National Republican., 1880-11-06
INGERS0LL SERENADED.
Tie East Washington Club Pays q Visit
TO the Orator.
Colonel InRersoll Responds to the Music
with n Happy ana Eloquo It speech,
Much to the Delight of
His Visitors.
The East Washington clubs Demonstration.

The East Washington Clubs Demonstration.
The serenade TO Colonel Robert G. Ingcrsoll by
the East Washington Garfield and Arthur club last
evening, although projected at m oments notice,
was most successful affair. Tho club, headed by
section Of tho Marine band and under the mar
shalship Of Mr.. w. L. Cowan, aftcr parading
through the eastern section Of the city arrived at
Colonel Ingorsolls residence aboutl0 o'clock The
house was handsomely decorated aud Illuminated,
and the beaming face of tho host was everywhere
dlscernbe. Amer short address by Captain j.
D. McCathrn, Colonel Ingersoll was introduced
aud for half an hour kept his audience In good hui
NOR In giving the reasons for tho recent victory
he said the republican party was In favor of free
speech, a fair ballot aud an honest count
They did not simply put these things In
their platform, but practiced them. II had often
been said that the white race was the superior Of
any other, and II this true they should be nblo
TO mike living without stealing anything from.
their interiors az the people OF tho south had done
ilcgo OF the ballot man was in bad way when
he had to boast of his race TO cover HE disgrace.
For himself he preferred black friend TO white
enemy, and especially when that black man fought
to preserve flag which the white man had en-
doavored to destroy. For this reason, IL nothing
else, he was more entitled to vote titan one OF the
superior race. Another reason for republican sue
cess was because 1t believed in honest gold and
silver and not IN fiat money a greon69ck was s no
democratic party were opposed 10 this honest
money, and split even among themselves Bay
members of his party took 1--WE or SIX attitudes on
the question. The general prosperity was another
reason for republican success The business people
said let well enough alone. They could not trust
northern, let alone asouthGrn democrat AMI for his
part he could not understand how northern
democrat could enter into partnership with a
southern savc-holding democrat unless II were 20
share all the disgrace and none olhc profits The
standard-bearer Of the republican party in the
cent election was rs good as any man that ever
stood under the American hag. No man with
moro heart, moro brain or more learning had ever
occupied tho presidential chair from Washington
down. Yet men on the democrUtIc side had
attempted 10 blucken his reputation who were not
1t to black his shoes The democratic party Of
to-day had no principles; II commenced every
campaign where 1t had left off aud then went
backward For the past twontyiour years 1t had I'M
dcrratcd the honesty and patriotism of the Ameri.
can people; When We war closed II did not believe
that the debt would be pnid and advised repudia'
ton, but the loyal people OF the north enectually
sQuelched such ideas by saying I'VE will pay all
we owe" And they had Kept their word. The
democratic party was cnvious Of this act and had
tried to undo It, but signnlly failed They favored
prescription aud the suppression of free speech,
DO as much freedom IN Alabama as
there Is now in Massachusetts. The demo.
cratic party would never succeed until
1t adopted the principles of republicanism.
No man who believed In slavery or states rights
would ever sit In the chair Of Lincoln striking
feature ofthc democratic team IN the late contest
other without sanderlng himself. What u con-
trast there was between soldier IN the uniform
Of the United states uIlu w ihuionH.coppcrheau!
as views of Hancock, or. IN other words he
was as good soldier as Hancock was ostoteSman.
Another reason for republican triumph was the
willingness OF tho solid south to stab at the pros
perity of the country She would sooner trade
with old England who helped herin the rebellion,
than with New England, who put II down. This
country should not be forced TO trade with coun-
try where slavery existed and he Gontendcd that In
n government where II crowned head or Il
priest ruled the people under II were slaves in
every lie had never vet seen q
lnborer paid 50 high that he pitied him
and as the icpub can party favored protection for
why II won. In 1880 the democratic party tried
the pen instead Of the sword and met with tho
same result that i did in 1850. The yillaInous
pale Of civilized warfare, and It's leaders knew
this when they wrote "f9rger' on It's low forehead,
In summing up the results he said 1--WE have the
president aud both houses of congress. aud what
will we do with thcm?' He favored
civil service reform which would remove
with q salwart republican, as no man could
fight party so hard that hc deserved TO be re-
warlea with an ONCE, Every official in the
southern states should be tried republican, rs
they deserve some recognition for being treated MS
criminals If t5ey were rot not IN harmony YIN % l9s
understand that If every citizen Of the United
would attend to It, He would just us soon send
troops into Massachusetts, to protect democratic
voters 0s he would to send them into south
Carolina to protect republicans For 1t must be
understood that this was nation and not n con-
federacy. A man should know that he had as
much right to preach republicanlsm in the
solid south as he had in the north
in iront OF his own door as he was
now doing The republican party was one
of progress, intelligence aud strength. Look ut
the men who had left 1t just in timo TO sec It's
glorious victory. "a voice, "IIow about Butler?'J
Don't say q word about him. friends. II the south
can forgive him, God knows VIC cil. Be
sides, he will get back into the republican
party as soon as possible" lie felt while
talking of the glorious results achieved By
the republican party over the democratic
like man stan ding before an open grave, but tue
fall of the clods upon tho colin made the sweetest
music he had ever heard lie had heard II stated
that the democratic party had gone TO place
which he did not believe In (long-contnued ap.
pause) but for the sake OF argument, II there was
such place and its tenant was the democratic
party all he could say was that he piticd the place,
Gabriel that when he new over this new.
made grave "Bow lightly, oh Gabriel, and If thou
cqnSt hold thy breath Great applause Ia con-
clIsiou lac congratulated the country north and
south that the republican party by being IN power
would perpetuate prosperity, aud advised his audi
ence 10 beware of !he democratic party and It's
teachers When the southern people realized that
the republican party was the true one they would
begin TO paint their houses fix their fences throw
a.. ID. 10.