Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-05-16
ELI PERKINS.
Why He Goes to- Cincinnati.
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Pm sick of politics, and Pm going to
quit the regular Republican, ship and
start on this farewell voyage with Mr..
Greeley. Yes, I've Joined, Horace and
Charles, 1 ike fighting men. l like
men who, when the life of the Repub-
lie was. Threatened, shouldered their
muskets and-aud and -. I
don 'tlike men who, like Grant, staid in
New, York during the war and abused
the fighting Generals. Grant Won { do
for me. o, mol / want O military man
IA man who, like Mr.. Greeley, ,risked
his life, and carried the old flag all over
the City Hall yard, and who rallied
at the bugle call of freedom-up at
Chappaqua. l'f5 zntHatpi 5ill
sniDon't talk to me about signing our DO
1itical death <warralltsi Don't we re-
member the splendid success of Henry
j. Raymond when ne ser eaed from fhe
party and went over to Philadelphia?
Don't we have before Us, the brilliant
history of Senator Doolittie? Don't we
refer with pride to the triumphant sue
cess of Senator Grimes? Have we not
before US the brilliant example of Chief
Justice Chase and Andy Johnson, who
marched on to glOry, and lett the old
Republican ship, with Grant and Will
son and Morton to go to the d. dew
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Yes, history will repeat itself, and
the same glory awaits us that awaited
Chase and Grimes and Doolittle. Don't
talk to Horace Greeley and J.: the old
political hive is full, and we are. bound
to'swarm. We leave the old hive and
the old Republican honey gathered
from Kansas, and from emancipation,
and a republic saved to. Grant and
Sickles, and those scnundrels who ear
ried the old stars and stripes. from safe
places in Boston and. Philadelphia, and
ruthlessly exposed the dear o.d flag to
be shot at by the rebels Of Virginia and
South Carolina. " -, -
We are bound to be right. If you
ask US if we are high tariff to suit New
England, or low tariff to suit the West,
we answer emphatically-yes
We propose to abolish all crime-to
do away with custom, houses. and have
all vessels land at some other place.
F We propose to stop taxation, and
pay the National debt out of our own
pockets, if we have to steal every cent
in the Treasury to do it. In fact. if
there's anything in this world which
we, asa party, openly idetest, il is one
thing more than another--and we
pledge ourselves to abolish it. ad-
81 If you ask if we are for high tariff
to suit Mr. Greeley, or low tariff to suif,
George Pendleton, 1--WE admit emphat-.
ically that we are. 10 bg3 sll1 o. ~
. Grant has only three principles i'm
have peace, contentment, and
pay the national debt while we have
eight principles-five loaves, two fishes.
and Il placein the Custom-House. - -.
Grant says let JEFF Davis and Beaure-
gard stay where they are, while we say
give them amnesty and 'front.' seats in
Congress and the Senate. IL. s-5a. i-..,'- -.
For these reasons / to-daynbecome a
predigal, and go off with Greeley to.
live on the Cincinnati husks, resolving
never toicome back till they promise to
kill the. fatted clstom-hOuses calf, and
give us the sweet bread and sirlOin.e ~.