The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-08-08

To every man that is forming his opin
ion of the Presidential candidates, and
who possesses the franchise of his coun-
try, we would present the following ex-
tracts from speech by Hon. B. +.
Parks, lifelong Democrat, made at
Joliet, ILL, few days since
IF In whig times there was point to
carry, peculiarly obnoxious to the Dem
mocratic party, Horace Greeley held
| that principle to the extreme. 1T at
| any time there was any measure brought
| forward dangerous to the liberty of this
people, Horace Greeley was its earnest
advocate. If there was anything pro-
posed by the Republican party peculiar
ly obnoxious to you, Horace Greeley was
its strong supporter. lf there was any
thing in the Constitution that was un-
suitable to the uses Of his party, Horace
Greeley was the first one to want it set
aside If there was ever any prlnclple
that YOU cherished since your party was
organized, Horace Greeley was your an
tagonist in that principle. | can assert
without contradiction, then, that as far
as principle is concerned, there never
was one single principle held by you and
him in common, not even this much lau-
ded one term principle In Democratic
times, when we had good man we kept
him. We elected Jefferson twice, Madi-
son twice, and old Hickory jackson
twice. Loud Cheers. And when we
came to the imbeciles, and do-nothings,
the old bachelors, and worn out politi-
clans like Buchanan, We let them slide
after one term, and nominated some one
else | say then. that in every principle
you have advocated before the Ameri-
can people-in every principle that has
been emblazoned on your banner-your
avowed and lifelong enemy has been
Horace Greeley. Looking at the ques-
ton in this light, where Is the man who
dares to ask Democrats to vote for Hor-
ace Greeley as the representative OF their
ideas and principles p
Again read what he said about Lee
and johnson, Grant and Sherman, and
the Constitution Of the United States:
Suppose we see what Horace Gree
ley has done in the past, and, especially
in recent times. He went to Texas, and
all through that great State he made the
same kind of speecbes-pattlng rebels
on the back, and doing all he could to
make rebellion comfortable theory. He
then went to Vicksburg, among rebel
soldiers, and said that he hoped the time
would come when the soldier that fought
with Lee aud johnson would occupy as
proud position in the hearts of the
American people as the soldier that
fought under Grant and Sherman. Did
be not then place himself in q position to
be rebel candidate for president? :?
Cheers. Was there any Democracy in
that? There never was Republican
or Democrat north of Mason and Dixon S
line that spoke out plain and plump for
accession except Horace Greeley. 1t is
written in his own hand and published
In his own paper. 1t is in his own Ian
guage, which is unmistakable, and this
amnesty resolution at Cincinnati is al
most in the identical language. He
went bail tor jeff. Davis, and then he
advocated giving pensions to the South
ern soldiers. Some of you may say, to
do so would be inconsistent with the
constitution of the United States. Great
GOD | What does he care for the constl
tuition? He says, "if the constitution Is
in the way, rub it out" In the New
York Tribune, for the last twenty years,
you can get advice and doctrines to rub
out any section of the constitution.
Soldiers, what say you to this ? True
American citizen, whatever your polite
al creed, will you vote for the biggest
rascal OF them all =?