, 1879-03-27

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A Democratic mooting Of citizens Of A.
rican descent is novelty. Such n meeting
presided over by n notorious white Demo-
orat Of tho blatherskito stripe IL greater
novelty. Such meeting addressed by m
ultra bourbon, Statcs-Rtghta Kentucky
Democrat Is u still greater novelty. Such
meeting WIZ, howevor, held In the Second
Ward Of this city on Tuesday evening last.
Under tho Dams Of Tho Colored Democrat
io ~ Club, few colorcd mon ind d large
number of unwnshed white men assembled
ut G70 Stato street, and Capt. CoNsErr pre-
sided oyor tho motley collection. Every
body knows Capt. CONNECT, and knows him
to be the noisiest among noisy Democrats;
man who believed {and still secretly be-
lieyes) that "nggcr," as ho delights to Gull
the colorcd human, Inns no rights that
whise man is bound to respect. Oapt.
CoNNETr said lie way proud to reflect that l,o
WAS tho head Of colorod {" "niggor y club
numbering aayonty-five straight-out Demo-
crats. And then tho Hon. CAnrEa II. HAR-
R1soH mounted the rostrslm md eulogized his
Eagle, and informed the crowd that he
proposed to "carry his bird to tho corner OF
L. Salle and Adams streets, md to locate It
there for tho next two years." but this Ia
not a1l that CAnrEn said to tlle co1orad
Democrats {?(. Ile adoisei his hearers 10 sell
their uotts to tho Republican party, but To sote
| Tho Dt3noera&io ticket, "holker" t. Keno" and
,adz in TIC pi1tf This proposition produced
"wild enthusiasm" from which fact the cllar-
acter Of the asaomblago may bo imagined.
With beautiful consistency bIr. HAnu1sos
concluded his adlross by urging the blacks
whom ho Ind just advised to sell their
votes, but not to deliver them, to prevent
| fraudulent voting on tho part OF Ropub-
licana! Then TINT Hwoet.sccnted Demo-
orat, CHARLEY CAMERON, told the black mud
white Democrats that tho Republican party
tlitln't FREQ tho slaves! that 1t had mover done
anything for tho colorod peoplo TINT Divine
Providence freed tho colorod peoplel TINT
thero had never beon any such thing as bull
doing at the South and, finally, that the
Democratic party. not tho Republican party,
fought the wars Of the Union in tho late un.
pleasautness! Ono DAWSON, oolored
Democrat, had tbs choek to say that
"at tho South tho Democrats were
the oolored mons bost friends" HI
wnutod tho oolored men to vote so thai
they would get soma Offices. Tbs bummor
LAWYER, cleap white fraud, promised 4
fa.r "diyvy" Of oftioesto colorsd men 1t thoy
voted thu Democratic ticket Ope WAsu1so
TON, awoll.known colored dead.boat, "want
I'D to see cotored mon elected to office" HI
expressed limself az In mortal foar Of ths
election OF dRANT In 1880, which, In his Gu
ligh.ened ~ opinion, meant an absolut'
monarchy. The meeting closed "wita al
Invitation to all present to s!sp up to tho ba
and take what thoy liked, which invitation
was acoepted with a magnificent burst O
enthusiasm"
We nuke this extended reference to
characteristic Democratic ward meeting Il
show to the public aud respectable Dsmo
orats tho kind Of canvass Alr. OARrsa HAaRs
BON il making for the 1lnyoralty Of this city
We make 1t to show the character OF til
abatement and arguments put forth BY Dom
ocsatia Speakers In support Of thels tiokos
Wa make 1t to show that tho statenlents ar
generally not only false, hut grosaly 60, I'LL
that the azgumoata upon which they clliefi
rely consist Vt appeals to thoir followers t
! put forth prol'glous exertious, III order tim
they may be entitled 10 share Of ths spoil
Of office. Wo make 1t to show how 1t DE-
, grades ,uan to become De,no.C Confol pol
, itielan. We make 1t to show how Deme
, cratia demagogua. will falsify aud mil
, represent On the stump. W. make It to sflo'
| the sublimity Of audaoty and impuaencs G