The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-10-31
THE GREAT BARBECUE.
ANOTHER TRIUMPH ron Dali
LAS.

The 80th, no long aud 10 eagerly
looked for has come and gone, and IN
liz ileetlng hours has recorded another
great triumph Of the enterprise, liberal
ity and magninccnco Of Dallas general
ly. The dry was everything that the
most enthusiastic democrat could have
asked for, clear, crisp aud braclng, and
by tho time the sun was clearly UP
crowds could DO seen pouring from
every direction, 10 as TO be on hand
early and see II all. Az the trains
from the east, south and north came
IN grcat Interest was manifested
among the gathered thousands TO-
know what ones Of the distinguished
speakers hal arrived. Aud when It
was known that Hancock, Reagan and
Schleicher had been kept away by the
exigencles OF the campaign In their
respective districts, and that Culher-
son had been Frustrated suddenly on n
bed Of sickness, and thereby prevent
ed from being present. there was u
universal feeling of disappointment
that the opportunity would not be pre-
scented to hear these distinguished Tex
ans. r
Tn pursuance OF the previously pub
lished programme, the various COM
mittees ofthe occasion and the invit-
ed guests met ut the Board of Trade
rooms promptly ut ten O'clock, for the
purpose Of forming the procession to
move to the grounds, where the speech
es were to be made and the barbecued
meats to bospread.e After some delay,
caused by q detention of the train on
the Central road, the procession got off
in good style under the marsbalship of
Colonel w. G. Holland, aided by his
efficient assistants.
On reaching Puts garden, Colonel
Holland, the marshal Of the day,
called the vast concourse of people to
order, andrequested them TO he seated
George n. Aldredge, Esq, chairman
Of the democratic executive committee
Of thethird district, in a few happy
and eloquent sentences, reminded the
audience of the great principles that it
was the object of the occasion to Illus
trate and perpetuate--that the cause of
democracy was the cause of pence and
and concord against the radical ele-
ments of hate and malignity-that
1t was the cause of civil liberty, array
ed against the heresy of GENERALIZATION,
and thatit was the vital and living is
sue on which the welfare of half u
hemisphere hinged. He reminded
them that the speakers whom they
would hear address them had reputa-
tions, not only extensive with the
limits of our. state, but which had
leaped state lines and run parallel with
the limits OF the union itself For
their own sakes, therefore, and for the
great cause they represented, he asked
for them most attentive hearing.
General w. l.. Cabell, mayor of the
city Of Dallas, then, in his usual feiici-
; tbus and appropriate style, welcomed
the distinguished persons present in
the name and on behalf of the city
and county of Dallas, and paid mer-
tied tribute to them as the standard
bearers of the great democratic party
In the contest now being waged for
the preservation of American liberty.
Governor Throckmorton was then
introduced, and the cheers upon cheers
that welcomed him us he came to the
front showed howdeeply seated he is
In the hearts and affections of the peo-
pie OF north Texas. He promised by
saying that he hailed the vastaudience
before him, not composed Of the peo-
pie Of Dallas alone, but gathered from
all the surrounding country, as a hap
py omen that the south was about
to aushake off the apathy and
lethargy that had paralysed
.berslnce the lnournful hour when the
stars and bars were lowered in the
dust. No such spectacle as he then
saw before him had been witnessed in
Texas since the dark days Of 1865, and
he repeated that he auguered good from
1t for the future of the country. To
give way to apathy and Indifference to
public affairs is inconsistent with the
duty Of an intelligent citizen, and it is
therefore well that day should occa-
sionally be given to our country, when
We can take view of our present and
discuss what our policy in the future
should be. To-day the foundations of
our future government are being laid
the contest now agitating the Amer