, 1872-10-19
Poll I lC Al.
Great Liberal Meeting
at Central Hall.
Gpeeeh of Hon. James e. DoolittEe,
Of Wisconsin.
Senator Morton, Of lndi-
ana, Answered.
Encouraging News from the
Doubtful States.

Doubtful States.
Miscellaneous Political Items
from Various Points.
HON. J. r. DooLlTTLE REPLIES TO SENATOR
MORTON, OF INDIANA.
The Hon. J. R. Doolttlo spoke yesterday even
ing at Central Hail. on Wabash avenue, to q
large gathering of Liberals. The meeting was
presided over by Judge Otis, who stated Ills
pleasure at the largo attendance, showing as it
did the interest felt in reform and good govern
ment. They knew that he was q candidate for
Congress. In accepting the nomination he had
said, if elected, he would do all he could to far
ther the interests OF his great district. He was
politician, but specially interested in the material
interests Of the city, and in rebuilding it to
be more beautiful than it was before.
Tho city, being the commercial centre Of the
Northwest, required special attention. The
Government had taken charge Of the finances,
and we're controlling them with an iron rule.
More fexibility YVES wanted, and more adapta-
ton to the requirements Of a growing metropo-
lis. ThoEe matters must be looked into. he
then addressed Judge Doolittle, who said:
DOOI4ITTLE.
He felt honored to speak the citizens Of Chicago
In his Life, some questions he had acted with the
Democracy, others he had acted with the great Be
publican party, up to 1866 when he felt himself con-
strained to leave it, and became in unison with the
Democracy. He had thus become well acquainted with
that knowledge N testified tbat the great mass Of both
were honest in their political conviction. Their po
cal was second only to their religious creed and they
were separated from another mainly by 1nisunder
standings He purposed, therefore, to address the
jndgent and reason Of the people hoping II be per-
On the % preceding evening, he hsd listened to the
speech Of the great senator from Indiana, Tor he
the great had se1sd tSa bss
argument that could be made for Grants reelection,
for GEeeeys defeat 1ad wst be had to say aga'nss
himself on the result Of the recent elections: But
there wns nothing in them Of which any Republican
had seen how the State wss carried The Marshal had
drawn so23 Oo0 while he should have drawn but Goo
appointed four five 1 a5S of
They were partisans, aud many had blank
warrants tor the arrest Of persons charged
dred persons had been indicted and only two arrested
and it was limited that those Of them who went for
more votes were cast than the census Showed voters
the rAte OF two to five hundred in county. Either
there was coloni7ing or fase returns Yet Tie Lb~
tu1e and five Congressnon. IN Maine, upon unques-
toned authority, al the State there deluge
Nearly $500, 900 spent in Maine by the Kepubli
cans to prevent the reduction Of their majority.
Ell aeaaanted said tit in one ward where both par
ties hid canvassed end there was nota difference Of
twenty the Giant men stood at the polls and pur-
paid Tor single vote In Pennsylvania the truth
coming ont, and it that the election returns
1900 Totes, perpetrated in Philadelphia. Where did
ali this money come from? From nsssssaents M On n Of
aass ss7s Of rzssS Tas esss s 's5
gentleman had seen "a letter from a
New York banking house stating that the money loan
ed On call would not be called in if they were sure
Grant to be elected, and these firms were practl
caly called to subscribe to campaign fund The
money loaned BY the banks too WIS often Government
funds These things raised the question whether this
Was Republican Government, or under which tie
peoples money could be Be- nsed to TO corrupt them .,. II
tons we're carried by money, they were not living
under Republican Government, but one Of rings.
asked what it to fight it. that they could carry
Pennsylvania again. But that was no reason why
Tamnsny had been overthrown for ita corruptons,
md the should be done to any other party which
ueeeeded By fraud It Tas no answer to say thst q
KANSAS. That was Of the most powerful reasons
Tor the success Of the Republican party. So
hs Wta the Dsis Liberals % in denuneiaton of these
recent frauds. There nothing in the recent eee-
lions Of which any honest Republican could boas but
they were reason why he should vote with the
Libera1s.
against the liberals It said it unprincpled
coalition between designing Democrats and Republican
soreheads. II true, tie Liberal movement should he
condemned, but he believed he could show there vas
no truth in it. To show the needs Of the time was to
satafy every man that nnfounded and that the
union vas bazed on Pneps and patriotism THIS
States. In Virginia, Missouri and Tennessee
It begnn in Missouri two years ago. War was then
md the Constitutional amendments had been adopted.
But 5000 white citizens were disfraoch;sed by the
state Constitution and by test oaths. Tney could not
nta nr
though there vas no ciy1l WAT there vas continual
strife md haEd feeling l almost IS bad rs e ILL., % co
control the State and ooo ti intelligent
wrong enranchise the backs and dsfEanehisc ono
third Of the whites and under the lead Of B. Grat2
organized Liberal movement and aimed at great re.
suts, give freedom to the whites Of MISSOURI and
sa e oT
lie Government to crush out that Increment. They
sent Morton and their other speakers there ana Nor
the whites the rebels would come into power again.
and the Government would have to pay for slaves.
Inr to do there Those who were not dis1ranchised
sa the Liberals planting themselves on tha rock
Of justice They believed in the same things, and de-
cided not 10 opposition ticket, but to go side
by sid, with the Liberals, because they were fighting
for the Stoto Of Missouri and to redeem it, and must
Democracy told them to shake hands with the Iiber-
ala, not for office, but to give freedom to the State
4Dpg0 minority. That WIS Liberal and Democratic
Republcanie1n united together.
What results followed in Missouri? Peace, proe'
perity aud tranquility to missouri, and no Sats
had prospered more than her. Mr. Morton said the
Ku-fuux would out if Greeley was elected Thert
had been III Missouri and every part Of the State
had prospered, for the men who had beer
engaged civil war; could sit down and shake hands
ysr the past So 1t had been in Virginia quite
Us Illinois, because the hearts Of had been recon-
ciled. They had u true reconciliation, which ~en
where the bayouet could not reach.
These Liberals OF Missouri having done SO much fol
ttat State not content to enjoy it by themselves
and eArly March issued call to meet them in Gin
c3npst to bring about general reconciliation over the
country. Thousands met in that great Convention
hardly equaued for numbers, character embrac
Ing many Of those who made The Republican party aut
carried its brains and conscience The first they die
was to adopt platform, to which no man present
could object with the exception Of the tariff plank
Most Western were III favor Of free trade, ant
many who wanted to join the Liberals wished to MAKE
aAat the basis Of great party. Ent even Democrat
3ere divided on the tariff question. So they decidee
to remit the question the Congressional Districts
He did not himself like it at first, but finally con-
Guided it was fairly in accordance with II. II.
sp,rit Of the Constitution, and YVES tlt
I,st znd honestest way the question had ever bee1
dealt with. Generally. platforms had tarin pla1l
ve,1b birth