The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-11-14

uclu III A-uOWs -COHteinpidt0s, as WueH
human freedom was in peril it was in
the arena of political partisanship.
I lSigned, ~ "HoRACE GREELEY.
"New York, Nov. 6, 1872"
| A Humorous Speech.
On election night the Radicals had
high old time" at their head-qnar-
| ters in Cleveland. William Heisley,
Esqs having entered ihe room /" tu
see a man, was loudly called, for.
Some of the GRANTEES thought .'Sir
WilliaInowho, by the way, is a staunch
| answering Democrat, would not
come TO time, bat he did, though. and
according to the report of the Leader,
| from which we copy, made very
humorous and telling speech. Mount
ing the rostrum he looked a moment
at the throng before him, caught hold
of the top of hisirowsers and jerked
them up, and then sailed in as follows
hR. HEIsI.EY' 8 REMARKS. $50
Fellow CITIzENs: There was once
q time when q gallant naval hero OF
the United States fought noble battle
on Lake Erie, and at the close sent off
a dispatch saying: We've met the
enemy and they are ours" I regret
TO say that the Liberal Republicans
and Democrats have met the enemy
and we're theirs. Cheers.l; I am
glad to see this house flied with so
many enthusiastic. Democrats. Laugh
teri / suppose you are Democrats or
you would not receive me SO we'll
Inasmuch as you cheer Democrat so
loudly why don't you vote for him
For twelve Tong, weary years | have
held out and fought for your political
salvation. Laughter And for twelve
long, weary years you have refused to
be saved. lLaughter.] tell yon as a
Democrat Pm plucky, as a phrophet
I'm a failure. (VielenL laughter.)
hope to see the time when all your
eyes will be open, but if you are as
slow as you have been in the last
twelve years, it will take you twenty
years to see a barn door six feet away
from you. 1 Loud laughter and cheers
Gentlemen, j hate to go home tonight
because some one will surely ask me
how the election has gone. "A
voice-you can stay here | don't
like to tell them the truth. 1
don't see how forty million men could
take the worst man and leave the best.
[Seyeral voices-we took the best.] l
didn't believe you would triumph. !
thought there was a God in Israel.
daughter AS you have triumphed
Il suppose we must take care of the
government for you. I've been troub-
led a great deal in the last few weeks
about Greeley's Cabinet, but nowthat's
all over. Pye learned that the people
take little stock in agriculture. [ be-
lieve Greeley carried Georgia, and /
don,tknow how Newburgh has gone.
If the asylum had not burned down
Grant would have got big majority.
Now, gentlemen, I've talked enough
for fun, and LII talk in earnest. We
are defeated, and we are to have
republican administration for four
years longer. and we all hope that it
will be good government. Let it be
government for all parties. Let
there be no weeping or wailing and
gnashing of teeth, but wherever the
stars and stripes float let there be
benificent government, under which
every citizen will find pfotoction,
prosperity and happiness. l stand
here defeated, but we are not over
come. In four years more we'llpick
our flints and try it again. But | don't
want so many of you to vote then.
(Laughter) Sec how happy yon are
in the presence of one good Democrat.
Think how happy you would be if we
took you all into the fold and washed
and purged you of your sins. Why,
when L heard the news tonight was
not happy. Laughter My knees
smote together like those of Belshaz-
zar at the feast, But l wouid not have
it said that Sir William was on the
rampage, so came here to meet you.
[ now give you all an invitation to
join the Democratic party. (Laugh-
ter) But when you look for it, mind
l don't agree to find it. prolonged
cheers and laughter.) My political
life has been one of defeat, but stand
true 10 my principles. ca pause and
silence.) Now, why don't you cheer
that? (Cheers and roars of laughter)
nave been true to my principles and
shall always remain SO. But as Gen
eral Grant is reelected President |
propose that he give us pure govern
ment and that one and all of us raise
our hands for the grand old govern
ment under which we all love to live.
Ii my candidate cannot hold the olive
branch inhis, hand to offer it to all
sections of the country, L hope Gem
eral Grant win do ii, and in four
years more you'll come over and vote
the Democratic ticket, Fl
A voice-We can't see it.
Mr.. Heisley-Why don't you cheer
that? daughter and applause.) u
The speaker closed with an eloquent
description of the greatness OF our
country, quoting the sublime lihes,of
Goldsmith, commencing with
las some huge rock that lifts its mighty form"
He was cheered at every sentence
Of his speech, and held the audience
continually in commissions of laughter
r. After q few additional returns were
read, the crowd began to disperse, and
the excitement and tribulations of the
campaign Of 1872 We're at an end.