Greeley «nd Browo, on the 5th day of November ensu- ‘woila some bets were being offered by Grent ez 0a the elertion in New York, for effect, the trongest assuramces were given, from apparent- fy_the ot relizble gources, that Greeley would i overwhelming _majority of the :—?&‘; - nfa uflm State. . In the” language of one of the most experienced and sagecious Doliticians from_the intefor: #Tho “recent lections heve eimply welded the two parties £ud made thern au_intenso power. We carried Tndigus, which was lasi year againstue; and Twado s splendid show i Okio. Iam sure of New York State by 75,000.” 5 r. Alvord, of Indiana, returned home with & aty of carrving thaf gallant State by 10,000 reajority. M. Thompson, of Olio, was confi- dont of a handsome majority in the Buckeye State. Ha felt nssured fhat Mr. Greeley's per- sonal popularily in Ohio would make him much stronger there ihan wes the Siate necticut was reported certain for us, Tampshire more than proLable, All the Southern States but South Cerolina and JIiEBisuig‘pi were coneidered safe. Senator Rausom, of Rorth Carolivs, only desired to bear tho guns from New York to score-his State cer- taln for Greeley and Brown. 2 FOR ILLINOIS, I could but say that, with Indiana, sure, as I o verily believe her to be, nothing but the most uagn-_nt apathy on our part could cause our loss of this Btate—with o renewal of my pledge that Illinois should not be lost on account of any fault of mine—and it shan't. [Cheers.] Will not every other true Democrat and Liberal Republican respond likewise ? * FROM ALL QUARTERS OF TIHE STATE the most cheering intelligence is reccived by the Executive Committee from day to day, asearing us that, with fimper and united effort, Illinois may be brought to lead the Liberal column in the West. And ss Tllinois goes, so yve avo agsured will g0 Wicconsin. Benator Schurz . will meke goed his account from Missouri. Governor Randolph, of New Jersey, vouched for his State._Celifornia, Oregon, and Novada now considered hopeful. ~ With this showing you will see that the figures will Lring us out, with several States to spare, 1 One word further as to our situation, and the treatment now called for at the hunds of THE DEMOCRATIC PABIT. Itis fair now to assume thet the Democrstic aud Liberal Republican parties are ore and in- divigible. The Liberals have come up nobly to the work. They have drawn the sword, and thrown away the scabbard. They have crossed {ho stream and burned the bridge, that return might be rendered impossible. They have cast in their lot with us. ‘They are able and ready to aivo us now—to give to the Democrsiic pariy— Fhie help that is uecessary to elect our President —our President, the nominee of the Baltimore Convention. And how have we me!met them—and how should we now meet them? This is am im- portant question, and one upon which we shall {oubtless soon bo enlightened by onr eloquent friends present. 5 Ttis, without doubt, for the Domoeratic party, aided by their Liberal Republican friends, to overthrow and cast out from power the most corrupt government that ever cureed & country. The necessity for a change ig believed in by cvery true Democrat in the land—by thosewho, from year to year, have fought together, shoul: der to shoulder, witkout division, tosave tho country. To tkose Demosrats, unwilling to abide the decision of their parly, I would fay, pause and consider well the dread responsibility under which you are acting in this great crisis of our country's history, remembering thet men now are nothing. principles everything. But whet can be said of a very few traitors to their party; enemies undisguised ; leeders of public opinion, who, if not Fon FILTHY LUC " then perchance to gratify a low feeling of melico or revenge—not satisfled with the exercise of their own tights of judzment as to whom they should suppoit, as at an carlier day was pleaded for 8o lustily by some of them, when charged by the Damocratic press with bad feith toward their party,—heve become not only tho villificrs of their party, but in the most domagogical manner resort to the low means of assailing in- dividual character in order to defeat the part; with which they have hitherto been connected, thus prolonging indefinitely it may be the' ex- istence of that party which, in their own judg- ment, is, by the most corrupt and uncruplous meaus, | eapping the foundations of our Government ? And all this, because, like the jurymen who denounced the other eleven men on the jury for their stupidity in differing with him, the parly have, in their discretion, chosen to select for their candidates men not approved b; > WILBUR F. STOREY. Well, 28 he, with his few selected pall-bearers, or such of thiem as may adhere to his political ‘hearse, reminds the Democratic_party that it ‘will 16 remembered by them in_the future, £0, in turn, the party may be permitted to answer thet they-—Storey & Co.—will not be forgotten. Now closing, my fellow-citizens, _havin alreedy drawn too much upon your time an patiésice, let us follow the noble example of our sister State, Indians. Teet us unite with our brethren of the South; let us join hands with liew York and New Jer- sey, and our friends’in New England ; and vie- tory ghall beours. I pow have the honor to nominste Hon. Thos, Hoyne as President of this meeting. Those in fayor of that nominntion will sey sye. SPEECH OF GOVERNOR HENDRICKS. The Hon. Thos. Hoyne briefly introduced Govornor Hendricks, who spoke as follows : Ferrow-Crrizexs : T know that I will not be able to make myself heerd to-night by this great crowd of people. I have no propared and studiod speech to addresa you, but fora short time will ask your sttention to the consideration of those questions that I think right to control the grest election to come on. The political contest of 1872 is peculiar and very interesting. On the one hand the Democracy in very large numbers did not expect Mr. Gree- ley to bo the candidate, and on the other hand, alarge element of the Republican party, per- Daps 2 docided majority, wero opposcd to tho re- nomination of General Grant. “These men have come to bo the candidates, and, under the proi- dence of God, either Grant or Greeley is to be the next President, and you and Ihave to de- cide whefher we profer Grant or Grecloy. [“ Greeley"—cheers.] That is the practical question sddressing itself to every American voter. OF MR. GREELEY Ineed not eay much to you to-night. He is known to you; he is known in every neighbor- hood of this country. Horace Greeley is known wherever our langusge is spoken and understood. Nearly fifiy years ago, & poor boy, without money in Jiis pocket, without feiends around him, ‘chme into the great city of New York, and in the midst of that_great wilderness of strangers be commenced the career of lite, and from that Dumblo beginning Horace Greeley hes gons on ‘unti] he nov stands at tho very head of tho grest profeasion to which e belonga. All men of all parties edmit him to be an Lonest man, and when I say to you that he is an honest man, T express to the people the Lighest assurance they can hinve that he will redeem the pledges made by his suthority. I know, personally, much more of - GRATZ BROWN than I do of Mr. Greeley. Isorved in the TUnited States Senate with Gratz Brown ; I know him to be & man Of talent, & man of lemming, sod & man_ of purity of private life. Gratz Brown came to occupy & prominent position in American pol- itics under very Interesting circamstances, especially to Democrats. Five years agoin the State of Missouri the white Demoerat was 2 proseribed, a degraded, a branded man; Lo wag not allowed to vote; he was not allowed to sit upon & jury; he wasnot allowed to hold oftice, and in that terrible condition of society Gratz Prown stepped to the front rank of his perty, and he smid to the Democrats, ©This is nol Tight ; it ia not right that yon shall bo réquired to obsy the law, to pay the taxes, and Leve 1o voice in the mnkm% of the law,” and be proposed to the Democrats of Missouri that they should go together for the oo of establishing better government in that State, and the Democrats accepted the proposition, and Gratz Brown was elected Goyernor of that Frent State of the Northwest, and from the time hat Gratz Brown became Governor of the State of Missouri, to every white Democrat was re- stored the right of the ballot, the right to sit upon 2 jury, theright to hold office ; fhe crown of citizenship was placed once more upon the white brow of the Missouri Democrat, aud main- Iy by the hands of Gratz Brown snd Carl Schurz, [Cheers.] And now when I am asked to vote for Gratz Brown for the second offico in the country, I do not ask the country what was he twenty years s5g0; ho and I did not bolong to the same party Hhiou, bat T know thet ho hes don. much 1a these later times for my brother Democrats of Missouri, for the white men of Missouri, and for the cause of free, just, and equal govern- ment, 10 make most of tho present and of the future for our country’s good and glory. [Loud cheers.] THE PLATFORM. 1 ask your attention now for alittle while to the platform that these candidales stand on. Firat, in that Ehtfonn it is declared that the righta sequired during the late convulsion chall be respecied and mainteined, and that means sim 1{91&5, that tho constitutionsl amendments ehall be respected and obeyed 88 & part of the Constitution of the United Siates. A these amendments I opposed: I opposed art of 0 Fif~ eenth Amendment (cheers), but that Fifteenth Amendment, notwithstanding my opposition in the Senate, and my opposition in- - Indiens, that Fifteenth ~ Amend- ment has- been declared by the political departments of the Government to have been decided, and the Supreme Court of the United States, "when Chief Justice Tancy was at its bead, declared the American doctrine tobe this, that when a political question has been decided by the political department of the Government, the Court cannot reverse that decision. And so, according to that decieion of American law, I stand upon the declaration of the platform thet the amendments to the Constitution must be re- spected and obeyed. TNIVERSAL AJINESTY. Next in the platform is the declaralion that the rights which have beea denied, because of perticipation in the Robellion, shalf be restored; and that means Universal Amnesty. [Cheers.] Let there bo no proscribed class or casie in thia country becauso of the Rebellion; but let the white man on:ce more be restored to his rights and to his responsibilities =8 a citizen. [Cheers.] LOCAL BELF-GOVERNMENTS, Noxt in that platform, to which I will call our attention, is this grest and important Jotluration s * Our policy shall be to maintain Jocal scli-governments, and not centralization ; flie writ of habeas corpus shall be respected and maintained ; and the civil power shall be su- premo over the military power.” [Cheera. To that declaration Horace Greeley and Gratz Brown have pledged their faith and their honor, and whet Democret is not setisfied with that declaration? We will stand by the local self- governments, and we will oppose the encroach- ments of centralization. I ask you if you ara willing to throw away the opportinity to Testora the State governments to their legitimate and Constitutional powers of government? [Voice, “Wearo."] Iask for the States no powers, no prerogatives, not recognized by the Constitution of the United States. But the tendemcy of General Graot's Administration has been fo strip the States of their Constitutional rights, end 1pa\vers, and prerogetives, an to clothe the central ~power with these prerogatives. And every _ man that is in favor of maintaining the legitimate and proper suthority of ihe State Governments ia asked to rally around the flag, now fioating in the political sky, upon which is written tko scn- timent that I have just repested from the plat- form. CIVIL VS. MILITARY AUTHORITY, Next, my countrymen, in this E&atform, asl have repeated, is the declaration that the civil authority shell be supreme over tho military power. The tendency of the present national ‘Administration has been to establish the military power supreme over.the civil suthority, I aek You men of Chicago, you who love the civil law, ibat law that hengs over you as 8 protec- tion to you, and to your familics, and to your~ property, I ask yon to stand by thie ticket that siys © the civil authority shall bo pupreme over the militery power.” [Cheers.] It is that civil power that fakcs the poor man by the hand into the courts of the land, and holds him up as the oqual of the richest: that civil law takes the wezk and the humbie by the hand and holde them up in respoct to their rights as the equal of the strongest and ihe prondest in the land. The protection of person and of prop- erty and of roputation ought not to be left, and caunot be left, in a free gove to n wilitary power. [Cries of © Never.] I shall “not detain you to speak of the writ of Lahcas corpus. That is to De maintained—that right that secures to the citizen freedom against unlawful arrest. Itis tho inheritance of the American people, which they will not allow themselves to be robbed o &0 long as they ara a free people. [Cheers]. CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. The next propositionin this platform to which I would call yourattention is thiz: ¢ There shall e a real and not a pretended reform in the civil gervice of the Republic.” There should be 2 real reform; not a pretended reform. It shall bein_earnest, and whenover rotten spot i8 found, it shall be cut out, €0 that the servico of this country onca mora shall ba according to the epirit and sentiment of honesty and intogrity. 1 know very well that it is claimed that thoro isno corruption in General Grant's Adminis- tration : I know that it was stated in the United Sintes Senate that Goneral Grant's Administra- tion was the best our_country has ever had. I do not admit that. You know it is not 0. You Grant men know very well thiat this Administra- tion is not as pure as the former Administrations of this country; and I need scarcely furnish ar- gument upon that subject. Every men_feels, conscientiously, that there is a necessity for reform. ADMINISTRATION CORRUPTION. But let me call your attention to one or two facts. Do you know that during the last ses- sion of Congress nearly every Depertment at Washington was put on trial before Congres- gional Committees upon charges of fraud end corruption? _Age, but do not you know that the leading Ropublican Senators, in their places in the Senate, declared that the Departments would have been convicted if the commitiees had not been organized to scquit? But the Grant men say they wero scquitted,—yes, with a divided report, the proof convicting them in most cases. 1 recollect when thero were Asso- ciate Judges under the lawa of the State of In- diana, when I was {et a young lawyer, and thén ‘attonded ono of the adjoining courts, s Caurt in an adjoining_county. Tho day I got there one of the Judges had to leave his seat upon the bench, and come down and stand at trial before s jury upon an indictment for porjury. Well, it was a close trial, and the evidence was a lftlo conflicting, and it is & technical caso to make out, and 8o, finally, tho jury acquitted the Judge, and thon Le said ho elieved he was the only Judgo in the State of Indiana who had record evidenco of his good character. [Laughter.] And so I can soy to you to-night, that General Grant's Administra- tion is tho only one in the history of this coun- try that has that sort of record evidence of good character. There is no such record dence of the good character of John Quine; Adame’ Administratiou ; there is no such recor evidence of the good cheracter of Gen- oral Jackson's Administration; thore is mno such record evidonco of tho good cliaracter of Franklin Piorce's Administration. Why? Becaneein those days ihere wero no Committees of Investigation, and there were no charges; thers were no suspicions of fraud and corruption in bigh places, but the pablic service of your country and mine was honest and pur. Ao, during those three Administrations that I have mentioned, covering aperiod of sixtcen years of our couniry's history, I Leliove not one single dollar of the public money was lost—not a dollar, porhaps; sud when the Secrefary of the Treasury, a year or two ago, was called upon fora report of the number of public officers whose accounts were not settled abt the Department, it was above 300.in num- ber, and more than _ $20,000,000 re- mained wnaccounted for. Oh! they say that thatis a good public service; that that is the best public service in the world! If that be the best public service in the world, heaven help the poor country that has the worsf. [Cheers.] THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, Now, my fellow-citizens, I am not going to oc- cupy much of your time in reading to-night, but I wigh to call your attention to a report made to the President of the United States, and by him Jaid before Congress at the last session, Which gettles this question; I say it settles the question that the man who votes for General Grant's re-election votes to continue a Eystem of public corruption unknown in all the former days of our country. [Cheers.] This subject has oc- cupied so much of public attention that o year ago last March Cangress felt it due to the_coun- try to provide for an investigation, and alaw was passed by Congross on the 4thof March, 1871, which authorized the President to appoint 2 Committes or Commission to investigate and to report the condition of the public service. That Committes or Commission was appointed by Goneral Grant, and I will read you the names of & fow of the men that were upon the Commission—seven men.. Georgo Wiliam Curtis was the Chairman, and he ig one of the proprietors of Harper's Pic- torial. Ireckon thorois nodoubt thatheisa Grant man. The next is Alexander G. Cattell, formerly a United States Senator from the State of New Jorsey, and a prominent and active sup- porter for the re-clection of General Grant. The third is. Joseph Medill,—T believe » Chicago au- dience know who that1s,—and of the four others of - thoge seven Commiasioners there was nota gingle Democrat, nota single sore-headed Re- ublican, but all of them the personal and polit- 1cal friends of General Grant, That Commission roported the condition of the public service, and oh! it is tho dwkest pagd i American politics, This report, made by theso seven men, show that-the caure of public corruption that now pervades all the departmenta of the public service, results mainly from the fact that men are appointed to public office without reference to.their fitness, and because of their political servica. Yot -me_read you a little from the Report,—it is “imposeible to read it all; I wonder if Execu- tive docurnent No. 10 of the last session of the United Statcs Senats was ever sent by the Mem- Der of Congress reyrezenting Chicago to o single man in his District ? [**Never, never.”] Iex- pect your Member of Congress has sent to the pcople of this District copies of the Agrisultural Regaxt and packages of seed and ths lile of that, kut I venture to say that he has never sent a single copy of Exccutive Docu~ ment No. 10 of the last session of Congrees. [Loughter.] Letme read e little of it: **Tic mischief does not endhere; when public offices are rsinrded only as rewards for political ser- vice, they will be constantly multiplied to supply more places, the tendercy will be to disbeliove, and excnse, end postpoze inquiry, so that, under thia system, not only are uscless offices created, but there is the strongest temptation to conceal corruption; ond every nbuse, every estrava- ‘gance.” Dy Grani friend, you will not cheat your neighbor ; you will not tell him 2 lie to get 'his money from Lim ; you will not reach your long fingers into his pockot and take his Tmoney for noiking. I ask you, without such o record comes from Grant’s party, ara you willing to bo s party to such 3 Goverament as tends to conceal corruption, and every abuse, and every oxtravagance ? [ No, no."j Let me read a little further : It is not casy in figares to compute the exact differceca be- tween the good ard the bad system of the Civil Service, but it is celeulated by those who have made 2 careful study of all the fects that one-fourth of the revenucs of the United States are annuzally lost i the collection.” One-fourth of the money collected from the American people annually lost in the collection! And yet you aro told thiere is no need of roform. One- fourth,—how much is that,—it is $250 out of every thousand ; it is twenty-five millions out of overy hundrod million dollars; it is one hundred million dollars out of every four hundred ‘millions,—and don’t you know that the Beiort of the Seccrotary of the Treasury for 1871 shows that the collections made viere three hundred and eighty-three millions ¢f dpilars? And don't you knovw that the year bofora it was above £400,000,000? And when the collections from the American peoplo amount to $400,060,- 600, the seven men, among them the Mayor of the City of Chicago, tell you men that §100,000,- 000 is Tost out of every 400,000,000 collected! And they tell yon that that is right; that it mast be continued becauseyou must continue General Grant's edministration in power. Do you know what answer they make to this? Why, they say this did not refer to Grent's ad- ministration, but it referred to Johnson's ad- ministration’! _[Laughter.] _Well, I can tell you this: 1if it did refer to Johnson’s administration, I would not trouble myseif very much about it, for I did not help to make Andy Johnson tho President of the TUnited States. [Cheera.] Dutif it did refer to Andy Jobneon, the supporters of, Congress and of General Grant could not make much of a point against Andy Johnson, for, during his Lerm they paseed the Civil Service bill that took away from him the power of removing men for corruption in office, unless the Senate agreed to it. [A Voice. * Bully.”] But how absurd to suppose this bas reference to Johnson's Adminisirztion. TLet me read from the first sentence of General Grant's message to Congress, in which he sent this report to Congress. ~That message iy dated on the 19ih day of December, 1871: “Tn sccordance with the act of Congress &p- proved March 4, 1871, I convened 2 commission of cminent geutleman to deviso rules and regu- lations for the reform of the Civil Service.” Did General Grant bimself understand that it referred to 2 dend Administration; and tiat they wero going to reform that which bad gone into oternity forever? Oh po! It was & com- mission to devise rules and regulations fcr the reformation of the Civil Service,—a futurc reformetion, s present reformation. Oh! it had nothing to do with the dead pasi; but ought to have had o great deal to do with the living present and the future of the country. Gentlomen, you know that the Civil Servico of {his country is not what it ought to be; every one of you i3 conscious of that fact. And nowl come to the material question: WHAT 1S THE REMEDY ? 1 deny that tho American_people. having been Dleased with a geod aud free Government for wuch a number of years, must settlo down with the conviction snd determination thet corrup- tion is to pervade the public service, os is de- seribed in this report. A hundred millions 2 year! Do you know what sort of an apology is made for this? General Butler, of Massachusotts,—[Laughter, and cries of “Spoons™]. Do not say anything about it. [Rencwed laughter.] A farmer cried that out inecrowd down in Indinns, oncday when I was spenking of him. Butler heard of it, and he blackgunrded me like—I do not know ox- actly Low, because Ido not know of anybody having blackguarded me as he did about it. {Laughter.] DBut when General Butler was brought West to instruct the people on the subject of political morality, ’i\e paid this: “That, of course, among the 60,000 office~ holders, as they wers luman, there must bo some rogues.” ([Laughter,] And he eaid further, *That, it some of theeo oficers had now grown full, it is not good policy to turn them out and put new men in, for the now men might go to stealing with # sharp appetite.” [Langhter.] And he closed his illustration by soying this: * Suppose General Grant should steal 2 million of dollars” (ho said be could not, but suppose he could), ‘how much would it be for onch one of you?" [Laughter.] “Onlyivo cents and a_balf” [laughter] ““fof every man, woman, and child in tho country.” Twd conts and o balf, and *what is the use of making a fuss sbout two cents end a half 7 [Laughter.] “Why, it is 80 emall 2 matter to you that you won't feel it, and if one of Grant's officials shonld steal o million it wonld do him so much good.” [Laughter.] Why, he could build a palace in comparison with which the grand cdi- fices of this benutiful city would appear very plain and humble; he could fill it with the rich- est of modern inventions; he could have his sorvants in livers; he could livoin the style of the Iand, and he'and his woald be 50 happy, be- cause they had a million; 2nd it would only cost you two and a half conts each. [Laughter.] How do yon like it? [Laughter.] You Grant ‘merchants, who would not allow o porter to stay in your store for an hour after you had found that he had doliberately, and with bad intent, stolen only two cents and a half,—what do you say to this plea for your _Administration? [Leughter.) But, gentlemen, T would ba willing to compromise on 2 million, if General Grant’s Administration is to stey in power. I would bo willing to compromise on ten millions; I would b willing to compromise on twenty-five millions, for this veport says it is costing the American people, in money lost, & hundred mill- jons 8 year, Butif a hundred millions are lost each peur, it ia not two cents and a half apiece. If & hundred millions are lost it is £2. to every man, woman, and child in the conntry for eyery family of ten persons it is $25. What is the remedy ? [** Kick them out.”] THE REMEDY 15 A CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATION. 1 637 {0 you again to-night thab the only remedy tho beople have in a cace like that is o chengo of Administration. [ Greeley is the man.”] No party canreform- the abuses of Government which come in wundér “it3 own sway and ower. Lot me illustrate': I Gruijt be elected resident on the 5th of next month, who are the active men, by their personal efforts, and by the uso of monoy, will Liave brought it fbout? He will be more indebted for his re-election to the office-holders than to any other set of men, for they furnish the money, the sinews of war, in this great struggle; they have given their per- sonal efforts for his re-election, end when it is over do you expect General Grant toturn themout ? They say to him, we did not work and furnish our money that you might turnp us out 88 goon as you were re-elected. {* Give them their money back."] Isay toyou, gentlemen, since this report, who has been turn® edout? Thosehundred millions have been lost, ond bas any man been turned out? Have you heard of any removals for these frauds? Have ,and any stops been taken tobring about 2 reform ? No, gentlemen, new men must come in underno embarrassments, who will BUN OUT THE GUILTY PARTIES wherever they can be found. [Cheera.] But, a8 was expressed by your President in opening this meeting, I earnestly, ardently hope that such a man will come in on the 4th day of March nest, and that he will turn [Continued on Eighth Page.] SPECIAL NOTICES. “TTsed TTp.” What is the preciso meaning of thls familiar phrass when cmployed to sigaify an unpatural condition of body andmind? It means exhaustion, Isoguor, want of vital onergy, montal apathy—a pitizble state of physical and ‘mental helplossness. The best, and o fact the only per- fectly relisble panacea fora “‘used up” system is that most popular and potent of medical stimulants, Hostet tor's Stomach Bittors. No matter whether tho health has. ‘beon broken down by excessito labor, over-studs, an in- salabrions atmosphere, anxioty, irregularities in diet, diasipation, or any other causo, this powerfal and pleas- ant vegetablo rostorative will soon recruit the drooping energios of nature, restorlng tho integrity of the nerves, 294 Fo-establishing tuat fanctipnal reguiarity which 13 essontial to animal vigor and a hopeful frame of mind. Kecuro for dbil, n il fts Tarted manifestations, o aoe topic in the materia medh:.fl 2 PRI e MEETINGS. Attention, Sir Knights Stated Conclave of St. Bernard Commanders, No. %, KT, Aylum, 681 W g 3 it KL, fwvlum, 661 Wes{ Laost. Work ou the Onlér of . DICKERSON, Recorder. Hasonic. There will bo a Spoclal Communication of Richard Colo Lodgs, No. (¥, A., ¥. and A. M., at their hall. No. 7i5 Aretier-av., on Thureday cvening, Oct. 2, at 74 o'clock, ior the purpose of constitatiag the Lodge and instaliation of otticers. ‘Drothyen cordially invited. By order of the W. AL, ‘WILIZAM CLUOAS, Bec's. ' HATS AND FURS., . FIELD, LEITER & CO. STATE & TWENTIETE-SIS., On Wednesday, Get, 23, Great Bargains In CARPETS, comprising about 10,000 Yards Enatish Boly Brussels at $2.00 Crossley's Tapesiry Brusselsat - - 135 A LARGE LINE OF Eaelish & American Tapestry Brussels at 1.25 ALL-WOOL CARPETS ALSO AT Greatly Reduced Prices. ADWool Corpets at - - - - $.05 Superior A-Wool Carpets at - - 10D Exira Soer AD-Wool Carpefs at - 125 Having 2 large and well-selected stock of all grades and makes of Carpets, they propose to offer these RARE BARGAINS to all in want, and trust none will miss the op- portunity. Oct. 22, 1872, NEW ggpi{s. NEW BOOKS. TROUDE. HISTORY OF ENGLAND, from the Fall of Woolsey to the Defeat of the Spanish Armads. By James Antho, a7 Froudo, M. A. 12 sols., 12mo. Cloth, $15; balf calf, SHORT STUDIES OF GREAT SUBJECTS. By same e, First =nd Second Series. 2 vols. Per vol., HOLLAND (Timothy Titcomb). A NEW POEM. TIIE MARBLE PROPHECY, and other Poems. 1vol., 12mo., with & full pago ilustration. Cloth, SL.30. DR. HOLLAND'S COMPLETE WORKS, in various styles and bindings. STOCKTON. ROUNDABOUT RAMBLES IN LANDS AND FANGY. By Frank K. Stock 10, Profuscly Mlusirated. Cloth, $2.50. NEW WONDER BOOKS. THE WONDERS OF THE MOOYN. $1.50. THE VOSDERS OF THE YELLOWSTONE, with ep. $1.50. FOR SALE BY EADLEY BROTHERS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BOOKSELLERS, 136 STATE-ST, CHICAGO, Published This Day:. I. THE ENEID OF VIRGIL. Translated by C. P. CRaNcH. Uniform with Loogfel- fellow's Dante, Bryant's Homer, ond Taglox’s Faust. 1vol. RosalSro. $5. £ 3lr. Crancl Is & man predestined to transiste Virgil. Haofs, in some degree, the Virgll of our nineteenth cen- tury. Ho hag the amiebility, 1bo amenity, the exquisite taste charasteristic of o great Roman poet. "We donot g:ghg‘:gn;":xét 'cl,l'"al‘!lho‘ Vn‘gilx:'m be an English classic, u Gstima- and supplunt ull othor tracslations ia populus estim 11, DOMESTICATED TROUT. TIOW TO BREED AND GROW THEHM. By LIVINGSTON STONE, A. M., Depaty United Sta les Fish Commissioner. 1 vol., 161 Nliusirated. Tinted rzver, beveliod boards, S A work cf thoronrhly practical character, based o the atadics and caperimients of manysears which bave bee Sagesssiul i3 adiniza aiify tho il and clear mansal of troat cujtire, o o DrPuO 1IL INDUSTRIAT, DRAWING FOR BE- GINNERS. S, OF FACT legant quar- Free Hand. For Sckool and Homo nse. Contafalng numorous Geometrically-proportional Tizercise, . and otte ers from Nature, gystomatically arranged, iljustrating principics of Practical Design, end well ‘calcuiated to trein the Fyc and the iand, to stregthen the Memory 2nd Judgment, to cultivate the Taste, and t> devolop tho fagination cad Iaveation.” Part 1. “Flexible cloth, cats. 5~ For sale by Bookseliers. Sent, post-peid, on re- recolpt of Prico by the Publishers, JAMES R. OSGOOD & CO., Boston. FURNITORE. RUBOLPH & THOMALEN 153 WEST WASHINGTON-ST. TINE AND MEDIUM FURNITURE. Small expenses, small profits. low prices. OCEAN NAVIGATION. CUNARD MAIL LINE. Established in 18{0. Steam between NEW YORK, BOSTON, QUEENSTOWN, AND LIVERPOOL. From Now Yorl Trom New York, ul get- 19 et ov. & Jas "And from Boston every Tacsday. Cabin Passage $50, §100, and $130 gold. ‘Roturn tickets at greatly roduced rates. ~ Cabin plans on viow and Berths selacted. Stoorage Passago, 30, currency. Passeagers booked toand from all parts of Earope at Towest 1ates, Sight Dratts on Great Britain, Ir elagd and tho Continent, Bills of Lading for merchandjse to and from Europo fssucd Ia conaectipn it Lake Shore 2ad Michigan Southern Raflway. P. H. DU VE , General Western Agent, 72 South Bisrkat-st., Chicsgo. Temperley’s Line of Stemmships, Sailing weekly between London, Quebec, and Montreal, carryiag goods and passengors at low through Tates for Chicago, will be found the chenpest and most expeditions et For fraightanply to TEMPERLETS SARTE] &DRAKE, 21 Billiter-st., London, DAVID SHAW, Blontreal, and for passage to W. A. STRONG, 18 West Madison-st.. Chicago. HATSI PFURSI BISHOP & BARNES, AT THEIR NEW STORE, Corner State and Monroe-sts, Are offering the Largest Stock of LADIES’ SEAL SACQUES, Muffs, and Boas, Sable, Mink, Ernine, and Children’s FURS, ever offered in this marlket. EXA TSR] THE BEST STOCK, AND ALL NEW GOODS. Cor. State and Monroe-sis.—Sicn of (be Black Beer. SHIRTS: SHIRTS TIade to order, $27 to $38 per doz. Same, ready made, $24 to $33. Without cuffs, $2 less. Mang new designs now exhibited. Satisfaction given or ‘monoy cheerfully refunded. WILSON BROS., 318 Webash-av., 35 West Madison-st,, Sher- man House, Chicago, And Pike’s Opera House, Gincinnati. GLOVES. CHOSSON’S CELEBRATED KiD ANDCASTOR GLOVE. From 1 to 6 Buitons. Black, White, Light, Mode, and Dark. AIl thenew fancy colors to match the prevailing shades of Silk and Dress Goods. For sale, wholosalo and retail, by ARNOLD, CONSTABLE & CO., B NEW YORK, Solo Agents for the Unitod States. DISSOLUTION NCTICES. DISSOLUTION. The firm of J. W. DOANE & CO. {s hereby dissolvcd by musual consent. The business of the late firm will bo settled by the succossors, TOWLE & ROPER, at the old stand, §1and 43 Wabash-av. J. W. DOANE, P. J. TOWLE, JOHN ROPER. LIMITED PARTNERSEIP, A speetal copartnarship bas been formed by tho under- atgzed for the parposo of carrying on tho Wholesalo Gro- cery trade In the city of Chicago, 1. Tho style of the firm is TOWLE & ROPER, aad will continuo for threo years from date, or uatil the firat of Januery, Az D. 1575. Tho general partners aro P. J. Towle and Jobn Roper. The spectal pastaer is J. W. Doane, who has contribated tha sam of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollara to the capital stack. P. J. TOWLE, JOHN ROPER, % J. W. DOANE, Spacial. Calcago, Jao. 1, 1832, COPARTNERSHIP. A partaership has this day been formed by the nader- signed, under tho firm nameof J. 7. DOANE & CO., for the purposo of importing Coffoo, Tza, and other goods connected with the Gracery Trade, direct to Chicaga. J. W. DOANE, A. E. GOODRICH, SPARROW AL NICKERSON. Chicago, Oct. 15, 1872, DISSCLUTION. Notice Is bereby given that the partnership latels exist- ing between Jacob Schram aod Abrabam Hess, of Chi- cago, TIL., under tho firm name of SOHRAM & HESS, was dissolved on the 22d day of October, 4. D. 1572, by mutua] consent. AlL debts oring to the s3ld partnership aro to bo recaived by said Jacab Schram, and all demands on the Eaid partnership are to be prascated to him for pesment. JACOB SCHRAM, AGRAHAM HESS. Chieago, 7L, Oct. 22, 1972, PDISSOLUTION. The copartnership heretofore existing between Fred. Mack and August Ortlipp 13 thia day dizsolved by mutaal consent. ¥RED. MACK. Chicago, Oct. 2, 1872 AUGUST ORTLIPP. DISSOLUTION. By mutual consent the &rm of Mlead & aclsed by tho withdrawal of Mr. Chas. Hi: JOSEPH'S. ME. CHAS, HIGGINS, Oct. 1. 1872, WM. G. MEAD. The undersigned, hatlng prchased ibe fntorest of Mr. Chas. Higeins fn the late fizm of Moad & Higgins, the Business will bo continued under tho firm name of J. S. &W. G. Mead. JOSEPH 5. MEAD, Oct. 1. 17 WM. G. MEAD. leginl is dls- agias. CAMPAIGN DOCUMENTS. The Document OF TEHHE CAMPAIGN. *! CONDENSED ARGUMENTS FOR GREELEY.” “ @rant’s Public Record,” Belag a condensed ozpose of the most notoriousof the smisdoings of the preseat Admiaistration ; also reascas why Greeley.ahozld ba Presideat. ALSO—Tho following documents, fssued by The Chl- ¢cago Tribune : No. 1~Cazl Schurz's Great Speech at St. Lonis. No. 2—Sumner’s Celebrated Speach in the Senate. No. 3—~Trumbull's Speech at Springfield ; togather with the Cinclanati Platform, nod Mr. Greeloy's Latter of Acceptanca. No 4—Hon. John F. Famsworth's Speech at St. Charlas, Tll., with Mr. Greeles's Portland Speech. No. 5—Speaches of Judge Caton and Hon. M. W ‘Bpringer at Chicago. No. 6—Speech of Hon. James B. Beck, of Kentucky, Ezpenditures of the Government. No. 7—Letter of Ex-Attarney GenaralJ. S. Black, ar- raigning Graat., MISCELLANEQUS. " TINE CHROID_ GIVEN VAT ENTITLED “ WASHING DATY.? This i3 the first of 2 sgries of :fine Ol Chromos, swhichs will 5o pe0saatod 10 cach PUrchises or & povact oF Tea. The Great Allantic and Pacific Tea ompany, 115 WEST WASHINGTON-ST. JAPANESE NERMAID! A great ourlosity. Can b seen at the store of the GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFI0 TEA €0, 116 West Washington-st. WAHOBANY PLANE. | For sale by T. S, CONSTANTINE, 17 South Jetferson-st. SELLIR BI.OCELSS. For esle, on invoics of ussorted, inslde iron, Strap- blocks; Siele, oublc. and (Hiptes ptent soller BishingD n;?ssébnllgéx,‘i\;‘fi(st qsl:!\ll)‘.hsnpebxBrkmlka.d]wlnhl‘a“’:ir iy Grehasy Blooke: PR CLARR SOV Vi Barssots Ohicaea, 10 No. 8—Speech of Hon. Allen 0. Thurman—~Why Demo+ crats Should Vote for Grosley. No. 9~Record of President Grant and Cabinet from 1he Seat of Government to tho negloct of the People's Buslness. ~ Alloftheabovears-in pamphlet form, from 15 to20 pages closematter. Sent onrecelptof the price, at fol- Saund orders RAND, MCNALLY & Co., Chloago. SCALES. |, FAIRBANKSR' STANDARD SCALES OF ALL SIZES. FATRBANKS, MORSE&CO 85 WEST WASHINGTON-ST. ReESYTIEDS ;U. S.FSC;;andard Scales. Forsyth's Scale Warehouse, 46 8. DESPLAINES-ST. Real Thread Lagss! FIELD, LEITER & 10, State & Twentieth, and Dladison & dlarlket-sts., Hevo just received o fow clegant Black Thread Bertba and Pelonaise Cages; Real Black Guipura dog Peint da Paria Sets; Hakfs, Collarets, axd Slesves tomatchs ‘Black Thread and Guipure Trimming Tacez; Real Point and Appligue Collass, and Laces to matchj together witha handsoms assortment of Trimming Embroiderics, oar orrn importation, which will bo found lower than elsewhers in the market, PAUSICAL, CONTINUED BRILLIANT SUCCESS OF DVTSON & €03 GEMS OF STRAUSS. This fine_colloction, mow *‘all tho rage,” contalss among its Gems (whick till 35 large music Fages). German Hearts, Aquarrellen, 1,001 Nights, Monhattan, Morgenblatter, Artist Life, Love and Pleasure, Burgersinn, Blue Danube, Marriage Bells, Bonbons, Wins, Women, and Song. And mang other popular Waltzes. PIZZICATO, NEW ANNEN, TRITSCH TRATSCH, aud other Polkas, with o goodly number of first-rala Quadnlics, Galopy, Mazurkas, &c. Price, in B §2.50; Clofh, §3. Seat, Fostpatd, for rotall price. The Great New Church Music Book, THE STANDARD, Still **waves," and {3 oo thy psint of being Introduced to 2 multituda of SINGING SCHOOLS now'to commenco. ‘Tho authors zro L. 0. EMERSOXN, R. PALMER, of Chicago, fied with Joss than. Trwice the Ordinary Circulation Of Charch Music Books, Do not _fail to zend S1. whieh, for the prasent, Specimen Copies will be sei PRICE $1.50. OLIVER DITSON & CO., Bosi C. H. DITSON & CO., New York. LYON & HEALY, Chicago. SPECTACLES, MONEY CANNOT BUY IT'! For Sight is Priceless!! But the Diemond Speciacles will Preserre IL of Bostoa, and H. ‘neither of whom will be satis- for I son_salno your csesight uss thaso perfect Len cund from midote cryatal pobbles, melted togother, iri7o thelr name, ** Diumosd, i Finrdaess and Brilllancs. 1l last many years witl out change, and are warranted superior to all othersia ws2. Manufactured b’_! *E. SPENCER & CO., Opticians, New York. CAUTION—None gesulno uhleds etampad with cur trado mark. alx e o responsible egents thraughoat the Unioo. & CO., 48 State-st. and 21 West Madisoa- ., &ad W. M. MA¥0, corner Wabash-av. and Twoniy- Second-at., Jewellers and Opticians, are sole ageats frr Chicago, 111, from whom they caa only be obtatned. No pediers smpioyed. Thianew and elegant Hotel, factag Laka 3 contatning 250 To0ms, is DOW open to tud pu! proprietors hase spared no pains or 0xpesss to mako this o020 of the best Hotels ia tha country. GARDNER & GOOLD, Froprietors, FRED. H. GOULD, Iste with Sherman House. W. W. FELT, late with Tremoat Honse. REOPENING OF ST. LOUIS HOTEL, New Orleans, Oct. 15, 1872. FIRST-CLASS HOUSE. e St. Loxts Hotel will bo opened for the recoption of guests, on Oct. 15, dering this coming season, uador 13 entire control and management of E. F. MIRTON, Proprietor and Mannger. BUSINESS CHANCES. Great Bargain Tl Property for Sele. The Flouring Mill situated ct Shefield, TiL., on the line of the Cuieece, Kock Idlund and Pacitc: Raliroad, fs for ssleata BARGAIN. Sheffeld is one of tho best' polats on the road for costom wark, as well a3 for sippicg East end South. 'he mill has thres (3) ranof burrs, good cleaning works, bollg and eagines, in good repalry Goal sery cheap.' Bosidss the mill the, consists of twenty (20) acres of cuoico le:d, fine orchard, good delllog house, larga barn and out butldings. This 13 & rare opportunity for a good miller to locste. The above L Do Sold ‘st vory Jow finres. . Address GEORGE FIELD £ CO., Peotts, 1ll., ‘GILBERT & BREGA, Chi- cago. 1., of ib JAMES THORNDIKE, at tho mill. ‘hicago. Oct. 17, 1872, REMOVALS. REMOVAL. Jno.0.Partridge &Co ‘Wholesale Dealers in Tobacco and Cigars, to their new store, 48 and 50 Lake-st. Western Agents for P, Lorillard & Co.'s Tobaccos. REMOVAL. H, N, WHEELER & (0, ‘Wholesale Lamps and Glassware, Back again to their old location, 22 T AFESFE-ST. NEWSPAPER. THE CHICAGO DAILY AND WEEKLY UNION. Pablished by the Germen Printjng and Peblisking Gom- pan, East Rancolph-st., noep Matket, Chicago, Aug. e DL clgbteen years’ standiog, and b oldedt pub- Iished in this Jingnage in (ke Northwest, escept oue, Dbereby calls tho attontion of Chicago merckanta aa business men to Its saluc a8 2o adsertising mediam. The DAILY UNION 1s & prosperons moraicg pager, which s & latgs and. estabiihed siromation 1a Gect msa famllies and among bustness mea. LUMBER. LUMBER FOR SALE. To Builders and Carpenters, P B{g! wil h'l"u.’:"bd E&,\ny n%’a“‘“‘t‘hfi{%’.‘;{x,“- i R GF0n the mast aldo, af. Ua3 ¢ 'fi.xv‘.’.”é":” R of Haprison st s usod by tho ¥y M. Cr DS !m.l_t,ksfiuxius@f‘f{h:, BUSINESS CARDS. GOGDRIDGE & STOKES BUY AND SELL Real Estate, Negotiate I.cars, Fent Buildings. 209 W, Madison-st., Room 20,