Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-10-26
Omaha Correspondence.
OMAHA, NEB., Oct. 15tI

OMAHA, NEB., Oct 18th.
Editors Republican: On Monday eve
ming, the 9th inst, the "Next President
of America delivered one of his "coher-
ent lectures to a very large audience of
Omaha citizens Had the effort been out
of the usual strain, l might speak of it
more fully. 1t is enough to say that it
was characteristic of the man. | would
his lectures in the general are interesting,
even to those who could not endorse his
peculiar views He is humorous, fire.
quently draws heavily upon the imagina
ton, and at all times appears extremely
melo- dramatic. No matter upon what
the occasion, he must ever pronounce his
TRADE upon the political corruption of the
government at Washington. 1t is fact
worthy of note that he has a peculiar
manner of adapting the tenor of his re-
marks to suit the particular elemsllt
whose interest he wishes to enlist. For
instance, in Ireland he talks Fenianism !;
in France he is Frenchman to the Ia
dies he is an enthusiast for their rights !;
and in Omaha he speaks Of the rich har-
vest of wealth in store for her. His Mon
day nights lecture was no exception to
the rulc-he was fairly aglow with enthu-
siasm over the prospective growth Of our
city. l believe he has yet on hand a large
portion of his lone thousand lots he
used to talk about. In the next thirty
years one million will be the limit of her
growth If the reader could be made to
think this as probable as possible, the
combined efforts of the two might pro-
duce such a result In justice to the man,
however, it will be remembered that he
has said great many things which to an
incredulous people appeared wild and in
consistent, but which time has verified in
as many instances. In the lecture referred
to, he said one thing which appeared to
many as an evidence of his failing hopes
in the next presidential campaign, (We
may remark just here that this appears to
has gone back :" on anything he ever
saidD He told the audience that he was
yet young in years, and if he should not
be the next pesident, he would not be too
old should he be compelled to wait until
1900. This appears to be lack of conf
dence in his friends, and is not becoming
in man possessed of so much indomita-
bic courage.
Our county and city election occurred
in the midst of the excitement over the
burning of Chicago. The Democratic
ticket was elected with the exception of a
few of the precinct officers. We are not
disposed, however, to attribute this to the
growing weakness of the Republican par
ty. The unpopularity of some of the
candidates helped to defeat the party
while there are other causes, as shown in
the following, which l clip from the Irj-
June and Republican of the nth inst:
There was an unusual interest mani
tested in the election. 1t was far from
being a party issue. Republicans were
| WOrhlHS aTTdSeu against edCn OIncT, anu
so were the Democrats The latter wcrC
very profuse in their use of money, which
changed hands quite too openly. This
was one reason why so very few straight
tickets were cast in the city. The spill
tickets were as numerous as the stars il
the sky, and almost as difficult to count.
| cannot close my letter without refer
ing to the manner in which our city ha:
responded to the aid cf the Chicago suf
fering. This almost national calamit,
has called forth the generous aid ant
sympathy of the entire country, and The
promptness with which she has responded
is credit to herself and an example o
true Christian charity. Omaha has for
warded about twenty-five thousand dol
lars in money, clothing and provisions
She sends this as her charity offering, tn,
amount of her ability to give.
Truest charity does not consist in mu
nificent gifts alone; but where the hear
speaks in sympathy and the scanty stor
is divided, there is truest charity.
OCcIDENT.