The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-10-07


TENDER ! l.
The reader VIII not be more surprised this
morning to sce speech ifoiu Ri. Pend!e.
ton III the Enquirer, than sc were. yester
Day 20 ieaTH VI an Intention to extract one
from Elih by the not always agreeable pro-
cess 81 an unexpected cali. :, But so it
haplehed' Il number OF. gtntcmen-
mostly, but not ali, Dem0crats-wlli!c yis~
lting the Fair Grounds conceived the idea
OF calling urcp tdr PcndictOn on their ,gav
honc and inslstlng On sf;eech. Tbey
reached clifton about four ir The afternoon
and found ctr distinguished candidate at
nome. Alter bTlcf social talk, some one
~ The party suggested that Mr. Pendleton
'-~sl4Sus4 ilIake speech 10 them. Mr.. PEN
d!ctoh III ilret Cecllued Oh the ground that
there were Republicans as well as Demo-
Gratis among his guests and he did not feel
1nc!tnd under such circunstan noes, to make
PeitIcai address. This objection was quick
~ oVerruled BY the Republican themselves.
"ho unanimously expressed their desire to
near speech from Ar. r., and, as a still
further lnducement IL was suggested tbat
there was all EnquIcr reporter present :; ho
would give the distinguished speaker an
andatce Of several Hundred thousand
VI course there was an Eit9uire1 reporter
Present there always is one when any.
thing VI lmpprtancc Is TRANSFERRING or ex
pccted.
Finding further destinations OF no avail,
MI Ienuictoh asked auditors to be seated
as comfortable as could be in front OF his
resldeHce and supporting himself upon his
crutUhes, he spoac as follows:
NY FRIENDS: Asyou iusistupon it |
.-spProse | shall have to submit. If YOU
shall repent, say but the word, and.l will
Ieiieyc you. Since have been confined
here, have Lad leisure, aud have taken
PANS 70 collect SPINE statistics which |
had tNPected to use during the cancas.
10 day my physician has ordered me to be
more quict--tO take less cxercises-and
gives ne little hope that | shall be able to
leave the city before tic election. As YOU
desire that / shah give my views upon moi
lticai question, 1 VIII have 20 ask YOUR in
duIgence for whatever want OF form or co
herahcc there may, bc as | put these facts
and reflections together without further
preparations
1 ask your impartial attcntion-I ask you
70 near me without prejudice, / viii say
HuIhlHE IN the way Of facts or argument
which DO not believe 10 be true
nave strong CONVICTIONS. You know |
am bound 10y strong party ties but | am
happy 20 believe that you know [ love nv
country, ani that | hold every opinion,
every party lie subordinate TO my desire to
promote Is welfare and the happiness offs
people Many OF our acquautauces, of my
relatives, OF my friends, differ widely from
me- Ihey are members OF the Republican
party. am glad 10 possess their personal
good will and confluence. am Glad IN
have such social relations with tbnm ttat
even IN tins l1ttle company | find some ri
thc'p | frankly confess that covet their
good Will am sorry we differ in opinion.
lie difference Is honest. | eau not au6s
tlon their motives. | have tuIi confidence
III Their Integrity. / respect their iuds~
mcnt. would not say one word to wound
Their suspectlbIllty. We have the same
duties. " have the same country t0sIovc.
the same liberties to preserve, The same
Government to maintain, the same poster
Ity to pICrldc Tor, the same history 10 an.
swer unto. They know that freely con
ecu 70 them The same patriotism, the same
sincerity, the same sense Of Responsibility.
winch DeAcfe they accord to me.
l can not agree with Governor HAYES
that alIthe ycXcd questions Of our Marion,
al politics are wisely aud happily settled
tAat lhe great questions of liberty, and
union, and reconstruction of the Union
have been made safe. | can cot agree
have teen introduced into the management
OF the Federal EXPENDITURES. | can not
agree that The debt has been decreased
ana Is decreasing as he states il. | can moi
agree that the burdens of taxation have
reduced, and their weight upon the people
mas been Hghtened. / can not agree than
sound Jungement and freedom from had
Iulueucc have been brought TO he exercise
VI 'nC Immense power OF the Secretary Of
the Treasury. can not agree that Lu,i
ness IS active that enterprise is active
that rigor and energy and industry are
houuiliuIy rewarded that emulovneut Is
abundant that daily toll is fairly com
PEN atCd that commerce on the ocean and
on the lald Is prosperous-and, therefore,
can not sereueIy, as does our worthy Gov
IihCl' tufh NY lace from all questions Of
Federal politics, and look only at State
affairs.
1t ought to be so. fit were not for the
schcms Of constellation if State air,irc
we're left to State management; if Federal
affairs were kept within the scope of con
stItutlonal provisions 1t would be So.
but can not pretend to believe what
know to lie false. | can not say the Union
Is restored when \ GINA, and nississippi
ana Texas are under military Governors.
and Georgia Is without representation in
Congress. can not say peace is restored
when justice Is administered by drum
head court martial. | cab not say The
Constitution Is maintained when We inoT
that Tie supreme Court is only waiting an
opportunity to declare the Reconstruction
acts unconstitutional.
can not say the harmony Of our Fed>
eral system is maintained when Federal
power is brought to bear, with all its force
Of law and Of arms, to compel the States to
change their Constitutions aud the Con
sttutlon OF Federal Government.
| can not say that the people are not
burdened when debt Of -. 500 600 900
Is piled upon their shoulders and this
immense amount Is increased six hundred
millions rs resolution Of Congress Ito
improve the public credit.
/ can not say that burdens ore light.
when $40 600 600 annually drawn FROM
lp rfrIgTstgS "a aptISa l.I..