Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-23
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THE LOCAL CAMPAIGN
Democratic Meeting ut Mannheim Il:

Democratic Meeting ut Mannheim Borough.
The Hancock and English club of Man.
helm borough, numbering betwee. two
and three hundred men, held special
meeting last evening at their hall. After
some business appertaining to the cam
paign had been transacted, the president,
Mr.. Francis r. White, introduced X. B..
Risk, ESQ.,. of Lancaster, who in 4 spirited
address Of one hour and twenty-five min-
utes duration reviewed the fraud of 1876 g;
delineated minutely the very small eX-
pense Of government under Democratic
administration in contrast with the enor-
nous extravaganza under Republican rule;
reviewed the absurtlity Of the Democrats
ever payiuS rebel claims condemned the
sectionalism and tendencies to centraliza
ton of Republicanism, and somewhat hui
morOusly referred to tho assumption Of
Republicans that they have all the moral
ity and intelligence of American citizen
ship by reviewing the local contest
of !" hogs" and 50 bulls and the men they
have elected to local offices in this county,
and also by referring to the action of our
legislative body for the past two or three
years, and the prompt alacrity with which
Republican power par!loned confessed
criminals. The speaker reviewed briefly
the career of Garfield from his boyllood to
his legislative manhood, when he took
every bribc offered him, and finally reach
ed the acme Of political infamy in aiding
the Louisiana returning board and corrupt
visiting statesmen to steal the presidency.
In eloquent terms the speaker reviewed
the services rendered our country by Gen.
Hancock, how the brave soldier without
fear or reproach ended the strife of dis
union at Gettysburg, and how he would
now, as a civil commander, abate the dis
cordant clements of our politics, and unite
us as free, happy and great people.
The speaker was loudly applaudcd. and
at the conclusion the thanks of the club
were rendered him.
The Republicans ut Cilristiina.
The Republican meeting and procession
at Christiana, last evening. turned out to
be rather small affair. The "larsc dele
CATION from Bart consisted of two voters
and 4 few boys, the Salisbury club did rot
number more than twenty, and the entire
assemblage, including two bands of music,
did not number three hundred. William
McGowan presided. 7. Whitson, esq.,, of
Lancaster, recited John Cessna's primer,
including the canal boat and mules. and
was followed by EllwOod Gricst, of the
Inquirer, who seemed ia be trying to make
his innocent hearers believe that Wade
Hampton was the Democratic candidate
for president. Hc took occasion to
denounce John W. Forncy, and said For
ney's Life of Hancock was "drunkcn
book" and that he (GricsDhad never tles-
ccratcd the Sabbath SO bascly as lie did
when he read the book on Sunday. Mar
riott Brosius followed with calm and
moderate speech, but wound it up with a
grand fusilade against Hancock, remind
ing one of the effort made by Calhoun to
place 4 stigma OH the brow Of Jackson, the
hero of New Orleans. The Buckeye
Blacksmith, followed with y characteristic
speech, which, like those that preceded,
failed to elicit any enthusiasm, exccp:
when he denounced the Democrats as
"damnablc rebels" which seemed to
please the boys who staid at home while
Hancock was fighting for the Union.