Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-07-09
The Democrats Ratified.

On last Saturday night about 7:30 or a
 little later band of music held the at
 teuticn of the thropgs of people that
 were on Congress street near Pearson's
 block for about fifteen minutes when
 the musicians proceeded to Park Square followed by good s;zed crowd. The
 band stand was bedecked with large and small emblems of old glory and the gas jets shoue upon the chairman, steno- grapher, musicians and assembled au- dleDce ard speakers most of the latter being called for and making theIr way upon the platform from out of the audi ence from time to time. General Rouse late U. ;. district attorney under Clevel- elaDd's admin sIratiOn was chairman. Judge SstterWhIte vas called upon To speak and introduced by the chairman. The speaker proceeded to deliver hIs re- marks m pleasing manner when he ar rived al that period in hls remarks wherein It required 2 supreme effort to raise he 8uaienCe-t) a fever heat or en- thus asm he launched out in a sentence DreGicflve of HarrisOn's H Haterloo but wuether the judges conscience smote bim, OF W bt tner the pTepoaderance of eioqueDce lnyo yed Ia the sentence ouj .,eighed his delivery powers, or whether the far faces in the audience rather em barrassed him, as between the addressed of jury, Or an audience com posrd of both masculine and f,miniDe. question which tue speaker can alone determine, bat the learned jurst failed tO complete the waterloo sen teDce which had beginEiug and an end. so Ee judiciously stroke his long beard and laughing away his tempo rary em barrassment played quits on the def,'at sentence and proceeded to the conclusion of hIs remarks bowed his acknowledgement to the audience and gracefully retired. The chaIrman then called the names of several who were lj-te0 to speak 8nd upon their failure to respond apOlogized in an explanatory manner for their absence. Col. Lovsll was called and addressed the meeting briefly. Judge Barnes was the next speaker, He attacked .he Chilian episode, rRpped the administration of Rutherford $. Hayes and elassed the Harrison administration as weak and vascelating. Spoke of tariff revision and otter mysteries before the people and poured out the unct,ous oil of all virtues so. proport Oned as to appear m ,ritIvey on inc side of Democracy. SigDiJr PeyoD a Spanish citizen O: small stature and compactIy built was Ihe next speaker. He spoke entirely in the v.nsh language. He seemed to be fui. of forensic oraJorv and passionate gaetpre and in few words made an nouncenent to those who spoke his language that the race was about to be eGiered upon by the two great captains.
 The chairman then caiied for Sellm Franklin and Francis Heney they mt responding Cr Oeirg absent General Rouse himself stepped to the front and s'auUg that he had no intention of making a speech but the other speak CTS having overlooked one conspicuous feature of the campaIgn he desired 10 express himself briefly ou the fierce bill. H. then went irtO the details and phro- pt esed the results of such si'iil. Con ci :diug hIs remarks the meeting as adjourned. During the evening bombs fire crackers. snd other combnslibles were vigorously used to lend aulmatioo.