Daily Republican., 1880-10-23

An Enthusiastic eetfng-A Speech
Delivered by. BeD1amas NIeIas,
Esq.-COnsrAstins shc state and
Presidential Candidates. ..,.


d ing the inclement weather, was attend
ed by a fair audience. Previous to tn.
70 delivery of the speeches, music was fur
nished by the Brennan Band, of Phila
T. delphia. The meeting was called u
ordsr by Gao. W. Stone, and upon hi
melton the following officers were elect
ed: President, Washington Hastings
Vice. Presidents, John Taylor, DR.. &. @
: Shertlidgs, Geo. Richardson, John Peo
4 Piles, Henry c. Jones, II. F. piokels
Job II. Jackson, Capt. Alex. Kelley, ,Johr
: Green, J. Valentine, II. II. MoMullsn
' W. G. Pennypaoker, A. P. Beecher, Da
{ vid Woolmsn, David Connell, James II
: Bsggs, John NJ. Scott, Capt N. R. Ben
, son, Jos. M. Pusey, DR.. John P. Wales
/. Col. s. A. Macallistsr, Holstsin Harvey
and Geo. s. Cspelle; Secretaries. W. s.
{ Quigley, Geo. Elliot, Lexington Barney,
DR.. J. N. Curtis, Clifford James, Esq,
and J. 8. Lewis.
Mr.. Hastings in few words intro.
duced Col. BENZ amin Nields as the ora.
tor of the evening. Mr.. Nields asked
the audianos to consider the candidates
of the State and Union. We present to
the people as candidate for Congress
the Hon. John. W. Houston; honorable
not only in title but in fact scholar,
a tried statesman and an eminent jur-
list, who has twice represented this
State In Congress, and never did more
able Statesman stand upon the floor
than he.
| He was opposed to the extension Of
slavery, favored tariff, and opposed free
trade. Never has there been breath
uttered against his official acts, except
within the past few days when he was
present In the mandamus case. He is q
State reporter aud is bound to be In his
office and report what is done there.
This mandamus case was important,
and every authority cited and every
point made by the counsel
had to be reported by him. He sat
there without expressing any opinion.
The statement that he took part in the
proceedings is false.
Another charge Is that in 1868 he
was willing to accept Democratic nom,
ination for Congress. During his life he
never was false TO his Government, his
State or the people of his State. We
have Edward L. Martin, who could
during the rebellion represent success,
fully any rebel district in Congress. He
is man who stands convicted and pun.
ished for treason. This is the man who
islands in opposition to the Hon. John
W. Houston.
In the city the Republican candida
tes are Edward Belts, Edward G.. Brad
ford, Jr., and Christian Fsbiger. Gen.
tlemsn, you may 60 over the land from
end to end and you will find no men Of
more sterling integrity. Against MIR.
Fsbiger we have Martin Farrell, an
sx.Councilmsn who once headed a
mob in front Of the City Hall and de.
manded labor when there was no ID,
Dor. He stood in the City Hall and
harangusd, and Mayor Whiteley said
that if he melted the people to riot be
would have him arrested. This is the
man in opposition to Christian Febiger.
Choose between these men.
Against Edward G. Bradford, Jr., we
have Henry C. Turner, ESQ.,, man
who has had no political record, and
who, hope the people Of the county
will not let have any political record.
These are the men in whose hands
Bayard says "the safety of our wives
and little ones should be placed" in
stead of in the hands OF Messrs. Belts,
Bradford or Fsbiger.
There has been systematic and
studied determination to leave the
names Of Republican voters of the as
sessment list, not only by the ffties and
hundreds bat by over thousand in our
city, and by the hundreds in the hun
dreds OF our county. Instead of cor"
recting the lists names are left off.
When We made an appeal to the Levy
Court instead Of it being shocked at the
wrongs done, it was Indifferent and re-
luctant ts make any correction. That
is not all. Vouchers were there, names
were given and yet those names were
left out. In St. Georges the names of
$50 vouchers were furnished, bat only
20 we're put on the list.
At the Levy Court names are trans
oribed on duplicates different from what
they are assessed. Geo. W. GoOdsnow
has been transcribed Geo. b. Goodsnow
and Edwin Mitchell, Edward Mitchell,
Jr., and so on.
Also the names OF white men have
been placed with the names of
colored men, and thus they have be-
come mixed. These names then are
all said to belong to colored men, and
the real owner of the name is not allow
ed to vote because he is white. Four
delinquents, however, are
furnished with tax receipts, and are
allowed to vote the Democratic ticket. |
Rights belonging to Republicans are Z
thus snatched from beneath their
noses.
The speaker then referred to the re. 7
sent elections in the Third and Fifth 0
Wards, and said Republican votes had
been abstrscted and Democratic votes
added.
At the Ninth Ward election votes D
we're taken out and one Official voted Q
sfter the hour for closing the polls. In Il
he mandamus case the Democrats |
,acitly admitted that Mr.. Ferris had X
ossn elected, but that ss they had n
he certificate they intended to hold it.
Why should the people put the Dem
,crats In power and displaoe the Re-
publican party What have the Dem n
,cratio pasty done before or since the p
var that commends 1t to the country I A
The Democrats Of the South during II
3rant's administration wanted change I
n the State affairs, and during Hayes