The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-03

| same, for here the contest is to be decided. My
| friends, | ask you TO do your whole duty in the
coming campaign, and all will be well. (Ap-
General Daniel e. SicI1Ies
| was then introduced, and received with thun-
ders of applause. He began:-
| Ladies and Gentlemen of Phlad elphia, aud
| Comrades;-Again 1t is my pleasure to witness
| another ovation in Philadelphia. Thousands
| of the soldiers of the Union are here at your
| invitation, to record with you vow that no
| will be spared 70 achieve the election of Grant
| to the Presidency. (Applause) The soldiers
are here Tor no hostile purpose. They come to
won in war on the field. They have met here
| cordial welcome from the people. They have
met here the same kindness and hospitality that
you extended to them during the war.
| No true soldier of the Union army can help
| looking back With gratitude to the kindness
| with which Philadelphia ever greeted the SOL
der. Yet Mr.. Wallace, the Chairman of the
| come here TO fraudulently vote. (Crles of
'har,n 'liar.") Why their whole past record
and history will prove that statement false.
Why Is 1t, comrades, that you see everywhere
among the leaders-not the masses-of the
Democratic party such bitter and persistent
mallgnlty towards you? Is 1t because yonr
valor makes them blush with shame? Is IL be-
cause they would rather welcome such men as
Forrest and Hampton than you? ("Tnats i'm
And hear bear witness to the peaceful bearing
of the Boys in Blue" under these repeated
attacks.
Never will they be made responsible for
breach of the peace; but If the time should ever
unb9ppily come when they will be compelled TO
again shoulder their muskets, they are ready
| again TO put down insurrection either North or
South. (Cheers.) 1t seems to me that the
| Democratic party has lately received rein
| forcement. (Laughter.) There have been two
| professions in Philadelphia to-day procession
almost countless in numbers of loyal veterans,
| and procession of Rebel veterans from Bati-
more on their way to the Station House.
| (Laughter.l They have also got another rein
| tried hard to have Mcclellan elected to the Pre-.
| sidency. Now that the war is ended success
| fully, and the Democrats want its reiuaugura-
| tion, Mcclellan has been imported from Europe
to help to elect Seymour, that their designs may
| be accomplished. Another reinforcement is also
to come soon for them, when JEFF. Davis takes
the stump for Seymour.
1t is not strange that the soldiers and sailors
| of the republic should rally for Grant 1t is
| because the Rebels are striving to again esta-
| blish that government they vainly fought to
build. 1t Is for this reason that ali our gallant
| boys are for Grant. (Applause.) 1t is for this
| reason that Sherman, and Sheridan, and Farra-
| gut, and Fitzpatrick are tor. Grant. The war of
| Rebellion was an admonition that this Union
| could not live half free and half slave. We
| saved it by making it all free. Now we are
| again admonlshed that 1t cannot live half Rebel
| and half loyal. To avoid, then, asecond conflict,
4 we must elect men who will be safe custodans
\ OF our country. We have been told that Congress
l was radical because it denounced the Rebel
| governments in the Rebel States and now it Is
| again denounced as radical, because it would
| reconstruct those States and bring them back
| into the Union.
| The Democrats, so great is their opposition,
| would inaugurate another rebellion. They
| would have dictator-a military dictator-and
| Frank Blair says that the President may become
a military dictator. With the success of that
principle our republic is lost. Take the Demo-
cratic party in its inception in the time of JEFF
fersop, follow 1t through Its history do wn to its
decline and fall in 1860, and you find that its
watchword has always been Liberty, Equality,
| and the Rights OF Labor;" but the sO-caled
Democratic party of to-day Is nothing like that
ancient Democratic party. Such men as Jeffer-
| son and Jackson would refuse to be enrolled in
| the ranks of the Democrats to-day. There are
thousands of loyal and patriotic men who once
belonged 10 that great party, but they are all
with us now, and are all for Grant.
| Never can this Government descend into the
| hands of dsloyal party. As well might the
| Indians attempt to reclaim their lost hunting
grounds and drive back civilization, as for the
disloyal Copperhead party to attempt to gain
| possession of our Government. (Applause.)
Tie chairman then introduced
The New York GIee Club,
which sang Union hymn and a harmoniou:
lay about the fate Of Seymour. The club wa:
| loudly appluded.
- Hon. James Harlan,
Senator from Iowa, was then introduced. HI
sad:- ...
Friends and Fellow-citizens:- feel little on
of place in attempting to make an address, how
ever brief under the present auspices. 1t seem
to me that your time should be entirely taker
| up by your comrades in arms. But there may
be a few things well to advert to, sug
gested by the eloquent speech to which yor
have just listened. know that am addressing
loyal assemblage, men who desire the per
| petuatlon of our liberties aud the downfall o
Rebels. Which would most subserve the grea
aims of every patriotic citizen-to vote in tn,
coming election for HOrauo Seymour anC
Francis 2. Blair or to vote for Ulysses s. Gran
| and Schuy Ter ColfaX? We should take careful
survey OF the situation, and see what Is best TO
us to do. That party which is called the Con
servative party has swallowed up the old Demo
cratic party, and some few Republicans. Tni
Conservative party Is now heartily in support o
| Seymour and Blair.
| The Democratic party had control Of tn,
Government from 1858 to 1861, but afterward
lost Its prestige, and the Government passed int
other hands. They split up among themselves
and could no longer agree upon national plat
form to present to the people. They plunge
the country into war, ruined our finances, an
brought misery over the land. On the 4th O
March, 1861, the Government passed into tn
hands OF the Republican party, and though pei
haps, it has made some mistakes, yet, think
all must acknowledge 1t has conducted tn
nation pretty well.
The Democrats said that we could not pu
down the Rebellion; that we had no authorIt
to coerce State. Yet under the Republica
party the war was conducted to successfT
: | issue, our finances were rendered firm, aud oU
army and navy made OF such strength as to con
mand the respect of the civilized world. Woul
the Government have been carried on MOI
successfully or creditably under Democrat
| rule? No! Why, had they had the control
. affairs, we now would not possess Goyernmen
' AT the present time they are crying out alou
: against the reconstruction acts passed by Col
| gress. They declare them unconstitutional an
| void. They even said that the Call of Presidel
l Lincoln for volunteers was unconstituttona
that the freeing of the slaves was unconstit
. | hat ha no