Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-05
COZ. PERHAN AT COOPER INSTT-
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The weekly meeting of the republicans at
Cooper Institute Wednesday evening, was
largely attended, the hall being crowded in
every par, and was profusely decorated with
flags and notices. We copy the Herald's re-
port:
Alonzo B. Cornell called the meeting to or
der and nominated Mr.. Repj X. Phillips
Tor chairman. Ia very NJ at ana appIopr-
ate speech, Mr.. Phillips introduced Governor
Sidney PeIham, OF Maine. IL had heard, !
he said, OF the great ildai wave that the 1l0-
erals predicted would sweep over the whole
country. They had look, ior 1t way down
IN Name aud were assured that it would
overwheimn the republicans of that section
about the 9th of September. II came on that
date, but unhappiy Tor the so CALLED liberals,
ii proved to be one Ut that kind of waves that
do more damage in recediDY than by their
incoming (Applause.) Horace Greeley tod
US no longer ago than 1871 that the restora-
tiun OF the democratic patty in 1872 would
be the restoration OF the Southern reDeis who
left the halls of Congress early in the war
and dipped their hands in the blood of Union
soldiers. He also said that If they came back
II would be with all the animositIes cngen-
dered by the war-and he said truly. y Utter
a visit to the South some time ago he told u 5
| that the South was determined to renew the
| war, not with the bullet, hut with the ballot,
aud in this way they hoped to gain What they
| tail, To gain on the battle field. Now We see
this self same Horace Greedy leading these
very men III their attempts 10 regain power
and control OF the Government. (Cheers.)
! Referring to the career Of the Republican
party, Mr.. perham said the past eleven years
Ut tile nations history would be admitted by
all 10 have been the most prosperous Of our
whole history. The taxable property of the
country has more than doubled In that time,
and was there ever, he would ask, a period
when the working man was more happy, and
when he was better paid and worked fewer
| hours than now Our wonderful success has
| been appiauded all over the world, and to- day
We see thousands of the population of Europe
nceking to our shores TO settle here and EN-
joy with us this unbounded prosperity. He
would ask: "Shali we change the Govern
mtnt? Shall we throw out General Grant and
substitute Horace Greeley?' Cries Of ('No!"
mol" "Never!) We are told that General
Grant has MT made good President; that
he Is unsuited TO the position because he can
not make speech. Well, think just AT
ter Greeley swung around the circle" in
Maine and other portions Of the East his
Fri, Hds wished he, too, couldn't make
speech. (Laughter.) l am sure that if he
couldn't have made speech the republican
majority in Maine would not have been quite
so large. We are told, TOO, that General
Grant is guilty of nepotism-thst he appoints
TOO many OF his relatives to Office. When
Grant vent into office he found his poor old
father holding the office of Postmaster at
Coyington, Ky, to which position he was APP
pointed by Andy Johnson a. the solicitation
of the citizens Of that place. Well, General
Grant wouldn't turn his poor old father out
Ut office. He has but nine relations, both
near aud distant, and OF these he appointed
two only; the Others were appointed by heads
of departments, and General Grant had no
more TO do with their appointment than had
you or /.
In speaking of Mr.. Sumner Gov. Perham
said that he victim OF his own PREF
udices. He has said that General Grant In
Washington is an eyesore to the Southern
people because he is constant reminder 10
them of their humiliation, and. therefore, he
should not be reelected. Carrying ont this
principle, then, Gov. Perham SAID 1t would
be necessary to at once remove from
Washington all the one-armed, ne-legsed
and manned soldiers who had been shattered
by rebel shot, shell and sabres, and we must
tear down our glorious mOnumt nts every
where throughout the country, lest we offend
the Southern rebels.
AT the conclusion of Gov. Perhams address
he was most uproarously applauded, and was
| followed by MIR. Mariin j. Townsend, OF
Troy, who spoke far about half an hour.