The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-08-03

The Philsdelphia Municipal Ring.
The Carpet-Bag Ring.
The Military Ring.
The Cameron.Kemble "Ads" Ring
The Monopolist Rings everywhere.
The Great Railroad Riugs
The National Bank Rings
The Southern Plumbers Rings.
The Ofice.holders' Ring.
The list might be continued indefinitely, but
the above will answer for the present. Probably
this Administration has been the most dishonest
one that has ever cursed this country. With q
lew honorable exceptions, Grants oficeholders
arc as corrupt Ms their master. This has been
demonstrated time and again within the past
twelve months. No wonder there is sponta.
neous uprising of the people and demand for q
change,
TWELVE REASONS WHY HORACE GREELEY
SHOULD BE PRESIDENT.
l. Because he wears broad .brimmed white
hat.
2. Because he owns an old white over.coat.
.. because he does not smoke, chew tobacco or
drink whisky.
a. Because be was born poor, and had to work
his way unaided.
.. Because he has received the degree of Doc.
tor of Laws from Amherst College
D. Because he never attended u dancing school.
and Is just IS frank and unaffected in his man.
ners were those honest patriot presidents.
General Zachary Taylor and Abraham Lincoln.
Z. Because he cannot be bribed or bought, or
frightened into wearing party yoke, or sub.
mitted to crsck of party whip.
8. Because he hates political rings and deals
heavy blows against corruption alike in his own
party and in that of his opponents
.. Because he afiliates with the common
masses, and defends the poor against the en-
croochments OF the corrupt aud selfish
| III. Because he does not feel bound to support
a candidate for the presidency before he is
nominated.
| II. Because. being himself nominated by the
unbiased sufrages of large and patriotic con.
vention, be does not refuse in advance to receive
the support of Democrats who think him honest
and wise enough to meet out justice to all peo.
pie, without regard to locality, race, color con.
dition or political name
IL. Because he will be the president OF the
whole people, and not of any party or any ring.
RADICAL OPINIONS OF GRANT.-"No man
can hold office under Grant and maintain his
selt'respect, said Forney year ago
Grant has no more capsbility than horse"
said Fighting Joe Hooker, u mouth since.
he lie not hit to govern this country" were
Stanton's dying words.
There were sixteen weighty reasons why
Grant should never be president wrote Colfax
in 1868.
He has no more soul than a dog" said Ben
Butler, less than year ago.
4" he is not controlled by constitutional law,
but by political ring.," says Trumbull.
His San Domingo business stamps him IA 4
first class conspirator," says Governor Palmer,
He is making money out of his position. and
that's all be cares about it," said Senator Carpen.
ter to Herald correspondent
He is man without sufficient know ledge to
preside over caucus" said Logan in 1869.
Said Governor Kprner, in recent letter to
Dr. Brunck, of Buffalo:
When man who /. unpopular with the
largest part of his own party, an positively
know. can obtain through patronnge-and
through patronage nlone-a unanimous reuomj.
nation, then 1t is time ii We wish ut all to save
the rest OF our liberty, to protest against it ii
the ballot box, and for that every man of honor
would be good. A destructive SYSTEM Ia to be
broken down, and il is not, with me, at least, q
question Of personality.
Az II German. my honor does not permit Inc
to vote for n man who permitted to be sold to
France ten millions worth Of rifles, cannons and
cartridges, and who thus has the lives aud the
health of perhaps hundreds of thousands of
Germans upon his conscience. Other Germans
may take TINS matter more easily, but at the
time, when l did my best, through my friends,
to stop thi' di,honorable traffic, made the VOW
that, at the proper time. there should be reck.
oning made for this inf"my.
On Oct. /, 1875, the back interest due on the
North Carolina state debt will be rs, 500, GOA
To pay this, without discharging n cent Of the
principal, would require $685. out Of every 500
in the state. or els. $3.50 from every man, wo.
man nnd child in the state, or else $47.30 from
every voter in the state. This, let it be remem.
bercd, would only pay the interest. The man
who !, "hove all others, responsible for this
atroci""- state of things, is ex Governor Holden,
who imreached for fraud who fled from
the state to escape punishment; who has since
been offered foreign mission by Grant and
who i, now in Washington working for the
party which proclaims the motto: Let hate
be eternal
Until Mr.. W. w. Rook well resi- pned his office
OF Internal Revenue Collector and bis place on
the New York State Grant Committee, no organ
limited at any defects IN his character. This
action, however. aud his declaration for Greeley
and Brown, move the New York Commercial al.
rc,ttsr to remark that he IL "a crooked and a
rooten stick" "always unreliable" q political
trimmer and . sneak" and 80 cheat" An angry
man, unable to argue. always resorts to abuse.
There is more rejoicing among tho Presidents
newspapers over one Democrat who "repudiates
Greeley" thrn there il over ninety and nine
Office holders who vote for Grant-LOuisUiue
CJUr,er.J0urhd.