Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-09-20


no. The man who charged Kobe
son with fraud ought to be damned.
1t was wicked, it was base, it was
ignoble, it was scandalous. Isn't
that so? What do you think OF
that? Then there was the great
est man in America, James Blaine.
The Democrats were not to be
blamed for defiliug Blaine, no, it
was the Southern men, the Modocs,
and if Tilden was elected, not a
northern Democrat would get a
bite, the Southern men would get
them all. Can't You see what they
are doing! Is it possible you can't
see.
And now, fellow Democrats, you
are fighting the war over. No, not
you, but southern Democrats. You
are in the hands of the Southern
men. What do you think of that !
Then there was Horace Greeley (;
did any Democrat vote for him
Answer me that. They had got so
dissolute, that they didn't care who
led them if they only got the offices.
Does anybody deny that? Horace
Greeley had cursed them for thirty
years, and that put him in mind of
a story about Democrat who hid
in a hollow log, during rain storm.
Then there was the platform, one
end in favor of soft money; one
end in favor of hard money. Isn't
it so! Look at it. Everybody Of
course did as requested by the
speaker and looked at it. He said
he wanted the Democrats to hear
these things, if they never did
again, and that reminded him of
n story about a horse that could
dodge both for deer and trout.
He then went on aud stated that if
the Democrats got possession of
the government, that they could be
prosecuted for obtaining property
under false pretenses, and wanted
to know what they thought of that.
The next subject under considera-
ton, was the Southern war claims,
and what appeared to displease him
the most, was the fact Of the claims
being figured up TO n cent.
Now, fellow Democrats, look at
this, they want us to pay TO a cent.
What do you think of that! The
niggards, the misers. Our boys,
our brave boys, didn't want to so
down into the swamps among the
frogs, when they camped; they
took the high knobs, and soon the
fences began to move, then bright
fires started up, pullets and pigs
were hooked, and all that sort of
thing. I'm glad they did it. And
now they want us to pay for the
pullets, pigs and rails. What do
you think of that!
There was a church, yes, fellow
Democrats, q church, a place of
worship, and our boys had come
right off the battle fields where the
rebel bullets had been shooting
them to pieces, and now they want
MS to pay for using that church.
Isn't that so? Then they want us
to pay for all the things we took,
and we won't do it; we'll rebel
first, and then wen be the rebels.
Now, what do you think of that I!
AS for the Democrats, not single
one could find his way back to
Buchanan's time, unless he had
blazed his way, and that reminds
me of story about man in a
large hotel. The Democracy had
died long ago, and the present par
ty had no business with the name,
and he wanted to know what right
they had to q respectable title.
He then read some statements
from a book he had in his hand,
about a certain resolution in favor
of non-resistance, and an extract
from one of Tilden's remarks, and
declared that it was scripture. He
believed that Tilden had refused to
Join the meeting for the reason that
il the South should succeed he
would be all right, and if the South
didn't succeed that he would be in
his present place. At this part of
his remarks he got very pathetic,
exclaiming: Oh, my soul and a
lot more such stuff, which enchant-
ed our reporter so much that he
forgot to note it down.
Concerning the Chicago conven-
ton of 1864, he said: Then there
was that cussed Chicago conven-
ton they were all there. There
was the Girgashite, the Hittite, the
Hivite, the Amorite, and the Jebu-
site; even Sammy was there
What do you think of that9 |
call him Sammy because | haven't
much respect for him anyhow
Amt that so! Regarding Tilden's
actions at the peace convention
he declared that he didn't care if
he did or didn't, if he was or wasn't,
but he believed that Tilden was
sorry he went there, and that re-
minded him of a story of man in
tight boots.
He then .signilied his intention of
stopping but gentleman sung ont
for him to go on, and he answered /;
] will, but my voice is playing out.
He began by panegyric on honest
Abe Lincoln, exclaiming tragically:
Al ;,onl,, that Grand old man