The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-10-27
Speech OF Father Grant---His Opin,
ion on tho Political Situation.

On toe evening previous 10 the election large
gathering Of Republicans held at Mozart Hall, in
Cineinnai;i Among the audience was the faith.
er Of General Gran,, who upon being recognized
was loudly called upon for speech. Father
Grant. as he is Familiarity called, responded. aud
after The cheering which was ocessioued bv bis
rising had subsided, spoke as follows
Lid,,s saS GsatisHssa | am not Ia the habit
Of public speaking. I never learned the ar; aud
1t Is family failing. tCheers.) The chairman
has said Governor Norton will Le here in q few
moments, and possibly ] may say something that
will keep you from going TO sleep. Well, we
have. you know, been engaged In putting down
ever disgTaced civilized naiion. We fought
through " and crushed II out by the power VI
the sword. tCheers.) There Is yet work 10 be
donc there ID another fx.d battle 10 be fought
aud that battle is TO lie fought tomorrow. TAP.
plAnse. The great coniending armies arrayed
against each other must he narrowed down 70
the Republican aud the Democratic parties. All,
hut, says some one, Z" The Johnson party -
Sue suough, but where is it? daughter aud
cheers.l The truth 10, Il was only trick played
ID upon the people in the Phladslphia Conven-
tion, nine-tenths Of whom were democratic, and
whose Object was simply 10 transfer Mr. johnson
and bis friends into the democratic party The
plan was laid, what has been the result ? ! he
lieve that the democratic party has absolutely
gained Eve votes, all told. (Cheers.l Raymond
Of New York, 10 one Dooliltle, Of Michigan, h
smother Senator Cowan, Of Prnnsy IvsniA, "a
smother and In little village on the Ohio rIv.
CT they CALI am not good n rrcolleciing namcs
-ah yes Cincinnatii, there are two more. They
got right upon the plank hxed for them, CREASED
their Rather breches. aud down they wrnt.-
Great lauEhlsr.l There were three or four more
that had great notion Of getting on the plank
They ssnt % iar - 10 take the boanty, SGT one
foot on The plank, and then they eased themsslve.
down gradually, until they could sc the yawn.
Ing gulf beneath ihem-the miFy slime cooper
head Drinocraey-A gulf FLIED with dead men' .
hones-and they shreNdly eoncl ldsd 20 take the
hack track. (GFeai chesFs. Although thess men
have taken their bounty, and enlisted IN that
mean paFty-which, for short. they call
the Natioual Union Democrat johnson party
they now come gu, and say that ihey think the
constitutional amendment Il pretty near rlRht,
and We had better sustain Congress. For m, s-lf
don't think those men WHOSE hands ere reeklng
In the blood Of our fellow citizens ought TO he 10.
trusted any further with the affairs Of the GOVT.
tCheers.l Nov, my fellow-cltisens. have never
claimed any Distinction forany service have ev.
e. rendered. Accident, fortune. good lerk, some
thing OF other, has enabled ne 10 raise ny son
who has rendered some service 10 bis country.
l0rea, and continued eheeis Buti may say the
services thus rendered By lhat boy Of niue has
not only been fully appreciated, bot lhey have
BEEN pot down perhaps ~ more than thor we're
worih. (Criss Of" No. nsvsr. . Atnny nate he
hss received as much credit, as much promotion
aud 90 many Substantial issiimonlais, o. more
,han other nsn who have done mors. (volcss-
" No, no."l
TIE old Epnllemsn then kindly Thanked De
aadl..es fot their too cordial eomplImsut 10 al
ilsg HIN ont.