The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-05-30


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The Rerubiiesns OF the Sixth ward held a
grand rstteostion meeting Thursdsy evening,
Ess Ks @ q yF sss s..n ss.. ted
hsndiS@eiy deco 'sied with ksss, irsnspsren.
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and Recreatlohy,, "The Mechanics Vote for
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| the large streamer with the words hdrsnt and
CoifsxS while underneath was a .burgee, hay-
q: s sssS' rs sS.sn e, M ma
formed several national airs and other excel
lent music. A large assemblass Of the msehan-
e. q ths n.vy.ysrd and othe, citizens y. q the
early hourj and, despite the threatening aspect
Of tho weather, the meeting was q decided
success. The meeting was Organised By the
q. s. LathropI vice.presidnnts, DR.. 8, A. H.
McKim, Clarence NJ. Barton, Carey white,
Ja(ss 8; Edwards, Henry Better, J; s. Martin,
and Z. A. Adams. After music BY the band
Hon. John W. fornsy was introduced in sp-
prcp,i.t,s . term. SE sh. president and spoke
FKLLow.CiTizENs; am much Obliged to
you for this kind reception, and particularly
because It enables me to speak or the quei.
s 1R to inauss s ~, SsR hope city ths.
in sympathy with the johnson party, 10 about
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great city. I visited that great metropolis OF
o. OF Lake Miohissn, a dsveiopnsa. Of purely
| Individual enterprise-A city which thirty
years ago was an Indian trail and which now
has 300, 900 souls gathered within It's borders
| Her wealth. GRANDEUR. common schools and
DAY, are the result Of Rcpubiic.n government.
thought lily, he Sssous esp
tai, so disgraced BY the municipal ofIicers con
trolling y; In af,y years yoader, Capitol will
Democracy. Unless the people Of Washington
act upon the principle Of ieifinterest, aside
from the grandeur and glory Of, the question,
&c om
organizations. The class Of men you are
voting sgalnst were whipped in the rebellion,
and We propose, on Monday Y, p9sst' to whip
Your candidate for Mayor / have known for
years, and say II with no idle fattory that 4
purer and better man does not liys, HIS high,
! the simple fact Of the many positions with
which he has been honorcd, whose duties he
has discharged with fidelity, shows at once
his ability to govern this nations capital.
! Under his Naturalization the city will become
what II should be, the finest city on the Ameri'
can continent; Is there a poor white man In
! the city who does not see that his own inter
est depends upon the success Of the great Re.
publican party IL pains me always to hear
white mechanic sneer at q negro, for does he
! not know that he can never become his rival
unless he Is his intellectual superiorl Ny
fcllow.citiIenp, you are not only lighting
/. under the banner Of Ssyles J. Bowen, but also
golfax, and as Gen. Grant whipped the mil
lion rebel hosts upon the battlefield, so will
he in November next whip the same host
, l TAX ~. ~ hi
iot-box. The boys In blue, many OF whom
! see before me, were always the superiors o.
the boys in gray. The men In gray, the rebel
. who were In arms against the Government
are back again to nght you at the polls OF
. Monday.
9 Here crowd upon the opposite side Of tn,
Q Forney said, .'those who are now sneering a
{: me as I speak, are a part Of those who hav,
/. returned from rebellion to help TO govern you
Sy y 70 ss 'R' fS ns. asy s siss'D
: "thaps so.nl Ny fellow eitirens, let each on,
! but do his duty at the polls on Monday, and 8,
! us will be succeeded by the MONDAY sun o
. May, so will the nations capital be redeeme'
and disenthrallsd, anda new era Of prosperity
l Major Morse was then introduced, and spok,
9 eloquently In favor Of a change In the presen
I management Of the municipal Affairs OF tn,
sulupi s when hsd h4 ,Ss
I ministration Of the City Hall ring, and urge
4 his hearers to cast their ballots for one who's
. character was irreproachable, and who woul
administer the affairs Of the city with pru
J. dence and economy, and boautify and ador
u the capital OF the country. Major Mora
r, spoke at length, and In conclusion predicted
= majority Of fifteen hundred for the Republica
q ticket.
u After music by the band, Senator Thsyer, q
Q Nebraska, was introduced, and said that al
y though he knew but little OF the local polite
) West would be gratifed beyond measure O.
!. Tuesday next, when the telegraph flashes t
y them the news that the national capital ha
y been redeemed by being placed In the hands O
!! loyal, Union-loving people. A brief review O
. theeyils OF African slavery, the recent strul
II gle for liberty, and the causes which led to tn
Q formation of the great Republican party, wer
J. then given by the speaker, and were receive
. with cheers and applause. The principles Q
n that party, its objects and aims, and the gres
n good 1t had accomplished, were eloquently d,
. Ttcted, and the speaker, In conclusion, urge
. tho mechanics and others whom he WAS IL
n dressing, and who had been citizens Of tn
e ward for years, to rally to the support Of s
q J, Bowen, and elect him the Mayor Of cit
q which had been misgoverned for years past.
. Upon the conclusion Of his speech, = beaut
Q full bouquet Of flowers was presented to hi
y by one of the citizens. Three cheers wer
o then given for the speakers and the cand
dates, and, amidst music by the band, tn
g meeting adjourned, Sc.