The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-13
Democratic Ratification Meeting.

TnEo. A. HOPKINS.
Principal of Vt. Episcopal institute.
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Democratic Ratification Meeting.
The Tilden and Hendricks club held
grand ratification meeting, Wednesday
evening AT sunset salute was fred and
a large and handsome Tilden and Hen
bricks flag thrown out between GUMS
block and the depot. A platform had been
erected and the Sarstield cornet band sp-
pearcd and played, after which J. ID. Han |
rahan, president of the club, proposed |
three cheers for the flag and then intro |
duced Mr.. A. p. Childs of Bennington, who |
made brief speech referring to the names
on the flag rs the peoples CHOICE and said
that as this was one of the FIRST flags
thrown TO the breeze with thrty-eight
stars, Samuel j. Tilden would be the first
president Of union of thrty-eight states
He said that all must feel the thrilling in
luence of the reform campaign just open
ing which would result in an adminstra-
ton which will return the Bristows and
Jewels to the cabinet; men who cannot
get a recommendation from Grant but can
from the American people.
The meeting then adjourned TO the town
hall, which was we'll filled with an enthu-
siaslic audience
j. d. Haarahan introduced Hiram At
kins, of Montpelier, who addressed
Al, e .l.o
campaign. lie said the democrats were
ioing to perform all they promised.
They had for candidate the
only man who had performed more than
| he promised in the way of reform. 1t is
not an ordinary campaign fight to see which
| party shall have the Offices, but contest
which involves the lite of the republic
| The democratic party is only successful
when working on the offensive, and now
they have something to attack-corruption.
| 1t was the event Of his life to be specta-
| tor of the st. Louis convention. There
were cheers at the names Of all the can
| didates, bat at Tilden's name he
| had to put bis hands over his ears
| TO keep the drums from bursting. He
| spoke at considerable length, claiming
chat the democratic party was the party of
reform, and expressing the utmost conf
lence of victory in November. He re-
viewed the corruptons of the republican
party, which supports Hayes and said
that Ben Butler, Boss Sheppard and Bah
cock were the moving spirits of the Hayes
ratification meeting in Washington. In
conclusion, he urged all who would vote
for Tilaen and reform in November, to
vote for " Bingham and reform in Sep
tember. lie was interrupted with frequent
applause.
The next speaker was l.. w. Redington,
Who spoke briefly, to the point, and forci-
bly, He said that he couldn't support the
Cincinnati platform and nominees, because,
in his opinion, their election would mean a
continuation of Grantism. He believed
that Tilden was the embodiment of the re-
form sentiment of the country, and he
liked the platform on account of the tariff
plank, believing that the tariff is at the
bottom OF the hard times.
He was followed by Hon. Charles N.
Davenport, Of Brattleboro, who de.
ivered an excellent Grafton on the
uties OF citizenship and the need of re-
form, which he thought was to be obtained
oy supporting the democratic nominees.
The speech, a temperate and fair one, did
not deal in campaign abuse or vilifcation,
md was calculated more to win indepen.
tents and dissatisfied republicans than
democrats. He said no man should vote
for candidate simply because he as the
nominee of bis party. This year there is
substantially no difference between the
great masses of the two parties. Nineteer
men out Of twenty in both parties wanted
ana were seeking the substantial good oil
the country their only difference was If
the way this result was to be accomplished
Though the greater part of the republican
party is honest, the last eight years have
proved that honest government is an i'm
possibility with their leaders. Then fol
Of the republican president and party, apt
the present hard times were said to b,
J | caused by a dishonest government and ,
dishonest currency.
he said Hayes was not any such kind OF
man as Grant. He liked the tone ant
ring of his lcttcr-if he was only in diff
ferent crowd. He is an honest and per
fectly clean man and prefers an homes
government if he could only have his owl
way That the speaker thought an impos
sibility with his associates in the party, ant
he isn't "ugly honest" enough to fight TO
it. He won't make row in the party
The only valid objection which he knew o
republicans making to Tiden was that hi
election would mean a rebel congress AM
cabinet. For his part he preferred al
= honest rebel who had been thrashed int,
submission than a truly loyal thief.
i The next speaker was A. p. Childs. III
begun his speech by reading and crtlcisinl
; a portion of an article which appeared II
: THE GLOBE, and IN the course of his criti
| NAoih EHlh th"y III PiifatO Nou'SioaliOu III
!, editor of this paper would admit the state
). mcnt not TO be true.
J lie said that people wanted change
: and the republicans told them they woul
; get it under Hayes. He then read the re
solution of the Cincinnati platform endors
ing president Grant, and that part of Gov
Hayes letter accepting the platform in con
i tradiction of this. lie then recited Grant
Z, misdeeds, discussed the repeal of the re
= sumption act clause of the st. Louis con
). ventlon, and the school question; and rea
{ some statistics claiming 40S electoral votes