Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-18
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The Republicans mustered in foroo last
evening 20 give proper reception to Gen.
James n. Beaver, their lately defeated
candidate for governor. Neither tho local
campaign committee nor General Beaver
have avaiicd themselves of that wise ad.
monition of Matt. 5. Quay: Dear Bea-
yer, don't talk and honce tho general
has again been lot loose on long suffering
| public.
10 accordance with arrangements previ-
ously made, the Young Mems Republican
club, numbering 50, the Fourth ward club
| numbering 20, the Iron Workers club num-
bering %, the College club numbering 30,
aud the colored brothers numbering
| %, formed limo with music aud
| torches and marched through the
| principal streets. Stopping at the
| Stevens house wbero Gen. Beaver aud
Robert +. Thackcry, the orators of tho
evening were stopping, they escorted them
to Fulton hall whore the mass meeting
was to be held. The hall was filled with
| people, who ChCcTed Justify when the
| speakers entered.
Tho meeting was called 10 order by
| Charles !. Lands, chairman OF the county
committee, who nominated Marriott
Brosius, Csq, as chairman. The nomina
tion was ratihed and the organization OF
! the meeting was completed by nominating
| a score or moro vice presidonts and Il
| dozen seCIotaricg.
Mr.. Brosus thanked the meeting for the
| honor conferred upon him, and IN a brief
speech introduced Robert Il, Thackery, a
lawyer from Baltimore, who at somo
| length Tecountcd some Of the principal
acts IN tho history OF the Republican
party, Ommitting OF course all reference
to the Star Route frauds, tho whiskey ring
| t,4l1 hA II, nVl Ath har
villaniss for which tho party stands re-
sponsible.
At tho conclusion OF ThaOkory's speech
Chairman Brosius in n characteristic ex
hibition Of gush introduced Gen. Beaver
declaring there was no nObler or purer
man in tho state and telling the
audience. as profound secret, that
the people of Pennsylvania were just
pinng TO mako him governor ! THIS
pun was loudly applauded, hut a
disgruntled Republican near the stage
was heard TO say Dear Brosius, don Ia *
such nonsense Gen. Beaver himself ap'
peared to bo ashamed of the fulSome
, praise bestowed upon him, saying he Of
course had expected soma such cxtraVa-
giant expression from his friend Brosiu4,
! because they had both belonged to the
same combination, one time, He had
S travelled good deal with MIR. BroSius,
and any such compliment paid by the lat.
! ter to him (the speaker) was 4 compliment
: to the combination! Laughter J
I Gen. Beaver forgot TO add that the
combination proved n disastrous failure,
both he and Mr.. ErosiuG being ingloiiously
, ! defeated-the one for governor and tht
! other for oongressman-at-larEo
= Gen. Beaver next addressed himself, in
y regulation style, to the discussion of tbs
, tariff question, declggir that It was tbs
= one paramount issue before the people
e thus flying in the facs Of tue Republican
a, national platform, " hich gives more con
: sideration to a dozen utNer issues than il
does to the tariff. and declares that "tht
Republican party pledges itself to correc
the inequalities of the tariff aud reduc'
q, the surplus" which can only be done by
:, reduction of the rates of duty on imports
a In answer to a short paragraph il
Fridays lNTELLIGENCEK, asking Genera
. Beaver to explain how it come that thu
, nail works at Belleionte, Of which he is al
owner, happened TO shut down, uotTith
4 standing the high tariff. aid bTinginl
= misery TO 500 employees, General Beave
Al said that the nail works had not shu
- down that in common t0ih many Ohel
- establishments they Eers compelled 10 rEGuc
"a cages, that this caused 4 dispute anon
"a the puddlers and their helpers
20 and that that part of their establish
~ ment was closed A.; but that N
=, nal makers submitted 10 reduction q
. udges, and that that part Of the work
4 was now running Dear Beaver, don
!. talk You give yourself away everytim
n you open your mouth. You confess tha
~ Notwithstanding tho tariff which you
- party made, and whose inequalities
you have promised to correct, that the onl
- protection" YOU have extended
American industry is to reduce the Vagt
". OF the American woTkingman.
The best feature OF th9 mass mcetin
g. was the music of the Ironviiie band.
- BIG PROHIBITION MEETING.
I'd The Prohibition meeting in MauhsiG
last evening was greeted with larg
attendance. Josiah lands called th
nd meeting to order and Rev. d. ID. Lower
I. was elected president. Addresses were d
IN lived by Revs. PowiCk and Frayne and
no 5. Goodman. The Mannheim band fu
r. nishod music for the occasion.