Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-07-18
THE DEMOCRATIC RATfFI
CATION MEETING.

dtlOnS lot u nuXe pOnHre. 2He gum ieh
while in the act Of elevation and tore
down a lamp post with it. but fortunate
ly no one was hurt. The gum business
produced considerable iherriment.
Aboiit eight o'clock the music Of the
Band called the people together. Sew
eral hundreds gathered in front cf the
Court House. but the assemblagc was
largely composed of Republ cans.
The first speaker was Jno. Berry. can
didate for Congress. He read a brief
speech, which he had carefully prerar-
ed. He endorsed Greeley and the Gin
cinnati- Baltimore platform and made
the ustlal Democratic accusations
against Gen. Grant lie accused Grant
Of selling offices and appointing his rel
stives to positions. But It will be diff
ficult to make the people OF this commu
nifty and county believe that General
Grants relatives are in any way as per-
sistcnt seekers after office as Mr.. John
will state, although with great reiuct-
ance, that it very i'll becomes John1Ber-
ry. who has the reputation of spending
half of his time in saloons, to malign
the character of the President of the
United States, by accusing him of SELL
ing offices for mereenary purposes.
which he knows to be false. Mr.. Ber-
ry having retired, Jno- d. Sears was
called for as by previous arrangement.
The forepart of his speech we could not
hear He stated that the movement
had his full sympathy and expressed
boundless praise of Mr. Greeley. He
sarcasticly denounced General Grant
and especially those holding office un-
der his administration. He sought to
make it appear that Grant was no states.
man, lacks brains and that lie wasn't
much of 4 soldier after all. The DEM
ocratic whine about gift taking and
appointment of relatives to office was
infinitely reiterated and Justly cheered
by Alb Little and a few others. Mr.
Sears, for the benefit of the public, gave
the reason for his detection with the
Republican party and the attitude he
occupies, which is that he is not a
"Brother-in-law of President Grant.
He disclaimed that he was actuated By
any desAe for Office or disappointment
lie also indicated his intention OF tax.
ing the stump and appeal to the people
He took special pains to let the people
know that he despises postmasters ant
looks with dignified contemp. upon any
citizen whose unavoidable circumstah
ces may have made il necessary t.
grind an organ" for living.
As to whether Mr.. Sears ha
been Influenced, In his abandon ment O
the Republican party, by disappoint
ment. we do not pretend to say. but We
would come short of our duty as jour.
nalist. iii ] We fail to state Few facts
which. under other circumstances, ",
would do relucta ntly.
For the last six years, although var.
ious efforts were made. Mr.. sears ceul.
not be induced to speak word in pub
lie for the Republican party during any
campaign or for AIRY o( its candidates
The Democracy however seem to hav,
had no trouble In securing his services
for last Saturday evening andapproach
ing campaign, and he appeard to enjoy
the applause Of men whom he has beef
known to denounce in terms character
istic of those employed by Horace Gree
ley towards the Democratic party. 4
few years ago lie WAS an applicant fo
the Office of Register in Bankruptcy
but his rival, James lrYine, of Lima
defeated him. We never heard that h
expressed any pleasure ar this result
When General Grant became Presiden!
his brother. Col. G. Sears, thorough
gentleman. was an applicant for The Of
flee of Collector of Internal Reven ue 70
the 5th District Of Ohio. T. Z. Grisel
and Others were his opponents for tn
same position. Mr. Sears took yer,
active part to secure the appointment
for his brother, although he thinks
objectionable in Grant to appoint an.
of his relative, and finally he wrote
letter to Washington representing tina
Mr.. Grisell was a defaulter. OF thi
letter we never heard any other opinion
on the part OF our citizens. than tina
the charge against Mr.. Grisell was ma
liciously false. 1t was so proven to tn
authorities at Washington and Nj
Grisell obtained the appointment. Ii
has also aspired 70 dictate'the appoint
ment of other parties. falling in which
brought no pleasure to his enormously
selfish nature!
The next speaker was T. E. Grisel
Reader. did you ever believe it eve
probable THAT YOU would witness NJ
Grisell, the veteran Abolitionist, occu
py Democratic stand and ma ke a Dem
ocratic speech? Yet such was the cas-
Saturday evening. lie began by say
ing that he had no apologies to offer +,
the positioa'he had assumed. Praise
Greeley denounced Grant. Moved tn
ratification of the Cincinnati BaltimoI
platform By calling for the yeas. L
declared the motion carried without pu
, ting tile other side of the question. ID
tho same in regard to the nomination
, Greeley and then proposed three cheel
for Greeley and Brown. 1t is said tbs
the reason he did not put the Nays,
r that he was sfra!d the opponents
E Greeley were SO numerous that the
might haye o;itnumbered his friends.
r Mr.. Grisell was unexpectedly reno
, ed from the Office of Collector lit
= over year ago and he feels that the az
+ ministration did him great injustice.
! He also arraigned Grant for tie al
! pointment of relatives to office. but /
n is one of the very last gentlemen wi
should resort to such Democratic argl
/ ment, in the face of the fact that |
himself appointed his own son Deput
Collector here, and another of his rel
tives Deputy Collector at Lima.
b There was but very little enthusi as
q in the meeting. Indeed. there are