National Republican., 1880-10-18

ing Herndou (Va.) Garfield aud Arthur club, b. |
w. Clarke. commanding
Followed by largo concourso OF cltizons with
out regard To assoc ations.
This long body cleaned down the Wide expanse
OF pepnsylyania avenue line Of light, glitterng,
sparkling and flashing In varied hucs. the whole
forming aspectaclo at once grandly aud stortlngy
beautiful. They greeled THE NArIoNAL RErUBll
CAN office, which was brilliantly Illuminated with
round AFTER round of applause. Passing down to
Four and ahalf street tie grand procession swept
the latter thOrouglinre, and was arranged appro.
prlncly around tho beautifully decorated and
brilliantly lighted stand which was the central
object OF interest As they came up they were prop
erly arranged around that platform
At tho City Hall.
The scene about tho city hall during the ovon.
Ing was IN full accord with the enthusiasm that
prevailed along the line of the procession. The
main stand was very prctty decorated with ban
ners aud designs In gNs-lcls. a row OF small BAN
ncrs connected ihS Lincoln statue with either
wing Of the city hall. Tho side stands were bril-
liantly lighted with colorcd lancrs, and the
glorious October moon, which seemed to shine
With unusual brghuoss for the, OCCASION
Illuminated the whole scene with n beauty sur
passing the art of man, The procession arrived
ut the city hall about hnlfpast o'clock, aud was
welcomed with great enthusiasm by the thousands
OF people already congrcgNted around the Lincoln
monument shortly nftcrwnrd tho proceedings
the committee of arrangements, VINO called the
meeting to order and Introduced Roy. J. L. Rankin
who offered lcrvent prayer
Hon. Jay A. IlubUell. chairman OF the ma
tiOnal republican congressional committee, was
then Introduced TO preside over The meeting, and
| spoke as fOllows
mir. HUBDELL's SPEECH.
FELLOW REPUBLICANS In monGrch-rlddcn
| Europe when slgual victory crowns tho shock of
arms. stO.Cd priests aud surplccd choriStcrS slug
glad 7c Dculns within the choirs of grand cathc-
| 1rals.
| In republican America, where "peace hath her
victories less renowned than war; the sovereign
people meet with thankful hearts and grateful
tongues to celebrate their peaceful triunphs be.
meath tho gr0nder canopy of heaven, ckjowelcd
| with Gods own bright stars.
| Tonight this vast asScmblnge meets to celebrate
| Il triumph such as this-the magnificent triumph
Of republican principles IN the fierce contest just
| closed In Indiana and Ohio.
Ohio gives us gniil OF six representatives IN the
house and popular majority of over 10000 votes.
That is her answer TO the Infamous assaults upon
| the character of our presidential candidate.
Indiana, besides the legislature and United
States senator, gives us gain of three representa-
tiveS In the house and nopular majority of over
6,OOO-a gain OF over 10000 upon the democratic
majority Of Two years ngO-aud that Is her answer
| to the threat OF solid southern domination and
democratic free trade.
The victory lust gain ed is u signal one and is
laden with momentOus cOnscq ucncOS, not more tO
the republican party than TO the nation. lnvolv-
Ing among Its vital issues the ruin or prosperity OF
our tecmng industrics-the best interests tho
laborrr, tho mechanic the artisan, and all those
vast business enterprises in which capital that
capital which General Garfield so apty defines as
| "crystallized labor" is engaged; aud beyond and
far above these the weightier question whether we
shall stilI have country no wonder the nation
preliminary contest ragged in the October slacs
| But the battle has been won: the nation breathes
freer: tho industrial interests feel more secure aud
the stock maTket--that unerring index of our pub
lie credit aud national prosperity-tolls US that not
alone government bonds, but the whole range oi
| industrial enterprises there represented. have
bounded mp since this victory. 30 that the aggre-
gate increase of values already reaches many hun
| dred millions of dOlllrsl
| As visible and actual expression of our belief
tlat this great crisis has safely passed; that there
is hope yet for the nations life and hope yet for
continued prosperity aud us q declaration that
there must be no relapse, we see assembled here
tonight this astounding multitude representing
the statesmen, the warriors, the clergy, the gov
ernmcnt officials and employees. the merchants
tho mechanics the laboring men, white and
black, Of all shades of calling and complexion, in
tho land. Representing tho sovereignty Of the pco
pie we have assembled Tonight mere vt the nations
capital TO thank God with full hearts that the grand
promise to this nation, set in tho star.sp0nglod
blue dome above us, Is surely 10 be lulhlled; to
thank our brothers i'll Ohio and Indiana for the
| vulor and patriotism they have displayed in the
contest just closed; 10 beg them to meet the energy
Of democratic desperation with neYer-nagginq
effort; and here and now to register our VOWS thai
from this hour until the close OF the great and
desperate and decisive coming battle in all the
states, we will do each one of us, all that patriots
can do, to bring 1t to n favorable issue.
4 Fellow republicans: We must convert this pre-
lim!nary victory into total routl Will you help
We must not only elect Garfield by so large an
electoral majority that the solid south VIII not dare
| to count him oul, but we must secure u working
majority in both houses of congress- VIII you help
us do III
Fellow republicans Iryou will but follow your
patriotic promise, with prompt deGds-if you
will but sustain your committees IN the great and
arduous work before them This thing can be
dono
All that we ask you Is that you will al once help
IFS to reach ont and gather in enough congressional
districts TO make everything certain. DO this, aud
the great bnttie will surely be ours-nnd peace
prosperity, happiness and freedom hallabidc with
us all.
| Mr.. Hubbell at the close of his speech referred
to the serenado to be rendered 10 Secretary sher
man this evening and invited every one present to
participate In that demonstration and to meet for
that purpose at the point to be designated in tho
city papers.
THE OFFICERS
Vcc-presidcnts-S. II. Bond, John Il. Minor, Il
c. Fowler, 7. H. Eaton, j. q. Johnson, w. starr
l.. Z. Rankin, Charles Lyman, John X. Thompson
Colonel :. Tichenor, j. NJ. Vale. j. Waters j. B
Tanner, NJ. L., Iigglns. =. Il. Edwards, William
banks Thomas B. Peniclts, L. W. Whitaker and
Chaplains-Revs A. +. Mason. B. Sunderland ]
L. Rankin D. Peyton Brown. Alexander Crummell
secretarIes-W Scott smith, u. q. Townsend, IL
W. Brestord, j. II. Richardson. John Tweedale, NJ
4. Anderson, II. D, Norton aud L. :. Emery.
| j. NJ. Vale to preside at the west stand
+. II. Eaton to preside at the east stand.
Tho chairman, Mr. Hubbo, then introduced
Hon. i; ". Thompson, secretary of the navy, who
he said, tho committee had Just captured ut the
depot, on his return from Indiana,
SECRETARY THoMPsoN's SPEECH
Secretary Thompson began by eood-humorodly
romarking that he had been subjected 70 a rude
assault aud battery, but HS the writ Of habeas
corpus had not been suspended In the District ho
hoped he would soon be relieved He was worn
out talking TO his own people, The people OF IN IN.
present, but for all time to come. Thit
redemption was brought about by tho
people themselves. They had been aroused
TO Investigation and thought In Ohio II
was only required to arouse the people 10
the necessity Of voting and they would always
turn up on the right side In Indiana It was differ
ent. The democrats had always had control OF tho
Ipe0ple, and the Idea that there was one man IN
that party bold enough TO put his feet out OF the
traces was never before dreamed Of but now they
wanted change. They had changed their gov
ernor, changed their congressional delegation,
changed their legislature, and next winter would
change their United States senator. These
people would in November help the other
states to wrest the house of representatives
from the democrats. Thoy had declared that they
would be content with nothing short OF the oloc'
ton OF James A. Garfield. II was time to DO up
aud dong In the battle on tho 20 OF November
every republican should pull of his coat and roll
strong pull andn pull all together, they would
have the satisfaction Of seeing glorious victory.
In the west wherever he had gone he had found
the people tumultuously excited, and thoro would
be nothing but action there now from this time
until the "a Of November. They would see not
only the Triumphant election OF Garfield, but solid
north rebuking the solid south for daring to
threaten 10 selzc the government.
THE RESOLUTIONS
When Secretary Thompson had concluded speak
Ing, Mr. Tweedale read tho following resolutions
which were unanimously adopted
ReSOlVsd, That the citizens OF the United states
here assembled send greeting to the people OF the
.afl., II loo luf IA