The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-08-24
GRAND
DEMOCRATIC RALLY
ROUSING SPEECHES
GREAT ENTHUSIASM

Adams Hall was crowded, Tuesday
evening. at the fret gathering Of the
Democrats in this vicinity daring This
campaign. The audience included neari,
I'll the Democrats ia town With a good
spripkiiuT Of Republicans aud quite =
Of ladies', A. j GRAY, Esq +,
was elected ca arm A. aat l. G Dryit
aud Geo u fhAe1sr,Jr seeretarie. Ne
Gray % tkipg ths c'ttiy mate II"
apmopriale remarks, Onr or iva ~ hl.
state a,eng should be discunafel lie
saiJ the R-puOlican party WAS "a blame
inrse'sloing Belgnsp II ofice after be-
was touiul gnits, lkytp Wa not
kept 10 otlce a .iAgic iuuf sitter 81. gait
Wa ~dt-ioyriei. All tt Democrats att'
noe ii diuy l4ul because ~ re,,s ,iaa
wa. accepted toasf5u Mr Gray prvb-
ably mesut B,ic,tk, aud hru II Wuut 4
not be trur, for Iabcock was ricd IN 81,
Louis BY q jury tor the crime alleged
against him and acquitted, aud j viii
hardly DIDO cal him guilty. now without
moro proof I've secretary then read
letters troui Mayor Wiekhsm OF New
lurk api tx-Msgrr Thatcher OF Albany
Repeating lpeir mabiiiy to be PIE enl.
A p Chlds Of Bennington was the
fr.s speaker, and he commenced by nj
indilg % the iast that he was the Dem
Oerstic sominee Tor Congress and that
he ought 10 be elected, aud during bis
epsech OF nearly wo hours he alluded 10
that fact sud what he would do II elected
rather oftener than would seem to be
necessary considering he fact that there
is not the remote possibility of his oc-
cupying the position.
We have not space to make an extend.
ed report of his address but will briefly
notice mos of bis points. lie alluded TO
the fact that he was a soldier, and said
chat no party could arrogate TO Itself the
glory Of Lnttjng down the rebellion, We
think differently. Ii is true a great
many Democrats joined the srmy aud
made good soldiers, but as far AS The two
parties we're concerned the one was for
prosecuting the war and the other for
compromise aud pcacs when there was
the remotest chance for It.. For thlsrea.
son The greater pIrtof those who Went to
the war Democrats came back ltepnbli-
cans aud are SO to this day. Mr.. Childs
next alladed to the desire of both parties
for a change, aud said the only chance for
reform was by the election OF Tilden
which 10 . point sbnnt which people
honestly differ. lie said The Republican
party is run by Ben Butler and renegade
Democrats, which was genuine news 10
moet of those present who supposed Ben
was quietly reposiog upon bis Isnrels in
Massachusetts. That was a very good
argument four years ago,si nee when Mr..
Butler has been laid on the shelf.
Mr.. Chitds deplored the want OF
money TO carry on the campaign, and
said that he in connection with some
committee, we did mol understand what,
had applied 10 TiIden for $4,000 and was
refused, which was really too bad. lie
said that Mr.. Hayes voted for the salary
grab and took 1t, when Mr.. Hayes was
not . member Of Congress when the
salary grab was put through. Mr.. Childs
may have referred 10 the occasion Of a
former increase 10 the pay Of Congress
men which was never denominaied Q
salary grab and the justice OF which was
admitted at the time by both parties.
Mr.. Childs said that Mr.. Hsyoe, while in
Congress, never spoke against corruption
aud ii It cou'd BIZ fonod thai he laii, hf
(UbiIds) would vote tor him, which j., q
remarkable statement when we consider
that Mr.. Gray, iu The opening speech
said that The Republican party was mol
corrupt until the last six or eight years
siuce which time Mr.. Haye. has not beer
in Congress, Mr.. Cbilds said that Mr.
Hayes ought to lake the stump aud pub.
licly express bis views on The issues o.
the day, which has never been done bl
any decent man who has been nominated
for the Presidency since the formsiion O
the Repablic. The idea Of Washington,
Jefferson OF Lincoln lakiuR the stump
aud advOcaling ,hcir own election. Bul
lbsn The Democrats are IN for reform =
Mr.. Childs made ltc statement that lhe
B~elknaps, BahcQeks and whiskey thieves
are all for Htsss Ia regard to the frsi
two We are nol swnre that they have
announced their position in The canvass,
In regard to he whiskey thieves most Of
them are 10 prison where were pat by q
Republican administration. Mr.. Childs
then ailaded TO the great aud good lior.
ace Greeley, and TO Gen. Custer WHO had
been degraded, disgraeed and scalped by
Gen. Grant because he had dared 10
appear aud give some nnimporlant tcsi-
mony in regard 10 post tradtrships. The
speaker then longed for The lines when
the member Of ofi;e holders sbould b.
reduced from s4,lu9 10 5000, tbc mum
Der 10 office when Lincoln was President.
The number Of ofice-helders now az
taken from the department rolls Is a little
over 1000, aud whea Lincoln was Pfes-
'idest heAriy oue.half the country WAS 10
rebellion aud had 40 ofiee-hohiers
Mr.. Childe next alluded briefly to local
politlcA. lie claimed that Mr. Mason,