The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-07-25
speech oI sacncrai stiles AT LapOrtc
Ind.
From the c icasp Tr.bunr

last evening the Court room ut Laportc,
WAS hIloi with Liberal Republicans who
had come togctiior to complete the orgtni-
cation Of Il Greeley and Brown club, through
which to establish unitcl ef'Jrt during
the pending campaign. General !. y.
Stiles, of Chicago. formerly Of | idiana, had
been invited to address, the mecti -. lie did
sO,and was listened to with great attention.
Q lie ted e equ,n apPla sc,and ~ pucitl
awakened considerable enthusiasm. lie
said
Ny FELLOW CITIZENS: am here in
your city, the first time, ] believe, for
twelve years, on the invitation of some of
your people, to give my views GA the ques-
throughout the country, and i'll which,
trust, We all feel u very great interest You
will permit ne to discussshcse qu'st ons III
my own wa, and shall un lerstand you are
at liberty to accept Or reject the positions
which | shall advocate
There is "a hearty ami genuine desire all
over the country that there should be {;
change IN the management of our National
affairs. There is great need Of that pur;-
iication Of public morals which will s,rcly
come from purer administration of pub
lie affairs. The platforms Of the two par
ties admit aud demand this If we leave
out the arraiSnmcnt Of the present Admin
istration and the one term resolution which
are found in the Cincinnati platform, and
the self clarifying cxordium of the Phla-
dclphia platform, in which the Republican
party claims credit for all the blessings we
enjoy, with possibly air, water, and the
plan of salvation excepted, there is no sub
stantial difference between the two. Both
demand reform.
These men, who are for war, in time Of
peace, tell us that Horace Greeley was for
peace during the wa | could have shown
their hands that were peace men during
the war, who l"nged to return to the cheer
fnl and humanizing influences of wife,
children and home, and to the peaceful
pursuits Of civil life. | could have shawn
YOU thousands of these men who looked
into the face of the dead enemy and there
came no thrill Of pleasure, and who, when
they looked upon the face of n dead conf
Fade, felt that sort Of anguish which was
falt I.,-. al. l,,.,
the BATTLE field. | honor Horace Greeley
for having done all be could to brin. about
an honorable peace. Applause lie
looked further into the futurc than we do
He comprchcndcd in advance the nasni-
tudc of the terrible reality which WAS IL
come. | do not understand that he diff
fcred materially in Ills desire for peace
from that great and forgiYins man, Abra-
ham Lincoln. LApplausc.l l believe
Abraham Lincoln went down to Fortress
Monroe to confer with so-callcl C0nfclcr-
ate leaders, to sec what might be done to
stop biood>he! and bring about an honor
able peace. Is there a man that does not
regret that there could not have been an
honorable peace long before it came ?
Some Of thuso gentlemen who stayed at
home and accumulated propcrty,-I don't
mean those who stay"l ut homo and did
their part to carry on the war,-blt those
who specialized ON the miseries of thoi.
country, it may be, were anxious the val
should continue; but 10 not believe there
is solUier win would not u<c bis mos
efforts TO prevent further war, civil or for
ei.n. We want no more war. We wan,
TO get rid of military rule. We want
to get rid os this military way Of admins,
tcring the GoyerHi.eut during times of
profound peace.
VIII YOU be Kind enough to tel me what
Democrat, leaders advocated the noinina.
ton Cf Horace Greedy at BALTIMORE until
his nomination became Il certainty, II.
rank and file Of the Democratic rartv de
manded the Eom alton If Greeley at Bal.
timore applau>o and their leaders Y ded.
They evinccd il ths. nomination that same
spirit of reconciliation which it is SO Lesir-
able shall prevail al over the country. They
said "lloraco Greeley can forgive the wrongs
and iriuri,s The people Of the south did to a.
N the late var, ani We viii forget and for
! .j-e !! ,hcfs /, a"ght to forgive, IN the