The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-10-29
Our LENDER.

CLEVELAND, October 23.-Governor
Seymour and party arrived from Buffalo
at7P. NJ. He was received at all places
where the train stopped by immense as
semblages, and spoke at Dunkirk, West
field, Erie, Ashtabula, and gainesville.
His Erie speech was as follows:
did not expect TO meet here this great
concorse of people. | have gone out to
speak to the citizens of this country upon
the questions which now agitate the pub
lie mind.
1t is said that am an interested man.
Every man is who pays taxes and helps
to support the government. As o candl-
date / am not to be looked upon as one
perfectly dsinterested, although am
most erarnest and sincere in the views |
advocate.
But how would it be if none of those
who had an interest in this contest were
to take part in it! Would Pennsylvania
have voted for the Republican ticket, a
little while since, if every ofice-holder
had stayed away from the cOntestl [Cries
of "No noW1 l find, when | look over
the list of Government officials, that they
number more than 10000.
contend that, with the impartial peo-
pie who have no other relationship with
this government except as good tax pay
ers and eitezens, the Democratic party
has great and commanding majority.
! TCheers. l can't 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.
can only give you Que or two words
of exhortation. We are now about to per-
form grent and solemn duty, and that is
to be far reaching in its consequences.
Whatever mems political views may be,
they should exercise fearlessly, unscru-
pulously, honestly, and no man can afford
now to cast his vote for any consideration
but for the good Of his country, for upon
this election hangs many things concern
ing not only its present but its future
welfare.
Let us lay aside passion and prejudice,
and address ourselves to the questions up
on which we are to act in claim, dis
passionate, and patriotic method. | i'm
peach no mans patriotism because he does
not think as think impuge no mans
motives because he can't see things as
see them. only exhort all men, what
ever their political views may be at this
time, to reflect, when they think on the
solemn duties of the day, as to what is for
the best interest of our country. Cheers.
We are prone to indulge too much in
abuse. Let us not act upon our prejudices
against each other. Let US not be inAu-
enced by the pictures that may be drawn
of the candidates for office, for | may say
for my political opponent as we'll as my
self, that no man ever contemplated the
duties of the office of President of the
United States without being filled with
the most earnest desire to do justice to
, himself and to do our duty to the land
, which we all love. [Cheers--a voice.
"That's true, SIR"
I can't speak to you longer. am ac-
companied by more eloquent men, who
may address you upon the questions Of
, the day. | am wearied with my exer,
otions. Wherever have been our citi-
zens have poured out, as they have done
here, because there is something in the
condition of the government that makes
r thoughtful men anxious.
| | trust that so far as the executive Of
fee is concerned, if the people see ft tc
place the Democratic nominee in thai
position, he may serve the country as al
D patriots wish it to be served. bid You
f goodbye, my friends, of whatever party
, and may God in his mercy bless this great
land of ours for our own good and for the
good of those who are to come after us
Cheers, and voice ''thank God we have
e got candidate who can say something's
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. The New York World is proud of hav
ing attracted more attention of late thar
!, any other paper in the country. At thu
same time it admits that this attention
: has been decidedly unfavorable. w
= should think then that it might as vel
reserve the exhibition of its pride ant
self-gratulation for some future and yer,
different occasion.
The Springfield Journal boasts that tn
= radical party is ''immovable in the cours,
i it is pursuing" IT'S singular mode o
4 pursuing course to be "immovable in it
v How long before this immovable part.
. will reach its goal?
S To cut down the appropriation bills
r and at the same time to increase the ma
l. tional expenditures with direct view t.
N supplementing the appropriation bills t
# meet the increased expenditures, is tn
grand radical idea of economy.
An Iowa paper, intending to tell us
prisoner escaped, says: "The constabl
f and prisoner disagreed as to which wa
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