The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-07-18
PASS THIS ROUND.

To every man who is forming his opinion
of the Presidential candidates, and who pos
sesses the franchise of his country, we would
present the following extracts from a speech
by Hon. B. F. Parks, made at Joliet, H.,
| last Saturday:
eli in Wing times there was principle to
carry, peculiarly obnoxious to the Democrat
ic party, Horace Greeley held that principle
in the extreme. If at any time there was
any measure brought forward dangerous to
the liberties Of this people, Horace Greeley
was its earnest advocate. If there was any>
thing proposed by the Republican party pc
culiarly obnoxious to you, Horace Greeley
was its strong supporter. If there was
anything in the constitution that was
unsuitable to the uses of his party, Horace
Greeley was the first to want it set aside if
there was ever any principle that you cher
ished, since your party was organized, Hor-
ace Greeley was your antagonist in that prin-
ciple. can assert, without fear Of contra
diction, then, that, as far as principle is con-
cerned, there never was one single principle
held by you and him in common, not even
this much lauded one term principle. In
democratic times, when we had good man,
we kept him. We elected Jefferson twice,
Madison twice, Monroe twice, and old Hick~
DRY Jackson twice. Loud cheers. And
when we came to the imbeciles, and do-noth-
ngs-the old bachelors, and worn out poll
ticians like Buchanan, we let them slide af-
ter one term, and nominated some one else.
say then. that in everey principle you have
advocated before the American people-in
every principle that has been emblazoned on
your banner-ycur avowed and life long enc
my has been Horace Greeley. Looking at the
question in this light, where is the man who
dares ask Democrats to vote for Horace Gree
ley as the representative of their ideas and
principles"
Again, read what he said about Lee and
Johnston, Grant and Sherman, and the Con-
stitution of the United States:
"Suppose we see what Horace Greeley has
done in the past, and, especially, in recent
times. He went to Texas, and all through
that great state he made the same kind OIL
speeches-patting rebels on the back, and
doing all he could to make rebellion com
Portable theory. He then went to Vicksburg,
among rebel soldiers, and said that he hoped
the time would come when the soldier that
fought with Lee and Johnston would occupy
as proud position in the hearts of the Amer
lean people as the soldier that fought under
Grant and Sherman. Did he net then place
him self in a. 1lOsitiOn To he rebel candidote
for president [Cheers.l Was there any
Democracy in that? There never was Re
publican or Democrat north of Mason and
Dixon's line that spoke out plain and plump
for secession except Horace Greeley. Tt is
written in his own hand and published in
his own paper. It is in his own language.
which is unmistalable, and this amnesty res
olution at Cincinnati is almost in the identi-
cal language. He went bail for JEFF Davis,
and then he advocated giving pensions to
that to do SO would be inconsistent with the
constitution of the United States. Great
God What does he care for the constitu-
ton He says, "if the constitution is in the
way, rub it OUT In the New York TYi-
bune, for the last twenty years, you can get
advice and doctrines to rub out any section
of the constitution" doc @a y
Soldiers, what say you to this True
American citizen, whatever your political
creed will you vote for the biggest rascal OF
them all? !
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