The Portland daily press., 1876-09-09
Democratic Rally,

Democratic Rally.
The Democratic meeting at the City Hall last
night was attended by large audience. J.
s. Palmer, esq, chairman of the Democratic
city committee, called the meeting to order
and nominated Gen. S. J. Anderson as chair
man. The audience expressed their approba
ton at this selection by a loud ave- and
greeted his appearance with loud applause.
The general Immediately introduced Col. J.R
Fellows of New York.
COL Fellows 1--WE might here say that Jeff
Davis gave him his commission and set him to
work to break up the Unon) said the Democ-
racy was meeting all over the land, in halls, in
groves, in school houses and churches, (the
meetings 10 the school houses and churches
have been lamentably small) and demanding
change and proclaming the necessity for re-
FORM He then proceeded to paint very
gloomy picture of the condition of the country
attributing of coarse all the depression in mer-
camille circles, all the suffering, the poverty
and want in the land to Republican misrule.
1t was all owing to Republican extravaganza.
Probably the colonel considers the $4,000 OOO,-
900 in putting down his rebellion aRepub-
lican extravaganza and in another latitude
would have told his audience SC. Ex-rebels in the
latitude of Maine have to perform cautiously
and SO the colonel glanced lightly over this ex-
travagance and proceeded to dilate at consider
able length upon the expenditures of the Re-
publican party in carrying on the government
since the war with the design of rousDg the
heavy tax payers in the pit to the ''ferce &C
ton which he alluded to in his exordium.
Of course the colonel had a potent remedy
for all these ills and of course it was the Dem
Ocratic party. He alluded in very touching
language to that party's sixteen years wander
ing in the wilderness and thought it was now
sufficiently purified to be trusted with the gov
eminent. Sixteen years certainly ought to
have taught it something but the performances
of the Democrats of the present House make
it evident that they have not. Col. Fellows,
however, considered that their conduct there
proved conclusvely that they were fitted for the
work of reform. Probably the turning out of
Union soldiers and putting in of confederates
appealed strongly to the coloners sympathies
and was considered by him good reform work
The speaker next considered the character Of
the candidates. He paid high compliment to
Gov, Hayes purity of life and character, but of
course thought him negative kind of man.
Tilden was bold, active reformer (He cried
stop thief vigorously when the crowd was run
ming after Tweed and he has convicted one
canal thief.) Col. Fellows however, credits
Mr.. Tilden with being chiefly instrumental in
breaking up Tweed's Democratic gang. Ger
tainly the colonel ought to know for he was
Tweed's assistant district attorney, and perhaps
Gov. Tiden hasn't had all the credit be de-
serves. No allusion was made to Mr.. Tildens
trifing discrepancy in the statement of his
income unless it were when the colonel said this
sample reformer was plea in abatement for
this seems to be the only plea which Mr.. Til
den has filed in answer to the charge of PERU
~.
The speaker next put in plea for his fellow
rebels. The Republican party was afraid of
the South, not because they were rebels, but
because they are Democrats. Col. Fellows is
doubtless right, for a repentant rebel is sure to
be Republican. 1t is the unrepentant rebel,
the rebel who clings to the lost cause, the rebel
who is opposed to freedom, the rebel who
would again reduce the black man to servitude,
tudt Guo 1OpuoiiOau pdity ltdro auu ILLS KIM
Of rebel is sure to be found shouting for Til
den and reform
At the conclusion of Col. Fellows speech
the audience broke for the door. Col Fellows
Immediately stepped to the front of the plat
form and begged them to wait and hear Tar
box. At his urgent appeal most of them sat
down and Tarbox got up.
The Hon. John K. Tarbox of Massachusetts,
is not an imposing individual. either in per-
son or intellect, and all the distinction he en-.
joys comes from the fact that he was soundly
thrashed in a debate upon the floor of the
House last winter by Messrs. Blaine and Frye.
This is all there is of Tarbox. He wears very
long hair and a very fierce moustache and
shakes himself very theoretically when he
speaks. His voice is sharp and shrill, some
thing like peacock's. His speech last night
was very brief and very thin. He had one
thought which he wanted his hearers to take
home. The audience seemed to be startled
and began to get ready to take it home as soon
as it was delivered. After considerable delay
as if he was 10th to part with it for fear he
might not have another, he committed it to
them. 1t was that the Republican party was
corrupt The audience hesitated little, think
ing doubtless they might bear the burden of an
other thought no more weighty than this and
struggle home under both Of them, but as it
did not come they proceeded toward the door
and Tarbox sat down.
What of the audience was left shouted vigor-
ously for Anderson and the general came for
ward. instructed them to go to the polls
Monday and stay all day, and bring their Dem.
ocratic friends with them. Then there were
cheers for Tilden and reform and the meeting
was over.