The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-08-10

GteeirJ ana GraNt. Grant entered upon MS
presidential career with the most brilliant pros
poets, but in his brief career as president, be
has driven from him the best men in the repub-
lican party. He has broken up the strongest
political organization that ever has been known
In this country. Trumbull, Schurz, Palmer,
and these men could not follow the dictates OF
Grant, and at the same time OF pure con-
science. They cannot say that Greeley Is dis
honest. Look at his career from boyhood, from
the time he left his fathers home with nothing
but his fathers blessing. He was printer,
and has accumulated q fortune. but by hard
labor and never dishonest act. Applause
Look at Grant He went into the army poor,
and now he has grand houses here and there,
and vast wealth, and every dollar he stole from
the people or accepted as giftsi
The Grant men only talk war to as. They
bring before us Libby prison and the battles
Shall We fight the battles Of the war over again
Shall we continue to make war upon the dead
carcasses Of the rebellion?
Grant is destitute of executive ability. Look
at his San Domingo affair and his bungling bra
vsdo in the Alabama Claims. He put in all
sorts of elaine, and even talked about war, and
fiually had accepte to the terms dictated by Eng
land. He had to swallow them, disgraceful as
it was.
Gentlemen, shall we have him again. Cries
of no? no?] We believe in measures and prin-
ciples, not men. If we can overturn the cor.
rupt rings that have surrounded the govern.
ment, bring back the country to harmony, let
US vote for Greeley. Cheers. We must study
how to benefit each other and what we shall do
for our mutual advantage. Mr. Cation took his
seat amidst loud applause.
CHAs. F. BUTLER, ESQ.
Mr.. Butler was then called He said: am
willing and at any time ready to explain how
have come to leave the republican party and 20
over to the democrats. 1t is q fact that have
been q republican ever since could vste Ny
dissatisfaction with Grant originated when he
accepted q gift Of sixty.fve thousand dollars
from Stewart, Borie, Tom Murphy and Grin.
nell, and in n few days each of these men
received the az pointment to an Office from Grant
He read from the Ndt,on, Grant paper, admit
ting these facts. Stewart appointed one
day after the brib, WAS rendered to Grant
! Grinnell, after being appointed resigned, and
Tom Murphy was appointed, Ind Borie received
an Office soon after Gentlemen, if you were
jury, and l we're to bring these men here TO,
trial on the charge Of bribery with these facts
and they cannot be truthfully denied, the court
would instruct you to find verdict of guilty a.
to every one of them The spe .ker here reaG
from the life of Washington, who was abov,
Grant as much as the heavens is above th,
earth. The legislature of Virginia, as testino
NAL to Washington, who had done so much fol
his country, offered him, by resolution, som,
shares of canal stock. Washington replied Il
the resolution in courteous letter, declining
to receive the stock, and stating that it was hi
determination never TO receive any gift. Ap
plause. Not a president from that day dowI
to the present save Grant, has ever received
anything of value. Look at Grant. Has h,
ever been known to refuse gift? Applause
and laughter.
After thanking the audience fo- their kline
attention, the hoLr being late, he ended his re
marks and the meeting adjourned