Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-08-22

3 tTeheDu. j eH arc "c'co"f W thV'' po-
litical situation, and to their feelings
over it. They cannot conceal it by any
whippingin process, Whereby through
numbers they hope to conceal, II not
Justify, their unpr,ncipled course; they
are acting WRONG, and they know 1t, and
no cry of "w0li' will shield their lead
ers Those Of the people who through
mistak, n fealty to conventions, to disc-
pine, or through the devices Of those
who know better, are misIead, will, alter
the election, plainly perceive it, and re-
turn to the proper utilization from which
thew are now distracted But, fellows
citizens, while would not conceal from
You the measure Of success which this
Greeley Democracy has met with-a
success that a,tunshed themselves vet
it is not by far that fall measure that
renders either certain or probable that
snch a conspiracy can place another
Radical with new flock of Official corr
morants, in Office to feed upon the sub
stance Of the people They know it now,
and it viii be more and more fully i'm.
pressed upon them as the returns come
in from State after State, showing that
the people will not trust dishonesty and
trickery.
The reaction against it hos already
set IN. Nuumount Of Misrepresentation
cnn keep bnck the truth long The
noisy and oGici0us Greeeyites have had
it ali their own way. Ten Of these men
DO more taIking in day than 100 hon
est voters do in month 1t is not sur
prising, therefore, that on TIE surface
things looked favorable for them to those
who did not look beneath the surface
These evidences of progress ana success
deceived superficial observers. Radical
ism lent il strength to thi, through their
press and telegraph The entire country
was daily Informed of the great and
growing popularity Of Horace Greeley
m the Democratic party by the organs
OF Grant Pcuple did not stop to reflect
thnt If this was true the friends of Grant
would be the last to encourage it Il
was driven into their ears by he Raids
Gals because they hoped it would disrupt
and disorganj2e all opposition TO their
own nominee, and control full appre
citation of the dangers 70 their own party
| from this action. 1t WAS thus by trick,
cry that Il superficial, hut noisy popular
| ity, was apparently built up, and among
those who were in the same boat the
best OF spirits was maintained by pat
| ting each other on the back and calIng
| the thing wonderful revolution. Eur
with all these advantages it is hollow as
| it Is rotton. 1t is Il compact with evil
and Tor evil, and it viii he defeated
| need not 90 ont Of our own state 70 show
! fhis the same causes produce the
same effects The disgust OF the honest
Democracy Of this district is IN full
| sympathy with the disgust OF the hon
rst Democracy of other districts. d.
not intend 20 enter into deleace Of the
course we have determined To pursue
/ II is its own best defence that it Is truly
I 4 neera.ic and in the only best inter
ests Ct Oh me bonored party. PoIti-
cal trimmer ear ranks, or from
the Repuhtcar AZ are not to step
the front and try to teact Us Democracy
~ adopting sorehcad Radical as their
candidate for the Presidency. The END
never jusjirs the means unless both are
! rIaht Ii is not right n0w for The inter
p Of our country that Horace Greeley
| should be at the head Of It's affairs Il
| is not right that decri'iul tricAcry and
dishonest moons should he used TO place
him there Both the end and the means
are wrong, and they shouId therefore be
defeated. But it is said that III purSun2
| the course we propose we practically ali
! General Grant Whose fAult is that
Are zee responsible to' Grant. or his
| election heretofore or hereafter Have
we been offered Democratic alternative
| for Grant hy the body which had the
power to DO so, and would have done 50
| had it been an honest Democratic body
! Ii, in defeating Radical ~ much
ncaner than Grant RS it IL possible for
| one man to be, who is more Influential
and mare active than another, is it NOT
the fault OF those who place us IN that
predicament2 The policy Of General
Grants administration has been corrupt
and wrong. ! would not vote for him
! nor wonld any of you, unless the alter
native was something worse Our pro-
p sed action is to prevent such an alter
uati e, We propose to have u Demo
cratic ticket aud 10 vote for IT. and no,
to take a choice between two Republic
cans We propose to rehuke those dis
honest Democratic politicians who
thought they could sell and deliver to
the enemy the masses of the Demo-
cratic party; and if, in inAicting that
rebuke, Gen. Grant is elected to the
Presidency, and evil ensues, the respou-
sibihty viii r2st primarily upon those
who vote for him, and next, if not chief
Is, upon those who are making this at
tempt TO serve the devil in the livery OF
heaven. Enthusiastic applause.
PRIOR to the Cincinnati Conven,