The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-20
Republican Mass Meeting at chicago.

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can mass meeting Of the campaign, In this
city, was held tonight, In the square IA
front Of Central Block Market, between
Washington and Madison streets, where
stands had been erected for the speakers
The weather was delightful, and the
crowd that assembled was variously es.
timated at IRON 5000 to 5000, and Il was
very enthusiastic. Gen. Oglesby, Repub,
lican candidate for Governor Of Illinois
made the principal speech. He re.
viewed the history OF the Republican
party, recountlng the victories II had
achieved In peace and war, the ben.
hcial administration 1t had originated
and carried out, and dwelling on the reign
OF peace and prosperity II had originated,
and the benefits which the party had con.
ferred upon the people. It proposed to
continue, and II proposed 10 carry out all
the reforms and the great measures that
1t had originated to final fruition. The
work OF the Republican party was not
finished. 1t had still great work to do:
It could not die, as It's principles must
live forever, He referred to the charges
made against party. One ofits principal
ones was its tendency toward centraliza-
ton. He declared that that cry was
meaningless one; that 1t was impos.
sible TO point to a single fact in
support OF the assertion that the Repub.
lican party was endeavoring to centralize
tho powers Of the Government. Every
department OF the National Government,
Legislative, judicial and executive was in.
tact. No one had trenched upon the
powers or privileges Of the other, no one
proposed or had proposed to, in the
States, all these coordinate branches of
the Government retained all their powers
and every State retained full possession Of
all its legitimate rights, there was simply
no meaning to the cry Of Capitalization.
He compared the platform adopted by the
Cincinnati Convention and that adopted
at Philadelphia, and argued that in essen.
tial particulars the former Convention
had been forced to adopt the principles
Of the Republican platform, principles
which had been supported and carried
out by that party ever since 1t came
into power, the only difference between
the two platforms being the un-
founded charges contained in the
former against the Republican party.
The Liberal movement, he declared, was
really only the Democratic movement in
disguise If Greeley should be elected
President he would perforce be ruled by
the Democratic party from which ninety
nine per cent of his votes must come. He
warned those Republicans who might be
thinking OF voting the Liberal ticket upon
the supposition thatit was any other than
a Democratic ticket; that if it should
prove successful they would be set aside
by the Democratic party and allowed no
part in the results Of the victory. He
quoted from recent speech OF
Voorhees, and from letter Of Senator
Thurman, Of Ohio, to show that while the
Democratic party, for the sake OF success,
had been forced to adopt platform OF
Republican principles they did not be.
lieve in those principles, but stood exactly
where they had always, and once in
power they would repudiate The princi.
pies OF the platform upon which they had
succeed, and put in force the old princi.
pies of their party.
he concluded with q powerful appeal
Tor q united effort on the part of the Re.
publicans, predicting that the result would
be an overwhelming triumph at the polls.
The Governor was repeatedly inter
rupted by loud demonstrations OF
applause. Short speeches were also
made by Gen. Beveridge, candidate for
Lieutenant Governor, and several others.
A picnic excursion 10 Riverside was
given to-day, in honor OF the French
Band. A large number attended, and the
members of the band were delighted
with the affair. The band gave the first
OF two open air concerts tonight, in the
base ball grounds, in the southern part of
the city. The second is to be given in
the West End tomorrow evening. The
attendance tonight was very large,
Spears Grounds being crowded with
people.
The Touring mill of Badger 6 Bros, at
Amboy, Illinois, was destroyed by fire
this morning. Loss, $4,000.
The Democratic Convention for the
Fifteenth Illinois District, yesterday,
nominated John R. Eden, of Moultrie,
for Congress.