The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-09-27
DEMOCRATIC MEETING
LAST NIGHT.
SPEECHES ~ GREEN, MORGANASI'
WEBB.
Formation Of n Democratic Club

The meeting was organized by tho cle'
ton Of Mr.. John =. Hely as chairman, On
Mr.. VI. J. Howley as secretary.
| SIR. Joel &. Morgan stated tina, tn
chief object Of the meeting was to organ
izca Fourth Ward Democratic club. Or
ganiza,ion was essential to success, an,
il was foil time tho initial steps were tax on
| All conservative men were asked TO unit
with the club, not rs Democrats, but n
opponents Of the tyranicul and ruinou
rule Of the Radical party.
The club WAS then organized by the cleo
tion Of the following officers:
President, Joel G.. Morgan,
Vice President, J. II. Robinson.
Secretary, John &. Crowley.
Executive Committee, james &. SullI'
van, Nick Williams, Dennis Mahoney
Joseph Swoboda and NJ. f.. Powers
Tho Presiden, and Secretary were con-
sti:u,cd committee of two - pre-.
pare By.laws aud Cons.itu.
ton for the government OF the club
SPEECH or JUDGE GREEN.
Judge Green then responded 70 the calls
of the crowd, and delivered one OF the
mos, forcible and effective speeches Of his
life. lie referred to the prevailing an,ag.
oni.n between capital and labor, and adj.
moni,hed his hearers that, unle. the
Radical party was overthrow, ,he ,imc
WA. not distant, when the laboring mass
cs Of the country would be placed in the
iron grMp Of capital-a master more
arbitrary and sisc.ing than any despo, Of
the old world.
lie spoke, and with marked effect, Of the
pre,cn, tariff that rob, labor 10 enrich she
manufacturer that di.eriminates in favor
Of the rich man and agsins, the poor man.
lie showed that, while the Ksdi.
cal tariff taxes diamonds
only IS per cent, emerslds only ten per
cent, and Mossics and sts,uary nothing
article. purchased and used only by the
wealthy ei,izen--i, taxes salt l2s per cent,
/, taxes coarse blankets 200 per cent, and
oil those articles purchased and used by
the poor man, in . like e1orbitsnt manner.
oh the poor man WOODEN oed'spread 'hefe
Is duty OF 2oo per eeh' WINE upon inc
f'eh man isee curtain 'he duty " only
'h'Hy'hve per cent ihs'o instances ana
l"''! os"',' "''s '''s,'o' ~ " '"'" '""'
"" 30" "' P'o'
:, ,> n.;,,, W" 800 wo,i,n ~
h, hand, OF the manufacturer Of New
aud the capitalists, bankers,
brokers, and bondholder. of tho country
everywhere.
The Judge also referred 10 the National
banking sy.,em, showing that Its efYec. va.
20 draw s20,oOo,0oo Of dollars annually
rom the sweat and labor Of the country,
and 10 build up power in
hc land an,ssoni.ilc 10 labor. Tho old
United State. bank had boon crushed on, Of
existence, because the capital 1t controlled,
! 30, 900 OsO, was full OF danssr 10 the labor.
ne masses. IL that sum threat.
ned TO exercise psrnieiou,
influence upon the industry VI the country.
VIA, may We no, expec, from the $3.50.
700, 600 now invested under our National
Banking system? The evil IL net alarm
ne now, but No Intelligent laboring man
an contemplate the future, without feel.
ngs Of absolute alarm.
The speaker also referred to the progress
4 tho Radical negro equality doctrine, as
er,inv thu, two years would not elapso be-
ore tho people Of Cairo would be taxed for
he education Of the negro children. The
Radical marty had made the negro a citizen
md a voter, in the face OF the pro,estations
II its rank and alc, tina, i, intended 10 DO
10 such thing. Who then can doubt tina,
he party contemplates smother step,
which ia tho education Of the black child
'en in ysur public schools, Ut your en.
penss and mine, and .. the expense Of
very man who owns property subiec 10
SPEECH op JOEL "a. MORGAN.
joel u. Morgan being called for, took
A. n. A. ns,pn.o a.. so,np int.