The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-07-25
The rpalarity, even, of General Grant

" much over az ono result cI tiAS c'uil-
paign ! rejoice at it. We have been
PARTED and solIiercd nigh unto death.
/ why don't you turn out your brother il,
Las Casey at New Orleans, and Cramer at
/ Copenhagen?
How stand the candi dates for the Pres
idcncy? They are both before the people
as candidates for a high office. Their
characters are free subjects of comment,
/ VIII you permit Inc to make a comparison,
I Here is be of the white coat and the spec
tacles. Here is he also Of the cigar and
epaui.ttes. Obc has been before the
country for forty years, instructng and
I being instructed in those great principles
which undcrlic our republican form Of gov
erument; the other was brought to the
surface from among the hides Of his tan
! merry at G;!cua, by the thundcrs of civil
war, rs dead bodies are said to rise by the
/ firing u cannon One has been furnIshci
! by his party with nearly everything he
( has,-cXcept his babits,-thc other has
I furnished his party with a large share Of
/ all it possesses, except iheir habits. Ap,
plauae aud laughter. One is rich from
many gifts; the otLcr poor from having
gwen. Renewed applause Where
doubts arise, one smokes: the other thinks.
! One seeks the acquisition Of distant islands
as an asylum for worn out politicians; the
/ other a~pIrcs to the purchase of the five
acre meadow adjoining his firm as IL pas
turo for bis COWS. One receives horse
and bull pups as presents, and rewards
the donors with Offices; the othcr raises
them on his farm. Laughter. One,
! vixen tired of the cares Of State and the
/ opportunities Of u!cc-scekcrs, seeks re
lief among the fast NTH and fast horses at
. i.ong Brtnch; the other seeks rost among
the trees and the sober cows at his farm.
ono returns with title deeds in his pocket
and tie smell of mint upon his breath;
the other Genes back to Us with hay seed
IN lis hair and the honest smell Of oxen in
his clothes. Applause,
You are surprised that thc Democratic
party can swallow Horace Greeley. Well,
gcmtlrnen, your surprise has just com
meucrd This will be to yoa the most sur
prism. campai"n you eyer experienced.
You had 10 difficulty in swallowing Grant,
/ Ben Butler, and Johnny Logan, uniform!
and all, Including spurs. Applause. The
truth Is, the time has come when the Dem
ocratic party realizes that to carry out
Democratic principles it is not indispcnsa-
( biz necessary that Democrat should be
chosen for that purpose. An honest Re
publican is better than an uncertain Dem
ocrat. The interests Of particular class
are not always best subservcd by mem
her of that class There is no warmer
which underlc our Republican form Of
Government, dear To all Americans
than that distinguished German, Carl
Schurz. There is no Drawer opponent of
proscriptiye legislation, no more ardent de
fender Of individual liberty, 50 dear to all
/ Germans as that distinguished American,
Horace Greeley. Democratic principles
would be safe i'll the hands of either.
! Horace Greeley was nominated, not by the
/ politicians Of the country, but in spite Of
/ them. 1t i, now coming to be pretty well
understood that tie politicians were oppns-
/ cd to his nomination. 1t was that strong
hold he had ON the confidence Of the people
Of the country that forced its way into the
Convention at Cincinnati and compelled
his nomination it. was that confidence
which tho Democratic party felt in the
! kindliuess of heart, the purity of motives,
the sterling integrity which Horace Greeley
possessed, that forced itself into the Balti-
more Convention aud nominated him there
1t is the people of the country, and not
the politicians that are going to elect him.
He is tho candidate of the people. lie is
going to be the President Of the peoI lc,
and Of all the people. Applause.
This movement SO happily incorporated,
, ii'tdiiN tiilI VI iicN party Utt,
and of the better elements of the old par
ties'-a liberal party; party not built
upon the grudScs of the past ten years; n
party That does hot ask to got into power
upon the hatreds of tho past, but Il party
that viii build itself on the needs Of the
present and be sustained by its hcpcs of
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that that party shall become as the Grant
party has become, gift enterprise and cor
rupt party, We Will destroy that party aud
/ build up another. We will keep on break
{ iug up old corruptlons and building up new
Why, these gentlemen at Philadelphia
enwt SO fur in their promises of reform
that they agreed that, in case YOU would
give them further lease Of power, that
they would even treat the women of the
caantry respectfully, laughter and ap-
plause and, believe, Susan Il. Anthony
has taken this to be so great 4 compliment
thai she goe saboGt TIE country advocating
the election If Grants and is calIingupon her
sisters to do likewise. | don't know bat
the strong minded sisters will 20 to work
making slippers, silk purses and smoking
caps, to present TO the Gift-taker, III order
to make their " calling and election sure. =
! suspect the promises Of reform which You
make in your Philadelphia platform cannot
TIC relied upon. 4 Univcrsalist minister
once delivered series Of sermons to an
audience WHICH was not very familiar with
his doctrines Of universal salvation. At
the close Of the series an old gentleman
!. came to the preacher and expressed his
great adm .tion Of the sermons which lie
had hear,l "It's a beautiful doctsins, -
said he, THAT all evil he gathered in; but
now tell me on the dead, between YOU aud
me, amt you afraid there's some catch
about the damned thins?" The people
are beginning to suspect there is some
cateh' abou, the rrofusc promises which
You made at Philadelphia If you are
really in favor ofreforin in the civil service,
parties as long As We live. Applause.
1t will be the mission Of this rev party