New-York tribune., 1878-10-12
oY TIL NGWJERsAY SrCMP.
ALvAH A. CLARK DISCUSSING FRAUD AND FTNANcE
AT LAMBER1YGLLE.

ALyaH A. CLARK DISCUSSING FRAUD AND FINANCE
AT LAMBERIvILLE.
IpRoM Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBUSEl
LAMBERTYnLE, n. j., Oct. 10. The Demo-
Gratis OF Huuterdon Comfy are in great trbuiatton be-
cause OF the large number OF deserons TO the Green
back camp. Il is stated that the Hon. Avah A.
Clark who has bOen reDOmmated :or Congress 10y
tue Democrats OF the IYth District, IS also IN
great rDulatiou and Sleeps eyes at the Green
hackers 1t Is estimated by intelligent Democratic poll
ticans that in Hunterdon County at least 500 Demo
Gratis have seized with the grcenDack crazn, which
has aroused the Hon. Ayah. For the past week ual-
ing posters headed with sprcadcagc, have announced
the part OF Huuterdon County that Leon Alb
bctt A Clark John T. Bird j. n. Voorhees, and others,
won address tine Democracy OF Lambertyle aud sur
rouudng country, at HolcomDe Hall on Wednesday
evening Before that hour arrived Mr.. CLARK was the
lion of the LambertvIe Hotel One oil tho sturdy
Sons OF toll. In greeting him said, Mr. ClarE'
you know ] a Greenbacker now, but yoU are n
good enough Gleeubaeker for me-" Mr.. Clark smiled
blandy said he glad TO hear Il; aud orthHith
the proceeded 10 the barroou where no
announced 20 his thirsty friends that Ayah oil night
oil grecnbacks
AT 73O Wednesday evening not n hundred persons had
assembled IN Hocombe Hall, aud while they were wait
ing fOr ronforoements steady political discussion was
kept up large minority seemed 90 be advocates Of the
Greenbick party. and some OF them thought Mr. Clark
wOuld vote rgut that question, while d0ubnN son
OF the Emerald Isle blurted out The diVl rhust him,
he's sold us before" This remark called forth oonsid
eIuble laugh er and the subsequent silence seemed TO
ave assent 10 PAidY's remark. At 1:i5 n
band Of music arrived, followed by crowd
largely composed Of cOau'ss urchins which added
another hundred tO tho audience At o'clock the
small boy IN the gallery began To stamp 20 have the
show begin the 200 In the auditorium Joined IN the
noise, aud tho brasE band added 10 the general din
Then the speakers arrived with 200 additional reinforce
mrnts the meeting organized and Leon Albeit :
introduced. He talked about e fraud triumphant
hut sHd nothing about the cipher telegTams,
and dWrlt at length the financial
question. He admitted that NJ tho prescut
time. owing 10 tbe peculiar influences, 10 Il al
urreed AT the elect on He advised those Of his hearers
IA favor OF protective tanf 10 Tie Republican
/ parry. Although 25O Greeubackcrs were enrolled IN
Lambertvile, he believed that not more thHn hy would
vote against M. Clark.
Mr. CLARK was then introduced to the audience which
gradually decreased. lie said he did not know much
about finance and he favored remOnet zatiou Of %
yer He favored stability OF volume well - stability
OF value IN ths circulating medium. The Nation hc said.
cannot afford to be dishonest; pay the debt IN green
bncks n may. but make the greenbRCks good rs
gold He declared IN favor OF free banking and
closed by yelling Fraud. He yotod. he said. for the
rrsouli confirming the title OF President Hayes be-
cause the iron heel Of dcpotsm tho South, ana
he wanted avert the impending calamity and not be-
cause lac believed the title any BETTER aud he
! Impeachment II proDerly presented JOhu T. Bird
and n VOORHEES, also spoke u about the strain,
afor which the 400 dispersed. There free rum ~
tho LAmbertye Hotel and the bar patrOuibod Till
| nearly morning by noisy crowd. "Tney were Only
drowing their sOrrOws" remarked commercial tray-
eler who bad attended the meeting and no added after
hearing those speeches, don't blame them iOr seeking
! fOrsctfulnoss.'