Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-09-01
BurgaW -TlIden, Vance and Wad-
dell club.

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| BURGAw, n. @. Aug. 81.
| According to previous announcel
ment a large tand enthusiastic crowd
assembled at this pace on the Goth
inst. for the purpose of forming Til
| den. Vance and Waddell Club and to
participate in flag raising.
The meeting was called to order by
8. 2. Hand, Esq who requ ssted DIR.
| r. T. Sanders TO act as chairnan.
DIR. Sanders, in taking the chair,
made a very forcible and impressive
speech of about half au hour. in which
| he urged the people to be up and
doing; that now was the time to
exert every effort in the cause of
Democracy; that the Republican
party now stood like an inverted
pyramid, only waiting for the slight
interruption in the equilibrium of the
atmosphere to destroy its gravitation
and that now, in this campaign, was
the time to strike the death blow to
that party which had devastated our
whole Southern country. They were
equal to the task, and let it not be
said that the Democrats of Fender re-
Taxed an effort or lost an opportunity
of advancing the cause of true Demo-
cratic principles, until on the 7th of
November, the sun had hidden her
golden rays behind the hills of the
Western horizon. The officers of the
club are as follows, viz:
President-George II Jordan.
Vice Presidents-Dr r T Sanders,
w Bordeaux and 8 p Hand.
Treasurer T Collins.
Secretary-R N Bloodworth.
Working Committee-P III Hand, w
B Player, W F Bordeaux, w M Hand.
W Hand, T Bradshaw.
Our young countryman, Mr.. Bruce
Williams, who was present by invita-
ton, was introduced, and held the
audience spell bound for nearly an
hour in one of the most impressive
and stirring speeches that it has been
the good fortune of your correspon>
dent to listen to in this campaign in
deed, it was a mastery effort for one
SO young and SO recently embarked
in public life. He left no stone I'M
turned. He commenced by abiding
to the proposed amendments to the
constitution, and the effect they would
have in relieving our people from the
heavy burden of taxation under which
they are writhing. He next referred
to the constitution as it now stands,
showing how powerless our Legisla-
sure has been in the past, fettered by
some of its unwise and oppressive re-
quirements, and the great power for
good it will have in the future if the
amendments should be
adopted, thus imposing a check to the |
of the peoples money.
Next in order was DIR. w. L. En- |
nett, who, in his usual earnest manner |
at considerable length to the
civil rights bill; showed the inconsist-
ency of the Radical party in trying to
dodge it; they could not stand it; a
fire brand was preferable any time to
it. If you wish to see them riggle and
squirm, mention civil rights. DIR. En-
nett closed with very ardent appeal
TO the club to work zealously, and
strive to increase to the. maximum by
and prudence. 1t is I'M
nett; all who know him can locate him
"a Democrat of the Joe Engelhard
stripe, who never fails to put in his
say or do anything to promote the in
;erests of the Democratic party.
Mr.. T. j. Armstrong, president of the
Rocky Point club, being present, was
called for, and after begging to be ex-
,used on the ground that: the previous
speakers had taken up all the ground,
md so successfully explained the issues
If the campaign that he was at loss
10 know where to begin, made few
very appropriate remarks. which we're
10 the point and we'll received.
The meeting then closed amid scenes
If the widest enthusiasm, with
hree cheers for Tilden, Vance ana
Waddell. b.