The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-02-24
TEE DEMOCRATIC REVIVAL.
Tho Gathering Of the Hosts in
Wichita on Tuesday.

Dlftn uay Oh tnc tatiici VI Vui SVehi
the great Washington. Soon aftc
noon the booming cannon announced
that the Democracy Of Sedgwicl
county had gathered together to buck
lie on the whole armor. Headed by tn,
brass band, very large crowd, a
least four hunnred men. convened a
Eagle Hall where, upon motion, judge
A. Harris was called to the chair
Upon taking his seat he declared tina
it was good to be there, amid thu
cheers of the gathered multitude.
We cannot begin TO give his speech
but after excusing the absence Of The
expected speakers, he told us of his
hopes as a Democrat, of the auspi
ciousness of this day and what nobl,
political Democratic pattern Washing.
ton was. lie SAID the Republican
party organized upon the theory Of
aniagonism to slavery, had drawn t.
itself all the adverturers Of thu
country. its only common tie that OF
common plumber, Corruption and
oppression had marked their whole
career, especially in Kansas, whose
Judges had been inebriates and gam.
blcrs, and whose United States Sena-
tors had been disgraced. Out OF six
State Treasures five were defaulters
or embezlers. On the court records
stand judgments against the highest
dignitaries of the States. The organi-
cation of bogus counties and the issue
of bonds; the utilization of embezle-
ment, their best hold.
Out of forty convicted defaulter>
there was only one Democrat. But
embezlemcnt is not the only curse the
Republican party is guilty of. Bride
taking is one of their common sins
lie went for Limcoln's administra-
ton aud said that for the first ten
months il cost more than any one year
of Johnson's. Simon Cameron rob.
bed The Government out of $1,000
900. If the rank, foul seed of corrup-
ton took such root in Lincoln's ad-
ministration, is il to be wondered al
that bribery and corruption should
now hold such high hand +?
How about the Democratic party
In an administration Of sixty years
il had proved its purity. John c. Cal
houn held the Secretaryship of War,
for years and not a dollar had been
lost, misapplled or stolen. James X.
Polk had left splendid record. He
couldn't talk horse nor use contingent
funds TO buy fast horses with. He
would not deny that the masses of the
Republican party were as honest as
any masses, but what could they do
with the mercenary scoundrels that
lead their party. Now he asked that
in this, the great year of the Centennial,
if ever there was time, ever a year.
when jubilee should be declared,
this is the year. The Republicans
only demand further lease of power
that the titles of the monopolies may
be made more secure; that it might
continue to stir up strife between the
North and the South. The Democrats
had come together to form, to all in
tents, new party.
Hail Columbia was then played by
the band, after which Dir. Greenle>
moved that A. A. Moore be elected
secretary, which was done unanimous
". Judge Fisher said he thought the
next thing in order was the appoint
ment of a Central Committee, aud he
moved that Central Committee of
five, with an auxillcry member in each
Mr.. Minor moved that
those present from each township Sc
lect its auxillery committee.
The motion, as amended, was car
ried, and Judge Harris appointed the
Central Committee:
Judge Fisher, n. a. English, Hugh
Fortner, Thomas Cartwright and
James iIar.well.
The township committees appointed
were as follows: John Huffbaur, of
Rockford: L. S. Pryor, of Greeley; S.
I. Majors. Attica; j. 5. McCulloch,
salem; \. b. Vincent. Grant: w. f.
Bowers, Lincoln; 5. \ Belden, Park:
\. l.. Brian, Garden Plains; A. X.
Brown, Payne; J. Zody, Minneha; J.
L. Menitee, Delano; T. j. Miner, Gyp-
sum; Samuel Fitzgerald, Wichita; q.
w. Dennis, Kechi; Joe. Wadsworih.
Union: George A Lyon, Waco; {. &.
Minnesota.
The other townships were requested
% send in names.
Judge Fisher moved that a commit
&c be appoidied 10 draft resolutions
expressive of the sense of the meeting
which committee consisted of Geo.,H. !
English, Hugh Former and DR.. Green
ee.
Mr.. English then introduced Hon. |
Amos Walton, editor of the Winfield |
olow and -Iaril, whom he announced |
o The audience was a wheel-horse ia |
he Democratic party. Mr.. Walton
aid he did not come 10 speak but to
ear others. lie came up to see how
he Democratic party organized, as
,owlcy county was TO organize next
veek. He said they intended to or
anizc down in Cowley to clean out
he Republicans. lie thought it was
ime that the Government was handed
yer to the Democrats. lie said the
,epublican party had promised to re-
,rG,. but better expect the thieves in
le Five Points to reform. Works
ut not words was what he was in ia
or of. The interests of the west aud
ne south are identical, and he cared
othiug for the howl of bloody shirt,
eff. Davis and Andersonville. Clean
III The carpet bag government and re-
.ore the south 10 the government of
s people. All the rats and thieves are
| the Republican party, and as soon
il succeeds again it will pardon out
! the criminals it has sent 10 the pen
ent airy. (1ow about Tweed?-ED.)
Afic.' The reading of the platform
ON a printed slip, Col. e.. III. English
'ok the stand and arraigned the Re-
lblican party in the most severe man
sr, char-ing it with destroying the
ST vestigc of party truth and party