The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-08-07
Grand Ratification Meeting in Mil
Waukee.

Milwaukee, Aug. &
The political campaign WAS .vigorouslX
opened in this city tonight by 4 large and
enthusiastic meeting to Tatify tie nomina-
tons Of Seymour and Blair. The meeting
was held at the skating fink, on Cedar
street, large, oblong wooden building, Ca
pable of accommodating about 1900 per-
sons, which was crowded In every Part. ,.
The democratic feeling in the city Of
Milwaukee itself is SO strong that scarcely
any effort is needed, except to perfect the
organization, and improve upon the ma
jorty already attained. This duty had,
however, been to some extent allowed to
suffer by neglect, or, at all events, to Ian.
guish in its performance, aud, consequent~
Is, there had not been that general display
of feeling and enthusiasm that might have
been expected in SO thoroughly democratic
q town. -
The gathering Of to night is we'll calcu.
lated to do an immense deal of good 10 tho
way OF stirring up inactive or Indifferent
members OF the party. 1t was, upon the
whole, one OF the largest aud most harmo-.
nious and earnest assent siages of democrats
that Milwaukee has ever seen. In all the,
wards OF the city muster OF the friends Of
financial and administrative retorm took
place about clock, aud general process
slou to tho place OF meeting vas organized,
Ia the Fourth ward. where the position OF
the party Is weakest, there Is q spirited and
energetic club. The members turucd out
handsomely by torchlight, aud marched to
the rink. A grand salute oi 100 guns was
fred at o clock.
Ike principal speaker at the meeting-
besides Senator Doohttle, of Wisconsin
the Hon. 2. uoyne, of Chicago; aud tLa
local speakers-was the Hon. s. j. Tilden,.
OF Now York, who arrived in the city by
the morning express from Chicago.
The chair was taken by the Hon Ed.
o Neil, who briefly addressed the paes,in6
AUD introduced the speakers.
The Hou. h. l.. Palmer then gave a naJ~
rstivs OF the proceedings Of the New York
convention, and called upon the democracy
OF Mllwaukes to rstny the nominations
there made. Cheers, aud eries Of "Md
will ;,
The Hon. 8. J. Tildeu, of New York, ad:
dressed the meeting. be said he did not
teel himself to be stranger III Milwaukee,
tor " isconslu was the offspring OF the state
OF her population to the state OF Wisconsin
larger share than Gny other state. IE
the crisis Of our nation affairs, New York
called upon all her daughters for support
aud now calls for their electoral votes In
sighting the battle OF civu liberty on this
American continent. He went on to eulo.
giKe the character of Gov. Seymour, re-
marking that his nomination, though oou-
CURED in By New York, was not the work
OF New York, but of all the sister states I
ana that " Isconsln was tue FIRST to follow
the lead oil Ohio in voting for it, Gen.
Blair WAS chip OF the old block. His ia
ther was the right hand Mau of Andrew
Jackson. and Gen. Blair learned bis first
ideas OF politics from Jackson. The issue
now before the country was, whether tho
citizens would choose leader for tho civil
nagistracy, and continue a system Of bur-
deusome taxation for the sake OF maintain
ing military despotlsm at the south or
would cast votes Tor men trained la tho
doctrines ct Jefferson, Jackson. aud Van
Buren. lie advised them to be wise in
time, and make this necessary and bene6,
cial change now for il, while corn and
wheat were selling 1t high prices, the in:
dustrial population Of the west could hard.
ly live, how could it be wheu the price Of
grain fell, IS it inevitably would. and the
business men Of the west no longer had the
advantage of good markets? He concluded
with An eloquent appeal to the patriotism
ahu "ieooh Va tno w iSCouSlu ucMo0Lo$S,
amid loud and prolonged cheering. !,
Resolutions ratifying the nominations Of
Seymour aud Blair, and pledglng the meet;
ing to work to secure the success Of the
whole democratic ticket, were then unani-
mousy adopted.
The meeting was subsequently, addressed
by Senator Doolittle, the Hon. Dir. Hoyns,
and other gentlemen.
An immense bonfire blazed in front Of
the building, and crowd, numbering about
1000, waited without, unable 70 cbtsin ad.
mission.