Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-04
Roasting Rally Of the PeO.
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German Theatre Packed !!
Tive Thousand People Present
The call for On sutpeuring Of the massss
At the German Theatre last evening wss
met with . most hearty response. II was
the night before election. the eve Of the day
sf another grand victory for the Peoples
Party, and the masses came fsrsh, each
man TO congratulate his nsishber upon the
iusvitabls success Of the campaign, and csl-
sbrate once more ths founding Of the popu.
lsr movement. At the appointed hour the
audience was on the spot, and the meeting
was organized-ths Hon. Jamss Thofingtsn
calling to order, and lupon the nomination
Of II. II. Andersen. for chairman, and
Henry fischer and d. N. Richardson for
secretaries, the assembly was ready for b.
sinsss. and business commenced in right
good earnest.
Ernst Clausssn. Esq, was called to the
stand, and in his usual pointed and earnest
style called the attention Of the people 70
the necessity which brought the party into
existsnce-to its great success in every step
that it had taken-to the purity and justice
Of its platform, and Of the Importance OF
still standing by those deathlsss principles
nov aad hereafter, - upon previous ocsa-
sions. The ticket in the 6sld for to-day he
alluded to a. being in every particular wor-
thy Of most cordial support at the polls. II
vas made up:in the Of men who had
bssn thoroughly tried and dot found want
ing in any respeet-ofmen who knew thsiI
duty in the fullest, and were ready and
willing to perform 1t. After speaking iu
the English language for. about twenty
minutes, Mr.. Clausssn then spoke for about
the same length Of time in the German Ian
gusgs, aud though not clearly understand
| ing Il ourselves, the enthusiasm that pre-
vailed Was sufficient proof that be was Civ
ing the enemy . tremendous scoring. III
advised his fellow countrymsn to stant
6rm BY their platform and ticket, and no
to scratch . single name. The idss I'D
vancsd By the enemy that NJ. Tusrck. can
didsts on The Republican ticket for City
Clsrk, would rsesivs esrdial German sup
port. was secuted at By the speaker. Hal
Mr.. Tusrck wanted ofIics be, - German
should have sought for 1t among Gsrnanl
and their political associates, and not gon,
over to the enemies Of his countrymen fo
such favors. Mr.. T. will not have AM
trouble about keeping out Of office thi
year.
Gee. P. Whitcomb, Esq was next call
cd to tho stand, whersupon hs took bolt
position in favor Of ths Peoples Party or
ganizatien believing the principles upot
which It stands should be endorsed by III,
massss everywhere. II was the unwarrsnt
able fanatcism and sxtrcmsism of the party
in power that had called out this mevemsn
on the part Of the people, and he hoped tina
its measures would be fully endorsed to-day
by the election Of every candidate upon th,
Peoples Ticket. II was ticket that hat
been ence tried and proved 10 be sound anc
efficient in every particulars ticket tha
had commanded the respect and con6dsnc,
Of the public for the past year, and worthy
to be sustained with answering fidelity
He had never been bitter party man, nsl
could he ever SOC Why people who agree OF
90 many points socially. financially, and
who are generally 90 friendly in their svsrJ
day walk and conversation, should BE- % &C
rmonious in matters pertaining 10 politics
He was Of the opinion that it Was bette
that extremes in ell things should be avsid
cd and that the path leading through th
middle ground was not only the best 4
travel but tho one that would lead 70 tn
most salutary and beneficial results in town
State and nation.
At ten o'clock the meeting adjourned
determined TO reasssmble at the polls thi
morning, and achieve another grand vic
tory. So let it be dsue, 90 it will be done
In response to loud and repeated calls
Ar. George II. Parker then came forward
and was enthusiastically rscsived. He com
mssced BY csugratulsting the audience Of
the continued prosperity Of the People
Party, and its constant growth growtl
substantially evidenced BY the accession I,
it, ranks within the past few weeks, ofmsn
who formerly had cautiously held sloof frou
ito councils. He briefly renewed the cardi
nal principles to carry out which the organ
satioo had been formed, and to the supper
Of which il Was fully committsd-oppoa
tion to any Puritanical distation in mattsr
Of private concern, and to..all unsqual an,
discriminating distribution Of ftaxatien. Re
ferring to the various lnsnsial schemes bs
fore the public, be observed that the part,
was pledged to none, except that il ha,
armly resolved that the rich heldsr Of GOV
e-nment bonds should not BE- sxsmpte,
from burdens which ought 10 bs borne b,
sll. loud chssrs. He warned the bond
holding aristocracy Of New Esgland, tha
II the msney power refused 70 cid in psc
tseting the constitutional rights Of the pea
pie, it could scarcely expect The people /
tax themselves - support The Eastern cap
itslists, and3protscs their mssisd interest,
. violated constitution would have for il
natural conssqssnes, disrsgard for its put
lic indebtedness. [Chssrs]. While net ID
vocating rspudiation. he yet thought il We
that New 1ugland should bs told that
limit must be put to its attempts, selfishlJ
to transfer the greater portion Of The onersu