The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-09-19
REPUBL|CANISM IN KENOSHA.
Large Gathering Of Citizens in Simmons
Hall last Monday Night.
Senator Howe and Hon. Charles Sey-
mour address the People.


mons Hall last Monday night, In response to
the announcement that Senator Howe
would speak on the present aspect of polit-
ical affairs. Great interest had been attach
fficial position held by the gentleman, and
because he is universally regarded as a can
did, able man, and one Of the most faithful
0 + our public servants. When. therefore, he
appeared on the platform, accompanied by
Gov. Petit and Hon. Charles Seymour, he
received warm welcome from the hun
dreds of our citizens who appreciate his pub
lie services, and honor his life long fidelity to
truth The remarks of Gov. Petit, in open
ing the meeting, stating the inability of Sen
ator Howe to enter at large into discussion
of the political situation, only confirmed an
apprehension that was occasioned immedi-
Stely upon his appearance before the people
He had been suffering from an attack of asth-
ma before his arrival in the city, and had OF
recovered in time to fulfil his engagement.
Gov. Petit announced that eSenator Howe
would, Notwithstanding, say few words.
The speaker said he regretted for severa
reasons his inability to speak of the cause
he had at heart. He regretted it because
the present debate was an important one
And that he never felt so sure that he was
right, and that the opposition was wrong
utterly and inexcusably wrong. Those who
say that the whole country is "liberalized''
are wrong. There is a Republican party yet,
and the Democratic party is not dead. We
are told that those who have left the Repub-
lican party are still Republicans; that they
have not deserted their principles; that they
have not gone to the Democratic camp. We
are told that Carl Schurz is not going to the
enemy's camp; he is not, for the same reas-
on that [ am not coming to Kenosha,-I am
in it so is Schurz in the camp of the enc
my. The Democratic party, it is said, has
recently been baptised, and their sins,
which we all know were like SCARE have
been washed white as wool. We find in the
market a good looking watch, that, having
been washed in a solution made Of a yery 1T
tie gold, is actually sold to the ''verdant" for
a genuine gold watch. But the idea of max
ing this Horace Greeley into solution, and
pouring him over the whole Democratic par
ty is absurd. This was the baptism which
the Democratic party had received. Tue
speaker referred 10 the relationship that
should exist between the Office holder and
his constituents. The public man was a SER
want. and should be dealt with as any other
man, praised when he did well, rebuked when
he cid wrong, removed when his services
were not profitable, What a pretension it is,
that those gentlemen who turned their backs
on Philadelphia, and hurried promiscuously
to Cincinnati, were driven from the Republi-
can party by the corruption of the present
administration It would be an extraordi-
nary thing if the great Republican party had
suddeEly become dishonored, and had left
only dozen or I few dozen spotlesss on es to
mark the place where it had gone down.
Are not those who remain as honest, as ca
pable, as patriotic as those that have gone {?
If l were calledupon to name the purity, the
integrity, the conscience of the Republican
party, as it is represented in the United
States Senate, would name five men, and
twice five men, yea, and three times five
men, before abiding to either of the men
that have lett us.
These remarks were received with fire.
quent and hearty applause, and after a song
by the Campaign Glee Club, "Four Years
More," Gov. Petit introduced Hon Charles
Seymour. This gentleman spoke for over
an hour. He is fearless in his attacks upon
the apostates. with natural wit that runs
out in every direction, he kept the audience
Interested throughout his remarks. He said
the day had gone by when any man can de-
viate from the straight line of duty and have
q large following. He had ever regarded
Horace Greeley as the most dangerous man
in the country. There is nothing more con-
temptible on earth than a man who has not
the virtue to be Republican, nor the .cour-
age to be Democrat. 81 bs,@,A-pA- j
This was the second Republican mass meet
ing OF the campaign in this city, both having
been enthusiastic gatherings of the intelli-
gence and patriotism of the community.