Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-10-13
AMERICAS Hl:IsODOTUS.

George Bancroft as Presidential ElectOr.
A rousins Democratic meeting was held
in Newport II. l., last week on the occasion
of caucus TO elect delegates to the con-
vention to be held in Providence for the
purpose Of nominating candidates for Con.
gress and for presidential electors. MIR.
Isaac Lawrence presided and made some
interesting remarks regarding the pro-
posed nomination of George Bancroft, the
venerable historian, rs the head Of the
Democratic electoral ticket. Nh. Lawrence
spoke as follows:
"Sincc the formation of the government
there have always been two parties acting
in antagonism to each otl,er-the Demo-
cratic party, founded by Thomas Jctfcr-
son, and the Federal party, since falsely
called Republicans, founded by Alexander
Hamilton. SO early as May 20, 1871, in
the convention which met 1T Philadelphia
to frame the constitution, E!bridge Gerry,
of Massachusetts, said: "A popular
election in this case is radically vicious.
The ignorance of the people would put
it in the power of some one set Of men
dispersed through the Union and acting il,
concert to delude them into any appoint
ment. Such society Of men existed in
the order of the Cincinnati. They are re-
spectacle, united and influential. They
will, in fact, elect the chief magistrate in
every instance if the election be referred to
the people, Mr.. Jefferson, on his return
from France to assume the duties Of sec
rotary of state under Washington, said he
found the sentiments Of the wealthy Or
aristocratic classes to be in favor OF an
hereditary monarchy. The Democratic
party is now, as in mas always been,
the only protection which the American
people enjoy against the loss Of liberty by
Capitalization. Very recently, in the city Of
New York, Mr.. Hamilton Fish, the prcsi-
dent Of the Cincinnati, presided over \
meeting ut the Academy of Music to con-
troll the election OF tho president, just rs
Eldrilsc Gerry remarked would be done
one hundred years ago. To countcract
this move the Columbian Order Of Tam
many hall met OH the S3d Of September
last, in their wiswam, and ratified the
nomination of General Hancock by such Il
demonstration as was never before seen in
that metropolis. Again the order Of the
Cincinnati come forward in this state,
and present rs candidate for pre-
sidcntial elector u youn. man who
knows nothing of political life, though it
has always been tho case that i'll every
state the presidential elector was taken
from the old men who had served their
country in some high Office Of trust and
honor. In 1921 my grandfather, Isaac
Lawrence, PRESIDENT OF the Bank Of the
United States, acted rs presidential cleo
tor, and cast his yoto for James Monroe,
and hence feel \ pride i'll the Office which
otherwise 1 might not feel. The day
before yesterday ] was asked in Providence
whom we could nominate rs meet
candidate to oppose George Wetmorc in
his own city. and l answered that We had
another Georgc-George Bancroft-(ap-
plause)-thc Hcrodotus Of America, who
with the incxorablc hand of the historian
has brought together the acts of our great
men after they had passed away, and writ
ten, to use his own words, with = diamond
pen upon tablets Of steel the verdict of
posterity."
The speaker concluded by expressing the
belief that Mr.. Bancroft's name would
swell the Democratic vote to u very large
extent. (Applause.)