Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-11-28

old familiar hymn COinuehcihE'
..rbis IA the road We long have sought
Ana mourned because we found IL not
Deafening applause greeted this
Joke The speaker then drew COM
harrison betw, EN- Blaine and Napoleon,
which he eloquently rounded, and
was cheered to the echo. He COM
pared Blaine to jackal of the Repub-
| iican party, and characterized his re-
cent puetch as going lover the
field where the stated lion had
passed. Continuing, he said, "Anewer
and brighter and more perfect era IL
dawniug upon us "A female voice: II
think we will get II, too" Great APP
plause1, the spirit of which IL greater
| than We know He alluded 10 the
mprchant-marine service and said;
"Once more the flag Of our country
will be seen on the ocean and the
commercial haTbors Of the world" He
congratulated his hearers that this
contest had forever disposed OF that
political harlequin, Ben Butler. Mr.
Chenuweth closed his speech with n
beautiful eulOgy tn Fort Worth ana
by pronuunclnR an epitaph on the
! buried political aspirations OF Blaine,
which was a parody on the burial OF
| Sir John Moore, which commenced
mot sigh was heard from a Demo-
cratic throat and closed with, we
buried him in the bailot-bOx with the
bloody shirt around him
The speech was "A masterpiece of its
kind, and 1t WAS impossible to Justly
report IL amidst the great crush on the
speakers stand.
COL. wYNNE
/ A.. ......lF.r IIa uofH ha in
| deed felt proud to stand where he did
and rejoice with the multitude; that
the people had said in the late conflict
that they were capable Of self.goveru-
ment and would not be ruled by rob
| bers, pluuderera and thieves; that the
| bloody shirt had been buried and that
the hosts of Republicanism under the
| leadership Of James G.. Blaine could
| not resurrect IL. He alluded 10 the
South having been slandered in
| the campaign and said IL
had always been in favor Of honest
government; that its statesmen had al
ways ruled In the Interest of the peo-
pie, and asked who ever heard of a
| Democratic president or candidate for
president being accused Of official cor
ruption or venAiity In Office. He al
luded TO the strength Of the Union, and
said James q Blaine by his recent gee
tiOnal utterauces had led the people
10 believe that lac wanted TO
secede ana that "if he wants to go, In
Gods name let him gO;n that of all
men In the world, James q, Blaine
was the one for the South tn send into
political retirement Col. Wynne was
frequently applauded and hts speech
abOunded in beautiful metaphors and
flowers of rhetoric,
) r. CANTEY
was the next speaker. He said that
he felt u timiditS in following such
distinguished orators, but tina
he recognized In his relectioI
a complimentto the Young Democracy
of Fort Worth. "What means thi
eager, anxious crowd?n he asked, "un
, less 1t Ia because your hearts are glad
In the triumph Of virtue over vice. w,
have met here this evening and tn
laurel wreath Ia ours TO Irvine about TIN
brow of Democracy. The great con
test 30 victoriously closed for the Dem
Ocratic party showed that the peopl
g were not In accord with Blaine" Ill
E alluded to the first triumph q
| the Republican party through
/ a coalition Of circumstance
and said il had arrayed section agains
section, depleted the treasury aud hue
D died without an honest mOurner; tina
{ TO the North IL had cried peace" bu
e to the South 1t had cried "rebeln ant
= TRAITOR He alluded TO the TecOr
. of Blaine a. the champion liar of tn
4 country a voice i'm the crowd, "Giv
h Hendricks send-otf, | won Nj m
y money on Indiana |, and Ia an elC
a fail 1.aA
n he drew n picture Of the American fla
!. floating over IA common people, r,
S united after twenty -four years of separl
- ton, and counseled cOustancy ANA aC
@ herenco to the flag of our forefather
o COL. II, 7. TwoMRLY
!, WINS loudly called for and made one {
y his characteristic speeches He spok
II Of the Northern Democrats and no
le they had fought battles against a
Il overwhelming foe for many lonj
:, weary years, and said the victory IVA
u not one of the South, East, North
10 West, but one OF the American peopl
10 He humOrously told of his lou
or Democratic experience in Michlga
and how he had once tlOored an arm
officer for calling him Comprehend
rt Col Twombly illustrated hls remarl
I'd by playfully practicing on Mr. A. n
at Carter, the chairman of the geneT
ks committee, who was on the stand,
re- the great delight of the crowd, whic
10 yelled and reared In thund
re tones, II Ia impossible 10 give sy
of opsis az the colonel's speech. IL W
Y, witty, eloquent and humorous, and
'c- caught the fancy OF the crowd wi
an great force.
OF II. n. u. ANDREWS
'st was the mex and last speaker. II
ne remarks were conservative and pOir
ut ed. He reioiced that Blaine was d
all teated and that sectionalis
m. had been buried with hi
ed In the same grave. He dealt In gen,
alities aud made an excellent speec
SD THE PYRoTRCNICAL pIspLY
was a magnificent sight, aud thouG
". some OF IL was premai ure, 1t was .
m, joyed by the immense throng. nro
Vn ably more than any event Of the eve
ng ing. The windows on the W,
So side Of the courthouse al
be In fact every window facing /
as square were Oiled with female forI
oil a..