Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-07-10
BEN WADE ON GREELEY.

w tho OoLhmlttee Vi Arrangements OF
the Grant and Wilson ratification meet
ing, but was received too late to be
read
WASHINGTON, June "a. 1873
Wil1tana A. Cook, Esq. and Gentzens a
Of the Com0.jttee Of A1rangrese tx:
very much regret that shall lie
obliged TO leave this city before your
ratification meeting takes place, and
therefore must decline your kind AID
complimentary invitation.
1t would have afforded me great
pleasure to have been present to testify
IN person to the true and intelligent
Republicans of Washington my I'M
wavering devotion to the principles Of
the Republican party, and to declare
how heartily | approve the action of
their great convention at Philadelphia
We do not expect the Democratic party
or the mere selfish, disappointed hang
ers on of the Republican party to APP
prove the action of that convention.
1t Is as natural for that party to hate
General Grant as it is for all true Re-
publlcans to honor and admire him :;
and why should not that party hate him
above all men-yea, and fear him too !?
Did not the Republican party, under
his leadership In the field, meet, over
throw, and utterly destroy that party
organization with the only principle it
ever habitat is, to lord it over AND
crample down the weak and oppressed,
and to extend the curse of human
slavery over the entire continent, and
thus to erect an odious oligarchy on
the ruins of our free and glorious Re-
public.
No wonder they hate the men and
party through whom their nefarious
hopes were crushed. The civil admin
lstratlon of General Grant has been as
beneficial and successful as his military
career was efficient and decisive.
W hen was the country more prosper
Gus in every department than now ?
Look at the reduction of taxes and the
public debt at the same time, aud then
tell me grumblers of what you have to
complain. Where is the man since
Washington who has rendered great er
or better service to the Republic than
Gen. Grant? Name him if he is
found, and l will help to make him
President. But if no such man is to
be found, then [ am for Grant against
the world.
AS to the second man on the ticket,
Henry Wilson, he is well known to US
all. He is an old soldier in the cause
of Republicanism. He served it
faithfully and effectively from its organ
ization. He is the very incarnation of
the genius of America. In no other
soil under heaven could such a plant
take root and flourish Born and nur-
tured in poverty, obscurity and destitu-
ton, experiencing in his own person all
the hardships and privations incident
to such condition, he knows well how
sympathize with the laboring portion to
the people, and to his eternal honor be
it said that In the days of his prosperity
he has never for a moment forgotten
his associates in poverty or ceased to
labor for their elevation and prosperity.
When We reflect upon what the Republi-
can party has accomplished since its
organization; we may well be proud.
No other body of men within the range
of history has done so much to advance
the welfare of mankind, to establish the
great principles of justice, liberty and
equality. Yet their mission is by no
means accomplished. There are many
important governmental questio rs yet
to be settled, and no other so compe-
tent to the task To doubt the success
of such party, when pitted against
the broken cohorts of the old slavery
party is an insult to the intelligence
and virtue OF the American people.
When great political party has pc
come so consciously depraved that they
feel there is no hope of reform, suicide
may, perhaps, in such case be a virtue,
and such seems to be the condition of
the Democratic party at this time
By adopting Mr.. Greeley as their
standard bearer, they deliberately adj
nit, if they are honest, that the poorest,
weakest, most vacillating and uncertain
Republican is an improvement on any
thing to be found in their own party
But let US stand by our own noble can
didates as faithfully as they have stood
by the principles of Repubicanism,
and our triumph is certain.
3. E. WADE