Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-07-24
Grant and Wilson MeaiIng.

0opUDACauA OI WaEESu uSlu mcclAuB
at the Court House, on Saturday even
ing, to organize a Grant and Wilson
Club. Tho meeting wa largely attend
ed, the seating and standing capacity of
n the Court room being severely taxed to
n accommodate the crowd.
n Judge Yeomsns was made temporary
a chairman, and Geo. P. Hunter, Sec'y,
a pro tenn. On motion the chair appointed
q w. 7. Spear, T. A. Briefly and B. P.
Jameson, a committee to report the
! names of suitable persons for officers of
! the club. The committee reported for
4 permanent officers the following names:
, President, Col. E. B. Taylor.
: Viee-Presidents, Capt. S. NJ. Laird,
Seymour Pew, w. D. Hall, DIV. Camp,
I. n. Dawson and James Hoyt.
Secretaries, Albert Watson and Fred'k
Kinsmsn, Jr.
Executive Committee, Col. II. G..
Stratton, T. A. Briefly and John L.
Smith.
Treasurer, Jerry Green.
On motion Oft. J. McLain the report
was adopted, and Col. Taylor took the
chair.
ABORTION Of the committees appointed
on Tuesday evening to canvass for
members, reported over three hundred
names already enrolled, which number
was largely increased before the assem-.
blage dispersed. The books were re-
turned to the committees with instruc-
tons to continue the good work until
the names Of every Grant and Wilson
voter in the city and township was
secured.
Awaiting the report of the committee
on permanent organization, Col. Taylor
was called upon for a speech, which was
given, setting forth, in a necessarily
brief but clear and forcible manner the
issues involvedin the present campaign.
Greeley had said at the Peace Jubilee,
that a man was known by the company
he kept. This the speaker acquiesced
in, saying that Tammany was the first
to respond to Greeley's nomination. He
then read an extract from the Lex
ington MOI C~dWeGSsiaR, Greeley's first
and most ardent supporter. I~tcontained
among other suggestive topics, the fol-
lowing: |" Our PLa9orm-The Constitu-
ton of 1860, and the Rights of the
Ststesl" "Down with the Fifteenth
Beddzaedmen6." "TotaI Republication Of
the AonStrous Yankee Wa Debt"
The speaker in referring to the charges
brought against Grant, read the sub
Joined article for the benefit Of those
who still persist in believing in the
honesty Of Greeley, and asked them to
remember that this article was written
after all those matters had transpired that
now form the burden Of the TFibGsle's
complaints against Grant:
GRANT AND HIS AcCUsERs.
From the New York Tribune. June /, Is1l
Maybe, one Of these days. the jour-
nalists who make it their particular bus
mess to traduce the President will be-
come discouraged at repeated failures,
and turn to some more honest pursuit.
Gen Grant, from the beginning of his
career, has been persistently assailed in
the most shameful manner and after
every assault his character has shown
forth not only untarnished but brighter
than before. For his first military sue
CESS AcaMdS LGMaIuGu WILL CdAuulnlcog I
which threatened for a time to destroy
him; he held his peace, and false teSti-
mony broke down Of itself, leaving his
reputation higher than ever. At every
critical period ofthe war he was attack
ed again; before 'Vicksburg ; in the
Wilderness at Petersburg, and perhaps
we shall never know how near we came
to losing his services at a moment when
he lone could ave q armies. Under
these trials he was still silent, and the
people penitent for their temporary in
Justice, honOred him afterYard with all
the more enthusiasm.
When peace had been declared he
was trsduced with redoubled malice by
all classes of his political opponents
from Andrew johnson down to the
World, and the result was his election to
the Presidency by a most magnificent
majority. In his present elevated possi-
ton the attacks have been incessant,
but though he has kept to his sensible
resolution Of holding his tongue, his
enemies have been uniformly and
Immediately confused.
We never knew the ~propagators of
such stories to acknowledge their falisity
after they had been proved, but this
makes but little practical difference,
for the people know the truth, and will
honor their President all the more for
the obloquy Of which he has been the
victim. Judging from the past, we
should say that General Grants enc
mics are taking the best course to insure
his election for another term.
Charles Burton, Esq, introduced as a
young lawyer from one Of the most
benighted counties Of Missouri, made a
short. lively speech, showing how politi-
cal matters stood in Missouri. He con-
WINGED the audience Of the tEnthfulness
ofthe statement made in his introduction
by saying that his was the Banner
Democratic county Of the State. The
result Of the Presidential campaign in
his State depended, he thought, upon
what is known as the "emigation vote"
estimated at something Ike 10000.
Although one OF the Democratic nomi-
nees was from Missouri, yet the result I
there was uncertain ; and, notwith'
standing the boast Of Carl Schurz that I
he carried the German vote of Missouri
in his pocket, it was likely that that
Vots would give the State to Grant and {
Wilson. +,
There were several Other prominent !
gentlemen present-Judges SutiiF and
Glidden, Gen. McLain, and others we
might nRme-to whom the audience
would have been glad to listen, but the
lateness Of the hour compelled them to
defer this pleasure to some future time,
The enthusiasm Of the meeting clearly
evinced that the President knew where !
Of be spoke when he said "We intend,
this campaign, to make it red hot for
them" |,
On motion ofB. P. Jameson, the Club
adjourned 10 meet at the call of the
President. ALBERT WATSON, Sec'y. {
EAST MECCA. July Il. 1872