Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-09
WHOLE NO. 80
Aorace creeley's Speeches
From the courierJourusl

tTateOpy Horace VTcclcI. Late anu
earlylong before he became our
candidate for the Presidency when
his political opinions were opposed
to eur own--we entertained and cN-
pressed sentiments of Kindness, bor-
dermgon personal affection. for the
simple-hearted and largc-minded cd
itor Of the New York Tribune. We
knew him, and we went bail for him
with the Southern people; and.
whilstwc are glad that our rcprcScn-
tations have been rirtdicatcd-whilst
weare glad that our people have seen
him and heard him for themselves.
and are able TO bear their own tcsti-
m0Es 10 the truthfumess of our rep
rosefit must say that his
uttermces along the line of travel
which he has pursued have surpassed
even our expectations. What wor-
der that they should change the csti-
mate of Mr.. Voorhees,?
Grandcr uttcrauccs never fell from
the lips of any statesman or patriot.
Ict they have been delivered under
the most trying circumStanccs-iro
the platforms of r@ilway carriages
from the platforms II WAY ->,dc inns
to tumultuous crowds. without
preparation ofamy sort, literally V over
ilowing with a full aud earnest spirit.
like the songs of the skNlnrk - in
profusc strains OF unprecedented
art
1t is not enough tn say of ih"m that
| they are the best campaign speeches
ever made by II candidate for office
| tor they are more th,n that. They
are noble appeals TO American man
hood. Tlirv recall the oil Cont.
mental fires 1T the sginc tInr tha,
they illuminate thaI broader
and more complicated pv.t iral sy,,
ten. which the cXiwruric> ui an en-
larging country have Developed, bu
the operations of which arr. ulhup
PLY, cloggcd by >"ct;"uaii>m ant
corruption. They simplify both tn,
cause and the remedy. they ar,
frank aad tcrsc; rvadln. nothing
showing where the evil lies: show
ing how. it may be reached and cor
rccted; dealing plainly, but will
singular appropriateness, by all tn,
issues before the people. AT Pitts
bnrg, ut Cinciuuati, at Newport. a
Louisville, at Jeiiersomvlllc. at In
iianapolis, at Hamilton, at Dayton
at Cleveland, was ever there such ;
pure and clear flow OF straightiur
ward, manly patriotism and wisdom,
His notion about the gathering %
spariiSan soldiers; his free and opcl
talk about his own war record hi
observation, about the finances: hi
remarks about the South and ia
black people: his touching rcicrru,
to the Confederate dead: hi> mrnia
tribute 10 labor: his frank. old-fa>l
ioncd speech TO the olh-linr aboll
tiOniats of the Western Rrsrry,
could they possibly he exceeded i
pith, in dircclncs>, in trrl>itul candu
which suspects nothin. and uarcs nj
that become, an homes! man! 30 il,
trcpid and 80 oppcriumc. so unrc
served and 50 composed. they carr
the mind back To the days W hen lit
ness was considered essential To In
Presidential office. and the pcupi
had an honest dread of currllptiou
when our public men wore thri
morals, like their knrc.brcrrhr,
trinity: when private worth was hrl,
10 be OF hardly less vaiur than publi
virtue III the makers aud executor
of laws: when Virginia >rut hclu I,
Massachusetts. and the Grr.m Mcrr,
tain Boys rallied to dr!rul thu Car
ruliua> when Franklin wrote an,
Joel Barlow sang. ANA the bell in Ia
dependence Square was yet swim.
ing III its stcrplc; when our La:
Heated over one united people. an,
every man WAS proud to call him,ri
an American citizen.
1t is the revival OF this spirit W hic,
auirnatrS tie liberalism ui the pre-.
cmt hour. 1t is IL" revival OF ihi
spirit which WarE, the war-wasic,
hopes of the South. 1t j. tn" rev IL :,
of this spirit To which Horace Gree
Icy is devoting unrivalcd powers q
speech. 1t is the revival OF lhi
spirit that i dcbauched AdmiHistra
ilon, upheld by plundrrcrs and a,l
vrnimrer>, fears. This spirit-thi
o!a-tihe. patriotic spirit this spiri
OF nationality and pcacc--llIis spiri
of political and moral cni'ramcllise
nicnt-is an Indispensable condition
precedent TO reform OF every sort. 1,
civil service reform. To rcvruuc re-
form, TO social and labor reform
Mr.. Greeley, more Than amy man
represents it. the spirit of rccomcilia
ton. lie represents it in his lille. i,
his character and in his utterancrs
and he has represented i, in his ante
cedcnts. lie deserves TO he on
nominee, because he has rrprrsentc,
ii, and he deserves To br elected be
cause he can best carry il out.
Ii this is not the popular vcrdic
we are fallen upon DEGENERATE times
For our psrI, we believe il is tn,
! popular verdict. We believe tha
Mr.. Greeley has made thousands o
, votes wherever he has been. rfh,
has MOI. then there j. 10 efficacy il
| specch-makirg: for no man cvci
spoke so well. We only wish that
all the people could see him as well
Us read him. Ills visit 30 Louisville,
where very mrariy cverS body was for
| him before he came, has siill aducu
10 the number, and. if he has not
made thousands of Liberals Ill ONO
and Indiana. we mistake the good
pcople of both States. We believe
he has, and we believe he is going to
be elected. Bmt, elected or not, he
| has increased his power aud popu.
ularity with his fcllow-csuntrymcn
who can never be too sratcful for the
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