Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-10-23
Enthusiastic Meeting!!
TorchIight Procession (!
Senator S. s. Wilkinson's Speech.


On Tuesday evening last the citizens o
Dodgeville assembled en- madsse at the court
house to listen to speech from Hon. S
S. Wilkinson, of Sank county
The Tanners turned out in full force
and, led by the band, which discoursed
soul stirring music, paraded the principa
streets of the village, dressed in their uni
forms, and carrying torches and transpar
encies decorated with appropriate notices
among which were:
Grant and Colfax! ga
I We vote as we fought
Our brave boys died not in vain !!
Let us have peace!
| -Grant-Vict0ry
Cash paid for hides
Bring on your hides we II tan them
Loyalty should govern what loyalty pre-
served ,t..
Cobb for Congress
Patriots, not rebels, shall rule @
God and our country
Col. Thos. Stephens was chosen chair
man of the meeting. He introduced the
speaker, who held forth for three quarters
of an hour in an able, telling, patriotic, and
very entertaining speech. He reviewed
the course of the Democratic party in this
State related what desperate struggle
the Republicans in the legislature had to
pass the bill permitting soldiers to vote,
and said that on the final vote being taken,
euery Democrat, with but one honorable &c
tion-Samuel Cole, Of Lafayette, since a
Republican-voted against the bill. And
these very identical men now ask the re
turned soldiers to cote for them. Will
they do it?
He reminded his hearers of the action
and course, for the last eight years, of the
miserable wretches and cowardly sneaks
who cried out against coercion, reviled,
slandered and defrauded our soldiers, re-
joiced at rebel victories, and hung their
heads at rebel defeats; that denounced the
immortal Lincoln as usurper, and WERE
GLAD OF 1T" when he was assassinated.
He showed the completely Of Seymour
with the New York riots, and read Sey-
mour's letter to President Lincoln, asking
him to postpone the draft until ITS consti-
tutionality could be decided By the courts,
with Lincoln's reply that he was willing
and DESTROYS of having the matter tested
in the courts, but could not consent to lose
the precious time which would necessarily
be consumed in getting the matter through.
He could not permit our suffering soldiers
to rest on their arms, while the rebel shot
and shell were falling among them like
rain. waiting for reinforcements until the
Supreme Court had decided whether it was
. constitutional to succor, support and
save them.
He reviewed Strong's "pasent method
of paying the Government Indebtedness
by the issue of its OWN NOTES in the form
of legal tender greenbacks, and showed
tHc SHdIIoWiiCSo VI OIioHS . al Suu'Cioo.
He wanted to know how it. would work on
mans personal Indebtedness !? What
would Mr.. A., who held mortgage on
Mr.. BIS farm, think of Mr.. B. coming to
him and telling him to give up the mort
gagc-that he would pay 1t off in HIS
NOTE. 1t was very much like the man
who attempted to wheel himself in a wheel
barrow.
He finally came to the best part of his
speech, which was the effect of the glori
Gus victories in the late elections, and the
established fact that these old fossils,
these old political hacks were beaten, de-
feated, dismayed and disheartened and
that there was no more danger Of Seymour
being elected President than there was of
hissgoing to the moon.
The speaker was repeatedly interrupted
by approving responses and loud peals of
applause.
The Glee Club was on hand, and in con.
junction with the band furnished good
music for the occasion.
The audience dispersed, feeling that they
had enjoyed treat, and pronouncing the
meeting the most enlivening and enthusiast
tic of the campaign.