Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-10-29
POLITICAL.
THE STATE CANVASS.
TWO MORE LARGE REPUBLICAN MEETINGS

MEETING AT THE CITY HALt-ADDREssEs BY
ANTHONY HIGGINS, ESQ, AND HON j.. n. MAN
MING.
The City Hall was crowded, last evening, for
over three hours, by an intelligent, earnest gath
oriug, largely composed OF workingmen. Archi-
bald Armstrong, formerly, (in 1852 State Soma
tor from this county, was called to the Chair,
John Taylor elected Vice President and George
w. Vernon Secretary.
Anthony Higgins, ESQ, Of this city, first adj
dressed the meeting and gave necessarily
rapid, but searching and effective review of the
ISSUES in this canvass affecting interests Of the
laboring population of Wilmington, and demon-
arated theriujury by the policy of the Democratic
Legislatures Ho paid just compliment to the
enterprise of Wilmington mechanics and work.
ingmen who in spite Of adverse State legislation,
had prospered, and a large number, through the
aid of the Loan Associations, which were em-
phatically the Workngmau's Saving Fund, had
secured themselves comfortable homes, and
were adding house to house. He called atten-
tion to the fact that the prosperity of Whining
ton was due to the Protective Policy OF the he
publican party, which controlled the nation.
He then reviewed the unequal representation
question, and showed how Wilmington, with a
population OF more than 80 900 people, had only
the same Representation in the Legislature that
single Hundred in Sussex county had with
population of 1900 Take all our ship-yards, our
car-shops, coach-factories and scores Of other
manufactures, representing untold wealth, and
employing e-fourth the population OF the whole
State and yet they had but o,e representative
Mr. H., showed how the Democratic party had
pronounced against Equal Representation, both
in their county and State conventions and how
they had snubbed the aborng men, when they
asked the nomination Of gone of their number.
lie claimed that the Republican party is the true
representative of the Industrial interest Of the
State. not equivocating the least upon any of the
quettlo which Interested the labor movement
of the country.
After exposing the corruption and dishonesty
of certain Democratic officials III dsfranchising
Republican voters, and alluding TO the lncom
patability of tho Democratic party, with its can
didates Greeley and Brown, Mr. H., concluded
his eloquent remarks, which had received earnest
attention, throughout and were repeatedly APP
plauded.
Hon. J. f. Manning, of Massachusetts, fol-
lowed in an excellent. speech OF two hours III
length. Our crowded columns prevent proper
report OF il. lie sud that though Delaware
was small, the eyes of the whole North
are upon hor, and lie hoped that 1t might be
said that "aA Delaware goes 30 goes the Nation "
provided she went Tor Grant and Wilson He
| predicted that Grant aud Wilson wonld have a
| popular majority Of 700 900, and Massachusetts
would give anywhere from $4,000 to sl0O 900
majority.
attention, throughout and received high praise
as most thorough analysis of National issues.
THE MEETING AT SEVENTH AND WALNUT
In addition to the Republican meeting at the
City Hall, last evening. large and enthusiastic
meeting, principally of the colored citizens was
| held in the RepuOlican CLUB room at Seventh
and Walnut streets. Joseph G. Walker presided.
William Silver. E-q., being introduced, dwelt
ably upon the financial mlsmanagement of the
Democratic party, aud showed the benefits
| which would result from the success of the Re-
| publican party.
William Nicholson ESD, of Philadelphia, be-
ing the next speaker, aud not being so well post
ed in State matters as Mr. Silver, dwelt more
| upon the National Legislation of the Republican
party. 49,
Altogether the meeting was grind success,
| which showed that the colored voters are fully
awake to the issues of the campaign.