The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-10-18

RepubllcanlSm, as We'll as the sever
est chastisement ofthe Democracy
ever presented to an audience in.
this town. The Captain is gifted
with fine voice and delivery as
well as with tho faculty of using
pure and forcible English words.
He does not waste any words.
Every sentence hits some politi-
cal fallacy or explodes some polit-
ical humbug. He thought it one
of the best arrangements of our
political system that those who
were trusted with power by the
people must come back at short
intervals and place the scepter in
the hands of those who gave it,
where they could be called to an
account of their stewardship. He
had no apologies to make for the
Republican administration, and
could conscientiously come be-
fore the people and ask them to
give it four more years of power.
He alluded to the fact that the
Democrats had often, on the field
of battle, raised the old flag to de-
coy union soldiers in to a rebel
ambush-were doing the same
thing now. They had a Republi-
can decoy in the shape of Gree
ley, and his Liberal supporters.
The real object of the movement
is. to give the Democrats the pow
er, and if Greeley is, elected they
will have it. The Democratic
party had always been sectional
party; were always bidding for
southern influence and votes; do
ing that in this campaign. The
Republican party thought some OF
the balance of the people had
some rights in this government,
but it had never tried to dissolve
the union when the majority was
against it. The old Democrat
ic southern cry was, give us this Oh
We will fight; give us that or we
will dissolve the union. They have
always violated every solemn com
pact they have entered into. They
had brought on war. Their poll.
cy had always been rule or ruin
Buchanan said the government
had no power to put down seces
sion, and let secsionists take con,
troll. Horace Greeley said he was
right. He was the only Republi
can in the United States that ap
proved this doctrine. There was
method in his madness; alluded
to the charge of corruption, wa:
not going to apologize. Who are
the men that make the charges O
theft against the Republican adj
ministration? Are they not the
same men who stole the money
and arms of the goYernmen at few
years ago, and who would have
stolen the crown jewels of human
liberty had the Republicans not
rose in their might and grapplet
them by the throat. These are
the men who talk of theft. o
shame, where is thy blush.
But we cannot undertake to fol
low Captain Anthony's speech
without doing him great injustice
To tell the truth, we were 81
much interested that our pencil
refused to do duty, and we coult
do nothing but listen, as did the
entire audience. He continued
for over an hour to throw hot sho'
into the Democratic camp. Ou
people were entirely pleased witt
his effort, as was shown by the
frequent bursts of laughter ant
applause. We have heard many
campaign speakers, but We have
never, we believe, listened to ont
who could present his case will
more force and clearness. There
was no special pleading ar bun
combe about it. There may have
been no converts by this speech
because nearly everybody here arc
Republican now, bat we are salts
fed that not a Republican went
away from the hall that night who
did not feel stronger in the faith
and prouder of the party and its
noble record and principles.
The meeting was grand sue
cess. There were at least foul
hundred peoplepresent, and at the
adjournment three rousing cheers
were given for Grant and Wilson
while the band gave us the patri-
otto and good old yankee Doc
de-