Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-09-13
Speech of Acceptance.


We copy from tho Milwaukee
Wisconsin, the following report of
the speech of Hon. j. Allen Barber
at the Spring Green Convention ac-
cepting the republican nomina ton
for Congress:
Gentlemen of the Convention
feel grateful for your action and
for this expression of confidence in
in me. l say the truth: | didn't
expect this nomination. Of the arts
of the politician know nothing, or
how to practice them. Circumstan-
ces have prevented me from going
round among the people. l am of
domestic habits. 1 am rarely found
from home except called by public
trusts or private business. This ex-
preston of confidence from the in
telligent, thinking Republicans of
this District is high testimony that
in the discharge of my public duties
l have endeavored to discharge them
well. For this l sincerely thank
you.
This nomination though is only
the initial step; the work is to be
done hereafter. You have virtually
pledged yourself by your action, to
stand by and support the nomina-
ton. | shall use my humble efforts
to be elected.
There are no great living issues
to separate the two parties at this
time. We owe duty to the admin
istration in power. Every man who
voted for General Grant voted TO
make it successful. For this there
should be Congress in harmony
with it.
On the question OF a protective
tariff, no party lines are being drawn.
1t is not made an article OK faith
in the platform of either party
Men can act consistently without
regard to it.
On the question of public debt,
the Republicans are pledged to pay
it according to promise, also against
reputation in every form. Prom
inent Republicans hold that these
promises should be paid in green
backs, or partially paid by taxing
part of the interest-but these are
not party issues. Reputation is
not the creed of either party. There
were great issues of reconstruction
growing out of the war but these
are settled. Some of the Demo-
Gratis don't want to recognize this
settlement, but should they try to
overthrow it, they will find the bet
ter portion of their party going over
to the Republicans.
The Republican party is the party
of progress, of justice to all man
kind. The Democratic party, by
the action Of their leaders, are the
conservators of wrong. In the
great war and slaughter now going
on in Europe, leading men in the
Democratic ranks, as was the case
during our own rebellion, sympathise
with despotism. The leading Dem
ocratic papers take sides with the
IIOuCu. no Iubsldu UhtlODdl-
ity is one of progress, and of
liberal ideas. The French is station
airy ; it's peasantry are kept in ignor-
ance; are in the same condition now
as in the days of the first Napoleon.
The Republicans receive the news
of Prussian victories as when we
had news Of our victories.
The Judge, in conclusion, turned
his attention to our home interests.
He believed the improvement of the
Fox and Wisconsin river feasible and
necessary for the commerce of the
northwest, and important to our
country in time of war. He had
been charged with being opposed to
the improvement. He had been
heartily in favor of the improvement
for many years and would do his
utmost to persuade the government
to follow up the measure which had
been initiated at the last session OF
congress.