The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-10-03
ALL GOOD REASONS.


ing Grant rather than Greeley, were
given by the Hon. Lyman Tremaine
in his recent speech at Albany
Speaking, however, only for my
self, | declare that, after careful con-
sideration, and endeavoring to look
impartlally over the whole ground, I
intend if my life is spared, to vote
for Grant and Wilson. Among the
reasons which will influence me are
the following:
They were fairly nominated in
a National Republican Convention,
held according to party usages, and
were placed upon platform which
was sound, patriotic, and Republi-
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2.-They represent the views and
principles of the great Union Repub-
lican party. which carried the nation
safely through the late war with re-
bellion.
3.-The administration Of General
Grant has paid offalready three hun
dred millions of the national debt,
while one hundred and fifty millions
of annual taxes has been removed by
the action of a Republican Congress.
4.-Under his administration all
the business interests Of the country
have been prosperous beyond former
precedent.
5.-Economy and integrity have
prevailed under his administration,
and the revenues have been fairly
and honestly applied to their lsgiti-
mate objects. 15.l s.
6.-Most Of the censures he has
incurred have resulted from the fidel-
ity with which he has adhered to the
Chicago platform, and has one who
approved that platform and voted for
him upon it, it seems to me that I
am honorably bound to vindicate and
support him.
He has done more than all
previous administrations to obtain
recognition by other nations Of the
American doctrine that a foreigner
may throw off his original allegiance
and become clothed with the rights
of an American citizen.
8.-He has lent his aid to pro-
cure the passage and enforcement of
laws to protect the people of the
southern states against the lawless
outrages perpetrated by the ku klux
conspirators.
9.-He has, in all respects, faith
fully and fairly redeemed the pledges
made by the party which nominated
and elected him.
10.-He led our armies to final
victory, and preserved our nation in
its hour of supreme peril.
11.-Having given up a lifelong
Office, with large salary, to become
president, at the call of the patriots
of the land, the least reward that
can be made is to re-elect him to q
second term. nu
12.-Our foreign relations have
been 80 managed as to preserve the
peace of the country, and at the
same time maintain inyiolate the
honor Of the nation.
13.-Wc have learned bypast ex-
perience that he is a safe and pru-
dent chief magistrate.
14.-The welfare of the country
demands the continuance Of the gen
eral policy Of the republican party,
and we have abundant assurance in
our actual experience and in the in
tegrity of our candidates that Grant
and Wilson will maintain and en-
force that policy.
15.-The opposition ticket is the
product Of a coalition which is un-
natural, meretricious, and corrupting
IN its influence and tendencies.
16.-That ticket, if successful,
will represent the rebels and the
democratic party, and therefore the
policy of its candidates will be dicta-
ted by the disloyal hosts who plung-
ed the nation into war, and resisted
all theagreat reforms resulting from
the national success in that war.
l7.-It would be supreme folly to
put the new reforms out to nurse