Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-09-19
greeley s. BTOsOss Meet

The Greeley and BrOWn meet
ing here on Wednesday the 11inst
was a very fair one, and about a.
large as the average of poliiica
gatherings that have been helt
II this place. Judge Gilmore
presided and introduced Hon. j
j. WINANs, who made a short ad
dress defining his position anc
showing to the audience that il
fighting against the Grant faction
he is opposing corruption and
monopoly as he has always done
lie then gave way to Col. GRos-
YENoR, who held the audience
spell-bound for an hour ga half by
one ofthe most effective speeches:
it has been our fortune to lis
ten to,'during this campaign. lie
dealt fearful blows against the
party in power, and proved by
unanswerable as facts its unfitness
to be trusted any longer with
the reins ofthe Government. In
speaking Of the Maine election
and its results and of the duty of
theGerman element in the West,
he said:
"But, let me say frankly, that
Maine is not a test of the charac-
ter or force of the Liberal move
ment. That movement began in
the Northwest, and had for its
main object reforms peculiarly
needful to the welfare of the
Western people. They are injur
ed by the prostration of industry
in Southern States, which prolon-
ged misrule las caused. They
are %plundered by systems of fl
and taxation designed and
maintained for the benefit of Eas-
tern capitalists. Above all, they
are keenly alive to the dangers
of imperialism, personal govern
meut, and Capitalization of pow
err. We began the Liberal move
ment relying upon two large bod
les of voters-the German Repub-
and the revenue Tariff Re-
publicans. The power of these
in the Northwestern
States we knew. That they were
not strong in the Eastern States
We also knew, and therefore l
strongly opposed. making any
contest in Maine that the
'esult would be regarded as any
est of our strength. With what
rope of success can we appeal to
Eastern bondholders against a fl
lancial policy which enriches
or to Eastern monopolists
against a system of taxation
which plumbers the West for their
,eneft? That the Tariff Refor
ners of the Northwest are united
supporting the Liberal moves
nent, those can testify who best
now its strength. That the
ferman Republicans are moving
lmost unanimously to the sup
'ort of Mr.. GREELEY, such meet
ngs prove as have gathered to
ear CARL SCHURz in Blooming
On, and Chicago, in many towns
4 Illinois and Ohio, and especial
7 on Tuesday night in Cincin-
att. In Maine, then, the Ad-
Illustration has not met the
lain body of the Liberal forces
t all. It has found only a few
norganized and struggling re-
and shouts over its easy
ictory as if it were a sign of like
esults when it meets the compact
and resolute Liberal
orces of the Northwest. The
Ierman Republican force alone
Odds the balance of power in six
tates of the West-in Illinois,
indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wiecon-
IN, and Nebraska. What trace
f this force was seen or expected
| Vermont or Maine?
l think they will not vote for
le system of finance and taxa
on by which they have been
'ronged so long. The German
.epublicans, taught by early ex-
erience in other lands to resist
lie first approaches of despotism,
Capitalization and personal gov
rnment, will not be divided
ct the voice of the Northwest
3 heard in October, and jubilant
rant men, then meeting the
ain body of the Liberal army,
lall learn for the first time what
5 force really is"
The meeting was closed by a
lort and telling speech from
on Geo. W. HoUK of Dayton.
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Instead of calmly awaiting the
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