Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-14
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ITS HAriFioArioS SATURDAY N,aBr.
"pt""ha"io approval OF Ciaveiaud ana
"enotiohs by the ,ity Democracy
Fireworks snd - w.is.Aroupa.
iho Democracy Of Lancaster assembled
III strong force In tho court house Satur.
gay evening Tor the purpose OF ratifying
the nomination of Hon. Grover Cleveland
| for president aud Hou. Thos. A, Hen.
! States.
The following named gentlemen were
chosen officers OF tho meetiug
Iresident-Wm. X. Wilson, esq
Vice Presidonts-Iienry Rahter, John
hunnagIo, Christian Soheatfcr, James
stewart, Jos, Barnett, James Is. FREY.
James Marshall Casper Kphler, George
+. Springer, A Z. Rahter, Joseph Wolf,
Dr. DIX Mccormick, Levi Jelfries, Abram
Erlsman, Morris GershoI II. II. Brubaker,
John Murphy, William johnson, George
McNabb, Philip kuhlman, Henry Smeych,
John V. Wise, John Pontz, George Cans,
Jacob Pontz, David ). Sweeton, John Me
| Killips.
Secretaries Charles \. Fol,z, Philip
bernard, Vim. 4. Wylis, Josiah McKiIlips.
| Charles Il. DowDey, VIM. L. Jetfsries.
Frank y. EScrts, Samuel Huber, John
| Rose.
On taking the chair Mr.. Wilson oop.
graduated tho Democracy on tho oppor.
tunity given them by the national conyen.
t'oh To vote FOR suoh noble standard
| oearcrs as Hon. Grover Cleveland, of
New YORK, aud Hon. Thos. A. Hondricks,
W inuiana' Immense applause. MIR.
Wilson then briefly sketched the lives and
public services of tue nominees, aud in
sisted that their nomina' ion had beop
inade Ia tho interest OF economy aud
honest government, and that their election.
| oi which no had no doubt, would result iu
ourttetihg the eAtrasaganoe, the venality
ana ",shonesfy which has 80 long disgraced
the Republican administrations. Mr..
wilson briefly discussed few points in
the Democratic platform, but said he
would not now speak at any great length
| hS tne purpose oi the meeting was to have
an old fashioned Democratic walk around
ia honor OF our distinguished nominees.
rather than to listen to the discussion of
political principles.
The baud struck up " Hail Columbia"
and when the grand old national air was
| iiuished there were loud ualls for ] l..
| SteinmetZ. esq.
Mr Stelnmetz stepped upon the plat
| form and said he had not come here In
make speech, but to unite with his fell
low citizens IN ratifying the nomina-
tion OF Cleveland aud Hendricks
nominations that were everywhere
being received with the greatest on.
| thusiasm, Mr.. Stciumeiz at some length
contrasted the Democratic with the Rs.
publican nominees, the former being the
representatives Of economy and reform,
aud the others the representatives. of all
that is vile IN corrupt machine politics.
While tho Democratic party would have
been proud to have gone into the coming
political struggle with Bayard orThurmau,
or Mcdonald or Randall, there was a
peculiar fitness in the nomination Of Cleye.
land that was recognized by all. lie
was the embodiment Of honesty in political
affairs. He had beon made the champion
OF the people against the spokesman in his
own ring ridden city, aud he had triumphed
| over them. lie was then called to the
head OF the government of tho Empire
state, where ha had proven himself - 80
clear In his great office, and so firm in his
adherence to his constitutional obligations
and so hostile to everything that smaoked
| OF JObbery and corruption that the eyes of
the nation were turned 10 him as the de.
liverer of the people from the corruption
and extravagauce which had disgraced
| Republican administrations for the past
twenty years.
Even the great Republican newspapers
have Joined in battle cry OF "Turu tho
rascals out Tho New York Times and
ErentHg Post, the Springfield Repubsicdn
and scores OF other Republican papers have
joined the New York Herald, the Phila-
delphia Ledger, the Philadelphia
Times, and the other great independent
dailies, in advocating tho election
of Cleveland, upon whom the mantle OF
| Tilden had fallen, aud who would success
fully carry on the work OF reform which
that great statesman had inaugurated and
prosecuted. The great fraud, by which
tho people were cheated out OF tho presi.
dent they had elected, wa severely
denounced by MIR. Stelnmetz. and he
prophesied that tho majority for Cleveland
| would be 50 overwhelming that n repetition
Of the crime would be- impossible, aud tho
grand old Democratic party which now
had governors in twenty-five states and
| Legislatures in twenty three; would, on tho
fourth of March next, come into full pos
session Of the United States government,
| with Grover Cleveland as it's chief oxecu
tive and Thos. A. Hendricks as vice
| president.
| At every mention OF the names of Cleve'
land and Hendricks the largo audience
gave vent to the heartiest applause.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Stenmetzs
address the band struck up America, and
theL Vice President Harry Rahter proposed
three cheers for Cleveland and Hendricks,
which we're given with force that shook
the walls aud almost took the root oil the
| court house.
President Wilson then adjourned the
meeting, and tho crowd formed into line
| IN front of the court house, aud with the
| city band at the head of tho column, and
| with rockets and Roman candles aud other
pyrotechnics Lighting up the heavens, had
q grand walk around. through all the
wards of the city. The enthusiasm, both
in the court house aud during the parade,
were in marked contrast with tho ooldness
with which the nomination of Blaine aud
Logan was received by the Republicans.
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