The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-10-16
POLITICAL MUTTERINGS.

POLITICAL MUTTERINGs.
| wouldn't give ten cents to ensure the final
success Of my party,-||edrer, at iHr0ra, l2M.
"Where was Mr. Garfield and his voice when
Boss Shepherd and his crew were running riot
in Washington? The man who does not steal
himself, but lets his nelghbor he plundered,
may not be called thief, but he cannot be
said to be aiiirmatively honest. Show me one
case where James A. Garfield put his fist
against the nose of scamp in his own party,
and will come back here and recant what !
say. If he was retormer, he was the quictest
one | ever saw. He does not stand before the
American people in Il position which entities
him to their trust and confidence. Try him
by his peers, and the answer will be: Never
more be officer of mine" Applause. -
Senator B0ydrd.
Would it not he as well for republican
stump speakers 10 lei, severely alone the mem
ory Of President Lincoln: The reconstruction
scheme of the republican party Was com
plcc departure from his views and purposes,
and there can be no sort of doubt that were
he living to-day he would stand with all the
men whom he most trusted in support OF the
pacific and patriotic policy OF General Han
cock and the democratic party. MIR. Barney,
with whom President Lincoln took counsel in
all matters affecting New \ ork, has not acted
with the republican party since 1872. David
Davis, upon whose sound judgment and whose
sterling devotion to the best interests of the
whole country President Lincoln steadily and
safely leaned IN all dark and critical emergen'
cies, is to-day as firm IN his conviction that
the welfare of the Union imperatively demands
the election of General Hancock.-Vord.
st has been my good fortune to have just
passed through little bit Of every one of the
southern states lately IN the rebellion, and tits
gratifying to me, and know it Will be to you,
that IN every one of them the scenes, decora-
tons and speeches were much the same as we
see and hear today. The stars and stripes
were floating everywhere. 4 great portion Of
tie speakers IN every instance rere men rho IN
the conttct roreMe grey and the speeches cchiM
they made shoe their present decotson to tie tdq
for ,rhich IRE fought, and ,rhich is all ,ce asked
Of them, that they should respect and hoRor tie
flag and become gO0d citizens, and hereafter, il
1t should be assalled by a foreign foe, that they
should unite with US as one people. From the
assurances they give believe they are sincere,
and hope they expressed the sentiments OF
the great majority, for, united as one people,
united as generous rivals in building up our
several states for the whole Union and in feel
ing of loyalty for that flag we are great peo-
To stand divided we are too nearly equal, man
to man, to be great and prosperous people.
Let us hope that there may be generous
union of sentiment, a generous rivalry in the
building up of our several states, and national
pride above state pride. "-Gen. Grant.
"The old story OF Andrew MARVEL, the hon.
est British republican statesman of the seven
teenth century, which nay lamented friend,
William Leggett Of New York, liked to PRINT
in his great newspaper, the P!diHdedler many,
many years ago, comes back 10 me tonight as
sort OF illustration OF the condition OF the
democratic party Of the present day. Andrew
MARVEL was patriot and scholar; demo
crat Of the John Milton school, sturdy enc
my OF the prOhigate court of Charles H., but
as poor as he was proud. He sat long time
in the British Parliament, representing his ma
tive town of Kingston.uponH Hull Yorkshire,
and was so bold IN his devotion to the rights
of the people, and IN his hostility to the Crown,
that at last the Ministry resolved to buy HIM,
and when royal messenger was sent direct
with the money, MARVEL called over the ban
mister of his study, and asked his servant in
the kitchen below what he was to have for din
ner that day The latter replied The soup
from the bone of yesterdays mutton Mar
veil turned to the messenger with this remark
Tell Lord Durham that Mr.. MARVEL does not
need his assistance as long as he mas MS uln-
ner so well provided IN advance
THE condition of the party that Is working
for Gen. Hancock is very much like that of
the brave British patriot 1t has no money,
no banks, few mlllionares, and hardly an
otficeholder, state or national, IN It's ranks in
fact, nothing else but the hope that springs
from sincere desire to promote the peace and
unity of the country, and no enthusiasm but
that excited by the glowing history and splen-
did character of its candidates for president.
If the party that champions Gen. Hancock
based its expectations upon It's money 1t would
have no more chance for election than If it
was an organization on another planet "-C0L.
ForRey.