Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-10-10
The Washburn- Doolittle Discussion
at Oshkosh.
Corresponding, Of tho Ersnlnr wi.son.inl

Correspondence of the Evening wisconsin,
OSHKOSH, Oct. 3, 1S71.-The first
great Washburn- Doolittle campaign
discussion came off in the Court
House square this afternoon. 1t
was magnificent ''send off, as horse
mon would say, and the republicans
are jubilant. The Democrats, and |
think Mr.. Dooittle, are not
MR.. DooLITTLE's SPEECH.
Mr.. Doolittle was introduced by
Mr.. Stringham. He occupied full
hour in his opening, holding his
manuscript notes 10 hand. He spoke
soemnlv and gorgeously after his an
cient manner, not pleasantly esca-
ping his lips. He at once carried us
back to the old alien and sedition
days of John Adams and Alexander
Hamilton, whore be formed a faint
type of the outrageous Republican
party Of to-day. Then came the fifty
years OF Democratic millennium, till
the party broke and went down on
the rock Of slavery. The present
Democratic party, to which he be
longed, was the doube-headed party ;
the revived, redeemed, regene rated,
disenthralled Democratic-republican
party Of the old Jefferson stock.
And now come the great burden Of
his soul-the usurpations and despot
isms OF the central power at Washing
ton. 1t was mountainous horror,
from which flowed rivers of death.
The grand army of federal patriots
that are fed upon the patronage Of
the government were next before his
vision. 1t was an oceanic spectacle,
on which rolled black waves Of COR
ruptfon. But the dangers and depot
isms of the central Republican gov
eminent in the past were of little mo-
ment compared with what the Repub-
licans were going to do. They were
going to overwhelm the state govern
ments. Thy were going to control
the railroads, banks, courts, and elec-
tions-maybe federal bayonets may
be sent to control the elections at
Oshkosh. Following this, and lastly.
Mr.. DooIittle went for the KIu KIux
bill andsouthern carpet-baggers. The
robberies and villaniies of the latter
were beyond calculation.
GEN. wAsHBURN's SPEECH.
General Washburn was introduced
by Mayor Jones. The General APP
peared in his best vigor, aud never
more at ease and comfft. There
was blood in his eye. All saw it and
knew good things were coming, and
they came. Mr.. Washburn spoke
partially from printed notes. The
crowd from the start were evidently,
three to Que, in his favor. His hits
were close and hard, aud his hearcrs
took them with hearty humor and in
tense delight. We have time TO pro-
ducs scarcely any Of Mr.. ashburns
points. He quoted largely from Mr..
Doolittle, and nobody seemed to en-
joy ii so little as Mr.. Doolittle him.
self. Some of Mr. Wsshburns pas
sages were most effective. Referring
to the restoration of the Democratic
party, he said it was task beyond
Almighty power. Referring to Mr.
Doolittle, he said "the Democratic
party bad taken up their worst re.
vier and placed him on the highest
seat of their synagogue. Reform
to Doolitle's nomination, he said
The old bell-wcathers, among the
Democrats, shake their heads and
stamp their feet" Mr.. Doolittle had
worked to capture the Democratic
party. The party had captured a
candidate, andiwould sacrifice him
to the god of their idolitry." Mr..
Washburn inquired sharply why the
Judge had hunted his way back to
the old sedltion days, but failed TO
make single charge against cur
State government, which be wanted
the people to change, and put him in
Ss executive head. The Judge, he
said, at Ripon had complained of the
tax on coal. He would ask "who
put the war tax on coal?" judge
Doolittle. We give The above onIy
as a specimen sample of Gen. Wash
burns handling Of Mr.. DoolittIe.-
He has added many cpbits to his
political stature in his opening cam
paign discussion.