The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-09-28
Republican Mass MpetIpy.

| Republican Mass Mcetlng.
The Republicans OF Salina met in mass meet
ing Tuesday evening, at Donegans Hall, to
listen to the discussion of the political issues
Of the day by distinguished gentlemen from
abroad. At eight O'Clock the salina brass
-. band played one of their lively tunes after
which the meeting was called to order by Hon.
L. l.. Bond. Capt. b. j. +. Hanna was chosen
chairman, who. after Il few appropriate
opening remarks, introduced Hon j. y. Rey-
nolds, of Iowa.
Mr. Reynolds opened By giving history of
the Republican party, and clearly aud forcibly
explained TO the audience that the mission of
the party is not yet ended. He reviewed the
deeds done by the party-prominence being
given to crushing out the rebellion, emanclpa-
ton of the slaves. the fourteenth and fifteen
amendments, and last, bat not least, the
steady decrease of the national debt and the
Increase in the nations credit at home and
abroad. Or this record no one need to feel
ashamed, and predicted that it would go down
generation after generation as unparalleled III
the history of nations or parties. He then ar
raigncd the DemocratS-as Il party-and asked
what they had done TO fee proud of. Nothing.
they had fought four years to destroy this
nation, created war debt of over two billions
filed halt million graves on Southern soil
with loyal men of the North, left thousands OF
widows and iatherless children, and now,
under the cloak of REFORM" lead by such
men rs lidcn. Hendricks, Morrisey. Cox, JEFF
Davis, Ben Hill, and others, they are trying
10 get control of the administration of lhi,
government-the very men who pronounced
the failure, robbed the treasury in
lo59-G9. aud committed acts that are covered
showing the loss to the government in hand
ling each 81 900 that passed through its hands,
taking As basis the good old Democratic
days of Andrew Jack son" and the present adj
mini>tration. There is big difference, aud it
would pay all Democrats TO learn them by
heart. lie closed by paying a handsome tribute
To Col. w. a. Phillips and Geo. I. Anthony.
His speech WAS we'll received, and WAS inter-
rupted by frequent applause.
Hon. J. u. ST john was then introduced to
the audience. His reputation rs a speaker had
preceded him, and his appearance upon the
stand was the signal for loud and pro-
longcd applause. and ior an hour and hall ne
held the audience ike magnet. He opened
by paying beautiful compliment to our city,
its line business blocks, CHURCHES, scAooi
house, residences, farming country. etc. and
said he Often heard OF Saiina and lis beau iiul
surroundings, but after seeing with his own
eyes, he said THAT half had not been told
Coming down to business. he started ont with
and Pro-Slavery parties on Kansas soil, how
the slavery element imported men FROM Mis-
souri,. Georgia John Martin, Democratic car
didate for Governor, among them. Alabama.
Tennessee and Arkansas to make this State a
Slave State. He also read some extracts from
the constitution adopted in 1856. at Lecomp-
ton, by the pro-slavery party. lie spoke OF
tlie Missouri compromise law, the lu gitive
slave law, the rebellion. and so on down to
the present day, when lac proceeded to
give a synopsis of the doings of the Demo-
cratic House of Representative. The reform
record of that Congress was severely criticised
As a reforIa Congress. this one was evidently
a fai ure, aud that If they succeeded in electug
another one, it woald be "a greater future
/ than the present one. He said il wa. true
/ they had cut done appropriations. but that was
not referm-it was simply po>tponing until
Tomorrow wha: IL should have done to-day
The whole Republican party had gone through
a frey ordeal of over Sc enty Investigating con-
mi,tees-said committees having had accrs. 10
+ all the documents. books and in fact every
thing they wanted, summoned persons - W.T.
nesses from all parts OF the Uuitcd States and
all had come out as pure and spotless as the
driven S',ow-and stand higher in this e,tiina-
ton OF people to-day ;hereby-exeep, poor
Be!knap, aud lac was 4 Democrat Iii, ex
position OF the financial question WAS con-
vincins and unanswerable. He referred to the
past reeOr,! OF the Democratic candidate for the
Presidency, how be has defrauded the govern
mcnt by his false income tax returns. wrecked
railroads. counsellor OF the credit nohliar. and
when chairman OF the New York Democratic
State Central Committee. how he stuffed hal
lot boxes. made false returns etc: aud vet he
Is the candidate Of reform. He also gave a short
sketch OF the bloody shirt" lie said IL was
''our shirt." aud b!oodei by the Democratic
party, and that it was oar right to iiauut il in
their iaccs whenever We chose 10. Mr. - John
then spoke OF the State ticket. and most heart
lily and cordially endorsed Geo. I. Anthony
for Governor. saying that lac had known him
Tor ten or twelve years, and during that lime
he had discharged the duties devolvinS upon
him. not only honestly and faithfully. bat with
eonsummsie ability. His address was inter
sPersed With an aneciote here aud ihsre. sud
1t was Seii relished by ALL lie is a fire orator.
and VIII long be remembered Toy the people Of
Salina-
Capt J. G. Moller closed the meeting with
few rcaiarks, which were well received. 4