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Show By Vf. U. Tolograi.h. Sl.lIEIt'S SPEECH. Boston, 4. It was Sumner's inton-tion inton-tion to deliver a speech on tho Presidential Presi-dential question at Fauncil hall last night, but as ho informs F. W. Bird in a letter, his health has become so impaired that his physician has bid his speaking and has p; escribed absolute rest. Th F-'Cch is therefore there-fore p iblisHoJ- It is devoted to an elabc-mic comparison of Grant and Greeley in which he ropcats tho former charges against tho President and lauds the history and character of Greeley. He takes the ground that one tc:m is the corner stono of a reformed re-formed civil service and that reconciliation reconcil-iation is the principal and most important im-portant issue ever presented to tho American people. Ho regards the support of the Cincinnati platform and nominees by the Democrats as a matter mat-ter for the greatest rejoicing and a hopeful sign, and says their votes will be a new bond of peace and a new as-suranco as-suranco for the great principles upon which the republic is founded. |