Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-03
what Long Of Ohio, the Great Apostle
of Peace, Thinks Of Lit1Ie Mae

| what Long Of Ohio. the Great Apostle
| OF Peace, TIIiaISs Of fLit1Ie Mae.
Here are the Hon. Alexis views, Pass
them to your neighbor:
aWhat has been the burden of our COM
plaint against Mr.. Lincoln and his Admin
istration He has abridged the freedom OF
speech; he has arbitrarily arrested citizens
and confined them to Bastiles, and he has
interfered with the freedom Of elections
What have you proposed in these resolu-
tioes3 You have, to certain extent, vln-
diested the freedom of speech; you have
condemned arbitrary arrests, and denoune-
ed interference with the freedom Of cleo
/ i;aus; and yet you propose IN George b.
Mcclellan, to place upon that platform one
who has gone further in all three OF these
measures than has Abraham Lincoln him
self. George b. Mcclellan has not con-
tented hinsell with the arrest of u citizen
here and there and inearcerating him IN a
Rsstile, but has arrested an entire Legisla-
ture at one order. he has also suspended
, the writ of haJeGs corpus, Of which you
nave complained. He has acquiessde in
the Emancipation Proclamation OF which
Won have complained of Mr.. Lincoln; and
vet YOU propose, in the very face of the de-
dunciations you have heaped upon the
head of Mr.. Lincoln. to stultify yourselves
bv taking I'D aman who has been simple
instrument Of Mr. Lincoln for carrying out
the very acts you denounce."
While he said this he stood by the
Presidents cbair, elocutionizing in spirit
of earnest zeal which will not soon be for
gotten by those who witnessed it. Their
were those in the audience who doubted
u Alexis allegiance TO the Democratic party
and asked him if he would vote for tn
nominee Of the Convention, to which Alecl
repIied. 1 expect to vote for the candl
date nominated here. have never don,
: otherwise Did ne mean by this, as hl
ig vords imply, that he had always voted 10
tbe man nominated at Chicago and # 5
did he help 70 elect Ar. Lincoln.
= But the member from the Second dls
trict went on. HGivs rs candidate ic
y Prfsident-any one except Gaorgs b: Mt
CIellan-any man, 1 care not who ne
any man whose hands are clean, who's
: skirts are clear-any one who has not bee
Instrumental in making arbitrary arrests
in violating the freedom of elections an
at the rights Of citizens, in every posslD
w manner in which he could carry out Il
n wishes of Abraham Lincoln. Althong
be is not from the Northwest now suite
- inp, with taxation, although not IN our Il
It. terests IN the Northwest; although Il ms
ni- he Eor the benefits of eastern capitalists
Of if he be Delcocrat free from stains
IN shall vote for him; we shall support hin
IN wa shall rally the masses TO support hll
n Anv man else, save and except George
ize Mcclellan. beg Of you not to nomlnf
Of that msn. I beg Of you to give US
ia other candidate Any man-any man.
- sIn conclusion beg OF you net to no
pe- inats Nc Clellan. Having laid upon
is table the time honored principles Of Den
re- cratic parties, as expressed in the re
400 luton OF 1898 sg-haviug ignored them
70 laving the resolution on the table-a
" weak as your platform is looking, in SO
degree to peaoe as it does, in Gods ma
don't place upon It a man who is pied
to every act against which your platte
ppw declares"