Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-10-28

would have created civil war in Indiana.
| Applause. The Democratic party met
~ 1864 IN Chicago, your neighboring
city, and demanded peace on any
terms, cessation Of hostilities. The
very time when Grant was in the
Wilderness. When Sherman was on his
march to the sea, they raised the white
nag OF truce in Chicago and demanded
peace on any terms. Six months after
that the God OF victories crowned us with
lalrels and our own country was saved.
| Applause. This Republican party has
built mp and nourished a spirit Of ma
tionallty, OF love, of honor, of glory and
public credit. We believed in our ma
ton, the pluck and honor OF our soldiers.
The Democrats have nc such pride: they
believe IN the doctrines of state rights.
and the resolutions of '9S: have no glories
from the past. They did nothing. and
IN the name of God appeal to YOU what
did they do that should induce any man
IN Milwaukee to vote the Democratic
ticket. Applause. ask you if you have
heard from Ohio and Indiana ? lCries
OF " hear and applause. They are
two kindred states to Wisconsin,: two
states cut out of this great northwestern
territory. There was the battle ground
where these questions were debated.
Every man of eminenee on both sides en-
tered the lists and gave the WHY and
wherefore. The state Of Indiana was
claimed to be Democratic. and there tbe
/ issue was tried. Ohio was Republican
state. What was the result? We car
RED that state by twenty thousand ma
Jorlty and elected fifteen members of
congress as Republicans. Those do
mgs viii be memorablei political history.
In Indiana we elected eight OF ten men,
bers of congress and the news by tele-
graph is increasing the number every
day. Applause. We have made sure
OF United States senator In Indiana bv
having the legislature of the state.
Applause. Even in the state of West
Virginia, south OF the old line, there we
have gained one member of congress
and the battle goes on. / want to talk
to You
ABOUT JAMES A. GARFIELD,
who is to be our next president. lGreat
cheering and applause. Who Is he ,
He has been covered by the Democratic
party with mire and dirt. but he is an
! Il
man and a true type of American
citizenship, Look at mis- life. An orphan
at the age of four, then struggling for
the mere rudlments Of learning, walked
by the canal on the tow path and worked
at the carpenters bench and on a farm.
getting gradually an education and then
going to college and graduating, and
teaching school and beng advanced tc
higher positions. Then while state sena.
tor he enlisted in the war. After a
while, after fighting in actual battles. he
was made brlgadier, afterwards made
a major general. He stood by the side
OF Thomas at Chickamauga and Rosen.
Grams at Stone River. Then he was
elected member of congress, and served
the most critical constituency for seven.
teen years; advancing step by step. mad,
chairman of the most important commit
tees; finally made senator of the grear
state OF Ohio, and now made the Repub.
hcan candidate for president of thu
United States. Great applause. Here
is the man that
ROSE FROM THE HUMBLEsT RANKS OF LIFE
No man, or boy, or lad ever had less
opportunity for a future than James A
Garfield III his dawning boyhood. Ye
this soldier of our system, this child O
the people, rose by his own unaided ex
ertlons step by step to the loftiest pin
; nacle OF human ambition. TGreat an
plause. All, my countrymen, ther,
may have been some disappointment az
J to candidates. You may not AWAY.
have your first choice. But here is .
J man who has received all these honor.
: because he deserved them. He is al
, honest, a brave, good man. TGreat
cheering and applause.
But that is not all. More than nj,
more than all the glory that surrounds
the name of any mamie is a Republi-
can, devoted to Republican principles
and tendencies. Great applause. II
elected president of the United States he
will do all he can to give us goodmonev.
to preserve our national credit, to put
down this opposition to the execution of
laws In the south, to preserve the fruits
OF the war, and to maintain, and forward
the great national principles of the rn-
publican party. Great applause. Now
on the other hand | will not say one
word to disparage Gen. Hancock. Tam
not in the habit of treating nv adyer-
fairies with contumely. Gen. Hancock
fought bravely and well in some of the
great battles of the war, and earned dis
tinction which he fairly won. He is a
major general of the army of United
States. Educated soldier, he never
earned dollar in his life expect as a
soldier. He is eating now the rations of
ne government every day. His table is
daily furnished by the government. As
a soldier l would not say word against
him. But the trouble with Gen. Han
cock is that, while during the war he led
the boys in blue, stood by their side. and
bravely fought in the battle of Gettys-
burg and drove back the rebel phalanx.
NOW GEN. HANCOCK LEADS THE REBEL
against the very men who fought them
by his side. Applause. He is now
supporting and maintaining the very
principles against which he fought.
Why, sir, Wade Hampton tells you that
they down south are fighting for the very
principles for which Lee and Jackson
fought Applause. And yet he is
going for Hancock. Therefore Hancock