The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-02
DEMOCRACYS RALLY,
COL Testers Closing Speech Of
The Campaign
AN OVATION TO THE NEXT CON-
GRESHAM.

The Thsater Packed With Rnthusi
astic Democrats at Last Night
Meeting Speeches by Col. Lester
Col. Mercer, Judge Adams, A. r
Lawton. Jr., and D. A. O'Byrne-Col
Lester Reviews the Action of th,
! House. the Tariff and the Fore,
BilI-An Appeal for Full Vote OF
Tuesday.
The democratic rally at the theater las
night was a big wind-up of the campaign.
Congressman Crisp, who had intended to
be present and was booked for the opening
speech, was unable to come on account Of d
severe attack Of neuralgia. He autographed
Capt. II. C. Cunningham, president Of the
Lester club, to that effect, expressing his
regrets, ard sending greetings TO the demo-
Gratis of Chatham.
When the meeting was called to order, a
few minutes after s O'Clock, the theater was
crowded with an enthusiastic audience,
which accorded Congressman Lester an
ovation as he appeared upon the stage.
Capt II. G. Cunningham presided, and
The following gentlemen occupied seats on
the stage: Hon. A. Pratt Adams, d. A.
O'Byrne, ESQ.,, Col. w. w. Gordon, Col
George A. Mercer, A. R LawtOn, Jr.,
Esq., II. M. Conner, Charles +. Pre- der
gast, DR.. K g. Norton, John r Young
and L. G. DownA
Capt. Cunningham, in opening the meet
ing. said ne was proud 10 greet such a large
audience Of democrats and he was glad to
see that the party was taking such an
interest In the election. 81 fesl," said he,
shat you will, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, demon
straie to the Republican party that the
democrats Of the city of Savannah and the
county of Chatham b we not taken a single
backward step, aud will roll up the biggest
majority for Col. Lester ever given q con-
gresham from this district"
COL LEsTER's SPEECH.
Capt. Cunningham then introduced Col
Lester, and the applause was so great and
30 ntinued that il was several minutes
before lie could be heard.
Il come before you tonight, fellow-citi-
xens,n Col Lester said, mot 10 plead my
own ca Sc, bnt to plead the Gauss OF the
Democratic party of the whole country.
am be ore you as the democratic candidate
All COiSTesS tTOin Ou5 rlfbL ulSlI1Ct, auQ IL
remains with you to either ratify that noml-
nation at the polls next Tuesday, OF let the
interests of the district be turnei over to
the party which has misgoverned this
country whenever it has been in power
"For the last ten months have been a
witness OF the schemes, and a victim of
them. too, IN which the Democratic party
has been knocked down and tramp,ed upon
by the republican speaker and his caucus
From wnat have witnessed during that
period, feel satisfied that If the Republic IN
party Is kept in power much longer it will
drive this free republic either to anarchial
or monarch al form OF COVER 1ment, with
all power conferred in one political party
with headquarters in Washington.
by bribery and corruption the Republi-
can party secured control of the govern
ment in 1883, and to increase its D lwer
adopted the most outrageous methods ever
known Ia what should be a representative
body to undo the will of free people bv
ulseating its legally elected representatives.
That party does not represent the people,
but olIy certain classes. SThe mass OF / he
people OF TIE country are entirely iguored
A TCUCH-UP FOR SPEAKER REED.
when the last House gained the re.
publican had legal majority OF six, bit
tn II was not sufficient for their purp lses
decide questions of order to suit their
wishes, and to have rules constructed which
would give them absolute contro. Of every
thl g, without eference to the rights of the
people. And how well they succesi led.
Reeds will was all the law necessary.
backed as he was by the republican caucus,
ovef which he seemed to have supreme con-
troll Under him and his party the House
has ceased to be deliberative body, and is
MOI Of =
servant.
Speaker Reed boasts to the country Of
what he has ne for it, and he says be is
proud Of his record. Re has by usurpation
of authority trampled upon the rights Of
every American voter, and he is to-day the
acknowledged law-naker of his party. Six
majority was not sufficient to carry out the
infamous measures Of mis- party. Mckinley
told the truth waen he said tue republicans
In congress had 'work' to do. And they
did 1t. Howl By trampling under foot ali
previous rules Of justice, decenoy and
eiviil'y, all tbs rights Of a free people, and
tur ming out Of their seats the representa-
uves who were duly elected.
NOT SINGLE EXCEPTION.
I'm not single case of contest was IL
proven that the gentlemen unseated wer,
not elected. They excused themselves for
their vlllalnous work under one pretext or
another, the principal one being to examine
the census report, and If the district sno WED
a large black population, claim that the re-
publican was elected on the ground that all
the negroes belonged to them, and If they
didn't vote they intended to.
Party exigencies required that they
have large working majority in the
House, and the republicans did not hesitate
TO take more than the people allowed them.
Take, Tor Instance, the case of Col.
Elliott of South Carolina, whose unseating
was one OF the most outrageous
proceedings of the session. Here
was man turned out Of
bis seat simply for the amusement of
Speaker Reed and his cohorts, who had
nothing else to do while waiting for the
Senate to ratify their work previous to ad-
1ourning for the session. Not ten men In the
House, outside Of the committee which had
charge OF the election contests, knew single
fact connected with the case. But then the
republicans had to find some amusement.
The previous question was called for, debate
cut OH, a I'D In less time than can take to
tell it, Col. Elliott found him self ousted
from bis seat without hardly word of
warning"
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
Col. Lester then took up the MCKINLEY
tariff bill and handled it without gloves
'rhe title Of the BILL" said Col. Lester
reads, IA bill to reduce the revenues aud
equalize taxation But instead OF a reduce
ton the duties have been raised from an
a. erage of Al per cent. dd poLereya 70 go
Thnry had 20 N,lta L II.