Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-10-03
THE DEM.-REP. MASS MEETING--A
ElYZ1E

FIZZlE.
The grand rally of the Greeley
ties and soft-shell Democrats came
off in Millersburg on the 25th ult.
Every person that ever heard of old
Democratic Holmes County, would
naturally suppose that it would be
a perfect success, as she claims to
be the banner county of the State.
This "Great Mass Meeting" was ad
vertised for some three weeks by
the Farmer, and by flaming posters
over the whole county, and it was
announced that it was to be great
loSe-feast of the Liberal Republican
and Democratic-Liberal party, and
all were told to come and rejoice.
Trains were chartered, drummers
sent out all over the county to en-
courage the faithful to be on hand,
speakers from the great State Of
Tennessee were imported to elcc-
trify the people, and every prepara-
ton made for big crowd.
The morning of the 25th came !;
the old court house bell rang; the
advance guard of the bread and but
ter brigade looked serene and smil
ing, stroked their whiskers, winked
to their brethren in arms, looked
wise, as much as to say we will show
you that old Holmes will this day
speak to the great State of Ohio in
a voice of thunder-which will send
dismay and fear to the hearts of the
Black Republicans, for as old Holmes
goes SO goes the State.
Twelve o'clock arrives. Things
are not looking right-dark clouds
hang around the brows of the lead
ers. The train arrives from Napo-
leon, with just twenty four men and
six boys, and they do say that vote
was taken on the train which show
ed majority of six for Grant. The
cannon that was used at Napoleon
in the defence of Holmes county in
the late war, was placed upon an ill
adapted farm wagon, and formed a
conspicuous object in the grand pa
rade.
Consultations were held concern
ing where the grand pow wow should
be held. At last they concluded
that the old court house was the
place, as it was small, and it would
not look to the world so much like
a failure, as they can say in the next
Farmer that the court house was
packed eager to hear the Tennessee
war-horse.
The band was brought out before
the court house, to enliven the town
with their music and gather in the
few stragglers, and when all were in
they could not muster more than
275 to 300, all told, men and boys.
The meeting was called to order
by the ProbateJudge, who introduc-
ed Mr.. j. NJ. Stone, the young con
vert to the new departure, who COM
menced by saying that he was an
old-line Republican, and therefore
that he would address the Republi-
cans; that he had good information
there were $4,000 Liberal Republi-
cans in Ohio that would vote for
Greeley, and that Mr.. Greeley would
surely be elected. We think the
young man was excited. His
speech consisted of charges against
Grant and his administration, and
that the Republican party was try
ing to elect Grant for the purpose
of GENERALIZATION of power-that
Grant would usurp that power and
become the emperor of this country.
After getting off some more charges
he exploded and retired in good Or
der, thinking, no doubt, that if he
did not convert some Republicans,
he ought to, as he slashed around
the circle like a bullin china shop.
Next upon the bill offare came the
great-imported-reconstructed Con-
federate rebel soldier from Tennes-
see, McRae, who announced that he
was a Republican Democrat, but
acknowledged he still was the same
Democrat he always was. We think
he was badly reconstructed, and
should have had one or two more
doses of whitewash before he would
make a good liberal. His whole
speech consisted in complainings of
the condition of his beloved South,
and how their legislatures cheated
them out Of their money, and that
we of the North have sent down to
them all the scallawags from our
States, that left no reputation be-
hind them, neither for honesty or
anything else, but had come to the
South and had been made Govern
ors and other officers and had stolen
them blind.
Now if such was the case, it does
seem rather queer that the men of
the South who have good education
and have been engaged in politics
all their lives, could be so badly beat
by the most common country boy of
the North, if such is the case. We
suppose that if our experienced bus
mess men had gone to the South
they would have taken the whole
country, negroes and all, not even
leaving them a carpet-bag. He ad-
mitted that Gen. Grant was honest
whilst an army officer, but that now
he was controlled by bad men and
would surely ruin the country, but
if they would only elect Greeley,
and place them in power again, they
would be honest this time; they had
never stolen anything larger than a
fort. ...
After haranguing the crowd for
about two hours and a half, the
audience in the meanwhile had fallen
away to about IS or 100, and the
great Confederate chieftain who had
fought, bled, died and rose again to
save this glorious land, had spoken,
the monster meeting adjourned
sine die without enthusiasm.
We must confess that it was the
most complete fizzle that We ever
heard OF. We could not help see
ing the disappointment depicted in
the faces of the leaders, after having