The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-12
BLOOD, IAGO, BLOOD!
No end of it Split and Scattered on Tuesday
Night.

| According 10 tue announcement Dy tne " hayes
ond Heller club, q grand, up high, big ratif-
cation meeting was held by them in the court
house square on Tuesday evening. Patriotism
bulgei out all over the grounds; the trees were
strung with Chinese lanterns, the stand decora.
ted with flags, while brass band played lively
airs to charm the gay and festive, and martial
band piped and banged to stir the loyal hearts Of
Forts pets the dear soldiers.
After half hour of music, Mr.. c. d. Trimble
called the meeting TO order, announced some ap-
pointments, said this meeting was love
feast" and called upon Hon. j. o. Glover, Of
Chicago, TO address the crowd. As Mr.. Glover
did not appear, the crowd called for Mr.. Bushnell.
Mr.. B. likewise seemed unwilling to accept the
invitation, whereupon miscellaneous believing
was INDUCED in for some time till finally Mr..
Chas. Blanchard declared himself ready to be
victimized. He did not want to speak" but
would dilate for a few minutes only" on GER
ting great principles" involved in this cam.
paign.
" A little Centennial now and then,
| Is rellshed by the best Of men,"
So he gave them some centennial information
comparing l776, Is states, 100000 Of people,
with 1876, estates, 900 of people, all free
("and half starving said somebody and said
he thought the people felt proud in being
American citizens! He said he had no doubt
that both Hayes and Tilden men we're present.
ut did not appear, however, whether or no any
Hayes men were there, for the cheers that
greeted Tildens name rather startled the speak.
er by their immensity) He had nothing to say
about the parties-Dut would compare the
characters of the men, and then told us how
Hayes in 1861 went to the war and fought, bled
ard died for his country, while Tilden stayed
at home, like the speaker hmselD "discour-
aged the war" and stole railroads, sheep--any-
thing he could lay his hands on" Then he drew
y vivid picture of war and Hayes In the midst; of
N. Y. and Tilden in it "alding and abettng oppo.
stion to the war" and then said ian now, gentle.
men, youare called upon to decide which Of these
men shall rule this nation, saved by the blood Of
Experimentation will you choose?" "Tiden!
| Iilden" shouted the crowd. This riled him,
and he Immediately ntimated that they were all
"secesh," and launched out into discourse on
lilden (applause,) Tammany, and the explod-
ed circular" business. Somebody asked him
who broke up the Tammany ring?" That stag.
gered him. but being posted by friendly repub-
iican neighber he said, IN desperation, the Re.
publicansr Then, as was natural he fell back
Oh the bloody shirt, and called upon all to keep
the government and the stealings out of the
hands Of the confeds
And he sat down.
immediately the crowd began again to shout
"Gloyer"" Bushnell" and as neither would re.
spond, fell back on mayo" Mayo" Mayo
V did not have speech laid up" either, but as
republican he had an interest in politics and
love OF the radical party, who saved the coun-
try" Of course Tilden was thief and had done
nothing as reformer-" he belonged to the
Iammany ring was nominated by the Demo.
Gratis land all Democrats are thieves" OF course
the republican party is not perfect as yet--there
Europe, .rup and Stirrup--there Is less stealing
here than In other countries! land the demo-
Gratis only want to get in power to have their
turn at stealing" at which the crowd Kissed. He
did not want Democrats to tell him they wanted
rcform-they couldn't fool him-they were after
the dissolution OF the union! and he felt under
obligations to support the Granite party to
prevent such catastrophe. He closed by say
ing the Democrats were thieves, and that all
crooked" radicals were democrats pause)-
or men Of democratic antecedents. And NE
"cheked off," in the midst Of loud cheers by
democrats and republicans, alike.
Music was brought into requisition to revive
the dropping spirit. during which Bushnell and
Glover were again called and finally, amid loud
cheers, Mr. Glover mounted the stand, and said
he felt happy in being able to meet SO many OF
his friends whom he had so often met on like oc.
casions before. He appealed 10 the intelligent
young men to remember that the Republican
party saved the union, and warned them not TO
trust man who declared the war a failure "as
I'D Tilden!' He knew the party had done some
things they ought not to have done, and left un.
done some things they ought to have done
Among others they ought to have hung jeff
Davis and his followers But they were merciful
and long suffering and let these villains 20 As
u the corruptions in the party he admitted they
had been fearful, but who punished them-who
sent these "crooked men to prison? {" and let
them out again ~ suggested a" Bourbon He
said Iilden, by the war resolution OF 1864, was
responsible for the war after that time-what sol
dir could vote for him? Was the war a failure :
The flag Gears still floats Tiden was the ad.
wiser of Tweed till he began to fall, then Tilden
stabbed him in the back and then stole the
miss Of rweeds money, after having aided
| weeds escape. Tilden's letter is nothing. lie
has not one word about murder by the South
erlers II is full Of currency, finance, specie re-
sumption, hard money, &c, which nobody can
understand, but " not one word about murder "
because by saying word he would lose the
votes Of the South, He closed by admonishing
the young men to remember that IL the flag still
wives the republican party is It's preserver'
| Bushnell was again called but though present
would not respond. ThereupOn Mr.. Bull, who
" lad come down from Morris on purpose to at
tend this mectin" delivered his say in his usual
energetic way. lie was the only original Hayes
man in the city. He saw no reason for Judge Ca
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