Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-26
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING.


fireworks and the burning of large bonfire.
There was good music, and in attendance
fully 1000 people, and there was manifest
much enthusiasm. w. L. Herndon, acting
Chairman of the County Committee, called
to order, and the following officers Were
elected: President, K. 0. Cravens Vice
Presidents-Presley Dunlap, Geo. f. Bron-
ner, Erskine Greer, John Q. Brown. Il. S.
Carey, VIM. Mclaughlin, Fred. Cox, c.
Weisel, Charles w. Briggs, Thomas Guinean,
j. L. Comp, l.. w. Blenir, E. Klebitz. Jas.
Mcclure, r. B. Osler, J. F. Whyte, w. ID.
Comstock, d. L. Alexander, j. j. Gleason,
VIM. Minis, D. j. Considine, E. G. Blessing,
JOS. Hahn, z. Flaherty, A. l.. Nichols, H.
NJ Bernard, j. G.. Davis, w. w. Cary, VIM.
H. Frye, James Nj. Short, d. III. Cantrell,
Charles Harvey, Marion Biggs, John Rooney,
7. G. Perkins, Charles Trainor, L. w.
O'Neil, Kay Barton. Secretaries. S. Mer-
edith, G.. W. Nichols, NJ. r. Beard, p. A
Byrne, ID. I. Beveridge.
After few brief remarks by Mr.. Cravens,
which were applauded, D. S. Terry of Stock
ton was introduced as the first speaker. He
congratulated the people and the party on
the nomination of Hancock and English
GApplause. 1t had been objected that Han
cock is not a statesman. He held that I'M
true. Hancock's whole life showed him TO
be possessed of statesmanlike qualities of a
high order. His celebrated military order
and his letter to Governor Pease proved him
to be statesman. He was soldier who did
his duty without malignity and without
hatred of his countrymen in arms against
him. [Applause.l He thanked God that
there was a difference between the two Cen
I, CarEaIl and HapcNn1- 10 ba
palms of the latter chung no stain
of Credit Mobilier; no back-pay
steal, no fees for fraudulent wooden pave
ments in Washington. no certificates from
Cakes Ames' red pocket book. Applause. No
one can poll more votes IN the South than
Hancock, none can appreciate but the soldier
how well we love men we have fought in
war. [Applause.l The Republicans have nom.
mated man whose record will not bear in
spection. Had the Chicago Convention
known Garfield's record, its nomination
would have been the holdest act on record, as
it was the Endorsement of the back-pay steal,
and of the greatest of all frauds, the stealing
of the electoral vote of Louisiana. He re-
cited history of the election OF 1876, aud the
contest over the disputed electoral votes.
The Republicans sent the fathers of the party
to Louisiana to watch the count Of the vote.
Other gentlemen went there, such as Palmer
and Trumbull, who proposed a plan for
overseeing the count that would prevent
fraud, but it was declined, because fraud was
contemplated. The Returning Board met in
secret-two white men and two negroes.
They were villains-the white men. The Re-
publicans stood by and saw the vote stolen.
Garfield was down there, and must have
known all about it. To avoid war aud save
the nation from boodshed the Electoral Com
mission was raised equally from the two
great parties, and Garfield was on that tribu-
nal. There were Supreme Judges on it also,
but no one supposed even from that august
bench that judges would connive at fraud.
They sat there and decided that all that they
were there for was to see if the face of the
returns were properly tailed. Every one
knew what the returns showed. 1t didn't
need an Electoral Commission to find that
out. So they decided not to go behind the
returns, and the people were defrauded of
their choice, and the excuse was that there
had been bulldozing, but it was without the
shadow of foundation, and was the story of
the miserable carpet baggers. So soon as
the Commission decided the case we heard no
more of whippings or bulldozings. But now
they have begun again already we hear of
alleged outrages in the South, and last week
came the story of the rotten-egging of speak
ers at a Republican meeting in the South,
and DOW it turns out that no meeting was
broken up, because there was no meeting
held at all. Laughter The Chicago Con-
vention, by delegations violating their in
structions under orders of the Convention,
defeated General Grant who was otherwise
the choice of the body. Had the
delegates known Gar6eld's record, they
would not have nominated him. The
speaker here quoted Cakes Ames alleged
testimony against Garfield, and claimed that
the money passing between the two was not
a loan, aud that Republican Congressional
committee found verdict against Garfield
and Colfax alike. Colfax was disgraced, but
Garfield is nominated for the Presidency.
[Applause That is not fair. ''Smiler"
Culfax ought to have been nominated for the
Vice Presidency. Applause. Republicans
would call that mud-slinging, but it was the
truth, and the records of Congress showed
that Garfield took bride, while member of
Congress, from Cakes Ames for the Union
Pacific Railroad. Is such man fit to be
President? Cries of "No, no." Boss
Shepherd had control of the Washington city
government. De Gollyer invented pave
ment, and Shepherd gave him contract to
lay it, and it was to yield some 100000.
Garfield was Chairman of the Committee on
Appropriations, and every item had to pass
through his hands. An agent of De Gollyer
WAS W SSG -lc,OcO W SeI tlS Dltl
the pavement. He offered Garfield half of
it to push through the job and it looks as if
he went to him as member of Congress,
and not as an attorney. What did Garfield
do for the 81 800 as a lawyer? No one knows
But Shepherd, when it was intimated that
Garfield would go back on him, produced
paper, it Is said, an opinion by Garfield, and
said, ''This fixes him" The anti-Chinese
plank in the Republican platform is weak
and wishy washy, but the Democrats
have come up square to the mark
and declared openly what they will do
The Democracy had always held to the
it does not admit equality with the Mongoli-
ans it never invited the hordes of Chinese to
come here. If the Democratic President is
elected the people can rely on it that the Chi
nese slave invasion shall be rolled back. APP
plause The Democracy has passed no bills
for the transfer of money to the pockets of
monopolists since having power in Congress.
On the other hand, the Republicans had
boldly put at the head of their ticket q man
mixed up in dishonest and thieving legislation.
Applause. He 1.-THE speaker had been named
as a Democratic Elector before the Cincinnati
Convention met, but he was satisfied with its
work and should labor to win. 1t was wise
choice made by the party in selecting Ham
cock; all party breaches had been healed,
and in all sections the Democrats are banded
together for the soldier and the statesman.
[Applause,] Victory is certain. The enemy
yields the 1877 votes of the South, and there
remains but AZ votes to gain, and he believed
the Democracy would get them and 80 or 40
more. Applause The next speaker was
W. B. O. BROWN.
He declared thatsthe legislation relative to
the regulation of elections and the super
vision by United States officers, as fostered
by the Republican party, to be destructive of
American principles. He reviewed the main
features of the election of President Hayes,
and coming down to the advocacy of Han
cock and English he said the former fought
nobly for the principles be believed in, but
he did not believe any one of the Radical
leaders ever did or will fight for principle
of a constitutional Union. [Applause. He be-
lieved Hancock to be not only soldier but
statesman [applausel and the people are
weaving for him a crown of victory to be
placed on his brow on the 4th of March next
He believed any man who would tamper
with the integrity of the ballot-box should
be sent to prison and always kept there.