Year: 1872

HIS CORDIAL WELCOME IN WISCONSIN - HE


SPEAKS IN JANEsVILLE AND WATERFOWL


A FLW REMARKS ON PoLITICs-TWo hohb.


SPEECHES TO-DAY.


.BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNB


WATERFOWL, Wis, Sept t8.-0n the route
from Milwaukee here today to address his old friends
and neghbors on Thursday on the political stuation
Carl schurz the recipient of distinguished honors
At Janesvie he met by committee and escorted
Jefferson, where he informed his hearers that
16 years ago he was pushed forward by some
unknown person TO make his first political address. He
had ever been true 10 the grand principle that all
created free and equal, and using his best
efforts in the OF reconciliation between the two
sections. After few remarks he taken In charge
by a committee from watertown, and arrival at his
old home he was welcomed by joyous assemblage. He
was met by large procession headed with band OF
music, while salute fired in honor OF his arrival.
He spoke as follows


Ny FELLow-CITIzESs thank you most heartily for
the cordial greeting you have gwen Nothing wonld
be gratifying to my feelings than thus to be well
coined by old friends and fellow-townsmen, and to be
assured that matter how unscrupulousy my charac
ter and reputation may have been assailed In
the struggles through which 1 have passed, IL Is
safe the hands OF those among whom have lived so
long and who know well. My public activity
commenced here have with honest effort, trust
not without effect, been struggling for what conscen-





that my efforts have met the appreciation OF my old
feOw-townsmen, although have been separated from
many OF them by party lines Now the time OF PARTISAN
ship is rejoice 10 that hundreds OF thousands
Of citizens all thecOuntry remembering that be-
fore tney became Republicans Democrats they were
American citizens and II their duty TO be American
patriots Ausion has also been made to the great civil
conflict which lies behind u.s. All good citizens re-
joice that does lie behind There are two classes OF
demagogues who at present try TO divide the coun-
try again by perncious counses One class consists
Of those who do not know yet that there has war;
and that certain results have been rreyersbly esab-
shed the other consists OF those do not know vet
that the war is over. Between them rising up the
patriotism and good sense Of the country insisting that
the war is indeed over; that is legitimate results must
be maintained, and that the people of this country
lately divided, must be reunited in the bonds OF
national reconciliation As of the representatives
and spokesman OF that idea, appear again my OH
home The principles l have always professed am
still protesting with the strength and fidelity Of
conviction and in the reunion OF the whole people under
the banner OF equal rights universal justice ana free
Government see their final cOnsumnatiOn. But viii
rot now 90 into succession OF political topics
desire only TO express more my profound
gratitude for the cordial welcome you have given me
and looking into so many kind aud familiar faces AS
sure you that feel again quite at home among Won.
The Senator will tomorrow speak both IN German and
English and Emil Rother OF Cincinnati win deliver an
address IN the latter tongue.