Proceedings of the Liberal Republican Convention, in Cincinnati, May Lst, 2d and 3d, 1872: Horace Greeley's Letter of Acceptance. Address of the New York State Committee to Their Fellow-citizens |
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... GRATZ BROWN .. . Of Missouri . PROCEEDINGS OF THE UNIV . OF VINYOJITVO LIBERAL Repuclican Convention , IN CINCINNATI , MAY 1ST , 2D AND 3D , 1872 . HORACE GREELEY'S LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE . ADDRESS OF THE NEW YORK STATE COMMITTEE TO THEIR ...
... GRATZ BROWN .. . Of Missouri . PROCEEDINGS OF THE UNIV . OF VINYOJITVO LIBERAL Repuclican Convention , IN CINCINNATI , MAY 1ST , 2D AND 3D , 1872 . HORACE GREELEY'S LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE . ADDRESS OF THE NEW YORK STATE COMMITTEE TO THEIR ...
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... Gratz Brown , by unani- mous consent , took the stand and thanked his friends for their support of him , but withdrew his name , and asked his friends to support Horace Greeley . [ Great cheers , with many persistent hisses . ] The ...
... Gratz Brown , by unani- mous consent , took the stand and thanked his friends for their support of him , but withdrew his name , and asked his friends to support Horace Greeley . [ Great cheers , with many persistent hisses . ] The ...
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... Brown . Julian 696 Walker . 349 Tipton . 435 Palmer ... 175 75 3 8 B. Gratz Brown was declared the nominee . A motion was made to make the vote unanimous , and it was declared carried , though there were some dissenting votes . Gen ...
... Brown . Julian 696 Walker . 349 Tipton . 435 Palmer ... 175 75 3 8 B. Gratz Brown was declared the nominee . A motion was made to make the vote unanimous , and it was declared carried , though there were some dissenting votes . Gen ...
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Page 20 - The civil service of the Government has become a mere instrument of partisan tyranny and personal ambition, and an object of selfish greed. It is a scandal and reproach upon free institutions, and breeds a demoralization dangerous to the perpetuity of republican government. We therefore regard a thorough reform of the civil service as one of the most pressing necessities of the hour...
Page 21 - We hold that it is the duty of the Government, in its intercourse with foreign nations, to cultivate the friendship of peace, by treating with all on fair and equal terms, regarding it alike dishonorable either to demand what is not right, or to submit to what Is wrong.
Page 20 - We remember with gratitude the heroism and sacrifices of the soldiers and sailors of the republic; and no act of ours shall ever detract from their justly earned fame or the full rewards of their patriotism.
Page 20 - Federal taxation which shall not unnecessarily interfere with the industry of the people, and which shall provide the means necessary to pay the expenses of the Government, economically administered, the pensions, the interest on the public debt, and a moderate reduction annually of the principal thereof; and recognizing that there are in our midst honest but irreconcilable differences of opinion with regard to the respective systems of protection and free trade, we remit the discussion of the subject...
Page 20 - We demand a system of Federal taxation which shall not unnecessarily interfere with the industry of the people, and which shall provide the means necessary to pay the expenses of the Government economically administered, the pensions, the interest on the public debt, and a moderate reduction annually of the principal thereof; and, recognizing that there are in our midst honest but irreconcilable...
Page 38 - The number and character of these unconstrained, unpurchased, unsolicited utterances, satisfy me that the movement which found expression at Cincinnati has received the stamp of public approval, and been hailed by a majority of our countrymen as the harbinger of a better day for the Republic. I do not misinterpret this approval as especially complimentary to myself, nor even to the chivalrous and justly -esteemed gentleman with whose name I thank your Convention for associating mine.
Page 18 - The President of the United States has openly used the powers and opportunities of his high office for the promotion of personal ends.
Page 19 - ... a patriotic and hopeful national feeling. They have degraded themselves and the name of their party, once justly entitled to the confidence of the nation, by a base sycophancy to the dispenser of executive power and patronage, unworthy of republican freemen...
Page 19 - We demand the immediate and absolute removal of all disabilities imposed on account of the rebellion, which was finally subdued seven years ago, believing that universal amnesty will result in complete pacification in all sections of the country.
Page 19 - He has shown himself deplorably unequal to the tasks imposed upon him by the necessities of the country, and culpably careless of the responsibilities of his high office. The partisans of the administration, assuming to be the Republican party and controlling its organization, have attempted to justify such wrongs and palliate such abuses, to the end of maintaining partisan ascendency. They have stood in the way of necessary investigations and indispensable reforms, pretending that no serious fault...