Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-24
RATIFYING.

AT the great ratification meeting
in New Y York Congressman Cox aud
Mr.. Kelly were among the speakers.
Congressman Cox was received
with great applause as he came for
ward to speak next. ''It's an era Of
unanimity," he said: ''The republi-
can nominees are, to be sure, men OF
character-of a certalo kind. (Laugh-
ter.) The figure of Arthur sitting
at the head of the chief legislative
body of the country would be reve-
lation of disgrace. He is only what
Comhlimg flung at the head of the adj
mlnistra'ion ss you would fling 3
boeUack at an improper cat, Laugh-
ter.) L guess the republicans would
like to have the Chicago show
over again now, on the principle that
they could not do worse, but must,
with any choice at al, improve their
chances and lessen the defeat which
they are going to get. Tho salary
grab denounced in the house, aud
General Garfield called me to order,
possibly OH the ground that l. was
making personal attack upon him.
LII our platform we denounced the
present administration as usurpiug,
and we mean to follow up that ecla-
ration by removing that blot forever.
l will refer to the action Of the re-
publicaus toward colOred men, How
did they treat the negro Through
their Frecdman's Bureau? What is
the meaning of the exodus but way
of raising the republican party to
little longer grasp of power? l met
laboring friend of mine the other
day and tie said he had dream that
night, aud dreamed that he was in
Tophet. "Whom did you see there,"
| asked, "amy republicans ?" "Oh,
yes, plenty" "Any democrats ?''
"Yes, some, but-they were sent down
for other things than their politics"
well, what were the republicans
doing?" aud he said, each was
holding negro between himself aud
the fire." (Laughter.) I would ask
you.to let your imagination go for
ward to March next. Hancock will
be inaugurated aud in the procession
of that day every state must be rep
resented, and over all will be the red,
white and blue shamrock of the gal
liant old second army corps. ~ There
will be none of the hypocritical.psalm-
singing we have had for ten years
past. AS Hayes is marched out TO
he air of the "rogues march," Han
cock will go i'll with the tune Of The
''conQuering hero"
john Kelly was then called for and
heartily cheered. Fellow citizens
and men of Tammany Hail." he said,
I've feel that victory is in The air.
We are now in a practical manner to
forget the war and TO carry out1what
the noble Charles Sumner once pro-
posed. Hancock is a modest man,
and no man more than he would be
willing TO let the past bury the past.
No one ever hears him speak tn the
social circle of the battles in which
he has taken part. The contaglon of
his name i'll the convention WIS some-
thing remarkable. The convention
caught it as an inspiration. There
were wrongs i'll that convention
wrongs against large body of dem.
ocrats-but We gave our word then
and there that with the nomination
Of Hancock We were prepared to for-
get them, and up to this rule We in.
tend to live and once more restore
the good old democratic party to its
prestige and its place as representing
the opinions OF the majority Of the
American people. Some people have
carried the feeling Of freedom toe
far i'll the way Of division. Every
man has a right 10 think as he may
please, but now is our chance to
unite; now we have real lasting
victory. before US. Once more we
will bathe real representatives of the
will OF the American people,"