The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-10-08
Correspondence Of the Telegraph.

SALEM, Oct. 8, 1868.
Ed. TELEGRAPH The Republicans of Sa-
lem, Wis, came out in force last night, to
hear the issues of the great campaign in this
year OF grave discussions, and did themselves
honor in listening with intelligent interest to
the speakers who addressed them. The meet
Ing came to order under the call of Mr..
Hodge, who briefly introduced Rev. E. Halli-
day, as the first speaker. He remarked that
the question submitted to the arbitrament Of
the American people was so momentuous In
all its bearings, and issues it might be fairly
assumed every lover of his country and of his
| race was deeply interested in its right solu-
ton, Being SO large, however, and so rami-
| fed in all directions, it need excite no won
der that different thinkers should arrive at
different conclusions respecting it, as they
looked at it from different points of obserya-
ton, and measuring it by various standards.
The great desideratum was not to utter the
shiboleths Of party, but to give out the
truth as 1t struck him at his angle of obserya-
ton, that the whole subject might be stereo-
| scoped, and presented around and lectured to
the public, who had to pronounce the final
verdict upon it. According to this idea, and
hoping that in the multitude Of counsellors
might be found sefety, he ventured to affirm
his independent opinions. He belonged to no
school OF politics, though claiming to be q
patriot {; and was no partisan unless he was
as one who wishes the honor and happiness of
all who rallied round our star.spangied ban.
uer, and were ready to vindicate It's honor
with their lives and fortunes. He then went
on to compare the sayings and dofngs of the
different parties in the great struggle for the
Presidential chair, with the ideals of Re.
public in which the wisdom of the many pro-
duced wisdom in one to govern them-that
should incorporate the patriotism of Wash
ington and the noble instincts of Lincoln.
Then Grant and Colfax passed in review. as
did Seymour and Blair, and their followers
and after comparing, contrasting and
ternity, public honesty, and the general good
pronounced in favor OF Grant and his party as
the men who were to be the Instruments nm
der God, of making the future of our Repub
nc equal TO If not more lustrous than the
brightest era of its history.
Senator VanWyck, OF Kenosha. then took
the floor. and had the willing attention of the
assembly to the main points of the question
at issue between the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties, In a speech that was calm, log
l a3a ana exhaustive; he seemed at home on
all points, and with the memorable logic of
facts demolished the strongholds of Democ-
racy, and yindicating the wisdom, integrity.
and public policy of his party on reconstruc.
ton, finance, and executive economy Hell
then glanced at the record of Grant, Seymour.
and Blair, and concluded that if the citizens
OF our Great Republic meant to pay our debts
IKE honest men, to preserve peace that we
might deyelope cur national resources. and
stand fair with posterity and the other ma
lions of the earth, we must call the pilot that
weathered the storm through years of bloody
strife, to the helm, and let Seymour & Co. |
find solace in retirement
After vote Of thanks to the speaker. the
meeting broke up resolved to be on call when |
Grant wanted them in November E. H.