Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-02
Local News.
- For other Local News see Second PaeAl
Democratic Ratification.

| tE0c otler Local News see Second PhfDAl |
 Democratic Ratification. | The Admirers of Hancock and English in Large Numbers on the Green-SPeeches by Ex-GOvernOr English, Hon. Mr. War
 dell of North Carolina, Senator Eaton | and Others.
 I The Democratic ratification meeting held around the flagstaff on the Green last even ing was a success, so far as numbers were con- cerned An hour before the time appointed for the meeting to commence the announce Fment of Yale's victory in the boating race at New London reached the city, and all the
 church bells in the vicinity were set to ring
 ing, which drew hundreds of people to the
 vicinity of the colleges and the Green. At 8
 o'clock there were not a hundred people
 around the band stand, but ten minutes later the American band came up Chapel street,
 followed by goodly number from the lower
 wards in the city, and when they marched on to the Green those who had assembled near the colleges to witness the rejoicings of l Yale gathered at the flagstaff, attracted by the band and fireworks, supposing that it was part of Yales rejoicings. In this way
 at least five thousand people were gathered in
 a compact mass around the band stand, 1 and the '' show'' commenced. The
 only banner borne in the procession
 was that from the Sixth ward on which was
 painted the representation of Sfhand" and a full grown 'trooster, :" which interpreted was
 supposed to mean Hancock. On either end
 of the banner were the notices "The right | of trial by jury" and ''The civil superior to military authority.'' On the side correspond i ing to the hand and rooster was: H'New
 Haven will give Hancock and English 5000 majority"
 | After the crowd from the colleges and boys
 from the lower part of the city had gathered, | Truman s. Foote, chairman of the Town Committee, called the meeting to order and nominated Governor English as president, with long list of vice presidents and secre- | taries.
 Governor English, on being introduced, | spoke as follows:
 | Fellow citizens Your presence here to- | night, your large numbers indicate most un- | mistakably the deep interest you feel in the | object for which this meeting was called to l ratify the action of the National Democratic l convention at Cincinnati. Probably never | in the political history of our country was | there greater interest felt than was taken,
 not only by Democrats but conservatives, in | the doings of that convention. It's every act
 was watched with intense anxiety, lest, per | chance, a mistake might be made. But the l delegates to that convention were not the
 men to make mistakes they were elected
 for their high character for intelligence, patriotism, political integrity and love of l country, with no other motive to serve but l what they considered to be for the best in terest of our common country. They knew
 no North, no South, no East no West, but
 
 be very great But great as it was they were | equal to the emergency. In the nomination 1 of Major General Winfield Scott Hancock, of
 Pennsylvania, for President, and Hon. Will l liam H. English, of Indiana, for Vice Presi-
 dent, they accomplished a noble work, for | which the country owes them a debt of prati- | tude.
 | No sooner were the nominations made
 known than expressions of joy might be seen l upon the countenances of all Democratic and ! conservative citizens throughout the whole | country. Such general manifestation of | approval was seldom if ever before witnessed l Democratic and conservative citizens will ac- cept the doings of the convention as an evil dence of a return to the principles of pa- l triotism, justice and economy which existed before the war, reduction in the numbers on the civil list retrenchment in the expen- 1 ditures of the government, the military sub 1 ordinate to the civil power, in fact an era of | good will and general prosperity.
 Did time permit I would gladly speak of
 the noble qualities and fitness of our candi-
 date, but that leave to those who will follow me here this evening. Before I close I will
 avail myself of this occasion to say the nom
 ination not only meets with my most cordial
 and hearty approval but in my opinion was
 the very best that could have been made and
 will be elected
 We have here with us some distinguished
 gentleman who will address you here to-
 0Ifr11t and frrr11 1rryInr no1%
 longer detain you. I now have the honor to
 introduce Hon. Mir. Wardel1 of North Caro- lima.
 When Mir. Wardell came to the front three
 cheers were proposed and very feebly given
 The speaker thanked the audience for their
 cordial CD greeting, and then proceeded to
 say that he was here fresh from the Cincin-
 nati convention, which was one of the most | remarkable that ever assembled on this con-
 tinent. (Cheers.) Continuing, the speaker
 said: We of the South believe that the day
 for cordial reunion has come and we are
 marching to an assured victory in November
 next. We would have been glad to have placed your honorable fellow citizen ] who presides tonight in nomination (eheers
 for Governor English), but the convention
 In it's wisdom ruled otherwise. We of the South have been responsibility called ''Solid
 South.' We are solid South for the resto-
 ration of sound constitutional principles, and
 If you of the North help us we will elect the ticket that has been placed in nomination | You need have no apprehension regarding the States south of the Potomac. We of the l South come not with musltet and cannon, but
 with votes and we ask you to help elect
 man who, when vested with absolute power, | remembered that the highest law he could ob-
 serve was the Constitution of his country. It
 was his crowning glory when he declared that
 the rights of the people should be respected. | In concluding, the speaker said that the Re, l mt mud 1 ing in the campaign. He was willing that | they should throw all the mud they pleased
 at General Winfield Scott Hancock Loud l cheers
 The Governor then in appropriate words l introduced Senator Eaton.
 Senator Eaton on rising said Upon my word hardly know on which side of the | platform to speak. Whether there be 5 GOO
 or 10000 people here, I am satisfied that l there are more than can hear me speak Con- | tinuing the Senator said It if the duty of the sovereign people to a convention every four years to send men to nom mate a ticket for President and Vice President of the United States TAt this point delegation from Derby and Anso- l mia arrived with band of music, and there was an interruption of a moment or two l while cheers were given.) Continuing, Sena- l tor Eaton said: It is not improper that should say word for the Chicago nomina- 1 tions. GA voice-You mean Cincinnati ) No, | l mean Chicago. There has not been a rati- 1 fication of those men in the State of Connec- 1 ticut, and want to say that I rejoice over | their nomination Qaughter) and I will not | throw mud at them. You know, fellow citi- | zens, that our convention did their whole | duty when they nominated Winfield Scott | Hancock, yet he was not my first choice. l It was the duty of the conven- | tion to place in nomination the best man. They have done so and I rejoice in his nomination The bloody | shirt is now buried enc hundred feet under | ground, and that garment is not only washed but wrung. General Hancock was not nomi- mated for his military character alone, but for his Democracy. He has been Democrat from his cradle, and from my knowledge of l him, say that he has better knowledge of constitutional law than his competitor. I desire it to be understood that