Year: 1872




B. f. Wade Of Ohio. one of the old
abolition veterans. and rho has through
long political life maintained the high
est integrity, is worthy of the man


and entitled to the highest consideration:
WASHINGTON, June "a. 1872.
William A. Cook, Esq, and Gentlemen
| OF the committee OF arrangements L


very much regret that shall be obliged
| to leave the city before your ratification
| meeting takes place, and therefore must
| decline your kind and complimentary in
vltation.


1t would have afforded me great pleas.
| ure to have been present to testify III
person TO the true and intelligent Re-
publlcans of Washington my unwaverlDg
devotion to the principles of the Repub-
| lican party, and to declare how heartily
approve the action of their convention
| at Philadelphia. We do not expect the
Democratic party or the mere selfish,
| disappointed hangers on of the Repub.
| llcan party to approve the action of that
convention. it is as natural for that
party to hate General Grant as 1t Is for
all true Republicans to honor and ad-
mire him ]; and why should not that party
hate him above all men-yea. anc fear
him too? Did not the Republican party
under his leadership in the field meet,
overthrow, and utterly destroy that
party organization with the only prlncl-
pie il ever habitat is, to lord it oyer
and trample down the weak and op-
pressed, and 60 extend the curse OF hu-
man slavery oyer the entire continent,
and thus to erect an odious oligarchy on
the ruins Of our free and glorious Repub-
lie.


No wonder they hate the man and
party through whom their nefarlouS
hopes were crushed. The civil admins
tration of General Grant has been as
beneficial and successful as his military
career was efficient and decisive. When
was the country more prosperous In every
department than now? Look at the re-
duction of taxes and the public debt at
the same time, and then tell me grum-
biers Of what you have to complain.
Where is the man since Washington who
has rendered greater or better service to
the Republic than Gen. Grant? Name
him if he is to be found. and | will
help to make him President. But if no
such man is to be found, then L am for
Grant against the world.


AS to the second man on the ticket,
Henry Wilson, he Is we'll known to US all
He is an old soldier In the cause of Re-
publicanism. He served it faithfully and
effectively from its organization. He Is
the very incarnation of the genius OF
America In no other soil under heaven
could such plant take root and flourish.
Born and nurtuled in poverty, obscurlty
and destltutIon, experiencing IN his own
person all the hardships and prlvatlons
incident TO such condition, he knows
well how to Sympathize with the laborlng
portion Of the people, and to his eternal
honor be it said that in the days OF his
prosperity he has never Tor moment
forgotten his associates III poverty or
ceased TO labor for their elevation and
prosperity.


When we reflect upon what the Re-
publican party has accomplished since
its organization, we may well be proud.
No other body of men within the range
of history has done so much to advance
the welfare Of mankind, to establish the
great principles of justice, liberty and
equality. Yet their mission Is by no
means accomplished. There are many
important governmental questions yet To
be settled. and no other SO competent TO
the task. To dnabt the success of such
a party, when pitted against the broken
cohorts Of the old slavery party is an IN
suit to the intelligence and virtue of the
American people.


When a great political party has be-
come so consciously deprayed that they
feel there is no hope of reform, suicide
may perhaps, In such case be virtue,
and Such SanmS RI he the condition of
the Democratic party at this time.


BY adopting Mr.. Greely as their
standard bearer, they deliberately admit,
if they arc honest, that the poorest.
weakest, most vacillating and uncertain
Republican is an improvement on any
thing to be found in their own party.
But let us stand by our own noble candl-
dates as faithfully as they have stood
by the principles of Republicanism, and
our triumph is certain. B. L. WADE