National Republican., 1876-07-07
RATIFICATION MEETING At CITY HALL
OF PROMINENT DEKOURATs
MANY ToRcHEs--MUct SMOKE

lighting I'D commenced and long before the pro-
cessiOn appeared upon the grounds. The process
sion. formed of the Democratic organizations of
the District, was arranged on Seventh street, be-
tween d and E The recently organize Tlldea
and Hendricks uIEb formed the chief part Of the
line. Every member carried a bl&zing torch
The liae was mErsh8led by Mr. William Hutch
ins, with several aids. The procession moved
about eight O'Clock, followed by a large concourse
0fpeople. The route was out Seventh street to
+, along TO Fifteenth. down Fifteenth to Penn
syrvsnia avenue, and thence to Four;and- half
street, and thence to the City Hall, which point
they reached after the speaking had COM
meneed.
THE CITY HALL.
The front of the City Hall was covered with
bunting The large stand used at the Hayes and
Wheeler meeting used for the occasion.
Rows of banners were suspended across the stone
terrace. Over the speakers stand was an arch of
gas gets. bearing the names Tildcn and Hendricks,
which shOne brightly over the crowd. Chinese
lanterns scattered in prOfuSion. Two re-
hcctOrs placed one on each wing OF the City
Hall, threw a strong light ever the whole scene
or ench side of the stand. bearing respectively
crayon portraits, by Mrs. Culver. of TIlden and
Hendricks. The TiIden transparency bore the
notices, Equal Rights to AL, and death to
RiRSs and King Thieves" On the Hendricks
transparency was inscribed Equal Ia alton,
One UaTTcncy for Government and People" and
"RefuIIG- Economy, Religious Freedom and Pub
lie schools
From the centre of the stand was hang old
Shortly after o'clock, when the square in
front OF the building was deEsciy packed wlIh
people, the Ineeting was opened.
joan Z. Norris. president If the Jackson Demo-
cratic Association, called The meeting t. order
DR.. Charles Allen Nominated the following
officers for the evening:
OFFICERS.
President, Hon. Allen x. Thurman. Vice PTesi-
dents, Hons. !. II. Caldwell, Ala: +. ". Guntcr,
ARK; W. 4. Piper. Cal: ". H. Bamum Conn:
James Williams. Del: I. 7. Finley. Fla: A. II.
stephens ga; J. X. Edcn. IL; W ; Holman,
Ind: Charles Mason. Iowa: John K. Gooiin,
I In
Parker PilIshury, NJ: p. ! Thon3!<, Nd; W.
W. Warren. Mass: \ Williams. Mich: + u.
Bucknrr. No 7. v. Savage. N"h.: I. u. EiIIS,
Nevada; Prank .Inrcs. y. Il: RDlrrt Htmiltom,
John O. Thompson, 1 ,mo: L2iaye;ie LGre OTc-
gon: J: H. lI"rEinS, Pa: Samuel RUiman, L. l.:
Iisbc6re Il B Aers[ H. "I. TIa lfh;; Iotn
Va: Frank Hereford. w. Va: u. Burcharl
wis; T. N. Patterson. Col,rgdo: Il. 5. Stevens,
Territory: ). :. Fem. Idaho Territory: Martin
Mag nnis. Montana Territory. Pedro ValieZ,
New HcS leo Territory: George q CLnnon, Utah
W. X. Steele. Wyoning Territory: v. W. Cor
cOran; r; r MerT:ek, J. Z. Norris. L. 2. Berry
Sccretarics-Jame, I. IIarvcy. Caiu,nbus AL
eyander Z. T. White. Robert Ball. {. p. Culver,
Goddard Wm. II. 3IinntS. W. ". Wines. John
Hol"han and Democratic editors Of the Dietrict Of
Columbia.
Reading Secretary-CharIcs Allen
Mr.. Norris then introduced the Hon. Allan e.
Thurman, oi OEln- who made snort speech
corruption. He urged that il was necessary to
turn out the rulers Of party under whose rule
corruption had gown. TuCre Wa no other Way
krOWn among men whereby they could preserve
purity in the Government.
The Chair appointed MesErS. F. 4. Tyler, Z. p.
Berry and Columbus Alexander Us COMMITTEES
or resolutions.
During the absence of the Committee
hon. N.E>HroLrH TUCKER,
Of Virginia, was introduced.
Mr.. Tucker started OF with the assertion tEa:
the Democratic convention had nominated the
next President and Vice President OF the Unite l
States They would celebrate the Centennial
year by beginning new era in the history Of
He spoke Of 'Yaryan's dismissal. ant said tha I
the gentleman at the head of the Government
either did not know who honest, or he did
not like those who were. While the Democratic
party was in power there was peace in the country;
The expenditures Of the Government were
500 100000. They were now, without considering
the national dCht, &l7OOGO.OO 0.
AT this point the tUrchlight procession came up
Eour-and- half street. ana good deal of cOntu-
sion was Occasiohed. hr. Tucker remarked that
he could work up hill against good many things
but not against beating drums and p"p-crackers,
and he proposed three cheers l0r SAM Tilden
The cheers were given heartily.
Some one proposed three cheers for Ran
Tucker, and 1ir Tucker said that he did not |
think much Vt man who Cheerei for HIM but 4
when they chceTed for O.d Virginia his whole |
heart was warmed. When quiet was restored he /
continued, and said that the NAT'oSAL REPUB- |
LICAE vas constantly asking what has been done |
- the .peme2ratie Congress The Confusion |
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very long pause before Mr.. Tue Aer answered the |
question: lie then repeated the question, and |
said he would tell. They had Not been permitted |
10 get INSIDE OF the secret houses al the upper |
eEG--ft he Avenue. bu'. rckiI-, away ami peg |
,ng awn:, .Fcy bad m9licl one otflcill from his |
high place: thew had killed thcinpcrill idea of
third term; they had inpc:sccI Babcock, but |
Grant Sill hC@gcd him to his bU>um.
The Republicans lCoket II Bilinc. hu. the Re |
publicaCs had not dared to InmiGate him al Gin |
cinnati. TEcy had hlackGallc,l all their great |
men. and the Republicans hahi'o look for i man |
whom nobody cDUld say an. IhinE a"4lIrs: nor |
anybody could say ANY thE- 10y. The Democrats
bad put up man Who WIS by li~JtCss ION re- |
former ard viz h1i rci,rmrt tn" great ctjy OF
New York. The EcE2hl:can Qa.cTS SHti that
Tiiden wEs the iricni or b. TWl,I: but hc hal
prosecuted Tweed dEi i"i hilI ,n the p"uitcE- |
tisTy Nhrn they ltHal th"t IL WI 'rrupt. |
Grant had hugg"d a ..i}.S> {" b., lr Boss |
Shcphcrd-b,.t had lie ever r,-ecutci him. !
They said thai Hayes would rsfjf.a the Re. ..,, ,
can party. Did any one FUil r,- ~, -tn'tIs
There was only ...c way 10 f@!orIu, lnI Inat was
10 iurn the gully pariy ont.
They say that the =. .E4G'onleis." hal f0p uch
TO do with the Government. Th.re wa not an
ccpt tbuSe elected To Tie >"G"," aud House of
Representative since Bris,"w hai gone out.
tiOn. In November next they would hear a cheer
20 up for Ti!!cu. ltenir.rAs am'i reform that
would make these cuTrUI.lu4iSt> hiLe their heads
in the holes Ul tie Garth.
GOVERNOR wArrvUTr.
or kentucky. WAS tie ne-t spcaFr- .r'roducgi.
lie said that in Old Kentucky jhcy wanted
have grand Democratic victory
He believed that the day had r,mc when the
people who waUtel h"Lcst ru." -UI honest
TGlers Ould rise in their i4,Tycr .. elect Eemo-
cratic rrlcrs He said at the n',t Presidential
election Kentucky would roll A. 4 majority Vi
.E0O,O iur TiIdcn and Hendricks. Though tine
Republic may have been imperiol in the past
ten years, yet tEcir liberties were a. dear To
them now as th"y ever were. They would
elevate the names "I TIlden and Hcntricks
higher and higher until they bore them ~ vic
tory in November
Mr.. Thurman introduccI Hon. Thomas +.
Bayard, of Delaware, as n2G whom n"ae could
fail to love and admire.
Mr.. Bayard said he was glad to know whether
words that he said reached the ears of the as
semblage or not. The same feeling that ami
cd him animated the whole assembly.
The problem "f politics could not he reasoned in
mems hears. but the principle Of gelEpreserYati0n
would lead them to seek a Government of law.
Men often felt the danger that they could not
describe. In 1874 the people had felt danger, and
the power the Republican party melted away
in mist. and they saw Democratic House, assem-
bled TO tie bidding Of an honest people. Thcy had
not lad Government Of law, but Government
Of mere will, q Government for party and not for
count y, a Government Of slOiis and not vi the
people. There was no power Ol earth that could
stand IN the face OF an earnest and an honest
people.
The Democratic party proclaimed one grand
truth; it WAS that the advancement and strength
OF the American people lay in the hearts OF the
Of statesmen but thev could have nation of
honest men, a nation of neIghbOrs. a nation of
men loving each other, and the time wOuld come
strengthen his party by slandeTing and traducng
any part Of the people. There was but one law
for humanity, and that was that mel would re-
spend to Benevolence by good will and to beneh-
cence by good works in turn. All were entitled
to confidence and they should lay 1t down that the
man who talked in OpprobTium Of any American
eltizer was unit to occupy any high Office in the
Republic.
Mr.. Thurman said that # was manifestly proper
that Virginia and Massachusetts should be heard
from. Virginia had been heard from ana he
presented the
HON J. K. TAPEoE,
of Massachusetts. Mr.. Tarbox 10 ned in congrat.
ulatiOns on the nominations that had been made.
The campaign, for he first time in American his
tory, had the question Of honesty and purity in
Government presented to tne people for action.
The work 80 be done was D. easy one. II was
task for Hercules and they would have a Her
cules TO do IL Il was not sufficient TO have man
Of gIJd intentions alone; they must have a man
r>fth courage and nerve to carry out his inten-
tfons. They had o man from whom they needed
no words, whose actions spoke more elo lusntly than
words could; would they have the man Of words
Tut untrled, or the man OF no words whose actions
spoke so eloquently for him? They would say to
T1lden, Thou hast been faithful over one State,
ma Ln L.