Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-27
BIG DEMOCRATIC RALLY.
raE FIRST auN ur rnn cAmrAtas.

Tho first grand Democratic rally of the
campaign was held In the court house on
Friday evening, and was In oil respects q
magnificent success. From an early hour
in the evening Centre Square was the focus
ut which the people gathered, aud long
before 8 O'Clock, the hour fixed for tho
mass meeting, large crowds were in wait
ing at that point. Tho Seventh ward
club In their handsome uniforms, consist
ing of blue helmet, dark flannel SHIFT with
figure 7,whito bolt and ieggings, arrived Mt
the rooms of the Jefferson club shortly
before s o'clock. They wero headed by
tho Keystone band, and tho military pre-.
oision with which they marched attracted
much favorable commondation. Ia the
meantime an informal reception to tho
speakers OF tho evening had been in pro.
gress i'll the Jefferson club rooms, at the
conclusion of which the orators wero es-
corted by the Seventh ward club, aud the
Democrats Of the city to the court house,
where an immense throng was in waiting.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman W. U. Hensel, OF tho county
committee, who announced the following
as the list OF officers of the meeting:
PRESIDENT.
HON. j. L. STElNMETZ.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
Gen. II, A. Hambright, Samuel b.
Bitter. b. +. Montgomery, Peter Frank,
Sr., Henry Altick, James MoKonna, a.
J. Dunlap, DIR. s. IL. Metzger, Philip
Bernard, II. L. Slaymsker, A. J. Stein
man, Henry Wolf, John NJ.
Eberly, Philip Doersom, Adam OBJ
lender, George Wall, John 7. Mac
Gongile, DR.. Henry Carpenter, George
Pontz, Henry Wiihslm, y. B. Bartho!o-
NEW, William b. Striue, John s. Beck,
Daniel Trewitz, ir., o. B. Shertzer, John
Stark, Henry E. Leman, II. B. .Swarr,
John Musselman, Daniel Mclaughlin,
John Best. George Darmstetter, VIM. A.
Morton, Chas. B. Fisher, Henry Dorley,
John NJ. Reilly, George Cans. j. Val.
Wise, Samuel Huber, Peter Dehl, John
Pontz, Rev. John s. s.ahr, Jacob Pontz,
Edward Leydep, S. S. Rathvon, William
| stone, b. j. McGrann, John s. Manu-,
John s. Hoover, George W. Hensel, Henry
| NJ. Weller, Frederick Gerth, G. J. Rhoads,
S. ", Potts, w. ii. Dietrich. T.. l.. Ham.
bright, Henry F. Hartman, Isaac Piautz,
Jere, Mohler, Isaac Kaufman, b. +. Sides,
Chas. F. Young, John Rebman, David
Creamer.
sEcRETARIEs.
| Charles S. Foltz, James G. Letter,
James r. Donnelly, Simon Hersh, George
F. Springer, b. f. Davis, George Stein
man, Frank Brinkmau. Fred Kissinger,
| William Simon, s. W. Raub, William T.
Jefferies, John Richie, Edward Yackley,
| Benjamin Myers, Leo Jacobs, Michael
Burns, Fred. Yeager.
| Mr.. Steinmetz, on taking the chair re.
turned thanks for the distinguished honor,
and introduced the first speaker, ex-State
Senator, Chas. l.. Lamberton, of Luzeru {
county.
| MIR. LAMBERToN's ADDRESS.
When l6ok out upon this large anC
1 intelligent audience gathered together il
this Coodly city, think how unfair is the
claim that all tho goodness and wisdom
are in the Republican party, while all the
wrong and ignorance is found in Ia,
Democratic party. That arrant infidel
Bob IngerEoii, said in the Garfield cam
pai2u that in the place where no lived il
the West there were 1Sl prisoners in III.
penitentiarF. OF these, $50 were Demo
Gratis and ono Republican, OF whom tn,
latter broke Jail from very disgust. Had
this Republican lived in Pennsylvania tn,
l pardon board Yonld have saved him from
that extremity. These statistics may b.
easily explained. The Democracy pu
their thieves in Jail, while the Republican
ing from the testimony of tho grea
Republican newspapers that arc adyocatinl
Grover Cleveland's election, that one es
cspcd convict must be the head of thl
Republican presidential ticket.
The Republican party has had "a year,
Of power, and what have they done? The,
have given us the most expensive govern
ment of the world have allowed pu bli
thieves to plunge their arms TO the elbow
in the national treasury, have permitted
the state department to become bur
lesque of statesmanship and the army
failure, have squandered s400, 900, 600 in
rotten navy, made the offices of the in
terror department matter of bargain an,
sale and the attorney generals Office
failure and fraud. In the treasury de
partmsnt there have been 1900 erasure
and deialcations to the amount of s45,
600, 600. On the contrary, the Democrat
party has gone to war with Grea
Britain to maintain the right of tn
foreign born American citizen to cling I
|, the country OF his adoption. That part
fought the Kuow-Nothing organizatio
tooth and nail in defense of civil and II
lgious liberty, and its record has been on
long defeuse of the laboring element {
the population. which is itself
AS Goldsmith says "When wealth az
cumulates, men decay" Under th
, Democratic theory of government tt
cheap lands Of the country were for tt
poor and oppressed of every cline. Undt
the Republican theory the public lands al
, parceled cut to contractors and oorpor
, tiOns who have been permitted to absorb
themselves 294, 900, 600 acres Of the publ
domain. In conclusion, the speaker pr
. dicted a regeneration of the country as Il
. effect of Democratic success, which wi
, now inevitable.
, President Steinmetz then introduced He
, Samuel J. Randall in complimentary term
, referring to him as man on whose e
! cutcheon not ore dark spot rested duriI
. a long and useful public career. N
Randall spoke as follows:
, THE SPEECH OF CONGRESSMAN RANDALL
0 Fellow citizens of Lancaster county
1t affords me real satisfaction to be he
to address you, because have alwa,
t looked with great concern and deepsl
interest on the Democracy of the distri
for their pluck In not fearing an owe
D whelming enemy. And Idesire personal
: to return my unbounded thanks for Il
F.. encouragement received In my public Ii
! from the good people of this county.
7 If we trace back the history OF partie
in this country, We find they divided of
= an early period on the construction OF u
: constitution, ono maintaining loose an
Y the other strict construction. or Il