Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-10-17

SPIRITED REPUBLICAN MEETING AT WYOMING.
large and enthusiastic Republican meeting
was held at Wyoming on Friday evening last.
The Dover Grant Il Wilson club were present,
and the Wyoming brass band furnished the mu-
sic. Samuel M.Powell presided
COmmitte on resolutions was appointed. in
the absence of which DIR. Jump addressed the
meeting We regret our inability to print eth
err the Dr.'s speech or the resolutions, which
were kindly furnished to US by correspondent.
Ed.
George V. Massey, Esq was then introduced
He said that since there was nothing to he said
upon National affairs that had not been already
conceded by the opposite party, he would turn
his attention to the immediate affairs of the
State where issues enough presented themselves
for investigation. Mr.. Salisbury from this
stand had taxed him (Massey) with misrepre-
senting the State debt, in Milford, upon the
occasion of his speech there. True be had made
misstatement Of $4,000, but that was a small
mistake when one was 10 the hundred thousand
In 1860, the State was out OF debt now we owe
debt which he might thus designate:
sll10,00O war debt.
1852 900 Railroad debt.
In ten years this debt had been reduced
$4,000, and at that celebrity could DO paid in
go years. trihing time we should all live to
see The State Treasurer had made state.
ment of the financial condition Of the state over
his own signature, that was to all intents and
purposes fraudulent. There were :l33, 900
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no interest, paying no debts, buying no bonds.
S5i000 bad been paid upon the debt this, with
the Sl33OOO that had not been paid the State
Treasurer imprudently deducts from the debt, ~
nay, further, he had placed the school fund,
that solemn trust imposed upon him, to be YEAR
~ expended for the education of our children.
trust separate and distinct from the rest, this
lie had placed to the credit of the state, as
though it could be used for the reduction of
this ignomnious debt.
Saws In Ia Iraaa ha l,tt ti,a
bonds Of the state. These bonds are over due.
Must we let them stand then, uncanceled, and
drawing interest year after year when the mon
ey to redeem them lies idle and Intellectual in
the treasury TlieTe was flaw in the bill
that authorized the issue of these bonds time
should have been specified when they would
be forfeited if not returned to the Treasurer
for their redemption. What do you do when
man holds your note for $500 % and you have
the money to pay it, You say MIR. A. here il
the money with interest, for the note you hold
due against me- "Oh, says he. will take the
interest, but will not have the principal l had
rather have it remain with you and draw IN
terest.' But say yon, II will not pay interest
money l have in my pocket. l tender it tc
you, il you refuse shall stop the interest forth
with. And the law 5ustains you in it.
If in 1862 proper law had been passed by
the Legislature Of this State to pay bounty to
volunteers there would have been no such deb
now. The general government would have CON
sidered it in the light Of a loan. as it did in the
case of Pennsylvania, and all the loyal State'
that made such appropriations, and would have
cheerfuly refunded the last dollar. But instead
there was premium offered against the gov
eminent Men went outside of the State to en-
list. An enormous debt was fatened upon til,
future industry Of our people.
Nor is it alone State debt that constantly tug
like leach at our pockets. In 1861 the taxe
Of this county amounted to $50, 900, in 1866
they had augmented to $751; 900 What has BEEF
the expenditure that calls for this increased re
pletion Are your roads any better are you
officers paid larger salaries Where docs th,
money go : Is 1t not time to call for reform i
our political temple, to overthrow the tables O
those money changers To modify aud coTec
the laws
We need our exemption law and the rigorou
attachment law Of the State should be altered il
some Of its features. Immigration to this Stat,
has been largely checked for the want of an eX
emption law. Men of means have come iron
other States and bought land here at iuilate
prices. when the bubble burst they have bee
stripped Of lands aud tenements the last cen
and the last piece Of furniture, and have gon
begging their way back out of the hands of iii
Phllistne. How many worthy, but unfortunat
men have you known who have been turne
with their families naked by the constable, upo
the cold charities Of the world The kettle sol
from under the fire, the dinner upon the tabl
sold from the mouths Of hungry children. til
cradle sold from beneath the sick and dying il
FAINT
How many a poor man has gone to his en-
pluyer at the end of the week only to be to-
that some TapaciOus creditor has attached h
wages, and there is not a cent between him All
the hunger and restitution of his starving fan
lily Afraid to return home crime beckons hi
with grihiy finger into darkness
There IL redress for all these grievance
The Republican party through its platforr
boldly proposes to remedy these evils. Will "
support it, or put once again the knife to vo
thrOats. The election OF Gen. Grant is secure
From the Atlantic to the Pacific the genius
Hepubicanism will erect ose unbroken arch
triumph in November. 1t remains with "
whether Delaware shall be one Of the mari
stones in that magnificent blending. Will "
do it.
On motion of DIR. Jump it was ordered that t
proceedings be published in the WIIMINGr
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