Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-09-03
GRANT and WILSON 4!
GREAT MASS MEETING At LANCASTER
Speeches by Senator Howe,
Gen. Gill and Jas. Ross.
1900 REPUBLICANS IN COUNCIL f!
Grand Torchlight Professions and Dis
play of Fireworks in the Evening.

place to the purest and most bracing
air, the brightest sun and gentles
breeze. From the Grst moment wher
Lancaster opened it's eyes upon the
brilliant morn, it said, "Our Mass
Meeting is to be a perfect success.
People began to arrive early; some
came the day before, and many
teams were 10 town at nine. They
thronged the hotels, and those who
got places to stop were rewarded fol
early rising. The citizens did their
part, and aided somewhat in provid.
ing entertainment for man and beast
Delegations began to arrive from
different towns, at eleven Bloom
lngtcp was represented by Marshal
Woodhouse and about 100 people un.
der his lead Their band and long
procession of thirty teams defiled
through the streets, and just then
the Pistteville Artillery and the ac-
companying train of teams joined in
the same line. Then came another
long delegation from Platteviie,
headed by their brass band. Large
delegations followed closely from
Boscobel Fennimore, Beetown and
Patch Grove, and uiftiI after the din
nor hour teams loaded with people
from distant parts entered the town
by every street.
The brass II FOUNDER was located
on a swell east Of town and nation
al salute fired. But the distance was
too great to do Justice to the Lieut..
Putnam and his cannoniers, and it
was afterward brought nesrer. The
excellent band of martial music or
ganized here, was early at work, and
performed effectively. No music
draws" better on such occasions
than the good old drum and fife. AT
about II P. NJ. the Platteville band
headed a long procession which
marched around the square and to
the speakers stand The seats were
at once we'll filled, and the officers,
guests, musicians, &c, flied the two
spacious stands, one of which was
on each side of the Court House
piazza, The booming of the gun
called Time !" and the Hon. Wm.
p. Dewey called the vast Assem- blage
to order. He excused the absence OF
Hon. G. G. Williams by sickness and
read the following letter from Sena-
tor Carpenter:
MLwAUkEE, August %, 1872.
Hon. W. P, Dewey. Chairman County Central Com
mttee.
DEAR STR:-I have given up trying to
keep all the appointments that my friends
make for me without consulting me, simply
because il is impossible for me to do so, since
they frequently have me billed for two or
three places, in as many states, on the same
day. At great nporiunity | had before learn
ing of the meeting at Lancaster written 10
Cincinnati that would speak there on Satur-
day the 3lst. They have published my letter
there, so | mnst go. | am sorry +; had |
known il before would have been with you
but now il is too late. But | will be there be-
fore November.
Respectfully,
MATT. II. CARPENTER.
Nj. Dewey also assured the au-
diencc that Carpenter would speak
at Bloomington soon, if possible to
arrange it. After a stirring piece OF
band music the President of tho meet.
ing, Geo. w. Ryland, introduced the
Hon. Timothy o. Howe, U s. Sena-
tor from Wisconsin, who was greet
ed with a round of applause by the
vast crowd of people that filled the
Square. AT the risk of misrepresent-
ing the Senator's remarks, we will
endeavor to give an abstract of some
portions of this able effort, which
was listened to with rapt attention
for near two hours. 1t is to be re-
GREETED that it was not taken by a
shorthand reporter, so that our read.
ers might have it entire.
SPEECH OF SENATOR HOWE:
Ladies and Gentlemen of Grant County,
We have gathered here to discuss
the issues Of this Presidential can
vass. You are perhaps expecting
too much of me, at this occasion, but
whether | can tell you anything new
or not, | believe | shall at least tell
you the truth. 1t is the truth you
are seeking for, and so am |. If the
Republican party can not live in
truth, L for one want it to die. Gen.
tlemen it ic based on truth and it
will not die; but we hope and believe
that the Democratic party before the
ldes of November will be stretched
lifeless forever. This is no trivial
cause that has called US together.
When you are called upon to choose
between two candidates and two
principles so opposite in their ten
denotes as those now presented it is
no trifling matter. 1t means a great
deal for veal or woe, to the cause of
American principles. 1t is we'll to
be cautious, mistake in this select-
ion might hurt you. 1t might be
bitterly repented when repentance
will be too late. But, thank Heaven.
the path of true wisdom never was
more plainly marked out than it is
to-day. If you are endowed with
common prudence, patriotism, and
love of right, you can not we'll go
astray.
We are called on to express our
choice at the polls whether we will
have Z. 5. Grant or Horace Greeley
for our next Presidenl; and whether
Henry Wilson or Graz Brown shall
be our next Vice President. For the
present let US dismiss the latter sub
iant md nrlr, +