Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-10-15

been the result, Inccd not 90 into de.
tails; it is sufficient 10 say that we fought
successfully one of the greatest wars that
ancient or modern times has ever seen,
aud triumphed over the rebellion. Loud
applause. Not only have we done that,
| but we have blotted out the institution OF
slavery, which has been the disgrace of
our nation. Applause. Wo have given
the rights Of citizenship 10 100000 of
people whom the Democratic Party had
declared had no rights which tho white
man WAS bound to respect. Applause.
1t has given this country eleven years of
the greatest prosperity it has ever known.
| Daring The Zen years ending 1870, the
taxable property OF the country has been
more than doubled. Has there ever been
q time when the manufacturing and COM
mcrciaNntcresis. all things taken into
consideration, were more prosperous
/ than to-day Was there ever time
! when the working men, who toll Tor their
blstd had better remuneration Indeed.
such has been our prosperity ard success
! that the attention oi All the nations OF
The earth has been attracted TO our
shores TO people our vast Western coun.
Try. Who. mors do you want2 DO you
expect tina: this country can be more sue
cos,inl under any othsr administration
YOU could have? Do you believe that
taking the control oi affairs from those
who have guarded So faithfully and well,
and pntting It into the hands Of Horace
Greeley. with rebels and pro-slavery
Democrats. would be any bsttot for the
country? Applause and cries of mo" VI
| appeal to the business men of New
York whether Republicans or Democrats,
it you desire or are willing to have such
a change A voice, I'VE are not going
to have it."l M. you are not going to
hare it, That is one OF the questions
that are settled When WAS boy my
old grandmother used to tell me 70 ''let
well enough alone" Applause My
impression i, that this country is doing
well, aud we might rs well be satisfied
With continuation of doing well, aud
certainly not make change. when there
is n strong liabiity-indeed, almost 4
ccrlamty--oi doing worse. [Applauso.
Oar opponents say Gen. Grant has prov
ell very inefficient President--that he
can't make speech. [Laughler..1 Some.
OF our Republican friends in Maine now
wish that when Horace Greeley swung
around the Eastern circle he had been un-
able to make speech daughter. If
he had not made any more speeches than
Gen. Grant. the Republican majority
would have been less than il was.
! Laughter. You remember that when
| he started from bis home he went up into
| Vermont for some purpose, and whom he
met his Democratic friends there he
! found after all that manAiud was not so
much unlike, and that human nature was
very much alike everywhere, whether
Democrat or Republican. lie WAS be-
coming to think very much better of
! those men ho had talked 50 hard about,
aud he WAS getting tho asperiIcs very
much soncned.n When he got to Bruins
wick, the seat of learning in our State,
ne made speech there, and hc told the
people that in his old age he was beoom-
/ ing VERY soltsned.' Some OF the boys
we're 20 wicked as To say that thNy thought
that the soltenng was in tho brain more
lhan anywhere elso. Laughter | vas
speaking Of the complaints that are made
about Gen. Grant. You know that there
are all so,is OF calumnies that it il posi-.
bic Tor nau TO invent hurled at his devot.
ea head. At ono time YOU would suppose
n vas an imhccile, and had no power 10
10 anyth.ag that was OF any sor. ol conse.
lucncc that he WAS mere puppet IN
Washington, to be controlled by dozen
men. In the next breath they toll YOU
Gen. Grant is forcing the people OF this
country To elect him President. Laugh.
ter, and some of your papers are telling
YOU that he is aspiring 10 change the form
of Government to make himself King,
and il we don't take care this miserable
imbecilc will be King of this country.
[Lauchter.1 Then they say tia. he ap-
points too many relatives 10 Office. When
Mr. Greeley WAS in Maine last winter on
! his way to give lecture, nc admitted 20
a gentleman tAs, Gen. Grant was An
honest man; tnat on the whole he had
! given us pretty fair Administration,
and the only reason he could give when
pressed why Gen. Grant should not he
renoniinated was that he appointed rather
too many relatives to Office I. I Laughter.
1t is poor case that must be bolstcrcd
up in this way. But Gen. Grant has nev-
er, at any time, complained OF these re-
ports of all sort, that have been made
about himself when General of the Army
or since he has been President. 1t was
only after that bitter, wicked and malig-
nant speech was made against him in the
Senate of the United States, that he said,
"I am willing to put my acts against Mr.
Summers words" Loud applause. ]
Senator Sumner is an unfortunate man
who has fallen victim to his own per-
5onal preiudicos and passions. / hope
the time will come when he will redeem