The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-09-10

/ GBAryD DEMOCRATIC RALLY--ln response
/ TO the call of the Chairman OF the Comfy
/ Committee, an immense gathering OF the De
I utocraev of Cambria county assembled at Iiie
/ Courf House in this place on Monday even
| mo last sent. 9Th The meeting was prece-
| ded by tine assembling at tEeir ciuO room oI
| the members of the Hancock and English
! Climb of FbenSburg and Cambria township,
1 now numbering over ninety members VINO
| marched to the Court House in body, pre-
ceded by the CarrOlltOwn cornet band, Their
! own martial Dand, the American flag and
/ haautiful and richly embroidered blue SILK
/ banner purchased at an expense Of $50 and
that day received by G. f. O'Donueil, ESQ,
/ whose purpose is fully explained by the ie-
gend inscribed on the banner IN letters OF
I GOLD TO wit sfFOr the Banner Democratic
/ District'of Cambria" 3" under which legend is
! a handsome chicken-cOck in full feather and
/ bright plumage, bidding defiance to all the
/ radical roosteTs, legislative and otherwise, as
! he seems TO crow 0CeT the Immortal words OF
/ Gen. Hancock, the noble leader of the Dem
Ocratic hosts. when he says iE the motto in
! scribed beneath: "The bayonet is not fit
! instrument for collecting the votes OF free
men. " The procession was also headed Dy
/ a flaming fambeau or torch, large and brill
I liant. borne aloft and shedding its weird llSht
( over the assembled multitude
/ The mass meeting was called to order by
/ VIM II. McMullen, Esq, Chairman of the
/ County Committee, who presented the tol-
/ lowing list of officers for the occasion
President-IIOn. John Buck, CarrOlltown.
Vice PreSidentS-Peter McGoUCh, Esq,
/ Portage; L. d. Saupp, LOretto; AnSeim
Weakiand, Elder Philip J. sanders, Nun
Ster; Albert Bender. Gallitzin Mlchl Don
ahOe Washington Casper Leib. Barr; "A.
T. Pindle, Backlick; John Mccoy, Clear
field Jas Moreland. Wimore j. j. Craig,
East Conemaugh; Jos. Kountz, Johnstown;
Chas. Helsel, Adams; VIM. Cole. RichlanG
John StenCer, Taylor; Abram Culin, \ oder;
Eli Horner, Stonycreek; Daniel McPeak,
Cambria borough.
T. s. Williams, CarTolitOwn &. 7. Schubert,
Johnstovn; Lieut.. John Lynch, Summit
vile Joseph Durbin, Allegheny; ii. &. De
vine. Elder.
The nominations were endorsed by accla-
nation, but only the usual number came for
ward to accept the positions assigned them.
On taking the chair Mr.. Buck rendered his
thanks for the honor conferred upon him, but
avowing his inability to make a speech, he
called upon Il, l.. Johnston, ESQ, to intro
duce the orators of the evening, which he did
in his usual happy manner, the Introduction
being preceded by music from the Carroll
! town band. The first gentleman presented
was the gallant and inyinciblc Democratic
candidate for Auditor General, Col. Robert
=. Dechert, of Philadelphia, a gentleman Of
acknowledged ability, unqueStiOnaOle integ-
rity and immense popularity, and who can
/ scarcely fail to prove a decided success as
political Lemon SqueezeT on the 2d day OF
November next Mr.. Dechert was received
with loud and long-continued applause, and
mentative speech was frequently interrupted
by similar OutbuTSts of approval and encour-
meut. After referring to the pleasure 1t al
forded him to meet the Democracy of Cam
hria county, and expressing his qualification
at finding his political friends here as else
where so thoroughly united and so fully live
to the importance Of the present campaign,
the gallant Colonel proceeded as follows
Pour years ago. NY friends, you were engaged in
a contest equally important the national con-
test Of to-day. ThOn you presented eminent citi-
in evcrv State oi the Union. You called upon the
people 10 out and vote in favor Of the issue
you had raised, which they did. and at the polls
in November, 1876. by clear lOrity Ji the clcc
vote and by popular majority Of ovcr3u0 noo
! tribunal, something before unknown, but which
willing % accept because il contained the
of the United States, you found those gentlemen
whom you had elected by this large majority de-
c1arcJ not elected and those who were actually de-
fcatcd by the people at the Polls we're nsugurated
into these high Offices, and have been since per
/ forming the duties pertaining thereto No ether
party but tie present Democratic party could have
lived under such circumstances. Any other party
not again have entered into contest Of such great
I importance with the vim and energy shown then,
! with the same results again. But such not
/ the case. You went to work and reformed your
, wherever there was election, the Democracy
were lust earnest in asserting the principles uf
the party ever before. And so IL was inlsIS and
; 1879 and then they resolved "a they have fully
resolved now that this great fraud OF 1876 must be
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cannot be done by sitting sulking in our tents
complaining OF the fraud PerPetrated upon us. but
I lot-boN and by majority so overwhelming and so
uumistakable that it cannot be in the power Of
either house Of Congress any branch OF the Gov
/ erumcnt or any Electoral Commission. to wipe
out the unmistakabie verdict Of the people at the
/ polls in November next.
/ When our national Convention met in Cinclu-
natl we were almost on the verge Of precipice;
we were near the crater OF volcano 20 far as the
/ existence Of our party was concerned.
I The speaker then referred to the dissen-
SiOuS ia the party in New uTk and Penn
! sylvana, and also to the uncertainty as to
the course which would be pursued by the
I representatives of the Democracy from the
/ South. Continuing, he said
| But the South. throwing aside their personal
preferences for the sake u The welfare of the cOun-
want 70 have slI thg issues that involved in
/ Inc war settled riumjqtakahly; ana lest we be
! again misunderEtood we willing 90 take a
Northern man "a our standard bearer, and u shall
! be nc who was the greatest soldier of the North
. during the war" They recognized tho ability OF
Gen. Hancock ia war and his magnanimity in
. peace and were willing TO take him.
/ The speaker then told how happily the
! differences between the factions of Iiiden
. and Kelly, of New York, were Teconciled,
and how a similar and equally fortunate re-
conciliation of opposing factions in Phladel-
phia had taken place. meantime assuring his
hearers that New Ork was no longer = de
( batable State. Returning to the work of the
} Cincinnati convention, Mr.. Dcchert cOntin-
/ ued
7 nominated than there were many objections urged
against him by the opposite party. They said,
20, yes, Hancock was a good soldier during the
war ana We are Wiling 20 al'Piauo MN ur ms pa
. triotic act but he is now dt-yrscincy himself be
. cause he j. willing to permit those men who were
in rebellion arainst to vote for him for Prcs
dent Some orators have even said that he Is
now the legitimate successor Of Gen. Lee in lead
Ing the Confederate army in an attack on the peo
pie of the North. and eudeayoriug 10 do what Lee
Lalicd 70 Ho--captufe Lle cltg OF Na7hliStoll-
These assertions made with much sUicmuity
or otherwise they would not require any attention
Let Inc answer them with % lew words and lilustra
tioHs. Was Gen. Grant disXraced by cciying Tho
votes OF certain persons In the South who we're ID
rebellion against US and whom he aiterWard re
warded for having supported him by placing then
i'll the cabinet other high Positions Was MIR
Z Hayes disgraccd (any more than he was disgIacct
was eIcctcd) by accepting the vote OF Gen. Key
. and putting hun in his csbinet2' You rgmembc
/ when Gen. Grant, during his nrst term, select ed
Col. Ackcrman, OF tTeOrgta, n rebel who had com
I maudcd rebel regiment to be Attorney Genera
of the United states simply because he promise,
to bring Grant all the retfel support lie pOSsibll
I could aud you remember. too, that Grant ap
pointed Gen. LOugstrcct. another rebel, to iucTa
H tive position in New Orleans and that Gen. Mos
I because he did not regard him a gentleman
/ even though they did night for the same cause
I WAS received at tic White House when reputable
/ Republicans and Democrats from the North cOul,
! not obtain admittaHco thereto. This man Mosbl
was the man Grant received into the White HoUs
at Washington, and he IS the man who now, b.
the appointment OF Grant. and the continuance il
Office by Grants successor, represents this Rcpuh
/ lie at the court Of China This man who no
only rebel and q free -booter. but ~ many pcopi
. think. also thief, represents (iOyernmeu
abroad and yet the very people who sent hin
, say that Gen. Hancock is iuluTiRg himself--tha
he is unpatriOtic-because he is willing to receiv
the support Of the people of the South. Our oppt
nents also say that Gen. Hancock has not the qua
+ ihcatiOns for the office OF President. They admI
that he is great soldier but not statesman. Le
me recall to your minds two or three instances j.
III Il.