The daily gazette., 1880-08-18
FIRST EDITION.
The Coming Campaign.
Meeting i'm the Second Ward
Last Evening.

| HN hhh" oh hbSh bt CHAh. Ii. LORE,
Eso.-HE DEFINES THE POSITION OF
THE TWO PARTIES.
A meeting of the Second ward Dem.
ocrats was held last evening in their
headquarters, Capelle Building.
The meeting was called 10 order
shortly after s o'clock by the Presi-
dent, Capt. Joseph H. Richards.
AS 1t was the regular business meet
ing night of the Second ward club, the
regular order of business was suspend
cd, and the President introduced Chas.
B. Lore, Esq whom he said would
make few remarks.
| Upon thus being introduced, Mr..
Lore said that the President very ap-
propriately said that he would address
the meeting in few remarks. He
hardly thought that he could make a
| political speech, IS lie had not had
time for reflection. He had always
felt that his services were at the bid of
the Democratic party. He had been
welded to her as party for many
years. In the permanence of that par
ty, he believed as he did twenty years
ago, that the country was wrapped up
|
self, and he believed as the passions of
the people passed away they returned
to the ID mocratic fold.
We may look back and read of two
great forces battling against each
other. These two forces may epito-
mized the two great parties. From
the birth of our country up to 1860,
there was only one party apparently
that moulded the destinies of our coun-
try. You will find that the underlying
strata Of this great party was harmony
and Cancellation. No two parties can
become 50 unless there were conces-
sions on both sides
What was the result of that great
party's policy. Why this country was
advanced from little babe to stall
wart giant among nations. In 1860
little party gathered together and said
that cOnciliatiOn and harmony were
failures. These mutterings grew in
proportion until 1861, when coming in
to power, harmony and Cancellation
were thrust aside, and it was fight to
the bitter end.
Since that time harmony and con-
citation has not been known in this
country. IL was n bitter fight, and a
great gulf or chasm was opened be-
tween the North and South into which
millions were hurled. Such policies
never existed before the discord ele-
ment obtained control of the govern
ment. He did not care to recount the
scenes of the past eighteen years, it
was narrowing. He would call it the
typhoid or slow fever period. During
that time the Democratic party had
favored harmony, while on the other
hand the Republican party would form
or pin this government together with
bayonets. 1t has been said that the
Democratic party could not live, that
it would die slow death, but the peo-
pie did not understand the underlying
strata of the party. The Democratic
party had always been powerful in
peace. The principles of our country
was the key note of the Democratic
party. He predicted the disruption
and downfall of the Republican party.
The Republican party with her army
was the outgrowth OF dissensions. The
Republican party has no hold during
peace. If that be so, the days of the
party is numbered, because it has no
life in peace, and the era of peace is
surely beginning to dawn over our
country. Should he paint the Demo-
cratic party, he would paint the con-
stitution in the centre, surrounded by
the States, bound together with cord
of love, Cancellation and peace. Had
the Republican party ever endeavored
to bind the country thuslyP No, they
have not because the underlying strata
of the party would not permit it. We
do not want to see party triumph
whose principles are discord and sec
tionalism. We want to see party
triumph that will bring us peace, and
such party is the Democratic party.
We are now entering upon contest
even more pregnant than that OF 1860
when men stood aghast and appalled,
at the scenes that were being enacted.
The contest now is whether the Amer
lean people are coming back TO the
principles that has made us great
nation. If the underlying strata of
the Republican party is to be carried
out, our free government will soon pass
away, but he did not think that could
be. He had never felt more confident
than he did tonight that the success
| JH6 Ptbi " "oo upoohSA'
In the nomination of Gen. Winfield
S. Hancock there seemed to be all in
spiration in the convention. 1t gave us
. a man who stands before the country a
!. brave soldier and man without blem-
ished, a man of whom his most bitter
enemies cannot say word. He is the
only soldier that has ever recognized,
that he was subject of this law govern
Il ed country. He abdicated bis authority
aud laid his sword beneath State con-
( ,tItution, and said that it was supreme
above military law.
S Contrast him with Gen. Grant! He
t overrode your constitution even when
: in the White House. He did not believe
E that Grant ever knew there was a con
stitution to govern him. He believed
Garfield to be an able man, and when
we enter this contest, we enter it against
a man who is thoroughly equipped fol
IS the fight, therefore say the contest that
d we are about to enter is very impor
ant one. Place Hancock and Garfield
IL together, and we find one without
Flemish, while we find the other mixec
nm in the Credit Mobilier and De Golyel
f,,G arGn In