Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-23
CAMPAIGN MEETING.
A FINE REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING
LAST NIGHT.
Speeches by Attorney General Hart, W. A..
Cheney, Grove L. Johnson and
F. 4. Hornblower.

F. 4. Hornblower.
Professor Howe's fine large hall in the
Masonic building, the largest il the city
except the Pavilion, was filled last evening
by fine audience, which had been called
together by the Second Ward Garfield and
Arthur Club presided over by c. I. Jones.
The First Artillery Band furnished the music,
and treated the audience to some choice con-
cert selections for half hour or more be-
fore the meeting began. The assemblage
was very enthusiastic one. 1t was a repre-
sentative audience, one which showed more
warmth and heartiness than has been man.
fest yet in any meeting of the present
campaign. At times the people were reused
to cheers and long and loud plaudits. In all,
it may be pronounced one of the finest ward
meetings ever held in the city. The meeting
was called to order by
PRESIDENT C. T. JONES,
| Who said the Club had resolved to hold
mass meeting. 1t was time for Republicans
| to come out and make show of the faith
that is in them. They ought to come out and
| join Clubs put their names on Republican
rolls and let the enemy see that those who
believe In Republican principles are going
| into the fight determined to win. He urged
upon those who are not ready TO give over
the Government to the Democracy to enter
now upon the campaign, and make 1t an
earnest and real fight The issues at stake
are great and demand of the people their
consideration at home and in mass meeting,
in the street and in the Club-room. lap
plausel He introduced as the first speaker
Acknowledgement
A. L. HART,
Who was received with applause He was
glad to see present such numbers of ladies'
they who are always loyal to the Republic.
Applause. With instincts that are right,
they are for the right in politics. He was
he expressed his belief that two-thirds of the
young men of America are to-day Republi-
cans. [Applause.l In pronouncing anath-
emas he wanted it understood his party ut
tered them against the Democratic party and
not against individuals. Applause The
principles of the Republican party are based
on love of country, and it has
right to debate them boldly and without
fear of interruption. Applause The party
to which he belonged believed in free speech,
free thought and freedom. Applause. If
should take them as individual insults. The
issues of the campaign are presented by two
candidates on two platforms One of them
was nominated by the representative men of
the nation-General James a. Garfield
[cheers and long and loud applausel; one
who has distinguished himself on the field of
battle and in the councils of the nation Jap
plausel one of the leading statesmen of the
age. [Applause.l His opponent is but
Tow Hha rcctr rc ChaH Tor aII
be the representative of liberty, progress,
intelligence [applausel or shall we go
back to 1860 and put into power the
party that stole the nations money
and arms to put into traitorous hands.
to destroy the Republic and trail its flag in
the dust. Shall that party be put unto place
again? [Cries of Never" cheers and long APP
plause.l If he had not another reason for
being Republican, it was enough that the
bathed in the blood of Lincoln. Applause
Haunting the bloody shirt. Why what is
that! Simply the displaying of the record
of the party that put the blood of Union men
upon the earth. APPLAUSE. When it be-
came necessary to maintain the country of
Washington and jefferson the Republican
party came to the front and saved us against
the assaults of the Democratic party. APP
plause Why the fight of 1860 is raging yet.
w uO wages IL w ny IuS OCLuOCtd5tC parry,
boasting of 4 solid South and of Hancock.
whose only record was made in killing rebels,
and now they hide behind his skirts
to fight the battle over again. Applause.
They told us if we elected Lincoln they would
divide the Union. They tried it, but under
a divine Providence we raised the old flag
above the rebel hosts and saved the nation
against the combined hosts of the Democracy.
IApplausel How does this time compare
q 7, -,
elected Lincoln. They acted, they lost, and
then the colored people were secured in their
rights by amendments to the Federal Consti-
tuition. What then? Why the Democracy
declared that the constitutional amendments
should not be enforced. Who was it that
joined in that threat? Why General Han
cock, who ever since has been eating political
dirt Applause. Yes, he Endorsed the
platform of the party declaring the amend
ments nugatory. If 1 had fought for the
Union and aided in giving vital force tothe
Declaration of independence, which says all
men are born free and equal; if l. so fighting,
should at the end of my triumph turn about
and declare the principles l had upheld to be
false, and that they should be set aside,
all fair minded men would denounce me as a
fool and a traitor. Applause. The Demo.
cratic party says in Alabama, ii you dare to
vote the Republican ticket we will kill you.
of the Matt IN again, but we dare to threaten
the individual members OF the hated Repub-
lican party. Applause. 1t is the begin
ming Of the old lawlessness of 1860,
when they told us and all the Ma
ton that We dare not elect a
President of the United States. APP
plause. He believed the approaching cleo
ton means more than the election of a man
to sit as PFC sident it means, If the Demo
80 ,Lb thar coliJ South hot fhau
viii have the party OF progress again in po
sition to crowd it to the wall, and preach
openly that the amendments are null and
void, as they did when Hancock Endorsed the
platform of 1868. They say they have de-
parted from the doctrine of States Rights,
They said It when they nominated Greeley,
but they never meant it. On the Very verge
of the close of the war these men, who were
fighting for States Rights and secession, nom
mated Union soldier, Mcclellan. Defeated,
they next took up Greeley, father of Abo-
litionisn, hater OF slavery and secession.
Greeley took his dotage and the nomination
together and died. Then the Democratic
party follow up this inconsistency with the
nomination of Hancock, Union soldier, but
it is the same Cd party seeking for power and
nothing else, for principle it has set aside.
[Appause.l Up in Colusa where he came
from they tried to get up a ratification meet
ltf l1AbNOSAs IAS tAC1 nbhiNh SV.hC pNS,
aud declared that Hancock was the only
rascal who had hand in the hanging of Mrs.
Surratt who wasn't dead. Laughterl We
haven't heard anythingof the purely physical
and barbarous Democratic yell this season,
and he believed that with Hanccck-who
fought because he believed this to be G nation
and killing rebels no crime, and that secession
was a great crime-that with Hancock in the
lead the yell will not be heard from the
Democracy. for the truth is that the Union
soldier Hancock cannot enthuse the Denoc-
racy Applause. Why place the Govern
ment in the hands of those who sought TO
destroy it /; in the hands of party dividingth the
nation, not by intellect and sentiment, but
by a geographical line that creates solid
South in favor yet of secession, State rights
and reputation of the results of the war that
saved the ination? lGreat applause.l The
idea OF the Democracy preventing Republi-
cans from Haunting the bloody flag by the
nomination of General Hancock, reminded
him of the story told by Judge benson, be-
fore whom prisoner was arraigned. The
Judge asked him what he had to say to the
indictment against him for burglary, and the
chap confidentially like. replied Well,
Judge, I've been thinking over this thing
and / propose we let the matter drop"
! [Great laughter. That is the fix Of the
! Democrats-they want to let the matter
drop. [Applausel He pointed to the Re-
| publican candidate and declared James A.
/ Garfield pure and true man, against whom