The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-10-15
The Meeting on Tuesday.
ENTHUSIASTIC DEMOMSTRA-
TIOM.
THE SPEECHES OF GOV. FAIRCHILD
AND HON. GEO. GARY.


Tuesday was an exciting day i'll AlanIto-
VOC. At 2 o clock p. IA. d mounted es-
cort consisting of about so horseman
formed into line In front Of the WIndlate
House and marched out four miles to
accompany Gov. Fairchild and the Hon.
tleo. Gary into town. The command
was under The control Of Capt. Wymaa
Murphy and as it moved out OF town
presented = very creditable appear
ance. Each Of the horseman wore red
white and blue sash and nearly all were
well mounted In their rear came quite
d number of carriages and buggles. Ar
rived at Brown Tavern the command
was given By twos right wheelintol line. .
The Governor was already there and be
ing introduced after three cheers were
given. said
FELLow CITIzENs-I cordially thank
you for this demonstration, for it plainly
says there are many hundreds of good
republican voters behind you. | thank
you for this greeting, because I look up
On it as so much done in the Grant and
C0lfax cause It is rendered to me as a
co-laborer with you in that great work
This is my first visit to your city and [
cheerfully acknowledge myself pleased
with this exhibition Of your enterprise
a.a spirit
Cheers were then given for Grant and
Coli;.x and the Union cause and taking
the return march the procession came to
town at an easy trot in The following order;
First. the mounted escort: Second, carsia
ees containing the Governor, Mr.
Gary, Major Baetz and others; Third a
four horse team containing wounded sol
Giers, and this was followed by a long
line OF carriages filed wish citizens.
thunderef. out its welcome, and when We
arrived at Washington Park we were met
by the Band aud the company Of home
guards that turned out to present arms
10 the Governor. The whole town turned
out 10 see the cayalcade. At the Windi-
ate House the Governor addressed our
citizens for moment and the crowd dis
persed. Tie Escort marched arounj to
Buffalo street thence to Eighth and then
down TO ork street, came TO u front and
gave three rousing cheers for Grant and
Colfax and broke ranks. From first to
last there was no disorderly act and for an
impromptu afF4ir was complete success.
THE EVENING.
As the hour of seven drew near the
old cannon announced the fact with a
roar and on arriving al the Hall we found
1t crowded to its utmost capacity, and
many went away unable to gain admit
lance The meeting was called to order
by Major Henry Be;z and Cha5 Essling
er was made President and VIM Rahr
VIM Griebling, j.. ID. Markham, ..
Torrison, /. c. Sboye, L. Sherman
Chas. frost, NJ Volienlorf, j. Il. Platt,
Chas LuIing and " Shimonek We're
made vice Presidents, and 0. B. Smith
Otto Troemel Secretaries, who ali took
seats on the Platform. Our space will
only allow us to give very brief report of
THE GOVERNOR SPEECH.
On being introduced by the chairman
the Governor said MIR CHAIRMAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. am happy
to meet SO large company Of Mantle
woe people here to night and [ congratu
late you on hav ing such beautiful en-
terprising and iourishing town But We
do not come here To look at Your city.
nor 10 tell yeu anything you do not know
for we understand that this is an inteili-
gent people who are well informed ON
the political issues of the day. And yetit
Is we'll at times TO refresh our memories
TO take glance at the past in order that
we may know whether we are right or
wrong and that we may wisely govern our
actions IN the future.
In regard to the election now so near
at hand | consider it one OF the most I'M
portant III the history of the nation
True, you will say that is lust what
was said i'll 1864. Yes,and the election
OF 1864 .ccs the most important that the
nation had then seen, but this is still
more important, for the nation i in even
greater danger than it then was. We
are now called upon to determine whether
the rebels shall have all they fought for,
or whether we shall bequeath to our pos
terity untarniShed freedmen. MyhearerS
We have right to enquire of the Demo
cratic party the use they made of power
IN 1886. We have right to ask what
they did to put down the Rebellion that
Mas even then raising its hydra head. JAS
Buchanan was the Democratic President
and u hat did he say and do? He said,
l ind 20 power under the constitution
to put down this rebellion" and he ex
erclsed no power. He had Secretary of
war-Floyd-and he stole and sent Soutb
all he could lay his hands on; this Won
all know. Toucey was Secretary of the
Navy. and he sent every Government
vessel to foreign ports, from which th ey
could not return IN many months How
ell COBB was Secretary of the Treasury
and now e.,a be deal with the wealth Of
the nation? He bought up our bonds
which were. NOT yet due ana paid for them
l.20 and sold oonas sea--as = PC. cent az
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