Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-21
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE SIXTH WAED.
"A Isousiny Democratic Meeting.

Schiller House, the headquarters of the
Sixth ward Hancock and English cam
paign club, was the centre of much attrac-
ton and enthusiasm last evening; the club
was to he visited by the Amcricus or East
End club of the same ward, and the two
clubs, acting together, were to fire their
first gun for Hancock and Victory.
At o'clock the hall was well filled with
the members Of the club proper, and Pres
idcnt McGOvern called the mcetingtO order.
After the transaction of some business
pertaining to the club, Il committee OF live
was appointed to meet the Americus OH
their arrival at the door, and conduct them
to the hall.
Shortly after, the sound of the drums
being heard, announced the near approach
| OF the visitors and srOn they marched into
the hall, filling every available scat and
| crowding the hall. After the usual hand
shaking and the interchange of good feel
| ing common on such occasions, President
McGovcrn introduced +. ID. North, esq.
MIR. North's Speech.
Mr.. North began what proved to be all
eloquent and gOod-humored address, by
| cOngratulatOry remarks fOrthc Democratic
party for the marked harmony that pre-
vailed in its conventions and with which
it's deliberations were received from Maine
| to the gulf and from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. The Republicans sec the golden
dawning of 4 day of victory for Democracy
tempt to lay charges to General Hancock,
but not one charge can be sustained. Gen.
Sherman himself said he wOnld sign his
name and note the approval OF the best
thing ever pcnDcd of Hancock as Il citizen
and soldier The Republicans say
that he is military man. simply
this and nothing more" Did not that
same party Iorce upon this country amcrc
military man in 'GS, again i'll 72, and tried
to repeat it in 80, and all this when Gen.
Grant knew no more about the philosophy
of government than he does about German
metaphysics? In Gen. Hancock is the
cOmblnatian OF soldier and statesman; SO
bravely did he act his part as the hero of
hundred battles that he won the :dmir;-
ton of all loyal men. and even Prcsi-
dent Lincoln opened his morning mail re-
luctantly, fearing to receive the intclIi-
gcnce OF lIancock's death, whom he
considered one of the noblcat soldiers of
the army. The speaker read order No. 10
and dwclt ut length on its display Of Il
statesman after it was issued ''Gcn.
Garfield attempted to get an order through
Congress to take from the army u ma jor-
gcncral-and that general to be Hancock
and why? because when General Hancock
assumed CONTROL Of Texas and Louisiana
he did not keep up that feeling of hate and
animosity which Garfield tried to foster
in those reconstructed states. His inaug.
uration to the gOvcrnorship was the adj
vent of peace Garfield was like Sheridan
who wanted Congress to brand the South
as outlaws and leave the rest to him.
Mr.. North spoke of the willingness o.
the Democratic press to answer Ill
charges against their standard bearers o
tho Sherman letter and the New lorl
IImcs's unwillingness to publish it afte
clamoring for it so long, and of judge
Blacks Paris letter. Gen. Garfield ha
always been the friend of large subsidic
, and strict partisan. Men arc Judged b!
the company they keep, as their religious
affiliations arc asccrtaincd by the churchc
F they attend So with Garfield. Whil
his party press in the East say he is
protectiOnist, his friends in the West at
, tribute to him free trade principles. Iii
. congressional record and his membershi
of the Golden Free Trade club prove tina
his Western friends know him best.
The accession to the party of FOrncy
Pearson and others speaks volumes for tn
party under whose rule Texas, the s'Lon
STAR" was taken into the Union, and ou
national bounds were stretched to tn
, golden shores of the Pacific, the Gulf, an
,, to Mexico. Fifteen years ago the wa
ended, and for all that time the Rcpubl
. can party has been sectional party, try
ing to foster feeling of hate, sectiOnalisn
= and animosity, and to widen the breacl
between two sections. To-day they 81
the South at heart is dislOyal, and in Har
: cock they sec the accomplishment of thei
base purposes. This is base party lie
In Hancock the South see the cmbOdimcn
of peace for all sections. He who con
quered them in war knew how to rul
them in peace. Though victorious, In
; knew how to bc magnanimous. In til
, dark clouds of defeat VIC sec the silver liz
} ing of victory, and with it prosperity com
!, ing hand in hand through the golden llal
vest fields and past the ringing anvils an
, whirling looms to be greeted by the thou
sands of sons of toll.
As Mr. North closed, thunder OF ar
, plause arose, which eliminated in thre
rousing cheers for Hancock and Englisl,
The best of order prevailed Throughout
: the entire meeting.