Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-22

Democratic ADMINISTRATOR. LIZ sSoAou Dofiu
s Terry in a most terrible manner, and
called on the dead Broderick to come forth
and tell the people who these men were.
After music by the Woodland band Mr.
Green introduced
GENERAL j. A. WILLIAMSON,
Commissioner of the General Land Office at
Washington. who was received with applause
He said that he happened to be out this way
on governmental business, and was very glad
of the opportunity to address briefly such an
audience of Californians. Unaccustomed as
he was to public speaking, it would not be
expected of him to go into discussion of
political platforms, but ne could say word
in regard to the monstrous situation OF pres
ent affairs. He knew General Hancock per-
sonally and intimately. He was loyal man
and gallant soldier, but he could have no
individuality as President. He would be
controlled, in the very nature of things, by
those who placed him in that position. He
was not statesman, while Garfield was the
best-versed man, of his age, in statecraft that
this country ever had. His record was
bright and glorious ever since he first went
to Congress. He seemed made by God
especially for leader in the politics OF the
nation. [Applause.
GENERAL JAMES H. sHANKLIN,
Surveyor General of California, then briefly
addressed the crowd, telling them who Gen
eral Williamson was He proposed three
cheers for him, and they were given with
will. He then told what he knew about
Garfield, and elected warm applause.
Mr.. Fox then proposed three cheers for the
silent men of the country. who are coming
forward in the ampaign-General U. 5.
Grant, of Illinois, and General Jas. H.
Shanklin, of California. They were given
with will.
GEORGE W. FICKs, ESQ,
Was then introduced and made a speech
principally to the Boys in Blue. He had
| been Workingman, but when Wade Hamp-
| ton, at Cincinnati, pledged to Hancock a
solid South he thought it time for him to
join the Republican party again. He had
| fought for this country and wanted to vote
again for it. He denounced the Democratic
party In unmeasured terms. 1t was not tit
| for the meanest tramp in existence to belong
to. 1t had no principles and no honesty.
Hancock was only tool in the hands of the
| Copperheads of the North and the rebels of
the South.
Three cheers were given for the speaker
and the Boys in Blue, and the band again
gave some excellent music.
FRANK 7. BOWERS,
A colored Boy in Blue, was then introduced
and received with three cheers. He made
an excellent speech, which was constantly in
terrupted with storms of applause. He con.
graduated himself that he was with them
and with them in the full habiliaments Of
American citizenship. [Applause. He was
/ as stanch black Republican as could be
found. He needed no encouragement to be a
Republican. 1t was about as probable that
any intelligent colored man would be Dem
ocrat as that an angel would come down
from heaven and join that party. Applause. !
| The colored people were grateful to the Re-
publican party for their deliverance, and
could equally hate the Democratic party.
His speech was enthusiastically received and
he was given three more cheers at the close of
his remarks by the immense crowd that had
| stopped in front of the stand during the time
| he was speaking.
! The meeting was then closed with three
rousing cheers for Garfield and Arthur.
The North Stand,
At half-past one o'clock the audience was
called to order by Judge L. B. McFarland,
who said we have met not SO much for the
purpose of making votes as to swell up the
tide of Republicanism. The Democratic
| party is long-lived it is next in tenacity
| TO mule, but it is time it received its
quietus If we win the fight, no doubt the
solid South will change its allegiance from
SiiS DeuloStatiC party we nave uiluCulO
elements to fight in this State-genuine
rebels, Northern dough-faces and the foreign
element. but he doubted not that we would
carry the election. He introduced
GENERAL J. f. MILLER,
Who said that if all who were here were Re
publicans there was little chance for the
Democratic party. We do not expect TO
elect the President by talk, but by ballots
the time for talking has about ended and the
time for action is at hand. Every Repub.
Ecau must put his shoulder to the wheel and
assist in rolling up grand majority in this
State. The Democracy have not shown any
reason for a change in the administration,
We look about US and find that our national
credit is higher than that of any nation on
earth, and that all departments of busi-
ness are prosperous, and the intelligent
people OF the country pertirently H.
quire why should there be q change.
| The Democratic party is party OF
| fusion. They have fused with everything
that is in opposition to the Republican party.
| They have taken home Ben RuEer, who is
! ike the man who had been ont all night, and
whose wife met him and asked, "What do
yon come home at this time in the morning
for:" He replied, "All the other places are
adopted our record, and have stolen the
credit of our financial policy, of resumption
and Of having put down the rebellion. Our
State Democratic speakers claim that they
put down the rebellion, aud / would inquire
| who put it up? They say many Democrats
| joined the Federal army, but it does not
| prove that the Democratic party put down
! the rebellion. When man put on the Union
uniform he left his Democracy behind him,
and the votes of the soldiers show that the
| Republican votes were in the vast majority
| 81 Fba alarffa,, in 1874 Tho bac
| been made
A PERSONAL ONE
| BY the Democrats, and one Of abuse and viii
fcation against Garfield, one of the bravest
! Generals and ablest statesmen in the nation.
| They claim that for 1929 he has sold his great
name and honorable record but the results
| in Indiana and Ohio have affixed the seal
of condemnation to this ridiculous charge
They claim that Garfield left the
front and sought safety in Congress.
| happen to knowIhow that occurred. He re-
eeived letters urging him to come home and
run for Congress, and at the earnest solicita-
tion of his officers he returned home and en-
tered Congress, and rendered az efficient ser.
vice as any officer could have rendered in the
field. At Chicamauga he proved that he was
a man of bravery, and by his skill and exam
pie he aided materially in saving the army
from disaster. His comrades know that a
braver soldier, better patriot aud an ADLER
statesman never lived.
W. A. CHENEY
Was introduced, and said He thought as he
saw this great crowd streaming in, of the open
| ing of the war of secession, when the men of
the North came forward in response to the
call for volunteers. 1t is the old thrill of
patriotism over again. When Napoleon sur
rendered the reins of Government to one Of
his children, and he was exiled to Elba, and
returning to France the people rallied around
him, and the Bourbon King left his throne in
disgrace. The old spirit of Napoleon lives in
France to-day. and so also does the old spirit
of State rights live in the South. Until
two generations of the South shall have
died out this spirit will not die out
and it needs but the rallying cry of
Wade Hampton to warm it into life. The
Democrats want change. Suppose man
had me down and shot at me four or FIVE
times, and | get the best of him, and he
should cry out, "Give me change give me
back my revolver" do you think | would do
! it? That is parallel case with the South
| The solid South have now the balancs Of
| power in both housesof Congress, and the only
salvation now is in loyal Executive. The
solid South is but a small portion of the
country, and yet they demand to control
every department of the National Govern
ment Political campaigns are always
serious matters. The ballots of the American
citizen are as the falling of the snow-hakes-
their accumulated weight decide what the