Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07
NEWS FROM SHERMAN.
A Grand Democratic Rally and Pole
Raising A Bonfire, Speeches and
Pyroteohnics'
Judge Hare the Orator Of the Evening
He Promises Solid South for
Cleveland,
special to the Gazette.

Democratic pole-raisingand grand rally
in East Sherman last night was
grand success. Before the hour ar
rived for the exercises to begin every
street.car was laden with passengers
and the streets were made lively by
passing vehicles, both public and pri-
vate. going out on the hill to help. ON
fine good work. The Sherman silver
cornet band passed through from their
HEADQUARTERS to the grounds playing
nopular airs and followed by an
applauding crowd of small boys and
Multitude OF "coOnsn who never tire
of hearing the big horns "toot to the
musical accompaniment of the soul
stirring drum"
The young Democracy OF Gospel
Ridge had big bonfire burning as
beacon light to pilot visitors to the
common center, and when the hour
of eight was struck at least 1900 people,
embracing large number Of ladies,
were on hand to participate in the
demonstration. After several pieces
of patriotic music had been played Esq.
j, H. Dills, who was selected to act
as master of ceremonies, made few
appropriate remarks and closed by in-
PRODUCING Judge Silas Hare as the
orator of the evening. Judge Hare
entertained his hearers for about one
hour in close, logical and concise
statement of the condition of public
affairs and the relative position of par
ties In reference thereto. He recount
ed many of the leading enormities in
81. H. to- If tho atinnnl
eminent during the past twenty years,
showed the utter disregard OF the wants
of the masses among Republican
politicians, their faithlessness TO pub
lie trust, and tendency to override the
barriers set by the constitution of the
country to protect the weak against
the encroachments of the powerful.
He appealed to all weaker factions
who had cause of complaint against
Republican misrule to join in COM
mon effort to elect honest men to office
so that their causes might get the at
tention to which they are entitled at
the hands of the general government.
He asserted that no sane man
would dispute that either Blaine
or Cleveland would be the next presi-
dent, and as all knew Blaine and his
advisers were crafty and designing
politicians, they should as patriots
suppress fractional differences to elect
the Democratic ticket against whose
integrity or ability no question could
be made. He said that the charge of
Irish disloyalty to the Democratic
party was "a SANDER on that class of
adopted fellow citizens who
at all times and under
all circumstances had stood true to
principles and never in their history
voted any 9th ar than the Democratic
ticket The outlook was growing
brighter day by day, and every train
from the great North brought brighter
and more cheering news of the pros
peCt of success to our cause in Novem-
Der. He complimented the public
spirit of the neighborhoOd which had
organized this meeting, erected the
graceful pole and hung from its tower.
ing heights that beautiful banner,
which, as it unfurled its graceful folds
ON the balmy south wind, beckoned
with fraternal token the serried hosts
of Democracy at the North to fight the
good fight and keep the faith, for we
of the sunny Southland are with them
in the thickest of the battle, and will
he there in unbroken phalanx to help
on the final triumph in November
with South solid for Cleveland and
/ Hendricks.
| This brief summary does stingy
/ justice to the speech of Judge Hare
/ but Is rs ample as we can make it in
! the brief space allotted To our letter.
/ AT the conclusion of this speech c.
/ b. Randell was called upon and enter.
tanned the audience with some very
/ appropriate and eloquent remarks.
Then came Ike NJ Standifer of Deni.
| son who found himself confronted
| with formidable rival for attention
in magnificent display of fire. works
| on the verge of the crowd. He was
frequently Interrupted by the loud de
/ tonatiOn of a torpedo or the whizzinl
noise of a rocket as it spun out ii
/ lurid tail towards the clear zenitl
above, which made everybody invol
UNFAIRLY turn to look, in spite of thu
interesting talk of the eloquent
/ speaker.
a. q. Turner was next called upon
and responded in very sensible ant
! sound Democratic talk. He brief,
/ referred to the past history of Texas
and showed how the encroachment OF
federal power had affected our court
and the rights of citizens since the in
auguration of the Republican
theory of strong centralizet
power in the general government
/ When Mr.. Turner had concluded hi
remarks Mr.. Dills invited every Dem
Z ocrat present to come forward an,
I enroll his name as member of In
/ Young Mems Democratic Club q
sherman. About one hundred cam
to the from and joined. which insure
a live and active organization of Den
eeratic workers TO help ON the cause /
Texas, both state and national
Everybody was we'll entertained, an
all went home glad that they Ina
attended one of the mos
/ pleasant political meetings ever hel
N the city.
Hon. Peter Smith of Fort Wort
was in the city to-day, shaking hand
with his many friends here. We kno,
that Mr.. Smith is a great favorlte /
the Fort, and is Justly credited wit
being one of the most liberal and ente
( prislug of her progressive CITIZENSHIP
but he is also North Texas man, an
our,people delight TO do him honor q
such.
w. j. Morphy, Esq, is spending