Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-09-20
DEPARTED.
G.. &. EiiswOrth's EIOquence.


ton was delivered in the interest
of the Republican party, on the
10Th inst, at the rink. TO say
that the audience were pleased,
would hardly express the true state
of things, for the speaker kept them
roaring with laughter at his nom
sense and comicalities. The Dem
ocrats in this place would be very
much pleased if the gentleman
would repeat his remarkable say
ings, and we believe he would be
sure of a large audience, but if
Mr.. Ellsworth expects to be elect
ed as member of Congress for this
district, he had better not repeat
them either in Alpena or elsewhere.
The remarks were addressed prin-
cipally to the Democrats, and were
prefaced by few words in regard
to the prosperous appearance of
Alpena city:
1t may be that we are on the eve
of apother war, another war. Is
not that 500 The Southern people
are trying to take Washington, yes,
take Washington. Now, will any
man, any man, in the home of the
brave, permits it? We are our own
rulers. The word free means a
good deal, a good deal; now, ] say,
we are approaching a new election.
Are we not, answer me that, fellow
Democrats. In these times every
man, every man, should come to
the polls and Vote man who
wouldn't exercise his right of voting
is little better than criminal, than
a criminal. Every man and every
woman ought to be true politician
Now, fellow Democrats, look on
Tilden, look on him; he was a
scoundrel, he was a villain, he was
everything bad, he was a vile man ;
now, what did he say, what did he
say? Why he said that our coun-
try is scandalized, and is by-word
and reproach among the nations
of the earth, in consequence of the
thefts and dishonesty of the Re-
publican party. Now, what do
think Of that? The speaker then
proceeded to give Tilden a mental
cutting. during which he mentioned
that Tilden had travelled all over
the country after his railroad bonds,
and several other very astonishing
things. He wondered how Tilden
could say such things in the face
of the Centennial at Philadelphia,
and getting very enthusiastic on
the subject he remarked:
You have been down to the Gen.
tennial, say, only hundred years
progress, hundred years; they're
all there, even the Laplander is
there think of it, there are all the
great nations of the world; there
is England, there is France, there
is Germany, there is Russia, Spain,
Turkey, China, they're all there.
That scoundrel, Tilden,. knew it,
that demagogue, Tilden, knew it.
Then there was that great engine
that moved seven miles of shafting,
gentlemen, seven miles of shafing.
Think of it. He then stated how
he had enjoyed his trip there,
and advised every body to go and
see the exhibition, exclaiming:
Go, for God sake, go! If you
haven't the money, borrow it sell
your house, mortgage your farm,
go to the Centennial. And in the
face of these facts, vile Sammy
Tildcn makes such statements. Is
that craftsmanship? What do you
think of that
At this moment a man on a back
seat, sung out:
"CraclS him up; give him a
breeze"
The man was promptly elected
from the rink, and the speaker
then proceeded to tell how the
country, few years ago, was bank
rupt, and its bonds hawking about
the country at fifteen per cent. dis
count, and now they were only
four, and wanted to know what
they thought of that. He then con-
tinued:
Now, fellow Democrats, what
Rave we doneG Belknap, You say.
Well, what of Belknapg Why,
Just this; Belknap, or rather Belk-
maps wife, or rather his two
wives, for he had two beautiful
wives who dressed splendidly, wore
magnificent diamonds and all that
sort of thing, had done something
they ought not to have done. Amt
that sol He then said that a great
many Democrats had joined with
the Republicans in saving the
Union; that Douglass had thrown
his arms about Lincoln, and told
him that he was with him, and then
remarked: 1 really believe We
could not have saved the country
without the aid Of the Democrats.
We couldn't have done II, If they
had been firing into our rear And
now the Democrats charge Belk-
nap upon rs; we won't have him ;
you can't force him upon us; you
can have him. Belknap was a