Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-10-29
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
REPUBLICAN MEETING.

speeches by Mr. q, L. Smith, Of tho ..Prcss.'.
4. h. Martin and Marriott lsrOsius.
\ large audience assembled ut the court
house last night to hear Mr.. G.. f. Smith,
editor of the Philadelphia Press, discuss
the political situation from \ Republican
standpoint.
Mr.. Smith was conducted from tho depot
to the court house by u delegation com
posed Of members OF the city Republican
clubs with drum corps ut the head Of the
column
Mr.. Smith was introduced to the audi
encc by Major \. L. Reinoehl, in few
complimentary remarks. He was received
with applause. After consratulatins the
Republicans OH the result OF the Ohio and
Indiana elections and the Democrats on the
TACT that 4 whole day had passed without
producing another genuine letter from
Hancock or forged one from Garfield,
Mr. smith took up the old war-cry,
declaring the Republicans to be patriots,
the Democrats traitors, the Republicans
Tor tho Union and the Democrats against
lie, Of course, forgot to tell his hearers
that nearly all the great fighting generals
Of the Union army are working heart nd
hand in behalf OF Hancock, who shed his
blood in defence Of the Union Mr.. Smith
processes to love so much. MIR. Smith
next took up the subject OF the tariff,
but said nothing on the subject
that has not been better said by
other speakers during the campaign. Hc
claimed that tho Republican party was
| in favor of protective tariff in face Of the
fact that Garfield has always voted against
protection and he reiterated Grants ut
terance that "a tariff for revenue only,
| means free trade" in face OF the fact
| that it would be impossible to
collect any revenue from imports il
free trade existed. He said that
England asked Lancaster county to
unite with the Golden club in securing
free trade This reference to the Cob
den club, Of which Garfield is Il member,
was received with an ominOus silence. Mr..
Smith next told his audience that England
raised 800, 600, 900 annually by tariff on
tea. coffee, spirits AMI wine, and that this
| immense sum was raised without atfor,lins
one dollar Of protection to- English wOrkin"
men. MIR. Smith might have a,ldct! truth
| fully (but hc did nOt) that Garfield. the
Republican candidate for Congress, is in
favor of raising revenue on the English
plan; that when the matter came up in
Congress, Mr.. Garfield voted agoiast
taking the tax off tea, coffee and salt, and
voted ntHror OF reducing the tax on i'm
ported iron. Mr.. Smith next pitched Wig
orOusly into the solid South waved alOft
tho cns;tnguinetl UNDER garment told the
story of Douglas cutting out the heart Of
Bruce and carrying it through tho cr,l-
sa,les to the terror aud discontinue of the
Sacacans. and suggested that it would DO
Il good thing for some Republican grave
rohber to get the heart OF Lincoln, seal i;
up in 4 casket AMI bear it aln:t On u pol..
in the van of the Republican crusaders
who are engaged in the present political
war against tine South.
MIR. Smith told one good yarn during his
harangue !: He said q husband once went
to church q; his wife warned him not to
forget the preachers text the text was,
''And al angel came down from heaven and
took y coal from of the altar. On re-
turning home and bein.., asked for the text,
the husband gave it thus ''And IN Injun
came down from New Haven, and took the
colt-by the hind leg. instead Ofthe halter"
This raised 4 laugh, which didn't substlc
until the laughcrs got the application OF
the story through their hair, namely that
the Indian represents the Republican par
ty,.tllat the colt is one Of Barnum's mules,
and that when the Indian begins to inter
view the mules hind legs on Tuesday
next, something will ''drop''
E. X. Martin, esq, was introduced after
Mr.. Smith sat down and spoke for about
half an hour on the causes of the negro en-
odus from the South to Kansas and Ind-
ana. lie was followed by Marriott BrOsius,
esq.,, who, on being introduced, promised
to dismiss the audience with ''bcncdic-
tion, but who spoke y full hour, recciv-
ing the maledictions Of many poor fellow
who wanted to- go home but was ashamed
to do So