The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-07-18


sustain It with their whole strength
Love of country, love of republican party
love Of the equal rights of all men, inspire,
that union and taught men to act ,gethe
who had been politically opposed tc eacf
other all their lives, and upon other ques
tIons, and in other tunes, without yolatin.
either honor, logic, conscience or consisten
cy on either side. This patriotic Unior
was based NJ on higher grounds than or
dina'ily control political action. lGrcat
app'aI,=). Even thu c who had foarh
against each other in battle, i" "casred
hands over the bloody chasm," (rencwed
applausc) and, like brothers, with hearts
beating in unison, beating strong, with the
same high purpose, they helped to bear its
flag t. = glorious victory. That, gentle
man, is liberal reform. (Cheers.) And
that is democratic republicanism. (Great
applausc). The victory which came from
that unIoa WAS the ell Of prescription
test-oath>, of pain and strife AMI all dis
! iovaltv--ina word, the real end Of civil war
came it'll that yic;or and lid not come until
then in Missouri (Immcnse applausc) }.
1t rcdccmed the State it gave the rights
Of frccmcn to seventy thousand men who
/ had bee bDaa an fctter.l |. Missouri is
now free State In this Union, with all
her rights, dignity, and equality under the
| constitution, and not one murmur Of dis
1 loyalty is anywhere hear! among that peo-
! pie. FEDERAL lctaton in Mis- ,ouri in their
I local elections was oycrthrown, and by
1 th. union strife aud hate have given place
/ to peace, anl to good will. By that union
/ liberty, with equal rights for all, have given
to the State unboundcd prosperity, and to
her people n .ioy almost unspeakablc. So
/ great WAS their joy, and so complete the
success, that the liberal Republicans Of that
State were not content without mai in; an
effort to extend the same union of liberal
and Democratic Republicans, and with it
the same blessing of liberty peace and fra
ternity to all other States. Grounds of
HpplauSe). Accordingly, in their State
convention on the 9th Of March last, they
resolved to invite the Liberal Republicans
in ali the states to meet them in National
Convention IN Cincinnati on the Ist of
Nav. That invitation was accented
There WIS indeed \ great RESPONSE. They
came by thousands, in such vast numbers
that a DELEGATE convention of representa-.
tiycs Of All the st,.os wa, formed both
from rriu,i,,I, ami from ucces.itv. +, .,;vo
form 10 it. rr,.,cJinr. Many of the ,hlcst
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rul,lirlu, wn.,I .c,rh h,Ifo n,iDJ;,n or
moro. (G~,,t on,Ianscl That ,rxo,-
.;nn ..rc.cn.ad \ ,latfnrm and nraso,te1
ctndi.latcs "a .he cn,rntry-fnr President
Horace hrcccy tl0nS continued ehcers),
and for Vice President, Il. Giatz
br"wa' more cheers l,--ini that
c'"'e"''o'' Tor the '''" 'i9h ana success
"' Its principles declared III that platform
there rannclat"d, ami TO the support OF
'ahHI'ate" nominated hy the c"hNentlon'
nave iiNi'cd anu chfiiA'Iv WcicomHd The
! cooperation at AL patriotic citizens with
! out regard !" Previous political afti!"tion.
nose i'r'A2'p''s We're clearly ana concise
l. St'l''' III 'ie platform hseii, ana re-
stated IN the ictter ot acceptance OF Tree
ley tm"Te eheers') and they are so well
KNOW" TO 20" al 'iia' l VIII not res'"te
them, For weeks that platform ana these
candidates have been before the country.
McanwhI'e 4 convention called to noml-
nate Cen. Grant, (hisses,) and to endorse
| aud continue the principles, practices and
| work. ('l'sscs.) Between the Liberal ic-
! rubiIcnns and the followers of Grants ad-
minstratiom, the issue is now clearly
ma lc. 1t is Grant or Greeley. (Great
cheers, and cries of "Greclcy.o While
these events were passing, the Democratic
/ Republicans, whom we represent, held
/ til lr conventions in all States. The Lib
erai Republican movement, the example of
the Cincinnati convention, its platforms
and its candidates with their letters of ac-
! ceptance We're all before these conventions,
which are very largely attended by their
ablcst men; and the paramount question
/ before all these conventions was, shall we
accept this invitation to cooperate with
1 the Liberal Republicans? (Great an
plausc.) Shall we adopt this platform {?
! loud cries Of eyes, yes" and some cries
Of "ncyer."o Shall we nominate the same
candidates, AMI shall we elect them
! e. Yes, yes, yes, and loud cheering,) or
| shall we refuse to cooperate, mo- nOmi-
nate other candidates ("no "no' Gree
! ley, " Greeley, and strive to elect thcm
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