, 1880-02-26
CLARK e. CARR.

Gen. Post, Of Knox County, Ninth dis
trict, was called for, but declined In favor OF
Coll Clark E. Carr, of Galesburg, candidate
for EGoyernor. Col. Carr delighted the as
sembly with the following piece OF highly
concentrated stalwartism:
MR.. CaA1aAAS AND GENTLEMEN: So far as
our district Is concerned, we have SO many Illus
few little disngreements before the nonlnl, ny,
ton. But you have always found. and you Will
find in the future, that when the grent qntGsuson s
the str,llght Republican ticket. have been
very glad to see this disposition manifested OF
bringing together all the patriotic citizens IN
the great ca1npagn. Since tile close of the
War many who are as patriotic as those Of us
who have nlw:ys voIed the strught aepu9l!ican
some even into the Democratic party. It Is evt-
dent that it Is the deliberate purpose OF the ieaa-
crs Of that party t9 inaugnts the fanddatSs
whether they be elected or not; From their
cries Of fraud ever since the action Of COM
mission which they themselves crented; from
their grunlblIngs, and mutterings, and threaten
ings; from the remarkable fact that, notwith,
standing the pcrils Of four years ago: with gooo
working majorities in both Houses Or congress,
they have taken no step in regard to counting
the Electoral vote in the future; from their Ac-
ton in certain Suites; from their attempts 70
tuEn out liepubcnns who we're elected, ana % put "
strengthen their majorlties In Congress; from
al thls it is clear that they intend, and will, II
they dare, on the 4L4 OIL MnTCl next, lllhLSAl1le
their candldntes though they be not elected:
This Democratic purity, once SO mighty, snorn
of every virtue and of every patriotic aspfrn-
ton, has been constant menace , to ie frGe gos7
Besotted with crimes, crazed Win munger
blinded with rage it is reaching out for the pill
II r1s vii b5as { to q tSs @
ia incident ~ to making soiid sout1l I
1bN1 fhnf hE hf9 cNn1nTNOHu tn read. NS ne
election through the Solid South,-I would ask
e" o end ss a Tau
and cries Of " He can't:1-the history OF the
triumphs Of the Ku-Klux. And now we see
and kindred, because Of their devotion to that
country and to that flag which we adore; aud
in the only Northwestern State controlled by the
and the pistol. We SEQ man from that State
who occupies the seat Of great Senator, whose
place the whole Confederate Congress cannot M
Lapplausel-We sec that man originating an IN
vestigating committee to INQUIRE into the right
Of citizens Of one State to migrate INTO and be-
eGMs Sow sees IT, Gbairan ai the signs
Of the times, the great, patriotic, lberty-loving
people Of America have determined to throttle
Simultaneous assaults from every quarter upon
the Sumter Of Nationality; putting aside for the
pediency, I hope and believe that the
patriotic people will come together, turn
out this Confederate Congress, and tlke
possession Of the Government I want to
see the people Of Illinois and of this Nation come
together as they have before In times OF peril
and prove to the world that this Continent can
not be controlled by brutality and by barbaris1n
[Great applause.1 want them to show that this
great Nation cannot be bul1dozcd. 1t needs that
uoangel from Hcnven nor dcvilfrom He'll should
come to tell us Of the capabIity for evil of the
Democratic party. Laughter and applause
We have had n long, bitter, and sorrowfnl school
Of experience Of the horrors it has inflicted upon
this country. I want the pntriotfc people OF the
country to unite, md give such ma5orities rs to
orcrWhelu 1t in defeat and shame. They who
to-day intend, by their majoriries in Congress.
to innugurutc men who were not elected, Will
stink away US did those cowards in Maine, grate-
full If their names can be rescued from lnfany
by oblivion. lApplnuse.E
I hope that we will take all pal ns In our power
to unite the patriotic people in the campaign Of
1850. I hope that no Republican will feel it
necessary to apologize for or defend the Repub-
'ican party It needs no apo1ogists and no de-
Tenders. It is the grandest orgsnization that
has existed in America since the Continental
Congress. Let us expose the htdcous enor1nity
Of this Democratic party, and we cannot full
Of success [Appfause.l
MIR. ENoCH EMORY,
of Peoria, reported that there were no dissen-
sion5 In the Ninth District, and the Repub
1icans would march at the first tap of the
drum. They did not care when OF where the
Convention was held, but they would be
there. AS to preferences. all he could, say
was that Young Mems Club had been
formed there Il few nights ago, and, a vote
being taken, Blaine received IS and Grant 6.
That was Peoria County, and that was all he
had to say.