Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-09-19
CLOSING LETTER FROM THE WIN
TUROP GRANT AND WILSON CLUE.

CLOSING LETTER FROM THE WIN
THROP GRANT AND WILSON CLUB.
WINTHROP, September lG, 1872.
To the Editor Of the Journal:
The Republicans of Winthrop are satisfied
with themselves. The Grant and Wilson
club is satisfied with its work done, and result
accomplished. Republicans, both men and
ladies', were full OF enthusiasm and alive to
the work up to the last hour before election,
and the men up the last hour of election.
We had rousing meeting on Saturday eve
ming prior to election on Monday.
Orvile D. Baker Esq, addressed as good
Republican audience as ever gatheredan our
Town Hall. His hearers had every reason
to be entirely satisfied with his speaking, how
ever r1uch they anticipated before hand. His
remarks were different in many respects from
the other speakers who have addressed us dur
ing this campaign, and without detracting in
the least from the able and eloquent men
whom we have had the privilege of hearing,
none have presented their arguments in
more convincing manner than did Mr.. Baker.
His arguments were forcibly rendered and
strongly proved by facts. Nothing like
blacguardsm was allowed by him
His treatment of his political opponents
was fair, especially so in the case of one
Greeley gentleman, who asked the speaker
to inform the audience who the present Gree
ley Tammanyites are; probably thinking as
many of the disciples of Greeleyism do, that
Tammany had been entirely remodeed and
reht,ed especially for this campaign Mr..
Baker did inform the audience who and what
the Tammany society now is, and what it has
been for years, to their entire satisfaction, if
not SO that Of his interrogation, who must
have concluded that the people Of Winthrop
would have had much higher opinion OF
Tammany had he guarded his privilege OF
keeping his eyes and ears open and his mouth
shut. 1t is only justice to the speaker to give
him much credit for his address.
After the close of Mr.. Orville ID. Bakers re-
marks, Hon. Joseph Baker interested the au-
dience by giving them his own experience in
this polical campaign. He told them how he
had seen faults in the republican party; how
he had looked to the Cincinnati movement to
remedy those faults how much he had hoped
from that convention that would make the
republican party stronger and better; and
there and then how those hopes had been
blasted by seeing that convention made over
to the interests of rebels whose hands are yet
red with the blood of northern sons. He
made limited analysis of the two parties, and
said he came to the conclusion that rather
than rush from the fryng-pan into the fire he
would stay in the pan and fry.
The Hallowell Band made the evenings
entertainment very pleasant, with their fine
selections of music eXcellently rendered. The
Club is also under obligations to the quar-
tette choir that has helped to make our even
ing's speaking so pleasant. At the close the
meeting adjourned to the next Wednesday
evening to then have meeting to celebrate
the victory.
Judge VIM. Il. Smell of Washington adj
dressed the meeting. His remarks being
largely based on facts in his personal
knowledge of the President, and if any one
who believes the wicked ISLANDERS that have
been circulated about his drinking could have
heard Judge SHELLS remarks, indicating the
President they would have despised them as
miserable lies to which the liberals have re-
sorted. Democrats have never yet reached
the depth of meanness on which these SO
called liberal republicans are landed
The Club has reason to be grateful to TIE
State Republican, Committee which has furnish
ed so many able and eloquent men from other
States to address us during the campaign, and
in return we can gladly say that every speak
er has been appreciated by live republican
audience of gentleman and ladies. We also
feel truly grateful to our Corresponding Sec
rotary, Col. Charles A. Wing, through whose
influence and incessant labors the services of
these eminent speakers have been procured
to the Club and people of Winthrop. Y.