The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-19
DEMOCRATIC RALLY!
The Democrats of ottawa Alive. Enthusiastic
and Active.

The Democrats of ottawa Alive, enthusiastic
and Active.
In accordance with the call, meeting was held
in the Court House square on last Saturday even
ing TO form Tilden & Hendricks club for this
city. The grounds were Illuminated and the
stand decorated and brass and a martial band
furnished the music. At eight o'clock crowd
Of from 600 to 1000 people had collected, when
the meeting was called to order by Wn. Osman
on whose motion Mr.. Lorenzo Leland was elected
temporary chairman and Mr., Chas. Catlin Secre.
tary.
| On motion of l.. ". Brewer the chair was in.
structed TO appoint committee Of one from each
ward to nominate a President, one Vice Pres-
dent from each ward, two Secretaries and an Ex-
ecutive Committee of fifteen, and report at the
next meeting Of the club.
| The chair appointed as such committee:
| II. A. Rowland, lst ward.
l.. ". Brewer, 2d ward.
| VIM. Reddck, Sd ward
John ID Young, 4th ward.
| WIN. Osman, 9Th ward.
| 7. c. Gibson, 9Th ward.
o. O. Wakefield, 9TH ward.
On motion of VIM Osman the chair appointed
| ~. /. JOHce d. hlCt, H. u hltlsi d. luOulp
son and B j. McGinnis as a committee on Con
situation and Bylaws.
| There being no further business, speeches were
made by Hon. VIM, Reddick, l.. W. Brewer, J.
Thompson and Cyrus Leland. The speeches
were all first class-treated Of live questions ant
| the present campaign. There was no necessity
of telling the crowd they were talking facts a!
they existed In 1876; there was no hiding live is
sues in worn out speeches used in "a and agar
in IS. Mr.. Reddick enthusiastically addressed
himself to that most practical Of all question:
the "bread and butter problem. He gave IL viv
i'd picture Of the depression in business, stoppag,
of manufacturing, failures in business, low pri
ces Of labor, and the scarcity OF work In a coun
try like this Astounding In resources, such
state of things should not exist Why was it 50
and whose fault was it? Certainly not the faul
of the democratic party, who have not been il
power for Is years. change of administration
is absolutely necessary, and change there shall
be. The speech was some 20 minutes IN lengtl
and the hearty applause with which it was re
ce,ved showed that it met with the approval O
all save the few GRANTEES who were too blue owe
its effect to say anything either way.
Mr.. Brewers speech was u pointed review G
the efforts and promises of the whisky ringist
H. bring about "reGorm within the party" Will
Mr.. Thompson gave the audience his impres
sions received at the Granite meeting on the pre-
yious tuesday evening. He said he thought, be
ing comparatively n ranger in this city, who
ne heard those radical orators talk war an
blood and elf-sacriCe and accusing Iilden q
,Iayng at home stealing railro, ds,' Nc., tina
,lrl had all been for years at the front and ha
htcd thousand deaths for the flag; but he ha
, nee discovered that, like Tildcn, Though viii
4, out his bodily utrmities,) they had stayed O
home Also and the only reason why they didn
steal railroads" and get 100000 fees now an
, then for legal services was because no one woul
hare them.
Mr. Cyrus Leland concluded the evening by
speech defining the position Of the young me
II this campaign, who he said are to do the worl
lac older heads may and ought to furnish tn
dun, Out the young men, who are cnerget
nd have the most at stake, are the ones to d
. lie work.
, The meeting then adjourned to meet again tn
vrulng, when the committees will make the
rupuTts,