The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-06-20

From Ex-senator Doolittle's speech at the
Greeley Ratification meetidg in N. Y. City
June 4th
WILL BALTIMORE ENDORSE GREELEY ?
But | ask again, what will the Conven-
ton do at Baltimore l think / am
standing on sure ground when say they
will most heartily endorse the Liberal Re-
publican platform at Cincinnati But
what will they do about candidates Ave!
there's the rub. Having endorsed the Lib
eral Republican platform, will they endorse
their candidates also? Or will they NOM
mate candidate of their own, and thus
present to the country two candidates for
President, running substantially upon the
same platform To that it must come.
That's the question which meets US
which demands and will have an answer
1t is a momentous question. But the re-
sponsibility of deciding it rests upon that
Convention.
Some say it is hard thing, very hard
thing, to ask a Democratic convention to
endorse Mr.. Greeley as their candidate for
the Presidency. For thirty years and more
he has been the greatest and sometimes
1t myself. lie has given me many a blow,
which | have returned with hearty good
will. But universal amnesty is the word
[Arplausc.] 1t is asking more than was
ever asked of party before-to conquer
all its prejudices and animosities, anC bear
upon their own strong arms to the highest
place of honor upon earth "a lifelong antag-
orist! With all their patriotism, with all
their power to deny themselves, are they
equal to that?
As | have said, ! know both parties,
know them well for have acted with and
against both. | say frankly do not be-
liene the party in power could do that.
Filled, as it is, with Office holders and all
the corruptions which fifteen years of pa
tronage have brought around it, it could
not and would not think of any such self
sacrifice.
Mr.. GREELEY RIGHT on THE GREAT IS
But what know of the Democratic Re
publican party | believe, though it will cost
a struggle to DO so, they are capable of
rising to the height of the great argument.
believe they can say and that they will
say, "whi!e Mr.. Greeley has heretofore
been our political enemy, he is, now, right
upon the great issue of saving our repub-
hcan system of restoring civil law and
civil liberty IN place of military despotism
to the people of the Southern States. He
accepts the nomination 'with the distinct
understanding that if elected he Win be
President, not of party, bu. Of the whole
people, in the confident trust that the
masses of our countrymen, North and
South, are eager to clasp hands across the
bloody chasm which has too long divided
them, forgetting that they have been
enemies, in the joyful conscious
ness that they are and must
4icHStiUElH TcHldiIl DrctuTen- oDilNloh Ot
the past-universal amnesty, are to-day
the Shibbolesh of victory. That conven
ton will accept them and act upon them
They will not place a third candidate in the
field, in my opinion, and thus, by dividing.
friends, secure the triumph of Gen. Grant.
and with it the continuance of the princi
pies, policy, and practices of his admins
tration, which are pushing on to imperial
ism. There are some who say if we run a
third candidate we con elect him over bot,I
Grant and Greeley. This, in my oninion,
is fatal mistake. 1t is morally certain
such a triangular canvass would carry the
election into the House of Representatives,
and surely re-elect Grant.
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