New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-30
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS
THE FIFTH MASSACHUSETTS CONGRESS
DISTRICT


GEN. BANKS AT LYMAN ENTHUSIASTIC MEET
ING-THE GENERALS PROSPECT GROWING
STRONGER EVERY DAY-HIs BEST EFFORT
TO BE DELIVERED ON SATURDAY.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUHE.l
LYNN, Mass. Oct 29.-Music Hall, which is
capable Of holding 1000 people, and when all available
space is occupied will hold 5000 people, was, tonight
crowded with OF the largest audiences over as
sembled inside its walls listen to the speech OF the
Hon. Nathaniel F. Banks, the Liberal candidate for re-
election in the With Congress District Of Massachusetts,
Long before the hour announced for the meeting the
people could be going in crowds to the hall Upon
the calling OF the meeting to order at O'Clock, by the
Hon. VIM F. johnson, the following officers were chosen
to preside President the Hon. s. weson, City Solicitor
Of Lynn Vice Presidents, the Hon Edwin Walden, Ezra
W. Nudge Walter Ballen, DIR. ]. G.. Foreman, Richard
Barry, Benjamin A. Ward and some twenty
others of the most prominent citizens OF
Lynn Secretaries, J. +. L0mphier II. f. Monroe,
VIM s. Hoyt and Henry b. Lowering. The President,
upon assuming the chair in very eloquent address to
his fellow-citzens paid high tribute to Gen. Banks,
and assured his hearers that the course which the Gen.
cTa had recently taken had received and was every day
receiving the strongest approval from his constituents
in the With District which he has noby represented in
Congress- The speakers tribute to the General met with
great applause from the audience. After some further
remarks the President introduced Gen. Banks who was
received with hearty applause which was continued TOT
about five minutes Quiet being restored, the General
began his speech by saying that 1t gave him
tho most heartfelt pleasure TO again be before
the people he had the honor TO represent In Congress-
that every political contest always brought out the
aspect Of the affairs OF the country He would tonight
endeavor impartay lay before his hearers the true
condition Of affairs under the present Administration
and see whether the demands Of the people
For myself" no continued say 1t does not, and
think truly say that ere long every one Of my
hearers will be OF the opinion in regard to the
DIM u{e dO mt he
taken toward the presenpolcylof the Administration
and whatever the result may be IN the coming election
shall during the rest of my life regret the posi-
ton have taken" iAppausel Tho General fully and
eloquently laid before his hearers the exist
ing state OF affairs under the Grant policy,
and 4 his remarks each Of the subjects Of
which he spoke received the warmest approval
Of the audience. The Labor question Gen. Banks fully
demonstrated. and showed how the EighthOur law now
in force In Government works originated and how efforts
were made by the official authorities to reduce the
amount Of pay proportion TO the hours Of reduction,
contrary TO the intention Of the law The General said
"As the representative in Congress Of the With Massa
chusets District have always abored in behalf of the
laborng classes, and shall ever continue so to do"
prolonged cheers Gen. Grants Indian policy was also
thoroughly discussed in all its branches The rate OF
taxation was shown to be altogether wrong aud the in
crease public expenditures and the great frauds per-
petrated upon the people referred to- After gen.
eral review Of oil tho leading questions agitatng
the country, in which every point was thoroughly an
ayzed the General closed his speech, which had
pied over two hours time.
Gen. Banks has within the past week been laying the
facts Of the present state Of affairs before his consu
ents DAY by day. He has been growing stronger In the
estimation the people he represents and at every
city where he has spoken his receptions have
been scarcely less than OvatiOns. And well may the
people whom Gen. Banks represents flock 70 hear him
speak upon position he has taken, because they well
know that the issues OF the campaign viii bo clearly
shown and tho truth DO laid before them. The Hon.
Daniel w. GOoch, the Grant candidate, seems TO be
giving his attention getting up torcght professions
and displays OF fireworks; but when Gen. Banks
comes before his constituents he comes not with
the blowing Of horns and the smoke OF torches,
for his object IL TO tell them what they should be told,
letting them choose between honesty and reform and
Grants military Administration, which, In the language
OF the General Is Government more like personal
government than OF nation" Upon all sides men
flock the support Of Gen. Banks, and all his friends
feel confident Of his in the coming election The
With District the center Of the contest in Massa
chusets Should Gen. Banks be again elected the Grant
party Of the State will receive terrible blow. Every
night until election day the General will speak in his dis
trct leaving nothing undOne 70 secure success which Is
to-day conceded be almost certainty. Waltham, the
home OF Geu Banks. viii turn out Saturday
evening hear the General speak His speech on that
occasion, IL is said will be masterpiece In behalf
honest Government, Reform, and Greeley and Brown