, 1874-11-03

that tloy woro to oloct him, and disgrace tho gem
tlomen who won tho victory laet yoar Mayor
Colvin was to hare como to tho hal], but ho lad
received additional information about tho ro-
for to-day. [App1a!1so.l Thoro would bc po-
1iconen to protect tho pooplo, (ApplauHc.l It
was only necessary for tho people to be fore
warned and they would be forearmed. ltc did
THE ANXIETY or THE nEruDL1oANs
to carry tho North Side; their existence In tho
Btnto dapondcd upon 1t. Homo mon might Ray
that Grant had ~ idoa Of d third torm. It ILL.,
noa % Tont % llo ltl,o spoaker) thought she would
tApplauao.1 No uanlo was mentioned in connec-
tion With the Presidency except Grants but, il
be understood tho asgns Of tho times, the noxt
Presidous would bo a General who had bean ban
iahed from Washington. EApplause.]
THE oprosiTtoN PARTY
WAS mado up Of tho best men Of atl partlos, and
Of men WHO bad never belonged to party. It
ewopt tho country last autumn by an unprnce-
doutod majority, and the question now WIS
victory or lay down aud confceB tho ienoniinioua
shatgea Which tho newspapers constantly ,nado
against thonl. Tho Newspapers aud tho pulpita
worc againat them last year, and they wcro
called b1aok!oga. tthiovcat etc. The Demo.
to nay tho intorest OF tho national dobt, woro
looking into tho future. [Applaupe.] II no had
cheap Goycrnment 'Fo would haye prosper
oua city. Manufacturers would not como here,
Oh account Of tho bigh taxo8 It waH
TO REDUCE TAxEa
TINT tho Peoples party was organizcd-to mako
chicago great manufacturing contre. His idea
was to have fowor officers and pay smallet sal-
o;ss tpRsa'i Tn s s sss Sa p prG1 tS S1 osss doss
mont woro charged upon tho Peoples party, but
tho truth was tho Republicans were rcBpousi-
ble for them. Evory obnoxious ineas-
11ro that had been passed BY, :, tho
was engineered BY Pcriolat. Republican. He
denied that tlero woro any thieves or gaublcre
in tho People's partT, einco thero Wan no induce
mont {or them to veto ts ticket; nll tho oiieials
who could help them wore in the good old
pnrty.,"' As a taxpayer: ho. dosirod to break up
party lines In local politics, In order to stop tax
eating. [Applauso.1 Tho people had awakoned !;
New Hampshire, Connecticut, Ohio, and IN
diana had yawned. [Appiauao.] Baino aud
Ootth1 had refused 70 8teak here, Nnh
oaLEaDY WAS BENT rOn
to use hls persuasive po'Ters but there VAS one
fact lo neglected to ntato; that was. why tho TO-
publicane did not do the good things they worc
going to do. That party had tho powar to pass
bill was simply bait to catch The oolored voto !;
they dare not pass It, because OF the rebel elc-
mont they were failing for, II tho negroes
lived to be as old rs Methueclal. they would find
the good old party" going for civil rights.
[Applauso.1 Gov. ogleaby had cautioned tho
people againas vollng for "copperhoads," sinco
II tho Democracy ever goL itlto power there
would be another rebellion ; Ito said, "Koop III
in forever, and wo will 800 that 1t doea not oc-
cur" [Lsughter.] Instead of telling us to
forget the past, mud proposing somo measure
for tho financial relief Of tho country, 10 said
nothing but +" keep your oye Oh the robollion."
Tho Republicans had disfranoh'sod tho rebols,
but had breathed tho breath Of life into them.
aud were afraid II tho Opposition got into power,
1lcans did it themselves to conciliate thom, As
inatances, ho cited the cnso Of Gen. Hill,
who wae called to tho chair In tho
United States Souato By Ylce-proaident Wilson,;
ct Gen. Iongstroet, Who hotda Govarnmant
position In New Orleans mud Of Moaby and
o:hszs. saying that tho Republicans were run
South to influence vnteB. Tho negroes wore
frightened into voting the ticket by being told II
tho othor party got control Of national affairs
thoY would be put back into slavory. Some
wore afraid tho Rebel debt would be paid II
there WAS change OF Administration. In Lis
opinion it would mover ba paid until Northern
brokers gotcontrol Of 1t, as they dld OF tho debt
Of Texas.
IN coSuLus1oy,
ho stated that tile Republicans lad had printed
Opposition tickota with Farwella name Oh ths1n,
and had agreed to give tho peddlers 81 for every
ono they Bucceeaoa In getting into the ballot
box. These poddlors and tho repeaters must be
watched, and II they we're John Y. LeAIoyno
would bo tue next Congressman from tho Third
DHtrics. [cheerB.
After n tow remarks by Gen. y. r. Lindor, the
meeting dispersed.