The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-24
Covernor seymour,. Erie speech.

CLEVELAND, October Ex-Governor
Seymour and party arrived from Buffa-
10 at7P.M. He was received, at all
places where the train stopped, by con-
siderable assemblages, and spoke at
Dunkirk, West6eld, Erie, Ashtabula
and gainesville. His Erie speech was
as follows:
l did not expect to meet here this
great concourse of people. / have gone
sut to speak to the citizens of this coun-
try upon the questions which now agi-
tate the public mind. 1t is said that
am an interested man, and so am,
and so is every man who pays taxes
and helps to support this uot . 20
ment. AS a candidate l am Io' ~
be looked upon as one perfectly u,
interested, although l am nos ;awa 7
est and sincere IN Inc ;f nore
advocate, bnt how wonla ~ 10 - This
of those who had an lnteresI III ILLS In
contest were to take part In III noptu
Pennsylvania have voted LOT .no 10 Is
nnbiican ticket a little whlie sln e.,
pverv office holder had staid away i1oiI
.he Contest. [Cries of mo, no" l
cd when l look over the list OF uoV-
arnment officials, that they NUMBER
,nnre than sixty thousand. L contend
hat with the impartial people who
Lave no other relationship with this
government, except as tax payers and
GOOD citizens, the Democratic party
have n great and commanding majority.
Cheers -,
| cannot address you now at length
upon the questions of the day. | am
soon to leave here, and time will not
admit of my doing so. l can only give
you one or two words OF exhortaGion.
We are now about to perform a great
and solemn duty, and one that is to be
far reaching in its consequences.
Whatever mems Political views may be,
they should exercise them fearlesssly,
uncorruptly and honestly. No man can
afford now to cast his vote for Any con-
sideration but the good of his country,
for upon this election hangs many
things that concern not only its present
but It's future welfare. Let us lay aside
passions and preiudices, and consider
the questions upon which we are to act
in calm, fair, dispassionate and pa
triOtic method. | inpeach no mans
patriotism because he does not think as
| think. / impugD no mans motives
because he cannot see things as l see
them. only exhort all men, whatever
their political views may be at this
time, to reflect when they enter upon
the solemn duties of the day, as to what
is for the best interests of our country.
[ Cheers. We are prone to indulge
too much in invective and abuse. Let
US not act upon our prejudices
against each ether. Let US not be in
fluenced by the pictures which may be
drawn of the candidates for office, for
may say for my political opponent as
well rs for myself, that no man ever
contemplated the duties of the office OF
President of the United States without
being filled with the most earnest de-
sire to do his duty to himself and tc
do his duty to the land which we al
love. [Cheers; a voice, That's true
SIR
cannot speak to you longer. l am
accompanied by other and more elo
quent men who may address you upon
the questions of the day, am wcaried
with my exertions. Wherever | have
been our citizens have poured
out as they have done here
because there is something in the cOndi'
tion of our Government that makes
thoughtful men anxious. THRUST that
SO far as the Executive Office is con-
cerned if the people see fit to trust it to
tho Democratic nominees, that they
may prove at least earnest and honest,
however far they may come short in
serving the country as they would wish
10 do.
| bid You good bye, my friends, of
whatever party, and may God in His
mercy bless this great land of ours, tor
our own good and for the good of those
who are To come after US. Cheers and
d voice, "Jhank God we have got a can
dldate who can say something's