Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-18
Communicated
MALIGNED THE MARTTRED LINCOLN.
The Democratic Nominees Ineeudlary Ut
terances About Father Abraham.
SPEECH OF JOHN H. BAILEY.

The Democratic Nominees Inceudlary Ut
terauces About Father Abraham.
The Republican City Committee will for
felt SIS, 900 to any charitable institution the
Democratic Committee will name if the fol-
lowing is not correct report of BaileY'S
speech on Nov 4, 1864, as published in the
Pittsburg Post OF Nov. 5, 1864. The speech
is as follows:
Mr.. J. II. Bailey next took the platform
and thanked the Democracy of Allegheny
county, on the part of the Democratic
County Committee, for having sustained
them so well in their Nbors for the Demo-
cratic cause. He likewise returned the
thanks of the committee to the different
ward organizations, with whose agency this
campaign was rendered q triumphant sue
cess, so that the party of abolitionism never
be ore met such a strong resistance.
TCheers.1 The State Central Com
mittee and the National Com
mittee were also expressive of their
thanks to the Democracy of Allegheny
county for what we performed during the
campaign, enlightening by our labors this
dark hole of abolitionism. Having made
these few announcements he delivered one
of the ablest and most telling addresses OF
the evening. He stated that the political
contest is about to close and we are the jury
in this case. The results of our verdict are
momentous and require that we should pay
all due attention to them. The different
speakers OF either party are the advocates
A new species of advocates have been intro
duced of late. The preacher comes out to
make political speeches day and night, and
are turning politicians even in the pulpit.
He here brought up the parable in the gos-
pei of the master Gho invited several guests
to the feast, but they declined, and he be-
lieved that those preachers would leave the
holy supper to attend political meetings.
They come to tell us our duty in regard to
the negro, as they have nothing else to think
about. Negroes are good enough in their
place, but they must not be placed on
the same standing with the white men.
[Cries of "No, no."l President Lin
coin is now on trial; you know him
and have felt him. They say that
the pocket nerve is very delicate one, and
you have often felt Mr.. Lincoln in your
pockets, but if he be reelected to rule over
us for four years more, we will have no
pocket nerve to feel him with. Loud cheers
and langhter.] But the President main
tained that he should not be put out of
ofice-we should not swap horses in crossing
q stream. He properly oharacterizes him
self when he calls himself horse Laugh
ter And we are sick of this horse
administration. Renewed laughter and
cheers. But we have nominated q
man for the Presidency-a real man,
not bearing any resemblance to a horse.
[Cheers and laughter.] This horse, in leav-
ing Springfield, said he wanted the people
to pray for him, and he needed it, and by
that means he showed his humility, but
since that time ne has become proud and
overbearing. Even before he arrived at
Washington, he declared himself the repre-
sentative of the people, and shortly afterward
the representative of the majesty of the peo-
pie. Laughter. He then spoke of the
Presidents tortuous route to Washington.
Since his nomination, Lincoln has kept on
making mis- speeches, and directs the actions
of every man, according to his own way, and
when his plan proves a failure, he
always finds somebody who will
bear the responsibility. He made
General Burnside appear before
the people with q lie in hia mouth. General
Grant, who, to say the least, is better Gen
eral than Lincoln, knew that if he would
move on Richmond, he would not be sup
plled with sufficient number of men to pre-
vent disaster. When any disaster occurs,
he provides himself with an answer, and
publishes his own and letter OF General
Grant to shove the responsibility from his
own shoulders. Yet this is the man they
wish to elect President.
He has not permitted us to knowthe truth
during this war, and he would not hesitate
to say that the last movement of General
Grant on Richmond was more than q re-
The fast is, Lincoln wanted
to make political capital by taking Rich
mond previous to the election. He next
spoke of the displays which the Republi-
cans make in this city, and stated that the
which they held few evenings
ago, was miserable failure. The Demo
cratic procession in the little town
of Clifton was only five minutes
less in passing given point, which shows
that it nearly equaled, in point of numbers,
the abolition procession Of Thursday night.
In the procession which came off at Clinton,
he noticed very appropriate transparency.
On one side was represented Abraham Lin
coin with his foot on the Constitution, and
on the reverse was General Mcclellan, with
the Goddess of Liberty presenting him the
of the Constitution. Owing to
the lateness of the hour, and the press o.
other prominent speakers who were present,
the gentleman here resumed his seat amidst
thunders of applause.