Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-12
POLITICAL.
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| Democrats Nnk NNhAAA
ing on the plaza In front of the city
hail sneeches from men prominent in
Democratic ranks and the adoption of
resolutions expressive of the loyalty Of
the Democrats Of the District to the
standard-bearers Of the party cOnsti-
tuted the important features of the rat
ifcation. Electric lights, grand
display of fire works, music, flags and
booming OF cannon were the acc0mpa-
niments. The meeting proper was
held directly in front OF the city hall
and the large plaza was packed with
dense gathering numbering many
thousands who were addressed from
three stands simultaneously. The
principal stand was erected on the
portico of the city hall and
lust behind the Lincoln statue.
1t was magnificeutly decorated with
national emblems. Portraits of the
candidates and flags of all nations be-
ing prominently displayed. The cleo
trio light, Chinese lanterns and gas
made the scene brilliant as day. A
large concourse Of people filed all the
space in the city hall portico
and stairs Ia the rear OF this stand. A
feature Of this gathering as of the
main body of spectators, was the large
proportion of ladies present The first
of the regular speakers OF the evening
was Hon. Jere II. Murphy of Iowa.
He said he hoped that the enthusiasm
of this meeting was an earnest of
that with which the Democracy
of the Union would next March
place in the presidential chair
the nominee, the present governor
! of New York. The principal
reason he had for faith that the Demo
cratic neminee would be elected was
that the people demanded change
| in order that they might have
settlement and an opportunity
! TO examine the cash account
OF the nation. He alluded to Republic
can tyranny in Iowa in enacting pro-
| hibition law there after having invited
! immigration to that state in the name
of liberty. He thanked God that the
| law In his state did not receive a
! single Democratic vote. He thought
that the people should eat
what they choose, drink what they
choose and worship God as they
please; that was the Democratic doc
trine that the party proposed to allow
the GerCaan to drink his own beer, the
Frenchman to drink his wine, the
freshman his whiskey and the Amer
lean to drink them all.
Senator Jones Of Florida then adj
dressed the meeting. He said "Vic-
tory is in the air We are going to
have a change. The decree has gone
forth and in November it will be re.
corded that the United States Democra-
cy will place its candidate in the White
House, and we do not intend to be
cheated out of il y He then alluded
to what he called "the great fraud"
and said, I've are going to right that
great wrong at this election.n
Concluding he said: "The Demo-
cratic party will not die. 1t will re-
sist an empire of decay. When time
is over and the world shall have passed
away, cold in dust the persisted heart
may be, but that which warmed IL
once will never die"
Gen. Brady II. Johnson Of Mary
land was the next speaker He re-
viewed the victories of the Democratic
party under some of its great leaders
and said the occasion now before the
American people to take control of the
government is more important than
when jefferson called the people to
arms and Jackson led them in the
struggle in which the people are now
engaged. There has been contest after
contest. The rights and privileges of the
people have been usurped by a party
that had long ceased To be ANYTHING
but q party of plumber. The people
won the election of i76 and elected
Samuel j. rilden to be president and
they were deprived of their rights and
disfranchlsed before the world by
the army of the United States under
the control of the secretary of war.
The Democracy had the country in
80 when the franchise of Indiana was
purchased with two-dollar bills by the
leader of the Republican party.
The conspiracy now against the people.
he continued, is stronger and more
vicious and more deeply fraught with
evil than before. He severely criti-
clsed the legal opinion of the supreme
court, and said that under the RepubIi.
can party the government had taken
charge of the ballot boxes in the states
had provided for supervision of cleo
lions, had done this as well as
taken charge of the property of the
country. They have done this with
the deliberate purpose of getting more
power in order that they NAV
have more plumber and in order that
they may perpetuate their power. AL
luding to the nomination of Mr.. Blaine
the speaker said the Republican
party had made a proper
and appropriate nomination. They
gave to the country of all men the
very eNemplar and exponent of their
principles. He said that he supposed
they had the assurance that he won't
be adead head in the position of presi-
dent of the United States. There was
not railroad Spectator ia the country
not lobbyist, noEa iobber on Wall
street or a speculator in public lands.
that opposed him. Concluding he
said; The issue Is whether von
will have an honest government
OF honest men, administered i'm
simply pure way, or whether Won
VIII have a grand gift enterprise with
Ghance for everybody to steal some
Speeches We're also made bv Repre
sentative Post secretary of
the Democratic congressional cam.
palgn committee, and Representa-
tive Ellis Powsand. The other two
meetings were addressed by Gen.
hosecfans, Gen. Eppa Hunter and ID.
+; Meredith of Virginia. The latter
! AllnHAH IN Cav 1890.