The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1864-10-04

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AS Mr.. WAITE closed his words ot
welcome and with both hands shook
earnestly the hand Of Sour Toledo Gen,
eral," for and in behalf of the audience
the cheering and applause were almost
deafening, each one acting as if to dc
all'he could to impress upon the guest
the fact that his former friends and
neighbors were gratitied to see him
again, in life and health, and bearing
new and becoming honors.
GENERAL sTEEDMAN's ADDRESS.
As the applause subsided he stepped
forward, and for an hour held the atten.
tion of the vast assembly as he spoke
to them of their political duties in the
coming campaign, the political feeling
of the army, and calling before them the
labor the army had accomplished in
the present and former campaigns. We
give below. very imperfect report.
He said;
Ladies aud sGeptemen My friend
WAITE has embarrassed me in his eulo-
gy.-It is true, as he said, we were
young men together, and differed in po-
litical contests, but it is also true that
we were personal friends. For 25 or
26 years "Mott Waite" and "Jim
Steedman" have been warm friends.
We differed until patriots could differ no
longer.
In the last Presidential contest op-
posed Mr.. Lincoln. / was also editing
partizan paper, the Herald d: Times,
and said many bitter things. The
Herald d: Times was noted for its bitter
sayings, and by many was read, as Mrs.
Swisshelm says her paper is read, by
people to "see what is. said about
them"
wrote the article Mr.. Waite has
read in your hearing, and after the form
was made up took out the "leader''
and put tina. article in its place.
we have acted together from that
time till now. / then stepped on the
Union platform. / arrayed myself un-
der the banner of my country, and /
could not quit that banner without be-
ing classed in party with my oountry's
enemies; and more than that, will re-
main under that banner, God willing,
until the end of the rebellion.
Douglas said "there can be but two
parties-patriots and traitors" and
do not think you would call me strait
or"
But didn't come to make a political
speech, only to have a talk about what
l have seen-not politics and you
would probably prefer to hear what the
army has been doing, to discussion
OF political differences. We meet un-
der peculiar circumstances. There is
much to rejoice over in the condition of
our country and in the triumphs of our
armies, rescued from the perils and
dangers of a short time since.
The Chicago Convention said the
war had been " "failure." If the war
has been " failure" on our part, the
converse of the proposition must be
true, and the rebel army has been sue
cessful. If Gen. Mcclellan should
write letter twice as strong as he has
done, could not vote for him when
his party's platform has said my COM
rades and have "failed," and were
towards and had been whipped. Gen.
Nc Clellan is entirely indebted for his
present position to the fact that he is
considered war man. Admit that he
is. cold Abe" is a better war man,
and on that ground should have the
votes Of war men. say vote for the
best war man, and if he is rot elected
you will still have war man. Major
General Mcclellan has never been ii
prominent man, and has not had so
much noforisiy as even / have had. He
is said to be something Of a Railroad
man, but George III. Burrows, of the
Wabash Road, is better one. If be-
ing engaged in the war as soldier, or
as a general, entities him to votes, is
not the man who has done most, the
most entitled to them? Lincoln has
done much more than Mcclellan. The
army looks upon the supporters of Nc
Clellan as those opposed to the war,
and you may point them to his letter
as much as you please. The soldiers
will regard every vote cast for him as
given against the war and in favor of
pecae---as given to endorse the insult
and libel that the war Is failure"
spd that all the hardships and dangers
they have endured have been useless
and wrong. Do you think the inteIli-
gent, brave and patriotic men whom
have gone out-life in hand-to defend
your homes, will ever vote to endorse
such thing as this? / tell you nay.
D.S