Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-08-15
DENNIS KS. SPEECH.
OPENING TIE BUTLER CAMPAIGN
In BOSTON.

Kearuey. He has tarried too long IN
Boston among the "literary fellers. -
He is in danger Of becoming too pol
ished and classic for a leader Of the
crowd who he used to address in
California as mudsills and mullet,
heads. lie came to Boston in a blue
flannel shirt. But he is already try
ing to part touch of Boston polish
on his slashing California harangues'
HIS very first speech shows it. 1t
was made in Old Fanueil Hall, where
American liberty was born and era
died. Dennis felt that his rostrum
was not a butchers block or store
box. So he said the old hall gave
him "inspiration." Under this inspi-
ration he scared forth into gorgeous
eulogv of Gen. Ben. Butler. He
dashed into history for lofty paral-
lels. He liLened Benjamin to that
man lesser yet greater than Macbeth
to that fiery and incompatible Ru-
pert of debate--to that chlvalrous and
white plumed navarro of the ros-
trum, gallant, gifted, glorious Butler.
This was real Boston touch Of rhet-
oric and eloquence. Getting off such
passage threw Dennis into a high
state of perspration. Besides it was
a very hot night. He could no long
er stand coat or paper collar. lie
threw off his Boston store clothes, and
then he looked and talked like Den
MS himself again. 1t was sueh hot
night, lie said, that he was sorry they
were not rich enough to hire Beecher
to knock the bottom out of hell
Profanity is popular in California,
Dennis deals in it very freely in his
speeches. 1t sounds like regular
knock down argument which his
crowd understand better than inspira
ton. Having got through his eulogy
O: Butler, Dennis plunged at once in,
to raving denunciation and abuse O
everybody better than himself. Hi:
voice is said to be sharp and raspy.-
lie came down on the press without
mercy. From the earliest days Of
printing, he said, newspapers hac
worked in the interest Of cut-throat:
political bIlks, daylight thieves anc
midnight assassins. What means thi.
vast out pouring Of people, this Crane
tidal wave of working-men.? | ask
you does it not mean death to the rail
road robber, the lecherous thievinl
bond holder, the millionaire and bank.
smashers, the democratic thieves and
robbers Hang their foul carcasse:
up, thou imp OF darkness, and let tbs
sun Of righteousness shine out so hot
that tie disorgauizations may be 81
rapid that the stencil will not sicker
the Just in Heaven. Tonight he
hoped they would take his advice an(
rool all their issues, put all into one
pot, drop all differences and work to-
gether for bread and butter, and tht
working-men would win the victory
in November. AS we can t give Den
mis- speech in full these sample pas
sages will show how he and Butler
are starting the grand campaign
which is to unite all classes Of labor
against capital, revolutionizo the
country, and pool the votes of com
munlsts, socialists and relormors o
every stripe in favor Of Gen. Butler
for the Presidency. Dennis doseC
his speech with high celestial illus
tration which gave rough slang an
other very neat intellectual Boston
finish. 81 walk, said he,' the eartl
at midday. l find the vast expansf
of blue heavens unrelieved by the
sparkle Of single star. But kno"
that Mars still holds his course, that
Venus still wheels through space, that
Jupiter and Uranus are flashing il
the heavens, that the blazing belt o.
Orion and bright and guiding CLEAN
Of the North Star are all there, ano
it is thus with a movement of this
kind, we know the workingmen are
as true as the stars in the heaven, land
will when called upon to exhibit
themselves in beauty, in majesty and
in power. Tremendous applause. =
That the kind of man Dennis Kear.
ney is.
While bathing in Brookffeld, Conn