Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-14
AN IMMENSE DEMONSTRATION.

Gathering OF the Democracy In New York;
Over SO, 900 Dem ocrats Participate--
Speeches1y August belmont, Senator Hay
ard and Others. ,sva-.f a.. 49,. -. Sal. 3
fThe united, Democracy of New York
held an immense ratification meeting in
NeWaYork City, on the evening of the
23ds which, in all respects ecipsed all
previous efforts in that direction by
either Democrats or Republicans!blIt is
estidaatetl that at least j 400 persons
paHicipa demon stration, and Of
these tlllyT $500 iwer6 torch bearers.
Thetmeetinga was heldounder ther AUS
picesof hesfammany Society. JohnK ell
" presided, and Daniel Dougherty, the
man who nominated General Hancock
at Cincinnati, deliveredSan interesting
but Brief address, He said "the choice
of the Cincinnati Convention was 1one
who Rad scaled his devotion I'd the
Union, With his blood, Who had proved
his fidelity 20 the Constitution when
clothed with absolute power, and who,
in honor as in stature proudly, emil
nentlY stahds rs a tower. The nomi-
nation, Unlike that Of Chicago, was not
the result of management. Schemes
had no hand in it., It was a conviction
of CONSCIENCE, an Inspiration Of patriot
ism. The nomination for the Vice
Presidency was "a tribute. to a, distin-
guished, citizen and to the gallant De-
mocracy whose, vote, in October, will be
the next harbinger of victory. at NJ 4,
August BelmOnt was the next speaker,
and cOmbated the idea that Democratic
success was ininical to the country's in
terest. 10 He denounced. the. reckless
partisan spirit which could tTitle with
the "A Nations credit for selfish, party
purposes. He1declared that the Amer
icanVoters rec0gaizedrin General Ham
cocksthe agreHt and successful hero in
thedarkesti hour of our struggle; the
honest and upright citizen, without =
blelmiBh of suspicion. and the patriot
whose acts and usteranceS1 place him
among the foremost statesmen Of our
country. beThevknows that he wi1lsurl
round himself with the tried champions
of sound principles on finance ana Con-
stitutional liberty, who win give a fresh
and vigorous impulse to our onward
march toward greattr .s,s, and rosperity;
foststed BY true H 7.n and fraternal
love between q The these sections lions. % our rl
'' re sps seaR'5 s. ssas.9f Bsyastd was
CuIcuy OEfQIeu W COntIuxCItlus6s WIG al
legations contained in Senator Conk-'
ling's, recent New York speech, He
showed the falIscy Of the claim that the
Republican party brought, about Re-
sumption, and arraigned that organizar,
ton for its bigotry and sectiopalism- - /
Senator Hill defended the South from
the charge sof rebel fous NE and said
that section fully and, HnEeseryedly aco
cepted the Logic off events. a He, said
that ,wasanet indebted to the Rspub-
1icanl party for the abolition, Of 8 slavery
but to the Divine powerfwhioh directs
human events contrary to- human will h
And, looking at the result and effect of
this last revolution he, as a Southern
man and a born AslAveh older, lifted his
voice TO- Him andissaid: - . God of my
fathers, Ithanka 4heer sDhesSouthefn.
people have been theenoStI benefited,
and are the nos9 contBnted ewith the
abolitiofr Of islavStyoL He had seen the
time wiren he would have given his life
to have preventeai7 the abolition Il Of
slavery Now he would give his fife,a,
Thousand times to prevent. QesSrSstefai