The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-07-18
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Hawley, jr., Democrat(, as chairman.
This selection was endorsed by the
meeting, and James mounted the dry
goods box rostrum, and got off some
brief, but quite well delivered remarks,
evincing that the young man had turn
ed his attention somewhat to his duties
upon this momentous occasion.
The Hon. o. ID. Tisdale, who has
been in his way republican since
some time early in the rebellion, next
took the stand, and spoke for some
thing like half an hour. Daniel show
ed considerable ability as talker. and
we candidly think he commended HIM
self to the new regime as a candidate
for Congress in this district as how
ever the Hon. j. w. Dixon was not
present, as we observed, and did not
speak, we would not be understood as
disparaging his claims. We thought
Daniel did not quite come up to the
mark in pitching into Grant. In this
particular, we fear he did not trim just
exactly right to suit his hackers for
congressional honors, and he certainly
failed to supplement the terrible ana
themas against Grant, Of the brains of
the republican party, which he located
in Sumner, Schurz Il Co. Daniel said
it was not Grant he found fault with,
but those by whom he was surround
ed. Well, Daniel barring the discussion
of the question as to the honesty or dis
honesty of Grants assistants, amt you
jumping out of the frying pan into the
fire when You call in the Blair's, Sey-
mours, Tweed's, Belmont's, Andy
Johnson's, JEFF. Davis's, Breckinridge's,
Deans, Gillaspy's, Grinnell's, ct id 4me
genus9 Daniel in cnumerating late
distinguished republicans now sou-ed,
included with much gusto Judge Doc
little, of Wisconsin, the President Of
the late democratic Baltimore conven-
ton. Now, Daniel, if your republicans
ism dates back of Andy Johnson's
time, we fear your mind has become a
little muddlcd with too free association
for two or three years past with the
redoubtable Col. G.. and the erratic
Dean. While we think of it, however,
Daniel did, later in his remarks, rather
derisively allude to Gen. Grants visits
to Long Branch. This as a back-hand-
ed lick ON his previous endorsement of
Grant was quite ingeniously put and
served we'll to sort of balance his ac-
count with the President. The best
hit however, Dan. got off was in his
description of the great tidal wave for
Greeley, which he declared was now
setting in. Said Dan, the people come
flocking in to our standard from Dan to
Bershceba. This was truly practical
as to the starting point, at least.
Next came upon the stand our high
ly beloved fcllow-citizen, Col. George
Gillaspy, gentleman whose studious-
ly faithful observance of all his, Pied
ges made in common with our people
guarantees the sincerity Of his emotions
al heart. Georges talk was of the usual
type.
After the Col. came Patrick Brady,
Esq. We will not undertake to follow
him in his remarks, and will only say
that his position reminds us that our
city council is now divided a little diff
ferent, politically, than it was when
elected last spring. The audience was
called together by the sweet strains of
our excellent brass band, and at its Jar
gest numbered from $50 to 200, of which
at least two-thirds were Grant men,the
balance were democrats, and say a half
dozen or possibly dozen liberal re-
publicans. AS Col. George was about
to mount the rostrum, he called for
three cheers for Greeley and Brown in
which, perhaps, forty voices joined
This seemed like pat occasion for the
Grant boys to call for three cheers for
Grant, which were given with no little
vim. We cannot coincide in the pro-
priety ofthe boys doing so. We should
have much preferred that it had not
been douc, though we will say, saving
this little outburst Of Grant enthusiasm
in which not over half the republicans
present Joined, nothing occurred to in
the least interfere with the meeting.
After Brady, the chairman of the
meeting was called for, and also Mr..
Washburn, but no response being
made, the audience quietly and silently
dispersed as though retiring from o flu
neral occasion.
The burden of all the remarks made
was Reform, Reform, and in our minds
eye we conned over the list of the inn
maculate reformers.