The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-08
TOWN ANO COUNTY MATTERS.
TmE RADICAL MEETIN

NhN0NAN&s @NbHbA Nho nuNh NlNhilr
resorted to by any political party
iE this county TO make q successful
meeting and never was there u
meeting held here which termina-
ted en- d~lsastrously to the party that
made II. III point of show, glare
and glitter. and even IN point OF
numbers present, IL was n success
but In tho matter of making voters
for their causc 1t was q most deci-
ded tailurc-yes, wors than u fail
ure. foi the reason that il made not
less than City votes for tho Democ-
raey.
The intelligent masses Of Morgan
county ass mbled on last Tuesday
for the purpose of hearing IN argu
mentauve reply TO the great speech
delivered on tAe Tuesday preceding
bv the Hon. George II Pendlcton
They came hungering for inforna.
ton on the vital questions which are
now agitating the minds of all think
ing Americans; and what did they
hndH
Buildings, the streets, the grove
were decorated with flags, portraits,
banners, pyramids, e%verrreens, &c,
presenting a very pretty display
Large professions offooCmen, horse
men and wagons-all we'll arranged
in one grand procession, making a
very imposing affair two Silver
bands, several bands Of flies and
drums, and one glee club discourse
ing music every thing that could
no bought with money to please the
yes OF those who like to look upon
pretty and grand sight, and that
could DO brought to bear upon those
who can be in~timidatod by show
and pomp was found. The purcha-
ses of tho banker aud bondholder's
money could be seen on all sides
Even many Of the wagons that were
in the procession were hired at the
rate of four dollars por day. Also,
the companies of Grant Guards
which cnmo from GAINESVILLE ware
hired at the rate OF $3.50 and $500
per day. Many of those who We're
in the procession, both from this
county and GAINESVILLE, were Demu-
q who had sold themselves for
the day to this bondholders' party
These things were seen and known
by most OF the great crowd that was
assembled here. But they wero no
reply to the speech Of Pendlcton.-
This pomp, this show and glitter,
did not satisfy the people! They
came to hear nm argument that
would satisfy their minds that they
were doing right in voting the Rad.
ical ticket. Show and pomp, and
lavish expenditure Of the hondhol-
dsr's money as q corruption fuad
could not do this so they repaired
TO tbs grove to hear what Sam Gall
loway could do for them. Well,
what did he do2 He made such a
speech as no Republican could
praise or even endorse. Commence
ing with the condition OF pohtica,
affairs as they were twenty years
ago, no delivered himself of what
could be termed n third-rate negro
equality speech. Tho Bond and
G~reenback question he declared OF
no account; the freedom IF the Nor.
thern white laborers, mechanics and
business men he held to be Of inslg,
nihcant importance the liberty
and perfect equality Of the neGro he
held to be the only question now
worthy Of regard by Americans.
THIS question Of nogrO.equalIty
was tried on here in Ohio last Fal
by the submission Of the ConstItu,
Lional Amendment to the voters for
their ratification, and was beater
by a majority OF fifty thousand. Ma
ny Of the Republican voters, VIII
came TO town on last Tuesday to
information, voted last fall "NO" OF
the Constitutional Amendment
question and, yet, this Radica
party has tho impudence to say Il
these very men, through its orators
that the rights Of the negro are pa,
amount in Importance to tho right
of white men that the Bond an,
Greenback question il of no impor
lance when placed along side Of tn,
equality ofthe negro with the whit
man. Is it any wonder that such
speech failed to feed hungry Re
publicans who havo been So lont
hunting for n morsol Of good, sonn'
Republican iOod Is it any won
der that not a mar could DO found
who would say no endorsed tn,
speech Of Sam. Galloway IL il