New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-26
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| CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-Locally the Liberals are
pushing the campaign with great vigor Greeley organ
izaons are at work in each ward, and the Democratic
machinery is working with great heartness in the Re
form contest TIE local Greeley and Brown Committee
has Issued an address the electors Of the City Of Chi
cage and Cook County apprslng them OF the need OF
action, and defining the purpose Of the movement.
Speech making goes nearly every night and ora
tors OF local and State reputation stirring the people
to keen interest on the pending Issues On Saturday
several meetings were held the most notable being that
OF great body Of Scandinavian on the West sde who
we're addressed by prominent Liberals The assem-
| blage a very large one, and indicated
| the current in that nationality TO be almost
wholly for the Liberal candidates To indicate the spirit
Of element not very well known politics. send you
fuller report than the meeting would otherwise war
rant. Charles C. Sunde the President OF the club, in
calling the meeting TO order said he hoped the GRANTEES
would not disturb the meeting they had done at other
places 1t fact that the greater part Of the Sean
dnavians Chicago support Greeley, but some i-man
nered Office holders and their papers trying to make
Americans believe that the scandinavians all for
Grant. The scandinavian Greeley neither
otcehoides nor ocehunters, and therefore they are
unit and constantly gaining in strength while the
scandinavian Grant consisted OF ofice-hoders and
ofce-hunters and therefore they quarreng; and
their club started two weeks ago. had been already dis
solved While the Grant meetings had been poor shows
the scandinavian Greeley meetings had been great sue
The speaker then proceeded explain the fanlts
and corruptons OF the present Administration and com
pared the difference between Grant and Greeley
| While Grant ignorant man, who knew nothing
but horses, Greeley was an honest able, noble mana
who had always fought for the poor and oppressed
and therefore the for scandnavians TO vote for
Gen. stiles, a gentleman OF marked weight was pre-
sented. and spoke substantially follows: He said he
sorry that it not in his power to address them
in their native language but he had to be content to
address them In English which language he was conf
dent most Of them understood Every four years there
an election. Great promises are made on both
sides, and it is for the people TO judge which side
deserves the most confidence. He 1.-THE speaker had
great confidence in the honest desire OF the people to
have good government Both sides agree that there
must be reform. The Republican party had been IN
power long time. When 1t first organized 1t had
been for the noble purpose Of preventing the spread OF
Slavery. The had not been begun for the purpose
Of aboshng Slavery but to put down armed
resistance and only through the course OF events 1t
was afterward abolished. Slavery had not been
abolished by the Republican party The army, consist
ing OF Republicans and Democrats had done It. Their
batte-cry had been great and noble country ana
not our great party IL was party Of patriots that had
abolished Slavery and nothing In the world could BaYe
prevented it, speaker then showed that we were IN
great danger Of new slavery the slavery to party
p Chase, Chas. Sumner Horace Greeley, Lyman Trum-
bull and Carl sehurz Tremendous and lOngcontinued
appause These men had left that party to build up
new one which had equally noble duty to perform.
II this new party should ever become corrupt as
is now the Republican party, it would again go out
of power and make room for new and better one
The men now claiming to be the slmonpure OF the
Republican party we're Logan Carpenter Conkling But
Ier &e-Ihssesl-all of whom came over to the Kepup
ncan party after the battle had been won lCres OF
"Thats SOL People must keep on building up new par
ties when old parties become corrupt, and they must
teach their children also to do the same. The great
danger lay in the great zeal for party and by it the good
of our country was overlooked Grant had shown moth
ing of great man. neither before nor after the war He
NAV have been "a great soldier during the wa
Int We had not always war and may never
have war again. TIE speaker very ANY
eompared Grant and Greeley. He showed
how the people we're misruled and roDoed
by the former and his Cabinet Greeley had always been
an able editor taking all the great questions OF
,ha -6av had fought Wilson and KnOw-Nothingism,
nonc continued applause and cheersl and had always
advocated REFORM and he (the speaker was now willing
TO ion hands with him across the bloody chasm tLon9
anplause IL matters not whether man was Dom III
Norway, Germany, Ireland We are all Americans
with one hope and one destiny. loud applauseI He
concluded by telling them TO all honorable means 10
elect Horace Greeley the President OF the people, and
hiring about what we are much in need Of reeonea-
and reform [Long continued applauseI
C. f. Peterson, editor OF the SIcedish-Amertcdn Agd
WsdeH said happy TO see the strong union OF the
scandinavian Greeley men who work hard Tor honesty
and reform in politics. while the officers OF the seandina
Wan Grant Club insult each other in their papers as ras
calls and scaawags. The Scandnavans had always sup
nortd the cause OF freedom in America both In peace
and war Now they would support the cause OF broth
erhood and the reunion OF the South and North Ihey
had fought for6he freedom Of the black man. and now
thew would fight for the freedom OF the white man. He
was confident that the Scandinayians would DO ther
duty as they had heretofore and would on election uay
Give large vote for Horace Greeley and the Liberal
,,exet Tn that way only would they do their duty to
.hir adonted country He sharply criticised Grants
Naturalization and gave vivid description OF the pres
ent political situation.
Cant siyersparre the next speaker sad IL "ouiu oe
tdcuous for him to try TO make speech after what
Con stiles had said. He hoped the SeandinaVians
ould listen to arguments, and would not let unscfupu
Ions men and papers drive them like CATTLE Eaeh one
o ahle 70 Judge for himself, and when such man as
Horace Greeley was presented for their surages they
couId not long hesitate for whom to vote.
Martin Paulson was next called for. He said he had
et rasoyed 70 hold himself outside Of this campaign
He had always been Democrat. but had mated Slavery
Norv we were neither Democrats Republicans, but
pere all Liberals All we're for an honest and able Gov
arrment He acknowledged the military accomplish
,oorts Of Grant, but thought Gen. Sherman much
Greater general Grant had placed the smallest men In
the country In his Cabinet, while all other Presidents
hoa annoiuted the best men they could find. The
mun CAPABLE OF doing the most dirty work had been
under Grant the surest to get fat Office He named
Iet Stocking Murphy and others as examples OF this
He concluded with the wish that scandinavans would
aid ln Kidding the country Of the present corrupt Ad-
mnistration.
The meeting was the largest held during the campaign
only second the Schurz demonstration week or TWO
AGO The campaign is coming to its most enthusi-