Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-10-27

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Douglas, and wound him up in good
style. The Free Press gives the follow.
ing report OF his speech. He said
Before entering into a discussion of
the living Issues of the day, | may be
pardoned for trespssslng upon YOUR
time by abiding to the political status
in the First district of Michigan. The
republicans Of Detroit attempted last
night to awaken great enthusiasm by
holding republican rally and introduce
ing Stephen A. Douglas, ignoble son of
a noble father recreant scion of illustri.
Gus psrentage. Although % years have
passed and gone. IL seems bub y esterday
that stood, mere lad, hand in hand
with democratic father on the Campus
Martius, listening to the mas erly elo-
quence Of the Lutte Giant" stephen A.
Douglas Admiration for his life, char
acter and genius, belief in his words.
adoption OF his sentiments by the great
masses is what kept the demo
cratic party intact and won for
them the right OF honestly ad
ministering a government dishonesty
sdminisiert d since the death OF Lincoln,
The Stephen A. Douglas WI o spoke al
Detroit last night would never be taken
in cant, slang, attemp ed to be humorous
by repeating stories told by Moan to his
family on the poop deck of the ark long
before patent was issued to the in
ventor OF the chestnut gong He mad u
nasal twang and talked like an itinerant
oniropodist soliciting patronage at the
county cross IoAds. He was man, take
hin for all in all, Detroit, it is 10 be
hoped, nav never look upon his like
again. This weak son OF a great father
said he was a republican because he
was Douglas democrat" Let us see
what kind OF democrat the little giant,
our old standard bearer, proved himself
while in the flesh Al the outbreak OF
the rebellion stephen A Douglas said
there are only two sides to this contro
versy. Every man must be on the side
OF the union or against it. There can
ne no neutrals in this war There can
be none but traitors and patriots. A man
cannot be true democrat unless he is u
loyal patriot
Stephen A. Douglas. son of the illus.
trious statesman, your father, look up at
the monu nent erected to his memory in
your native city Look down upon the
green sod that covers his last resting
place on earth, commune with your con
science, and then ask you self whether
you can be loyal patriot" and sup.
porter of the republican party-the party
whic honored the men who opposed
your patriotic father at the Charleston
convention, by appointing TO offics the
bastard Lopgs,reet and the back stab
bling guerrilla Mosby.. Read the history
OF the rebellion, young ID luglas Read
the history OF the United States, young
Douglas Read the speeches. OF your
nonored father, Young Douglas. aud
then remem Der. when you s,e the error
OF your WAYS, that
.while tho lamp holds out to burn,
The vilest sinner may return"
The republican party talks continual
ly about saving the union. and freeing
all the slaves
How many young republicans are
there today familiar win Lincoln's
Words upon the question Of slavery? On
August % 1869. SIR. Lincoln said: IL
could save the union without freeing
any slave | would do il; II could save
it by freeing all the slaves. would do
1t; and IL l could do 1t by freeing some
and leaving others alone would also do
that" Many of the religious denomins
tions in Chicago urged immediate and
universal emsncip ,tion upon Lincoln
ss the right and proper measure. but
Lincoln argued that such q measure
would prove futile.
Now as TO the republican party saving
the union. Let us see about that claim.
The Hon. Charles s Nav, in a speech
delivered during the HancocH campaign
disposes of that question very neatly. |
will quote his words: In the election
OF 1860, which preceded the war, Mr.
Lincoln, the republican candidate, had
in round numbers, 1880 600 votes,
while Mr. Douglas. the candidate
OF the democratic party had / 300 900
votes Now. Mr. Lincoln received all
the republican votes. as there was no
other republican candidate, aud II will
not be commended that everv republican
voter went to the war, and yet the fig
ures show that there were over 2 800
900 union soldiers enlisted in the war
600 600 more than the whole republi
can vote OF The country Where uid tn,
extra 600, 900 OF union soldiers com,
from? 1t is mathematical. demonstra,
ed that they could not have come from
the republican party, and yet. evidently
they had something to do with putting
town the rebellion Who capn1t see
ffom these figures that the republican
claim to saving the union is most
wretched campaign lie and a most base
less assumption. worthy OF the republi.
can demagogues who. in the Language OF
the poet ...F,
Shake the rotten hustings
With the brazen lies?"
You know where this extra MILL, OF
soldiers came from They came from
the democratic party" Blatant Young
Douglas says down south they used to
whip, burn and hang the negro TO make
him vote the democratic ticket" Now
Mr.. Douglas, please stand up Answer
this: IL the democrats whipped burned
and hanged the negro" ss you say
they did, Ito make him vote the demo
cratic ticket" how was IL that VIRGINIA
Tennessee. Florida, Louisiana, Miss s.
sippi, North and South Carolina an,
other Southern states gave Grant and
majorities ranging from 80 600 for Grant
down TO 300 for Hayes. the political
fence for Chandler's PR sidential loo,
Young Mr. Douglas SAYS that IL makes