The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-06-27
An OLD xnDEL's talk.

Robert 1oomJs' Yietcs Of the Situation.
and Duties Of Votess-Ke Has
.1apd Uader Foot the Ftouatiag
Lie" q HMs,dled Tines. and HiW Do
1T Agoia--Speech al lfHoetd. Jaae
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FELLOW CITIZENS :--l ann not in this
programme. Laughter.] came
here as listener. have not made a
speech In public since 1868. Ihave
been watching events. though. l am
an outlaw. | am proud Of my o,it.
lawry. laughter. aud ! thank the
living God that have lived to see Just
such state of things. because we shall
be able to sift the chattifcm the wheat
we can find out all the true Demo-
Gratis, chalk their backs. and kick the
others out. Eaughter.1 stand upon
the principles Of public liberty which
have been advocated for eight centu-
ries Ey my principles as
good to-day as in l337. stand by
free government aud the right OF
freemen to govern themselves.
You talk to me about your Grants
and Mr.. Greelev's. a,id all sncli stun.
1 will beat item at the ballot box, or
any sort OF box you choose. APP
plausc and laughter
Now, this Is very plain question:
there is no trouble about ii. Show me
man that tried to make party out
of negroes, aud l win show you a
Greeley man. Show me a Bullock
| man that has turned Democrat. and /
will show you Greeley man--s thief
that has robbed the State. and | will
show you Greeley man. Show me
one OF the Mitchell orphaus, and
will show you Greeley man. Show
me State road lessee. aud / will show
you Greeley man but show me an
honest man, and ! will show you an
anti-Greeley man!
Why, we have no question. with us.
There ia not white Greeley man in
the county of Wilkes, the old hornets
nest of the revolution.
l am glad we have got them all
together. We will get the new depar-
turists, the Bullock men. the swindlers
and thieves, in one pile, and then get
rid of them.
As TO Greeley and Grant. with one
exception, would support old John
Browns Ghost. ii ! could maintain
Democratic principles and popular
rights. would support the devil in
preference to either OF them. because
when yOu support the devil You sup-
port very respectable antagonists
lie is not coward. He fought God
Almighty very respectable fight and
he fights Him pretty tough tiyh, Ill
now-sO the story goes IN revelation.
As for Inc. | put my politics upon
one section ut Maglia Charta. No
man shall be imprisoned, found guilty
or cxilcd unless by the decision of a
judge. and verdict OF jury according
to the laws OF the land-thc laws that
he makes, and will accept laws from
no other. So Ear rs the government Of
the United States is concerned. am its
enemy. have trod nd,ler foot the
Haunting liz an hundred times, aud
trust 10 do II again. They are no
friends of mine--or my country--tIey
arc, no friends OF liberty.
What's the difference between these
people. Grants Il soldier. 4 sort OF
fool. but he loves his friends, sticks 10
his kin, his kith. Laughter, But
Greeley loves nobody--don't even
love his wife, and Is woman's rights
man. He Is wORia,i's rights man,
and wouidn't vote Tor him for that ii
| for no other reason. ssTha's the mat
ter with Hannah liz the women only
had the right kind Of husbAAds. there
would be no wonen's rights women.
Laughter and applause. They SAY a
great deal about his old white hat and
old coat His white hat is his greatest
distinction.
| tell you one thing. said to ali
Augusta man, YOU abuse AtIanta.--
Why? Where di,, Bullock com. from
From Atlanta, my own district, Where
did Conley and Eiodgett and Eph.
Tweed come froms Why, from Au.