The Morning herald., 1876-11-01
LOCAL NEWS.
DEMOCRATIC iRALLY At THE
OLTY HALL.

... OITY HALL.
An Ocer7sossJng AsdSemee - OtSrrissl
4pssc'sss BY Hon. L. O. Qrwbb and Sam
ssI TO,cRsssd. Il nj. 3, -........
Mhe Democratic Mass Meeting called fo
last evening at the corner of Sixth ant
King streets, owing to the bad arrange.
ments caused by market furniture being
Pllea up in its vicinity, was held In the CITY
Hall In the presence of an audience thai
extended out into the street. The meeting
was called to order by DR.. Howard O. Ogle
who read out the following as the officers
Of the evening President. Charles O'Nesl
Esq; Vice Presidents, First Ward, Henry
biyer, Second ward, Charles Cannon, Third
ward, James McGlinchey, Fourth ward
augustus Tea Wedges, Fifth ward, Jamel
France, Sixth ward, John Horty, Seventh
ward, Charles E. Dubell, Eighth ward
Dr.. George W. Chayter, Ninth ward, Johr
McSorley, Tenth ward, Jacob D. Jacobus
Secretaries, George Murphy, Bernard Nc
Guire, W. H. Stewart, ]. E. Land and
r. Groves, Jr. I''93 '''
The first speaker of the evening was Hon
\, g, Gfubb, Secretary. sf State, NJ. Grub
In commencing his argument took hold di.
rectly of the issues of the day and explained
them to bis audience with graphic effect,
The leading theme of the first of his arpu
ment was to show of what the Republican
party of to day consists, its exact status IN
political honesty and the material differ
ences between the Republican party of to
day, and what 1t was at its inception. The
party organization of to-day, said the
speaker, is run only to the advantage of the
unscrupulous measures of It's managers. It
Is no more the old Republican party than
night is day.
1t has been seized by class of men who
have repudiated the principles of Sumner
and Adams. Its loss of respect caused
Sumner to leave the Senate broken hearted,
and caused Charles Francis Adams to desert
IL and join the Democracy. The old mem
bers OF the party have all left it and become
Democratic, Ga voice In the audience, and
Dan Dougherty); yes that Irish orator of
brilliancy and renown. t,D
he said the old party had fallen into the
hands of the Mortons, the Camerons and
Bntlers of the new party. Instead of civil
government 1t has given military govern
ment, and instead of measures Of peace they
have given us measures of war, and instead
of free ballot they have given US the bay
Onet. The one man power is rife in this
country. This situation is alarming but it
is not oversted. He spoke of the situation
of South Carolina, and said that our duty
was plain before US to check party which
has been more potent for evil than for good i.
1t has made this government by word
and reproach. Tt has made itself stencil
In r q n "a
its own members as dishonored party, and
to you Republicans they extend an invita-
tion to join party to which you never gave
your love. ... -
He then compared the two parties and
said they were before the people upon their
own merits. Every tub must stand upon
its own bottom, and the honest sentiment
of the people judge which most deserved
support. He spoke of the promises of the
party to the South at the close
Of the war, none Of which had been fnlflled.
OF their promises to establish. safe fnan-
cial basis that would bring to the people
and asked how we'll they had
kept the promises made then. They had
Zone everything to foster and encourage war.
He spoke of the desire of the South for
peace, and how the people had thrown down
their arms at the close of the war, and ask
ed the terms Of admission to the Union, and
how they had been treated by those desiring
70 use them for political power. he allu
led to the enforcement act, and to TatJ's
unconstitutional act, which our able Senator
Bayard, had repeatedly lifted his voice to
protest against, and how 1t had been follow
ID up by flooding South Carolina with
;roops.
He did not wish to say anything harsh OF
President Grant, that could not be justified,
out he firmly believed that Grant knew he
led when he signed the proclamation issued
oy Cham berlain, and he received the con
lemnation of the whole country for this act.
ae would not rest it upon his own say so,
Tor upon the say SO of Gen. Wade Hampton,
out he would upon the clergy, scholars and
prominent officers of South Carolina, who
protested against it.
he alluded to the debts that the Repub.
lean party had heaped upon the South, and |
low It effected the North, for when they
ut the South off from US, said he, they cut |
If the most important market In the land,
md in this appeal to your own interests
or, said the speaker, no place has suffered |
more by this heavy taxation to the South,
uu eIopPeu tueH uuslnebs, Ludu winning
on. ll
have been informed by . member of the
rm of Harlan and Hollingsworth, that they |
ave been compelled to discharge from |
heir works since May ZOO men. He then
lluded to the large trade that had been d.
erted from Wilmington, and how the work.
,gman. capitalist, and all alike had been
lade to suffer by it.
Mr.. Grubb then reviewed the promises
,ade by that party in the platforms of their
iferent National Conventions, not one of
'hich he said had been fulfilled. He show.
the tyranny Of the government over the
suth, and how these people had showed
leir loyalty upon more occasions than one.
[e alluded to their patriotism and challeng-
its disputstion. 1t was conceded by all
} be an effective argument, and Mr.. Grubb
amid great applause, and was
equently interrupted in his remarks by the