Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-12
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roR oLxvrLAsO ANu uEspsIuKs
AN opsn-sir Demonstration ut tho rItlonai
| capital.


Uaritsi.
The Democracy of the District of
Columbia ratified the nomination Of
Cleveland and Hendricks by grand
opeu.air demonstration in Washington
. Thursday. a street parade of the local
Democratic organizations and Democratic
clubs from the country, meeting on the
piazza in front OF the City hall, speeches
from men prominent in the Democratic
ranks, and the adoption Of resolutions
expressive of the loyalty of the Democrats
OF the district to the STANDARD bearers OF
the party constituted the important fea.
lures of the ratification. The e'e,tric light,
q grand display of fireworks music, flags
and the booming of cauuon we're the
| accompaniments.
The procession was headed by the Jack &.
son Democratic association, the oldest
| Democratic organization ia the district /;
| and following came the four divisions
| composed of district clubs and visiting
organizations from Virginia aud Maryland.
1t is estimated that 5000 torches were in
| line. Trausparenoies abouuded, bearing
significant inscriptions, such as " Clear
| the way, for we are coming - "Wo ara
coming to stay :" :" The clean candidates
| cleveland and Hendricks - Demo-
cratic success means good times for work
trait OF Ben Butler) =" We like guano on
the farm, but not In the White House"
etc.
The speakers Of the evening were Johu
E. Norris, OF this city Hon. Jere IL,
| Murphy, of Iowa Seuatur Jones, ol
Florida General Bradley 7, johnson, ot
Maryland.
/. air. Murphy alluded to Republican
tyranny in Iowa, in enactiug the PTohibi
tion law there after having Invited immi
grafton to that state in the name o
liberty" lie thanked God that law die
not, in his state. receive n single Demo
cratic vote. lie thought the people shoul'
cat what they chose, drink what the,
chose, aud worship God az they please
That was Democratic doctrine. That part,
proposed to allow the German to drink hi
beer, tho Frenchmau 10 drink his wine
J the Irishman his whisky aud the America
to drink them ali.
Senator Jones spoke of ",woTkingmen'
. parties There was, he said, no necessit
! for workingman's party; the working
men are reasonable. What creates disooT
tent is that the workipgmen see the gres
powers aud functions of the governmer
to build up special class and interests
while the interests OF the masses hav
been ignored. While the Democratic pant
was in power, there was, he said, no sue
complaint, no necessity for n working
; mems party under the simple, straight
; forward administrations that were carrie
on under Democratic rule. There wi
then no monopoly, no favored classes, L
: class legislation. Everything was the
: conducted on the plane of honest dealiu
for the masses of the American peopl
, That he said, is what they want to day.
. General Johnson said tine occasion no
!; before the American people 20 take contr,
" of the government is moro important th1
!, wkon Jefferson called the people to arm
and Jackson led them The issue i
J whether you will have an honest Cover
= ment OF honest men, administer,
in a simple, frugal way; or ~hsth
. you will have grand gift ente
y prise with q chance for everybody to ste
70 something"
- Nominations for Congress,
n New York, XXiII.--J Thomas SprigS