The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-27

rather the camp followers, commssaries and
suffers, who were ready to see how much could
be made out of the body and bones of the South
after secession has been killed.
:, wen, fellow-citizens, you testify with me
tnat this great movement must and will 90 for
ward; you agree with me that if great peril
should overtake our country, and no nation
ever knows how soon or from what quarter
peril may be encountered, that we should be
glad to have on our side. sustaining our coun-
Try and our flag, the men who fought against
us so desperately in that last struggle We
should be glad to have them; we should trust
'them, venture to say, as among the best Union
men, after their sad experience, the men who
could not be tempted again to desert the flag of
tne country; they realize that it is a different
thing fighting under that flag than against it.
know there are thousands among them who
IN the midst of that great struggle, when they
came to look up to the flag of the Union felt
SAD y to think they were not fighting with that
nag over their heads rather than Haunting it
angfily before them. They were dragged into
the thing, which / always thought was not
sanctioned by the deliberate Judgment of the
southern people. 1t was conspiracy of fraud
ana violence. If at any time before blood was
shed they had had fair chance to vote for or
against the Union, you would have had great
majority of them in favor of the Union. But
am not here to discuss issues. 1 am here to
say words with regard to the spirit of the peo-
pie whom L have lately visited have been
ONO and Indiana, and l do testify that if any
majority shall be got in either of these States
against the liberal ticket in the election at hand
y ~ VIII have to be bought and very dearly paid
Now what is the spirit of those people? 7
nave looked in their eyes; have seen so many
thousands of them at Pittsburg, coming there
~ rainy night just after the great soldiers
convention had declared against u.s. was
astonlshed to find 10000 people in the streets,
mn md aTY
most enthusiastic welcome.
AT cincinnati the numbers that turned out
Were as great that. 1 need not speak of
louisville where it is all on one side But at
Indianapolis, the centre of Indiana, in my de-
hoerate judgment there were 10000 men who
were participating in our organization and our
usplay there, and rejoicing in their confidence
mat no possibility could defeat the Liberal can
uldate in the election at hand. 1 don't believe
there is money enough in the treasury or re-
Gently taken out of the treasury to buy the
State of Indiana don't believe they could
conlonlZe enough or repeat enough to
prevent that State from electing Gov Hen
drlcks. was not disappointed in. Ohio
decided than L had believed her.
have seen at least 100000 of her voters in
my journey. L tell you their enthusiasm and
unanmlty are such that believe they cannot
De beaten 1t the election were had tomorrow
know how it would result. They tell us we
may carry Indinana and Pennsylvania, but can
not carry Ohio. 1 tell you it is not So We
have a very large Liberal Republican vote
there, besides the German vote which is near
ly solid for us, and of which there are many
thousands, and at least $1,000 who have al
ways voted the Republican ticket are now
among the most enthusiastic supporters of the
Liberal ticket. u ~ . \
Ut your own State l need not speak You
know what the heart of Pennsylvania is She
has always desired to have honest faithful,
frugal, trustworthy rulers, though she has not
always succeeded. She has meant to have
them, and am confident she will get them
Without taking more of your time l simply
come to give you cheering word. Let me
assure you that all things are right and that
nothing but the power of money can deprive us
of the victory. On the Sth of October they
must pay voters to get them. Now, 1 believe,
fellow-citizens, there are no 100000 to sell their
votes among the 300, 900 that support the Lber-
al ticket. If there are, / entreat them to make
them pay WELL If you are mean enough to
sell yourselves, have at least the pride to ask
decent price Qaughter). They rely on their
money. They have no other reliance, and you
can defeat them if you will. / believe you
will. uae -I F4 ms Faf
believe the wires will flash into New York
on the 8th of October the result of your cleo
tion You will cast no cloud upon the face of
the Liberals of our great city, but that they
shall rejoice with you in their confident trust
that the 8th of October has settled the fight on
this election and that November will only re-
echo and reverberate your triumph Friends l
will say no more. tz AKIN