The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-09-27
Housing Democratic Meeting i'm
TVeiskport.

ttousing Democratic Meeting i'm
weissport.
The Democrats of Weissport, recognizing
the importance of compact organization for
eflectual work, met at the Fort Allen House
on last Saturday evening, by call Of the
County Committee. The Democracy of the
borough was largely represented and was
augmented by visitors from Mauch Chunk,
franklin and Dehighton.
Hon DR.. Zcru was called to the chair and
explained the object of the meeting to be to
organize Democratic club.
f. II. Rauch, Esq, was introduced as the
speaker of the evening, and addressed the
meeting on the vital Importance Of thorough
party organization, eloquently calling atten-
ton to the fact that the present campaign in
this county is but prelude to the more mo-
mentous campaign of 1880, when armed
with the timc-honored principles of Dem
ocracy, the people are to measure arms with
an organized Republican oligarchy in life
and-death national political conflict - an
oligarchv that aims to perpetuate its exist
ence by usurpation and fraud.
He forcbly referred to our national dis
grdce-an incumbent of the Chair once hon
ored by the "Father of his Country, y,"-ouce
filled by great, good and patriotic men like
jefferson, jackson and Lincon-but now
occupied by .fraud-a man who took il
against the expressed wish O. an overwhelm-
ing popular vote, without the consent of a
legitimate electoral college; but rather from
the hands of a cabal of conspirators and
periurers, who are now honored with the
highest offices in the government, one o.
whom, member of the Cabinet, has the
custody of the nations finances.
The speaker showed by what means this
high-handed party had planned to retain it.
self in power. A Republican Congress, with
the appreciation of the President, had com.
missioned an army of U. S. Marshols, paid
by taxing the people, and distributed in
each State Of the Union, to do the inferna
work of subverting The popular will at the
ballot box. He said that these marshals il
most cases, are appointed to their positions
specially on account of their VIGOROUSLY bat
characters, many of them being pardoned
convcts from the State prisons and peniten'
tarles. lie thanked heaven that thi
Gordon. knot of evil had been cut by the las
Congress, which being Democratic in boil
branches, refused to appropriate money t'
pay these Marshals. He instanced this des
position on the part of the Republican party
to subvert the popular will, in the case of th'
late Judge Packer, who being honestly elcc
ted Governor of Pennsylvania by betweel
5 600 and 1000 majority, was "counted out
by u fraudulent majority of 1000. lie urg
ed every Democrat in Carbon county to b
true to himself, and to roll up such ma
iority this fall for Barr, Esser, Kresge, ant
the whole Democratic ticket, as will con
vince their opponents that glorious lttl
Carbon intends, in 1850, to take position
in the front rank in the great national arm.
of freemen, who intend to proclaim, in
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Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico and fron
the Atlantic to the Pacific, that every JrC
american citizen, high or lo,c, rich or poor,
entitled TO one Uote and to hare that C0te honest
ly couatcdl The speech was greeted wit
the most enthusiastic applause throughout.
The Chair appointed Capt II. Z. Swarti
C. W. Lentz aud w. D. Harrington com
mittee on permanent organization, who re
ported that the club be called "Fort ALE
Democratic Club, No. o" and that it adol
the rules aud by. laws OF the Americus clu
of Mauch Chunk, and that the officers be !:
Presitient-IIon J. G. Zern.
Vice President-Wm. Bierv.
, Secretary Henry Boyer, Esq.
[ Treasurer-Oscar Arner.
Cor Secretary-C. w. Lent2.
On motion, the report of the committC
was adopted as read and in the meantin
large membership having been enrolled,
permanent organization was declared. I'll
club was now further entertained by p
Sweillebrenner, in Pennsylvania Dutch wi
illustrated how by fraud and dect, the lii
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critics of the people in the past have bee
, usurped, us in the case of Louis Napoleo
who beng elected President Of the FrenC
, Republic, shortly after declared himself NJ
poleon III, Emperor of France, and he e.
pressed the opinion, that, should Gen. Graz
, be nominated and elected to a third tern
that history would repeat itselrin this isrespeC
Messrs. John G,Biery, Frank L. Reber an
- c. W, Lentz, were appointed a commit,
ON rules and regulations. Messrs. Hem
! Trapp, Samuel Welsh and Urbin Boyer
committee to secure place of meeting an
supplies.
The Club now after passing vole ofthanl
. To the Speaker for his able effort, adjourne
d to meet at the same place next Saturda
evening at S o'clock.