Year: 1876

LARGE RATIFICATION NETTING IN THE SEVENTH


AUGUST BELMONT AND OTHERS


largely attended ratification meeting of the Seventh
Assembly District Tidsn and Hendricks Campaign
CLUB was held last evening at their headquarters,
corner Of Sixth avenue and Ninth street Mr.. E. L.
Paris, the chairman, opened tho meeting with the
announcement that Colorado had in all probability
democratic This followed by cheering after
which ex-Assemblyman Twombly introduced.


MR AUGUST BELMONT


arrived while he was addressing the meeting As he
came forward and took a seat on the platform the
crowd recognized him with loud applause. The Chair
man announced him ~ she speaker. Mr.. Bel
mont to another round OF cheers and applause.
and spoke az folIows:-


Mr. PRESIDENT AND FELLow DRxocRArs-I did not
expect to be present with you this evening but when
found myself ablo came 10 listen TO what was said
instead of speaking IL the FIRST opportunity have
had 70 thank you for selecting delegate TO
the National Democratic Convention and assure you
] did my duty there as best could True,
my first choice In that Convention was
which needs no apology, but when the nomination
OF Samuel J. Tilden took place there moro unan
unity OF feeling than ever witnessed In any OF the 1--WE
previous national conventions have had the honor to
attend am ready TO say that no more sagacous nor
better choice could have possible been made


RIGHT coRRCPrioy


and maladminstration OF many years past requires
the head and hand Of man who has had
large experience in his affairs and the
affairs OF State, and these faculties and powers
are all to be found IN Samuel j. TiIden. Thou
sands OF poor people are on tho verge OF starva-
tion for want OF employment and there Is no improve
ment visible. cold winter Is coming but the repub-
lican papers say that prospects are Frightening and
trade improving. 1t is not So am in
position to know, and have not seen It. Mr. Tilden
Is a Of thought and understands tho science OF
government. He appreciates the situation and is the
man for the hour. II to choose candidate
without political feeling Mr. Tilden would be the man.
We have some cheering from the far West-ln-
diana and Ohio doing well, and II carry those
States in the present month our success in November
is certain You all familiar with the story OF the
ancient East and the great confusion OF tongues


AT THE TOWER OF BABEL.


The same confusion may be heard to-day on tho
tongues Of our German Irish and American citizens,
but one grand keynote sounds out above it all and
that is Tiden and Hendricks The same Is the case IN
the West and SOUTH still further South, where the
frecdman's banks and similar institutions have not
iailed to teach lesson the voice OF the
and at the election IN November that
confusion will be great that nothing will be heard of
the republican party 1t was my custom TO read tho
republican papers, but Of atc they have become so
full of vile abuse had to give them up They became
nauseating. read that after the election 1t
the intention OF Nj Rothschd ana myself TO buy up
the whole United Slater. Mr. Rothschild has not writ
ten TO me yet tho subject-Qaughtcr)--but know
that


UNCLE SAM WILL NOT SELL our.


He has different plans for farming out the country,
and III tell you what they are. He is going 70 sign
lease of 1t to his namcsake uncle Samuel j. Tilden,
which will DO confirmed tho 4th OF March next with
special covenant OF renewal for good behavior. Then
may look forward to Of prosperity and peace
Several speakers followed, among them eolored
man named John Taylor, who announced himself a
democracy and told the story Of his
sion in q sofio comic speech.