The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-20
DIVERS DOINGS
IN VARIOUS syIolNIrIEs IN OUR ewN
BROAD LAND.
last Day of the knights Conelare-
Great sporting Event ut Springfield,
assaci,useits-some Political
PabIuum-Minor Matters
ofEvery Description.
eOoD, RoUsINo, WESTERN oHEERs
Grand Ratification Meeting OF the Re
publicans OF the National Capital.


Grand Ratification Meeting OF the Re
pablicans OF the National Capital.
WASHINGTON, August 19.-A Garfield
and Arthur ratification meeting, presided
over by Hon. A. NJ. olapp, was held here
tonight. Secretary Sherman said that
the magnificent audience before him was
more telling than anything he could say.
No portion Of the people Of the United
States are more deeply interested in the
election OF Republican President than
are the people Of Washington. Alter re-
ferring to the growth. prosperity and vast
improvements in this city under Republi-
can rule, he said that some Of the elements
of the material prosperity that have
marked the growth Of Washington, have
extended from ocean to ocean. He want
ed, he said, to bring out strongly the mark
ed contrast between the Republican and
Democratic parties. The Republican par
ty is a National party. 1t loves the whole
country. 1t loves every man, woman and
child in 1t, whatever is the color Of his
skin. 1t is the Democratic party that
seeks to degrade. There is q great dis
tinction between the Republican and
Democratic parties. Ours is national
party, with hearts broad enough to cover
all the country. Theirs is a sectional
party:-We would make National Gov
ernment. They wouly make coniederacy
OF States. When this country was in
danger and and rebels sought to break up
this Union OF ours the Republican party
to man rallied around the flag. There
was no Republicans in the rebel army, no
not one. How marked is the contrast.
There was not Democrat in the South
who did not go into the rebel army, and
the Democrats OF the North sympathized
with them. When the question arose
whether this country should be a
free country, 1t was the hand OF the mar
tyred President, whose marble image now
conironts you, that struck off the shackles
and said "all men must be free" When
the life OF the Nation was at stake and the
Union endangered the Republican party
rallied round the Union. There Is the
difference between the parties.
Speaking OF the homestead law he said
it was brought into life by the Republican
party after 1t had been vetoed by Demo-
cratic President. He believed we must
protect industries, build up manufactures
and set ths people at work aud keep them
employed.
When the question OF honest money
arose 1t was the Republican party which
protected the interests OF the Nation. The
Democratic party had shinplasters issued
by the State banks. They would not have
the National money, because they said
anything which was National was
unconstitutional, but the Republican
party gave the country national money,
and now taat national money is as good as
gold. Our bonds are worth more than
those OF any other country, with a posi-
BILE exception OF Grea. Britain. How was
| It in Democratic times. Our bonds paid
their l2 per cent, and 20 year bonds sold
for IS and 90 cents on the dollar. The
heart Of the Republican party beats for
liberty, -sfor National honor and Nat
ional glory. The Democratic Is in favor
OF States rights, opposed to everything
National, and In iayor OF State banks and
everything bad.
Referring to the Republican candidate
for President, Secretary Sherman said he
had known him for moro than twenty
years. He sprang from the people. He
was educated in hard school, and step
by step he had pushed onward, till hen
occupied place Of the greatest dislinc.
ton. He was an honest, brave aud etfi'
cient soldier, and what was better, true
Republican.
Passing General Hancock the Secretary
.aIarrad IN hia adnratfonal nnbliC eXuen9e
and said he had been fed at public ex.
pense. He was good military man, and
that II he would desert the Democratic
party, against which he had fought four
years, the Republicans would elect him to
some respectable office. When the two
candidates were compared the comparison
was In favor OF Garfield: Secretary Sher.
man closed by calling for three good rous;;
ing Western cheers for Garfield and
Arthur, which were duly given.