The daily gazette., 1878-10-11
FIFTH EDITION.
Wallace Heard From.
His Plea In BohslfefHis Party

| DINA SPEECH FOR HONEST
! RIGHT IN THE MIDST OF THE
GREENBACK STRONGHOLD
ARKAIssINe THE RE-
PUBLICANs.
SHENANDOAH October 10.
The miners and laborers of this
Greenback-Iabor stronghold turned out
in throngs to greet Senator Wallace and
Hester Clymer tonight, who came to
address mass meeting Of the Democra-
cy at which Senator Dill was to speak,
but was prevented ON account OF illness.
The mt citing was the first held in this
county by appointment OF tho State
committee, and the committees having 1t
In charge left nothing undone to make
II a success.
The great crowd was augmented py
large delegations from Mahanoy City and
the various townships and patches in the
Mahanoy and Shenandoah valleys.
After an apology by d. W. Cox, Of
Lewisburg, for the non-appearance of
Senator Dill, Mr.. Clymer delivered a
long speech, which proved to be an argu-
ment according so well with the view of
the county chairman Of the National
party, who was present., that he declared
he and his party could vote to support
those principles. Senator Wallace's
speech was a severe arraignment of the
Republican party. Though speaking in
the open air, the Senator'S voice was
clear and strong, and he was heard de-
claiming at the extreme outer line of the
large audience. He was accorded the
closest attention from the beginning to
the end of his remarks, and when he
closed the applause was deafening.
SENATOR wALLACE's SPEECH.
Senator Wallace said
There is something the matter. What
is it? Who is to blame? What is and
where is the remedy? The Republican
party, which party has had full control
of the government for sixteen years, has
brought ruin, degradation and disaster to
the nation and to the people. I his Re-
publican party is still in power, and if
perpetuated proposes to adhere to the
policy that has brought you to the con-
dition that you are now.
The Democratic party has had no con-
troll OF the government during all these
years, and we men here tonight, repre-
sentatives of the Democratic parry, pro-
pose, if we should get control of the gov
ernment, TO remedy the evils under
which the country now suffers.
AT this poin. man suggested three
cheers for Mason, and they were given
with will. Senator Wallace suddenly
recollected that he was in the stronghold
| of the Greeubackers, and resumed his
speech by saying:
tell you my Greenback friends, that
you are only throwing stones at the
houses of the persons who promise you
any relief. The Democratic party is the
only power that can ever under Gods
heaven bring you anv rehef, and it is
foolish for you to attempt to put a new
hen upon old eggs and expect to get
chickens. therefore appeal to you as
citizens. whether you bs Republicans,
Grernbackers or Democrats, TO stand by
the Democratic party. Ii is the only par
ty that can do anything for you. appeal
especially to those who have herei oiore
been DEMOCRATS, but of late have been
taken away by the Rreenback or fat
II oney craze. You Greenbackers, what
do you want? What do you propose?
You propose to DESTROY the rational bank
notes. This is exactly what he Democrat
ic party proposes to do.
The Democratic party proposes to issue
paper money by the government, based
upon gold and silver coin and convertible
into the same at the option of the holder
There is this difference betw cen what
you, as Greenbackers, demand and what
i, as Democrat, and the Democratic
parry, demands: Your party declares that
the government shall ihsue paper money,
based upon nothing, or, rs your party
puts 1t, on the wealth of the nation, and
make IL full legal tender for all debts
dues and demands. never to be redeemed
but to be made money simply by the
stamp of the government.
The Democratic party, and in par
ticular, deny now, as l always have de-
MED, the right of the government to
make paper money. The government
has the right to issue promises to pay
money, based upon gold and silver, and
to be redeemed at some future time.
An issue of the kind of money you pro-
pose would bring down upon you and
upon the country degree of distress,
destitution and suffering to which that
whlch you are now experiencing Is no
comparison.
The Senator then appealed to the crowd
to stand by the Democratic party, as IL
, was the only party that would increase
their wages and give them steady em-
| ployment. He said that the Democrats
had control of the House of Representa-
tives and after the 4th of March would
have control of the. Senate, and no
power under heaven could wrest it from
them Inside of twenty years. 1t was
therefore useless to attempt to elect a ne W
party. he spoke for about one hour
and was repeatedly cheered by the en-
thusiastic audience.