National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-27
THE HYATTSVILLE RALLY.
A ROusing Republican Meeting on Mary
land Soil.
Secretary sherman Exposes some OF Senator
Bayards sMistakes-Speeohes by Other
Prominent Republicans
A Big Turnout OF District RenublIcans.

strations ever witnessed in Maryland county,
and the enthusiasm was unboundci. Tho
meeting was held in tho Spa grove between
Bladensburs aud lTyattsvillc aud tho attend.
anco was estimated at upward of 1000, mum.
Der Of state organizations and political clubs
from this city helping to swell tho crowd
They were the Towpathors Veteran, Wide
| AwakCs Boys IN Blue, New York. Kansas aud
PENNSYLVANIA associations.
| A substantial platform had been erected for
tho speakers, covered with large American
1lg, while in front was suspended portraits Of
| the republican standard bearers. Tho space
in front of the stand was reserved for ladies
and a CLEO club, under tho direction of Profcs.
scr Widdows, which sang patriotic airs at in
tcrvals, Professor S. JcCko presiding at the
organ.
Speaking began shortly after . o'clock Mr..
w. w. Danenhowor calling tho meeting TO
order.
Mr. Henry Stockbridgc, chairman of the
state central committee, was then proposed
and elected president of the meeting, together
with the following vicc-prcsdcnts represent
ing the various voting precincts of the fifth
district OF Maryland
Queen Anne, James Parker and +. Duvall;
Marlboro, John w. Belt aud Samuel Flctcher
Nottingham, Henderson Boil and II. Broons;
Oxon liill G.. Grimes aud Mt. Messucr Bowie
i. Perkins; Laurel, A. NJ. Bond aud General
Nye; Vanevillc, Mr.. BELLS and Charles Coffin;
Bladensburg, Mr.. Nosbitt, II. V. Plnmmer aud
W.. w. Eisenhower; Brundywine, Daniel Gar
nor and Mr.. Holland; Aquasco, Louis Doug.
lass, Mr., Walters and G. II. Macpherson; Pis-
cataway, b. Callahan and James Jones' Spauld-
ing AlOn2o Dorsey and Jerry Ward; Kent K.
IL. Magruder and Louis Rdgely; Surratts,
Louis Kerrick and Mr.. Won Robey.
MIR. A. N. CLAPP
was then introduced to make the opening ad.
dress. He congratulated his audience upon
the prosperity which now blessed the country,
Il prosperity which had come Of a government
which is OF the people, by the people and for
the people. 1t had come Of principles which
underlio tho institutions of our country, which
build up instead OF pull down, and support in.
stead of destroy. These are tho principles Of
the republican party, and they had conferred
upon this country those benefits which God
has meant should be conferred upon free
aud happy people. A democrat, he remarked
had said to him, 1--WE are looking up" He
was not surprised at this. They were so llt
ON their backs that they could look no other
way. [Laughtor.l The democratic party had
only one principle, that WAS the principle OF
, five loaves and two fishes. The democrats
claimed to be an honest party. Did the rec
ords show this? On the contrary, In Martin
f Van Buren's administration, when the
, democrats were In their highest ioRther, $l1.7l
handled was lost. In Grants administration
thirty-four cents, and under Hayes eight
tenths OF mill. This was their peculiar
honesty. Their patriotism and humanity was
u of the samo stamp. In conclusion Mr. Clapl
i stated that ocraticadministratiOn would
= cause tears of blood to he shed in tho country
a before 1t was over, and urged every man t,
e act AS though the country was in the extrom
/ est peril. Ho also spoke very highly Of DIR
! Wilmer.
MARSHAL FRED. DOUGLASS
I was the next speaker, and was greeted Will
= applause. He referred TO his appearance il
5 the world, first II, Il slave, then rs u fugitive
thon us a man, then a man among men, and
at last, through the justice aud mag
was permitted TO stand up and address
such vast crowd US an American
citizen. He devoted some time to discus
4. sion of scctonaism. There was no need OF
a reason Of this, he said, and yet the only hope
, of the democratic party was solid south
What makes the south solid? 1t is tho same
folly which tenIpts men to put new wine in
! old bottles-it is an attempt to overlap free
I growing country with the worn.out garments
of slavery. 1t is an attempt 10 revive the old
system of oppression and degradation of labol
as its basis for action in tho present day. l
J, we must be ruled by section said he, lc
that section be tho broad, liberty-loyiug, hu
|
wisely aud we'll
Dr. William II. Wilmer, the republican can
, didate for congress from the fth district, wa
the next speaker, and in ringing speecl
presented the issues upon which he propose,
!. to conduct the campaign At tho conclusion
!, Of his remarks the president introduced
i. SECRETARY SHERMAN,
= who was received with an enthusiasm seldom
y equaled, fully five minutes being devoted t,
+ greeting him, ladies waving their hgndker
y chiefs, while the sterner sex cheered till thol
- were hoarSo, After acknowledging the com
p plment, Secretary Sherman said;
. When | was invited to attend the meeting at thl
place accepted tho invitation with great pleasure
partly from desire, If could TO promote me elec
: ton of DR.. Wilmer rs your candidate, parry from
my desire to do good to the cGusc Of the republican
party, aud also from curiosity to see MARYLAND
audience. and orthe first time in my le to address
n political mecingon the soil OF Maryland am s'
we'll pleased with my visit that gm very glad tha
/ came hero TO see you. II we could re
peat such scenes as this In every town and count
Of the south; II we could without discurI
or any exhibition Ocbiternos5, talk to the people o
: the southern states MS can talk 10 YOU Il tn
people Of the north aud south could meet and tall
together, there would be no moro trouble m I'M
uud Of ours, and there would be no doubt OF th,
ngaeoaba and quiet election oi James hAthcll
l know from the acquaintance have l1rmei wiz
4 southern people that they are hlll Of deus.0uS
they think We Of the north are hllei with hostility
10 them and are opposed To their interests, This Il
= what has made them form what we call o "s1lil
. south The feeling Of hate growing out OF tho wa
has Induced tho white men of tho south " deny L
. their colored neghbOlS the benefits of the law
Every man In this broad land has an equal pOlitCN
{ right with any other man, We all stand on thl
( same platform; that Is the logical consequence OF
Y republican form Of goyennncnt Mr., sherman
Went on to say that slavery which mad lived eighty
years after the declaration Of Independence, hAt
} marked an exception to this, but II was now done
1 away and there was nothing in the government tC
prevent every man from speaking freely and vOtinl
as he pleased but only once. lie then took GS
: text extracts from recent speech Of Senator Bay
. ard, in which It Was claimed that tho democrats
had equal share ia the prosperity OF tho country
Q IIo then went into an elaborate resume Of the
causes which led to resumption, and quoted thl
three acts of congress which had made resumption
. | a fnCt TO show that II WAS republican measure
u II was caucus Of republican senators which me
T and reported resolutions relative 70 resumption
+ The bill was passed by republican votes, not sin
go democrat fYoring H. Four years had beer
given to prepare for It, but in eighteen month
with gold and there was Sl3l 900 900 of gold in th
@ treasury ready 10 he pad out As soon as the dem
~ ocrots gained control Of congress they endeayorey
to repeal the act, aud succeeded In The house by
d majority oftweuty iys, but failed m the senate b!
# one vote The democrats with that lGtN
n love of blundor which has always character
= i2ed them, have always opposed resumption
= but through the efforts Of the republican
y party, aided by almighty providence, whol
d lho day Tor resumption came, IL came a
Il plR2llly rs summer morn, although IL was the is
No | OF January. A great many Wcll-Wo0uMg pcopl
= eale trouble, aud thought that II would all en-
u In smoke, but resumption came, ana is an assure
fact What is the resulH a United states not