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that control tho markets of foreign countries; !;
you want these southern States to be prosper
possible quantities those great staples that our
sales abroad mey exceed. our purchases
abroad And when we have that state Of COM
merce and trade, as said before, we will have
specie payment as natural and permanent.
TO TIE DEMOCRATS.
l know there GONE Democrats who do
not like to yote-I know there do not any OF
them like to vote for General Grant-but some
have hesitated about supporting Mr. Greeley.
am free to say to you that MI. Greeley Was
not my choice; I had hoped that the Cincinnati
Convention would select some Western man. I
had rather expected Judge Davis, Of Illinois, to
be nominated, but, in the Providence Of God, as
said, it is now either Grant or Greeley. No
other man has now the least chance for an elec-
ton. But if our votes are to have an influence
on the approaching election at all, they must be
cast for the one or the other. I know per-
fectly that Greeley stands upon a
platform that Democrats are satisfied with, q
platform Of State Rights under the Constitu-
over the military power; 9 platform that the
writ Of habeds corpus ehall be respected and
maintained; platform for real, genuine, thor
ough reform in the Civil Service and / choose
eral Grant upon the policy which has controlled
his administration. I did not intend to say
General Grants policy, for think his adminis-
tration has been controlled to q very great ex-
tent by an irresponsible power surrounding him.
What nre the objections to supporting Mr.. Gree
ley? Why, he has abused the Democrats! Of
course he has, and very roundly and very sound
ly, and not very justly, as think. But that is
upon the Issues that are passed. The issues
that are past are dead, and upon those issues
the Democracy and Mr. Greeley differed. Upon
the present issue, the living issue, the Issue Of
reform, the issue Of integrity in the public SER
vice. the issue Of preserving the rights OF the
States under the Constitution, what Democrat
Ern r-.1o 4to+r 11vv~
before you tonight? [''Not one."] None. I
guess the Democrats have abused hlr. Greeley
about as much as h1r. Greeley has abused them;
and guess the account is about square. But,
as we are having. general and public amnesty,
that may pass all away,
HOW TO MAIZE BALLOTS COUNT.
Now, gentlemen, you and I, in voting on the
9th Of next month, owe it to our country to make
our ballots count something for the country.
You know that you cannot make them count
Greeley. E'' Greeley.'1 There is no use in
throwing q ballot away. How shnll it be cast ?
We know, as Democrats and Liberal Republi~
cans, that NC do not agree With the policy Of
General Grants Administration; We know that
re arc in favor Of reform; that we are in favor
and harmonious people, We know that, and
We know that the policy OF General Grants
Administration is against it. 30, when re come
to vote, let our votes mean something; This
tones at the election day,-this city, that 80 well
understands her business, ought not to be q sec
tionA city. This city that extends the arms Of
her commerce East and West, North and South,
and great regions Of country-Chicagoo ought not
to be sectional Chicago ought not to hate any
part Of this country, but Chicago ought to de-
sire that every State and every section shall
PGsP''Gas a5G tRss hG ss the sSaaSS Approaching
election you shall consider this duty OF yours,
excluding prejudice, excluding the passions Of
the past, and discharge this duty in view of the
present and the future.
THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS.
L good deal has been said about the elections
that have recently taken place. Ohio has done
well. She has not been carried, but, consider
ing the amount Of money that was used in that
stat Ohio has done VEL There WI not BE- 90
venber IS there was prior to the October elec-
ton to control it. do not think any Grant
man ought to refer to Pennsy1yania With pride.
When you read the dark and damning proof
ought, as honest man, to hang your heads in deep
modification and hunilation. fCheers.1 How
any man that lo7es his country can be proud Of
pStS1z ae2ssd %ss is as ns4s tns 7iietg tss5g
can comprehend. Recently We had an election
in Indiana. I VAS elected Governor of that
State, I believe. A distinguished citizen of In
diana, in q speech made in this city last week,
and be said that it had something to do with
charges wrongfully made against my compete
tor In respect to his habits. do not think
that had much 10 do with it at all. know no
oharge,--and that would not be intimat-
made by me in respect to my
competitor I treated him az an honorable,
higb-minded, and worthy man. A good many
other reasons have been giyen in Indiana and
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State, but believe that, the fact that in the
State Of Indiana public opinion has not settled
down, is the main reason why got the most
VoteB; and think that reason is backed by an-
other, that I got the most votes because the
people wanted to give them to me. ICheersl
fexpect that is the sum and substance Of the
whole Of that subject. Well, am not going to
discuss the Indiana election before you, except
to say this: The Liberal Republicans and the
@ a7 w wake and oed e BsoS s1g to & M o
next month. lCheers.1 And I have an earnest
hope that you will hear q cheering voice from
that great State, the sister of Illinois.
IN CONCLUSION,
thank you for the attention you have given |
me. It has afforded me pleasure to stand before !
so many Of the men Of Chicago,-you men who |
have built up here, within a year, an enduring
and permanent 1nonumenttoyo your enterprise, your
/ have been gratifed at the opportunity to e1-
lions that think ought to control our votes at
the approaching election. I hope, when the
election is over, shall hear that Chicago has
said, in her political faith and feeling, there
shall be no North, no South, no East, no West,
but common country. I hope that Chicogo
will express in her ballot, and that all Illinois
will express at the election the great sentiment
Of Abraham Lincoln !" With malice towards
none, with charity for all, we will follow the
right as God giyeth us to see the right
MR.. PENDLEToM.
The Hon. George q. Pendleton was then in
troduced, and spoke as follows:
MT FE1low-C1r1zENs: feel abashed at the
presence in which stand tonight. One year
ago your city was in ruins. The ightnings Of
Heaven seemed to have descended upon it, and
to have stricken it with the red right hand Of its
impending wrath. To-day you have illustrated
the fable Of antiquity; you, have realized the |