Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-08-28
ISLANDERS Against General Grant.

General John M. Palmer, the Republi-
can candidate for Governor of Illinois, in
a speech which he made in that State
few days since, thus replied to the SLAM
ders on General Grant:
Now what did they do? One thing they
did was to nominate candidates for Presi-
dent. The Republican Convention nom
mated Ulysses s. Grant. Cheers.] This
is all the history have to give Of him.. /
have not one more word to say. | am not
compelled to travel round to tell you who
he is. There is not man, nor woman,
nor child above the age Of Infancy in
the Republic, who has not heard the name
Of U Iysses s. Grant. Applause. The
Union men know it aud leYe il, The
rebels know isand dread It. Great ap-
plsuse But ali know it,
There is our candidate for that position.
I may, however, just as well make one
remark here. l see, in reading the news
papers, that the Democrats have discovered
that he don't know anything-he can't
make a speech. Laughter. No, be
cant make a speech. l don't think he
ever triedl But the rebels know he can
make his mark" [Great applause.
We know be did make II. They say he
"talks horse," you recollect. l heard
very distinguished Democratic speaker
say the other day, "What do you want of
President that talks horse?" would
rather President would talk horse than
talk treason-a good deal. Laughter
| wou ID rather have the plain common
sense Of Ulysses s. Grant than the arts of
rhetoric and diplomacy of certain indi-
vidual that have in my minds eye
T"Tbat's so."1
l shall have occasion to show you how
that gentleman talks directly.-Yes, Gen.
eral Grant suits us perfectly. Now, our op-
ponents are exercising themselves much
over one thing. They tell US that "Grant
gets drunk" And, by the way. that had
better not prove that; for if don't break
up the Democratic party am mistaken.
They don't mean that il shall be believed
Il saw the other day that some man
characterized him as coward. Does that
charge need any refutation? l"No, no;
not bit of it.'1 was very forcibly re-
minded, when l read these charges against
Grant, of what Governor Scott Of Ken
tucky, said to hot headed young fellow
who challenged the old gentleman to fight
him n duel. All Of you old old men know
that Governor Scott was, Of all the men
in Kentucky, in Kentucky's best days,
one Of the most distinguished for courage.
Well, as have said, some young jaybird
Of fellow got angry with the old gentle
man aud challenged him to fight n duel.
The old man said he would not accept il.
Then the youngster wrote him a letter
saying, "lf you don't accept, / will post
you as a coward"
"Very vel" said tho old hero, "you
post me as a coward, and then all the
men Of Kentucky will know what know
now, that you are liar" Great ap-
plause and laughter.
And so, 10 regard to all this denuncia
ton of General Graut, | have but this
one remark to make. "The people will
not believe them. The people will not
believe US do, that; you can add the
balance yourself. Laughter. IL is Of
no use, fellow citizens. to prefer these
personal charges against General Grant,
for they can be met and contradicted by
more than a quarter Of a million of brave
soldiers who have seen him on all the bat
tie fields Of the Republic. Great sp.
plause." | have, therefore, no further
comments to make upon this subject, but
If IL would do any Democrat any good to
believe that General Grant Is n drunkard
believe 1t. II it will do you any good to
believe he "talks horse" and nothing else,
believe i'll
Don't trouble yourselvesl II you don't
want to vote for him you needn't, because
| don't think we need your vote. BY the
way, will give you warning, right here,
cf one thing. Ii you come in among the
supporters Of General Grant you had
better come ia soon.