The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-10-08

do better still.
In County and City together, a
proper degree Of energy on the part
Of the Republicans in getting their
voters to tho polls next Tuesday
will result in reducing the 1884
democratic majority Of last year to
"a figure somewhere below 1900.
THE MASS MEETING.
The Republican mass meeting
Of Saturday last may be set down as
q very gratifying Success. In point
of numbers it-fell but little short
of the democratic demonstration OF
the 2Gth ult., while it far exceeded
it in the beneficial influence exer-
cised upon the people in attend
ance. A week of fair weather,
Immediately succeeding q long pc
riod Of rain which entirely sus-
pended tho usual farm work Of the
season, was just closing, and the
paramount necessity with our agri-
cultural population was 10 take
the utmost possible advantage of
tho fine weather while il lasted, to
complete the businessNof seeding,
&C., and this condition of things
undoubtedly diminished the at.
tendance at the meeting more than
one half.
By noon, however, the city was
full of people, who had arrived
for the most part without any at.
tempt to keep delegations in con.
nected body. But there was on
exception in the case ofthe dclcga.
tions from Pleasant and Walnut
townships, which entered the city
in q long procession with banners
flying and music piaying-makiLg
very fine and imposing appear.
ance-far exceeding any thing of
tho kind attempted at the demo.
cratic meeting.
When 1t was ascertained that
none of the speakers assigned for
the occasion were present, there
was at first a feeling Of keen dis
appointment among tho people
but il was effcctually dispclled in q
very short time after Gen. Gcn. NJ.
o. LEGaETT, of Zanesville, took tho
speakers stand. That gentleman
was most opportunely present,
having promptly responded to the
invitation Of our committee, and
was introduced to the meeting by
the presiding officer, W. P. CREED
Esq, in his usual happy style.
The audience around the stand
now numbered probably two thou
sand people, being about an equal
number to that which listened to
the speech Of Gen. EWING, at the
same place on the previous Satur.
day. ... ..
This great crowd was held on.
chained by Gen. Lcggett for near.
ly three hours and a halfin q man i.
ner we never saw excollcd by any
public speaker, scarcely an indi.
vidual in it moving from his posi-
tion during the wholeo the powerful
and convincing speech. 1t was on a.
bic and exhaustive argument Of the
whole subject, beyond anything
heretofore presented in this canvass
in this city TO so largo a meeting.
IL elected more encomiums from
the people who heard, for it's alb
sorbing interest and convincing
power, than any effort wo'vo heard
tor years. Gen. LeggOtt may be as.
sured of tho grateful feelings Of our
people for the grand ropast with
which ho rogaled thom.
There was no explanation o6tho
cause of tho failure of Attorney.
General WEST and Gon'l JONES to
meet the appointment which had
been made for them. 1t is not to
be supposed that anything less than
sickness or other unavoidable cause
prevented their attendance. Toll
egrams were read to tho meeting
from Ex.Secretary STANTON and
Con. GRANVILLE Moody, stating
their inability to be present and
expressing the warmcst sympathy
with tho objects of tho meeting and
cntire confidence in the prospect
ola triumphant issue 10 the cam
palgn.
Taken altogether the domonstra.
ton of Saturday was useful and
satisfactory in u degree equal to
the expectations Of the most san.
guine.
A VoTE in Fairfield counts
as much in the State major
ity, as a vote in Ashtabula.