The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-08-16
THE GREAT DENOMINATION.


1t is hardly possible to do justice in
words to the udstness Of the Republican
demonstration at Springfield on Wednes-
day last. The State Register, that old
central organ Of Illinois, puts the num-
Der of persons present from abroad at
THIRTY THOUSAND, but calls it neverthe-
less "fizzle !" When the Chicago del.
egatious left Springfield the Democrats
were loudly proclaiming that they would
send for Douglas in the course of the
next thirty days, and try their hands on
another mass meeting at the capital
Let him come by all means. There is
work for him to do at home-vastly more
than he can successfully perform If he
transfers his stumpiDg tour from New
England to Illinois, and makes speeches
twice day from now till November
We repeat, let Mr.. Douglas come -
Let US see whether his presence will in-
duce FIVE hundred men in Champaign
county to harness their teams and drive
hundred miles, camping out two nights
in the open air aud losing weeks time
as they have just new done to greet
ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Let Us see wheth
er his presence induces Wide Awake
company, or any other county, to march
from Beardstown to Springfield on foot
(forty miles)-as they have just nov
done to join procession doing honor t.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Let US see wheth
er his presence induces another compan,
from slaveholding State to tight Mei,
ray to a terry boat for the purpose O
coming nearly hundred miles to join in
the same professionals did the Wide
Awakes of Hannibal, Missouri, to wave
their torches before the next President
of the United States. Let US see wheth
er his presence requires the services oil
fifty two cars from the city Of Chicago
to carry the multitude thronging thith
er, nearly two hundred miles to salute
his coming, Let US see whether two
hundred and five extra cars are summon
ed 10 bring the people from distant quar-
tiers to applaud his movements. Let US
see whether the procession of vehicles
occupies three hours in passing a given
point where he stands to answer the salu
tations of his friends. These are ques
tions which We would like to have an,
swered by Mr.. Douglas personal presence
in his own State We advise his friends
to take him off Of the New England
course and trot him out on an Illinois
prairie as soon as he can be spared from
other engagements.
The moral of the Springfield demon
itration is this. Mr.. LINCOLN viii
sweep every Northern State like a lorna
do. The people have made up thei
minds this time for an HONEST MAN.
The Harrison campaign of 1910 is alrcad
eclipsed. Persons who were present a
the great Battle Ground demonstration o
that year declare that i, was largely sur
passed in numbers aud splendor by tn
gathering at Springfield on "Wednesday
An officer in the Mexican war rcmarke
in our hearing that he had seen eightee
thousand men drawn up together in res
iments, and that he judged there wer
four times that number of persons parti'
ipating in the demonstration. And y.
the whole was a spontaneous movement
! without concert of action beyond the con
mon impulse of enthusiasm for Rcpub!
can principles and the Republican sta
dard bearer. Even those who had Il
management of the affair at Springie
we're astounded at the numbers of Il
multitude, who seemed to be conjur
from the earth to swell the gigantic CT
AVIAN.