Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-30
THE MEETING.
SENATOR WALLACE AT FULTON HALL.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC POPULAR kECEP-
TlON.

AN ENrHUsIAsrIC PoPULAK KEcEP-
Speeches From the United States Senator
and High Private In the Late G. ). A.
The Democratic meeting in Fulton opera
house last evening was signal success. It
could not be surpassed in any building of
like size for enthusiasm and numbers, and
certainly has not been cqualled in the
present campaign in this city. BY 7:30
every seat in the building, numbering
about H. $50, was occupied and by 8 it was
crowded in every foot of available stand
ing room. Senator Wallace was escorted
from the Stevens house to the meeting by
the officers of the evening and the city
campaign committee, and their entrance
was the signal for long-continued applause.
After filing into the reserved seats assign
cd them, and some of the officers occupying
stage seats, the organization was announc-
ed as follows by the chairman OF the
county committee:
PREsIDENT-NEwTON LIGIITNEH, ESQ.
Vice Presidents-IIon. III. G. Long, B.
]. McGrann. II. E. Slaymakcr. VIM. Z.
Fordney, H. NJ. North, Robt. Montgom-
cry, Daniel A. Altick, Christian Shaeiier,
DIR. H. Ycagley, James Stewart, ID. G.
Eshleman, s. IL. Reynolds, Alex. uarbcr-
ger, Philip DOerson,, JIM. Johnston, Gen.
Geo. N. Steinman, Dr. II. Carpenter, Chas.
Dinklcberg, Frank Pfeiffcr, Abrm Erisman,
Philip Wall, B. REYNOLDS, II. B. Swarr,
J. II. Widmyer, Geo. Cans, II. Y. Rhoads,
c.. A. Offender, VIM. A. Morton, Philip
Dinkleberger, John Stamm, Lewis Fisher,
John McKillops, II. Blickentlcrfer, ST., NJ.
Hildebrand, Mich. Danner, w. s. Yundt.
Secrctarics--W. Hayes Grier, John A.
ShObcr, George Nauman, w. II. Journey,
John s. RenGier, w. II. Guthrie, William
Johnson, Alex. Donnclly, Joseph Schmid,
john Rose, Harrison 7. Shultz, L. G. Dill
Icr, E. L. Hambright, ii. f. Minnich.
| Mr.. Lightner was received with applause
and after returning his thanks for the
honor conferred upon him, said he would
not dctain his audience from those whom
they had assembled to hear, and introduced
Senator VIM. A. Wallace, who upon ad-
vancing to the front Of tho stage was re-
ccived with long continued applause.
MIR. Wallace's Speech.
Mr.. Wallace began by rocountins the
evidences Of returning prosperity that are
visible on every hand, and pointing out the
rivival of tho material interests of the
country from the desOlating blight that
fell upon them in 1873. Business is con-
stantly improving, and times arc i'll
finitely better than they were five years
ago. The Republican party claims this to
be the result of its policy Of government,
but this pretensiOn is without foundation.
Of course wise government is 4 necessary
agent of national prosperity, but
tic redistribution of tho forces of the
country constituted the real cause of
this renewed life and energy throughout
the broad domain Of the republic. Tho
laboring man, for whom was only idlcness
in the great cities, went to the country and
turned his hand to the tilling of the soil,
and from the ample stores of mother
/ earth drew the nourishment that was
necessary to sustain life and supply
people knew that to better their
condition thrift, economy, prudence
were requisite, and it was by the
exercise of these that the republic was res
torcd to the position of progress and
growth. Not by the fiat Of legislative and
executive will, but by their own nervcd
right arm, did the American people again
vindicatc their title to be regarded rs 4
free and Independent nation. [Applauscl.
Ask our advcrsaries where VIC would
stand day if the people of this country
had been 4 generation of spcndthrifts in
stead of people Of frugality and enter
prise. Their claim to have been the
agency will not bear the test Of criticism
and scrutiny. For it was no governmental
policy that wrought this change for the
better in the condition Of the country. The
people arc themselves the governing power
and the man or organization or agency that
stands in the way will so down before the
rcsistless march of progress. In tho clank
of the loom, the rattle of the spindle, the
busy hum Of machinery the country re-
sumctl: and cursed be the hand that would
rekindlc the cmbcrs of sectional strife
among reunited and prosperous people.
The stability Of confidence cannot be
forced upon the people by legislative enact
ment. Comfort and happiness 1T home, by
the fireside, produces educational advance
mcnt, and following in logical sequence
comes intellectual progress and by these
which tho God of nations destined it.
intellectual advancement and stability OF
government be most cffectualfy maintained
by nourishing the feeling of party passion
and sectional prejudice, by rcvivins bitter
memories. or by endeavOring to restore
that unity of sentiment for which so many
thousands Of lives were sacrificed on many
bloody fields? Tho question is its own
answer. You cannot have stability Of
government, unity of sentiment, by array
ing the great sections of our broad land in
enmity against each other. Coming out
as do from among the people, can lay my
finger on tho public pulse and there detect
the thrObbings that SO clearly indicate the
desire Of all classcs-mcrchants, mcchan-
les, labOrinS men-fOr q restoration Of the
era of good feeling between all parts of our
common country. We all want this, here
in our own great state, the Keystone of
the federal arch, and throughout the Sis
terhOod of cOmmOnwealths, tho sentiment
prevails. The men of Pennsylvania re-
cognizins the fact that VIC arc designed to
bc one people, that We have identity of in
tcrest with that portion, of our land once
unhappily arraycd in hostility against the |
general government, can not afford to stop |
now and quarrel with the South, where a |
new race Of men has sprung up making |
the wilderness there to blossom rs the |
rose, and who arc asking us to take their
tobacco and cotton, and rice and sugar,
and who want to take in exchange our |
iron and other manufactures. prolonged |
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