, 1874-08-26

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CHICAGO
that fnnoral march. and hsd seen tin tomb o]oeo
nnnn ti,e narIy. EatLer Tim % etartl In I'm wny
Of any ot Ela fricnds. ho a9roed 10 bo burial.
Ho wis woals enough to do that. 1Io ,onsutoi
must sincerely, and apoloeizod Tor his elne, for
nariion,n iLnurhtcr.1 Hn nnnearnti before
ttho,n aa nm risnn from tl,o tonh' TIn Ind inat
cast OH tia coromouts Of no}ttIcal dcatl, IIo
wan thero to sound Tho tr,,rnnnt Of rosurroction
thp month of tho Bepu}chro. and tbey wvro
rnEpAnEp 10 DO AuEAr.
Npv them wero iwd convcntlons cnltcd. f)ne
wns tho lion without tho gkin. tho other tho skin
without tho lion. ff,a1,rhter,1 Tho iattor-
Mccormick and Hestng-Gad shippod full Of
FLaughtor.7 Nov Tint tho tr,impot Of reButrec-
tlon was apuuIod. he hopod Tint tho Democratic
party, tic old lion, would expel tho foxcs and
The wp1yos, Blako tho lice from his nano,
anil etn,ld forth aeAfn In his native and
orlginnl majesty. Ills respected friond
Mccormick had filed tho ekIn with
tho mortified leBh Of eYory political
party from Washington to Grant. and called on
tho pcople to support tho unolean thing. no
augo1s. EacI sounded i diiroront trumpet
Mccormick called tho Democratic party to its
grave; I4edlio to tho resurrection. In tic con-
teyt betwect1 tho Two aIclangclB le fOop. Single
toni would stand by Gabriel. [Groat cheering
rnE ouroAao GALL.
plankB MI forward BY Tic Chicago call. It
faAcsnnted, ho saitt, only to deceive. 1t
deceived the people with tho fictitious
g1aro and glitter OF gold, displaying TINT
precious metal Homowlat after tho mannor
Of . Wall street broker, for eifoct It waH
falling down to the scmt.barbarous traditions Of
remote gcnorat1unB tint worrhlpod gold as
god. It was eirpu tlat deludod wlilo 1t
charmed but for bis part lo apurncd tho foul
ouchantu1ont, and in tho nau,o Of tho people he
nrotogtel agapst tho e]itto1jng fraud, lIo pro-
caodetl iii tB strain for Honle time, aud said that
tho Chicago platform meant notiliug moro nor
1eas tliat, tho resumption Of IHpecie payment by
Ing to circulate on 4 gold basis. 1hat wua what
tue Chicago plattor.a meant.
Gen. Singleton then proceeded in strain Of
semi-ludicrous motat,lor to dintu upon
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.
mud Ho amothcrol up his arguments, sucl rs
they voro, in a maas Of Biblical quotations.,
sugularly cut OF place in s,,ch discourso. ID
the middle Of tic Generals remarks ho was
sou1cwhat iutorrupkod by tho preHonce Of q ro-
uarkabIy cccentrio and ill-fayored gcntlewoman,
who found hor way into the hall for tho express
purposo Of interviewing McHsrB Raster and
Hcsing Oh tho liauor question. herself being
rather under tho influence at tho time. Tbs
doorkcoper finally induced her to rotire, not.
plain Saxou amounting to woll-deyeoped i'm
prccation,
Con, Singleton thon proceeded with his gilt
tcring genernli.cB, and said, among other things,
that al AarQn's Berpent waA raised in the deaort.
go shall they raise up tho groenback mud nake it
legal al-tendor for all debts, public aud private,
Governmental and Otherwise. That alono, he
eaid, would redeem tho country from auaucial
destruction.
rosEn.
Al the conclusion Of Gen. Bingloton'n speech
Mr. Hermann Raster said: II did not really un-
derstaul what tile gcnt1oman WAS saying rs bo
spoke OF tho body and tail Of tho Democratic
party. I'd like 10 ask OF hin which is tho tail.
1a it the Opposition or tue Bourbona9" [Cheers.]
Gen pgoton--Anybody that looka q: tho
gentleman eau readily belleye TINT he could not
understand NC. linked plain English and if
the gentleman does not understand thai Int
EunEe I eannot undertake to instruct him.
To- eo1a and confuBion.]
Mr.. Rnater-I ain Obliged to tho honorable
gentleman for his compliment. AB no cnnnot
answer my question: take it Tor granted tnAt
ho ia tho tail, for the tail has no eyes to SEQ
with. fLaughtor and cheera.1
WHAT IS DEMocnAoY2
peculiar, incoherens way, what he understood bg
Democracy, QOd ho anld+ l!atou q coward. U0
was no coward. and ho detled c. II. Mocorniok
or any other man to lind him 10 previous 10 tue
action OF tho regular Democratic Convention.
regularly called.
Judge Led'ic then rena tho Bourbon caA and
Several lottors written to him by Bourbon Dom
oerats throughout the Stnto. Ho did not, how"
ever, eutcr Into definite explanation.
nIscEhIAsEous. ,,
heayiuc corresnoudence, moved tbut Gson. sin,
eloton.' Of Adams County, DO elected tempo.
yayy Chairman Of tho straight Democratic Con-
Juire I.odiies Leforo r&iripe, announced thai
the Committee appointeil to solccs delegates fol
sangnmou Ind reported to him. He did mol
! deem it expetiont TO read I've names theIe d
lAoy wonia como up ~ tae S,;a'a Gon9oaM1n IA 'ne
np t;.o'' oas,,mot1 to CInir thank
| inr lis friends for Inc honor conforroll upo1
him. What business uid tlioy mean to transact
Mr.. ). &. kiiey, Of sprinEtie'd. NAB nonina'et
anu eieSen tonposarg eesassafS t'as SSr,,,too =, y
m crcdantjals ho ar annontol by tLo Chair a!so
q committee OF three on pei rna,ent organization