Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-10-22


be tenderly cared for and protected
under new regime, or because
they have been scared into his sup
port by misrepresentation of the
character and purposes of the op-
position. They take him as the
least of two evils, but as an evil
nevertheless, and without heart,
earnestness or zeal. And but for
the prodigal use of the govern
mental patronage, and an espionage
and prescription never before
known in our political history, it
would be impossible for the admin
istration party to get the means to
carry on the campaign in single
State. The enthusiasm exhibited at
their public meetings is mostly
manufactured and paid for. The
earnestness they boast of is sullen
and cold. Everywhere the fact is
patent and conspicuous that this
campaign is wagcd by the Admin
istration against the people. For
the first time in American history
the government has taken the field
against the country.
On the other hand, the Liberal
movement owed its significance and
yigor entirely to its popular sport.
1t articulatcd the public dissatis-
faction. 1t organized the public
demand for reform and reconcilia-
ton. The Cincinnati meeting was
designed as conference of few
leading politicians it proved to be
a vast gathering Of intelligent peo-
pie from every section of the land.
It's size and popular character was
a surprise to its managers they
asked for shower and were an
swered by food. The managing
politicians did their best to secure
the nomination of their favorite
candidates; but the popular verdict
from the first settled Enthusiastically
upon Horace Greeley. The an.
nouncement Of his nomination
dropped like a spark into waiting
tinder, and was followed by blaze
; Of enthusiasm as we have not wit
|, messed since 1910. The Dcmocrac,
caught it up, They saw it in tn
dawn of q splendid hope. The,
recognized it as a tailsman of vic
tory. They comprehended th'
movement, and accepted the nomi
nation as the signal for new de
: parture, the augury Of better AM
brighter future, the promise Of re
form, reconiliation, and peace
They rallied in caucus and conven
ton as never before. They over
awed opposition, voted down ole
managers, rejected every council
inspired by prejudice or party ira
ditions, and instructed their dele.
gates to support the Liberal nom
inee. His nomination at Baltimore
was still more unanimous and en-
thusiastic than at Cincinnati. And
ever since the hour when Demo-
Gratis and Liberals struck hands
the people of the country have
caught up and repeated the great
watchwords of the united opposi-
ton. ,
The campaign on our part has
been waged without any of that
unity and military method which
characterize the operations of the
Grant party, which moves like an
army under orders. Mr.. Greeley
has insisted from the first that ii
should be peoples movement, and
should he be elected he would be
the peoples President. We have
had no rich treasury to draw upon
for funds, no afficeholders to assess,
no jobs to promise, no power to in
timi date, no military force to strike
terror through commonwealth. Ev-
cry paper which advocates the
cause has done so from conviction
and upon its own responsibility,
and they are the ablest and best
Journals in the country. The emf
nent men who have joined our
movement have come of their own
will. The few documents we have
distributed have been sent out at
individual expense and unfranked
Our public meetings have run them
celves, and almost without expense,
And north and south, east and west
from all parts Of the conntry alike,
comes the same report, that most OF
the real enthusiasm, the hearty,
Spontaneous, earnest feeling exhib.
tied in the campaign, is. expressed
for the Liberal and Democratic
nominees. So far az the people
understand the real issues Of the
contest, they are on our side. The
heart of America responds to the