The People's vindicator., 1880-10-16
A DEMOCRATIC RATIFICATION.


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army orTorrh.beu, ,ers..-Speeches by Dis.
tir.uished DeA,s'crnts.
The united DEMOCRACY OF New York
held an immense ratification meeting in
New York City ON the evening Of the
23d, which in all respects eclipsed all
previous efforts in that direction by
either Democrats Or Republicans. 1t is
estimated that at least 100000 persons
participated in the demonstration, and of
these fully 1900 were torch-bearers.
The meeting was held under the aus
pices of the Tammany Society. John Kel-
iy presided, and Daniel Dougherty, the
man who nominated General Hancock
at Cincinnati, delivered an interesting
but brief address. He said the choice
of the Cincinnati Convention was one
who had sealed his devotion to the
Union with his blood, who had proved
his fidelity to the Constitution when
clothed with absolute power, and who,
in honor az in stature, proudly, emil
nently stands as tower. The noIni-
nation, unlike that Of Chicago, was not
the result Of management. Schemes
had no hand in it. It was conviction
of conscience, an inspiration of patriot
ism. The nomination for the Vice.
Presidency was u tribute to distin-
suished citizen and to the gallant De-
mocracy whose vote in October will be
the next harbinger OF victory.
August Belmont was the next speaker,
and combated the idea that Democratic
success was ini,nical to the country's in
terest. He denounced the reckless
partisan spirit which could tritle with
the Nations credit for selfish party
purposes. He declared that the Amer
lean voters recognized in General Han.
cock the great and successful hero in
the darkest hour Of our struggle; the
honest and upright citizen. without q
blcmish of suspicion. and the patriot
whose acts and utterances place him
among the foremost statesmen Of our
country. They know that he will sur
round himself with the tried champions
Of sound principles on finance and Con-
stitutional liberty, who will give u fresh
and vigorous impulse to our onward
march toward greatness and prosperity.
fostered by true Union and fraternal
love between all the sections OF our
common country. O.
The speech Of Senator Bayard was
chiefly devoted to controverting the al
legations contained in Senator COnk-
ling's recent New York speech. He
showed the fallacy of the claim that the
Republican party brought about Re-
sumption, and arraigncd that organiza-
ton for its bigotry and sectionalism.
Senator Hill defended the South from
the charge Of Righteousness. and said
that section fully and unreseryedly &C.
cepted the logic Of events. He said
that it was not indebted to the Repub-
lican party for the abolition OF slavery
but to the Divine power which directs
human events contrary to human will.
And, looking at the result and effect Of
this last revolution, he, rs Southern
man and born STAKEHOLDER, lifted his
voice to Him and said: "God of my
fathers, I thank Thee.'' The Southern
people have been the most benefited.
and are the most cOntented with the
abolition of slavery. He had seen the
time when he would have given his life
to have prevented the abolition of
slavery. Now he would give his life a
thousand times to prevent its restora-
tion.
The resolutions adopted affirmed that
the surest and most effectual way to
reform the civil service was to elect
honest and capable men to office; that
the Republican party, pretending to
favor civil-seryice reform, while nomi-
mating VIGOROUSLY unworthy men for
President and Vice-President, were
guilty of hypocrisy; that the Repub-
licans, by melting sectional strife, were
guilty of crime against the Union;
that the reunited Democracy of New
York pledged the vote Of the Empire
State to the Democratic candidates, and
that the Republican nominees are con-
fessedly unfit and ought to be over.
whelmingly defeated; and the Republic
can party was arraigned for its viola
tions of the Constitution, its encour-
agement of jobbery, and itssquandering
OF the public money. The resolutions
wound up BY rejoicing with the Fusion
lists Of Maine, and cataloguing the re-
forms which the Democracy proposes to
establish. =.
There were also overflow meetings in
the immediate neighborhood which were
addressed by Wade Hampton, who
spoke of the "Solid South" and said
that it was monstrous falsehood that
the term implied antagonism to the
North as charged by the Republic
ans; by Samuel j. Randall, who dis
cussed the payment Of Southern claims
and showed that the Fourteenth amend.
ment barred the payment Of any claims
preferred by those in rebellion; and BY
Robert NJ. McLane, of Maryland, who
spoke at length upon the position occu-
pied by the Democracy during the war.
The Parties aud tho Tickets.
There are many voters in the country
on whom party ties rest lightly. The
elections are at hand. We ask those
voters to candidly, dispassionately,
without prejudice, take full, long
look at the two parties and the two
tickets in order to determine impartially
which party and which ticket is more
deserving Of their support in this elec.
ton. 1t is reported that the illustrioua
soldier who was almost nominated for
the Presidency at Chicago said OF the
nomination of General Hancock ut Gin.