, 1876-08-20
POLITICAL
Meeting of the Republicans
of the Third Ward.
Endorsement Of the Secre-
tary Of Wars Recent
Order.
Speech on the Political Sltua-
ton by the Hon. James
A Tour Around the Various Head
quarters--~The Grand
Council.
Judge Doolittle and F.A. Remlck's
Forged Circulars.
Meetings Held Throughout
the City Last Evening.
JUDGE Doolittle and F. A. Remick's
Forged Circulars.
Meetings Held Throughout
the City Last Evening.
Senator Oglesby Opens the Cam"
paign at Decatur.
SENATOR OGLESEY.
his SPEECH AT DECATUR.

Special Dspdfch ~ ine 1F1ouHe.
DECATUR, Ill.,, Aug. 19.-Thc Republican
demonstration tonight opened By cannonadc
so heavy that front windows suffered. Eve
companies Of Scalpers, with torches, escorted
Senator Oglesby to the Courthouse. LUG
streets were all alive with people, ami the
Courthouse was crowded in every aeallao'e
spacc. The Hon. 4. Bum introduced Senator
Oelcsby in q neat speech, when dea1enln9
cheers greeted the Senator as he arose aud
spoke as follows:
/ thank you for this kind greeting. This
State has bonored me far beyond my deserts.
Not that am ready to play quits, out II
should stop tonight should have NO regrets.
lightweight yegrs have gone by since congress
first met. The nation is 100 years Old, long
time for nation to live Many have NOT passed.
q quarter OF q century, and this has been he
public, and the opinion OF eTery man in it mas
been consulted as to its laws. We all want 1t
continued. VIC arc not all great scholars OF
statesmen, but this year we must select from
among our fellows our officers, our lazy max
crs. Our laws, when made, are imperative.
The people are moving in solid body. Now,
if We select bad, dishonorable men. we s4a1l
have u bad Government, and vice versa wv
sometimes grow Indifferent; that is not the hes.
way. This is not dynasty, put Il
Government OF the pcople; ~ 1ne aeepuu ~" !,t..r
| to-day to the Democrats and Independents. 1
| lave no regrets for having voted twice for Lin
! coin and twice for Grant No one has an unkiho
| word for Lincoln, and Grant has made an able
and honest Adnnst1al'9nhi rna lis 1c5r IN an hour
| AN HONEST, UPRIGHT, COURAGEOUS MAN.
| timid man would lead us into trouble now
Wheeler is about rs good as Hayes
He looks hke uhcle l,o,s Sulnn.y may nay :
and is ABOUT as Gooa torch with ms
as sH ';can n,an an Understands our principles.
| 10 1fPuo., ..''- ,.+ man who was ashamed ot
and never h3eI Ia, ~ ~ =; nnrt1 ~ th,t has
being a Kepuo1caa'. ns.e ahc1iPs,,I slavcrv
united alvlueu cuults 7a,",, r.+,,r,'nd ia
Syen 1e m p,ser naot - and as II has Shown faith in
MANKIND tc peophe ho,' ,,n'1or themselves Thcy
sa1cr unuer Us anIlI - u'os ha1isvn thcv Gesirc.
ooIt e1pee jjrhs @ mt nc to all this trouble
| ~ ~ Sueeeeu l1Uho don,t .vant reform
uarc ~ 4he ncmocrats more interest in it than we
nave luz @ .a,,t tn mt ns ont for slcctiny
4asc:, ~ ~ " 5Grant1 NJ sir. Grant has some
Lncoln 9E Gianao tn'o-+ wy 7''
pets' out ne Is no''Is, France.
,on+ hond commands ncr cent above
a Pc Ph eens ,9. 3pHt IT. mn vn Condemn us for
goia. ~ no l,au. ,i@"r - for goo1 1aws1 No What,
TINS, lot oMt w.; .;i ~ ,.nu cfndemn7 Is It
what IN lug e otsm ahnnt sn9tiee You can't fool
Pprhev sPeihe abont that any more than We can, and
' We can't. Tor we've tried w have law ~? to !.
resume IN io.S ;+ out on n"morrats TUo tail; that
| Now, Why uoht ~ nn,n" ~ nar we
way. IL e,1;,c gaoe"'hf hnf am not will.
may RESUME, o"t h.. i;s+rese;nr the
1ng ~ iT1u The s. Inuis plattor1n saws this Law
is hlndranee 10 speoeu9y ~; W. havc M
rc2gh II 1n uclote 20 a3' not -, n,nonob to warn, q
goI1 TO st spesm sn,nasc M we @ had REPEALED the law
nnt ne1s nGse hen '4p wo,,ld simply fool somebody
out OIL fULes. WE eott1A Ae0A"N