The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-16
WALNUT STREET STAND.

lection of the following ofleer:-
PRrsDENr-R Rt.NDLE SMITH
VICE TREs,DENrB.
Edward S. Mawson, Thomas Dolan,
Benjamin Allen, 'Ghailos, N Provost,
SfISI CR%riss VGEfS6shotz, iseac ,G,giesbcfry,
John Rocky, John Callahan,
iEGGS0G HenTS e. Tow fSWusond abn R" & 'I20ai K0hisr
sEoRErARWa.
John B. Kenney, H. Gates Jones'
NJ. Hall Stanton, seth PancJast, NJ, ID.
Mr. r. Rumble Smith introduced
Hon. william y. Kelley,
Who spoke as follows
Mr. Smith tells you that you sre not only TO be ai-
dressed by your present Representatives, but your
tives will be elected and will represent the First Dis
! trict You heard the news from Maine, and Pcnnsy-
yania, Ohio and Indiana VIII settle all the dispute in
The Democracy will require two Of those States to
give them these figures, and when Pennsylvania and
those States have rolled up 01r mal2riucs there VIII
4 be end TO the contest The Woy@ speaks of the
gain in Maine. True, the Republicans elected every
member to the Senate. which hey had never done
before. We carried tbe Governor by double his ma
jorjty, and seven-eghlh5 ~ We Lower HOUSE oy
majority we had never done before yet the Wort aud
AGE ca,it Democratic cain. u is great gain but
they lost all they ever had.
These copartnershi0s between the bloody people Of
the South-Wade Hampton, Lee aud others who mur-
dered men, with jerry oeE, Seymour and others
have no stop; ii ends Where it begins.
They come mp here and within all the Southern
States they have but one man who was ever in the
Union army. There We're more Rebel majOr-generals
there than had ever been in The Union army since its
Ibe soldiers of the North could not send their men
! to degrade themselves The one man was quar-
termastel-Serreant, Joseph Williams, who had no
stomach for dghting and when ordered To the ranks
took the back track and deserted courtmar alei
| md degraded deserted, and was saved by Andy
johnson; and now he says he would be a bad man If
he did not go for ANDY and the Democracy. And he,
deserter and coward, delegate for Tennes-
see. He is a darkey and tho Democracy say the
darkey who votes the Democratic TICKET mas no Dad
What has been done in Vermont and Maine will be
done in every Northern state The Democratic party
have but two certain States accorded them three,
and one shows signs Of dssertio1. We gave them
Dsaware, Kentucky and Maryland, but New Castle
looks Republican, ana we may ssrry little Delaware.
It could not be otherwise than tnat the North should
rally against the aristoersic Democratic party We
would have TO forget quarter oil a mul9h oi men
who died for the widows tears and orphans woes.
~ Not only will they have to forget their gratitude to
the dead but they must consent to iOrego all their
own interests before they can vote for Seymour who
sustained the Rebel action throughout the war;
His face and influence we're against every act that
redounded to the credit Of the government CFhe
Grant and Colfax Club OF the Twenty-third Ward
Joined the meeting, amid cheers) The Judge thanked
them for coming, and Continued-The boodest men
of the South nominated Seymour, in conjunction with
those who would have been Rebels had they possessed
the courage to fight. Not one among them was made
illustrious, either civil military Some brave
soldiers but in an evil cause none that will live and
shine like the ustrjous Biraey, Kosrney AVID others
(The Fourteenth Ward ClH0 joined at this point,
and were greeted with cheers followed by the II rstI
Fellow citizens, those men worked well in that Con-
vention they made platform that would ruin all
the interests Of the country Thsy propose an equal
lican party have refused to tax the farmers products
and implements.
consumption. The Republican party has no tax for
flour and bread, and cheese hsy and fodder, and
corn but it taxes whisky segars tobacco, and snuff
1t does not tax yonr furniture but 10 does tax the
billiard table; while the Democratic platform would
Grant will be elected by greater majority of votes
than Abraham Lincoln was, ana Oh the second Tues
day of October will be teegraphcd to Ulysses, Penn
sylvania stands by in peace she did in war; and
will give thirty Thousand majority"
Hon. Charles O'Neiu
Was introduced and said:-I know when my colleague
speaks the hearers leave impressed, and feel would
like to address you as he has DONE VIII endeaYor
to do best can.
In the history OF the last fifteen years do not
think we have met under so favorable auspices as we
do tonight for if enemies have not been salts
fed with the news from Vermont, they must from
Maine, and we will make them give il up on the
second Tuesdayin October
The Democratic party in 1864 were moving on the
same platform as they are now. convention met
lat Chicago; the same platform was presented; Nc
Clellan was nominated, and it was gwen % the
world that the was failure; and that same plat
II q fair election is hed next October the Republic
party will roll majority of eight or ten thou
Band. Our danger is IN the Democratic party polling
frauduent votes. AS goes Pennsylva4in IN tho state
election goes the country. The doctrines OF the
Democratic party false and deceptive to every
man in the Union aud without foundation in truth.
Crhe Inyincibes passed, presenting very hne ap-
This is glorious night, If not word had been
\uttered-a glorious commingng of brothers deter.
mined to save the Union. III the old State OF Penn
syvana does not send greeting of twenty thousand
to Maine l am mistaken in what have said.
The InvinCibles organized III 1860 for the one cam
paign but had to reorganiLe Tor the war, and have
now reorganized to save the country by the ballot.
The Democratic party would make you believe the
Republican Congress has done nothing for tho coun
try; but it has always dOne everything TO save thS
country when there has bssn n Republican majority
in Congress- They must be sinpletOns TO think tha
taxes not necessary 10 paw the deOt that Rebels
and Democrats have created.
BY the present taxation Won are saved vast amour
each year. Taxation iuXuries can be borne for
owhie though those taxes have been heaped on b.
the Rebels and their Democ atic allies OF the North
The Democrats have ever eudsaVored to destroy pro
steCtion to American industry Wherever the public
debt and tax DO reduced H. VIII be done till with
settled country we will be free and scarcely believe
we ever had it hanging Bat what wo mus
do to keep up the feeling, must work. And oi
The Presidential election il viii 80 forth 10 the wJr
that Philadelphia is true 10 the country.
Remarks of 1Gr. John GOfOrth.
Mr.. ONelll was followed by John GO'1rth, Esq
Re said that the IavOrise cries Of the Democrats
"Antl-TaEatien" and AnLl Nigger"-IneaLt uothtn
ali when properly slfted but that the real dritt
country untold disaster II it should hucceed in tn
coming elections.
That Drift was neither more nor less than j0iniu
- hapds with the leaders Of the Rebslliuu-a I1inin
1his was so plain that Is was never ending wOnde
that single decent good mao could oe ionnd 20 VOt
for Sey mUur. When GOfOrth concluded me crow
around the Walnut street stand slowly merged Int
lice Tor the grand counte-marca, sud moved north
ward.
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