Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-10-12
For the Gazette
Republican Meeting.
II. sTOcKETT MATTHEWS

Last evening lnstitue Hall was crowded With an
attentive audience, white and 5lack the attraction
being X. Stockett Matthews, Of Baltimore, who it
was announced would speak upon the issues of the
campaign from a Republican standpoint.
We listened to Mr.. Matthews from the COM
mencement to the close of his speech, and must
confess to have been greatly disappointed thereat;
and, If the truth were told, there manv in the
Hall who went away with like feelings. Mr.. Mat
thews has an extraordinary command of language
and this 1t Is which peases the listeners. Violent
speech and in manner, his voublty OF words car
| ries his hearers along with him at break-neck
speed, leaving no time for thought. Analize them
and they become mere inanities, meaningless from
their inaplicability.
His speech last evening was as frothy as the foam
OF the sea. 1t was strictly ,car and spead-eagle
effort, and would be fitting harranguc, for repro
duction by a recruiting sergeant. The argument,
| II such IT can be called, was "lhe Republican
party victorious during the war, ergo it should
be continued III perpetuity." There was refer
ence to the prime pies that animate the two oppos
ing parties to the Ire issncs Of the present such
centralizaton rs local CENTRES OF government, re-
conciatUn rs reconstruction (or love hate) and
| official honesty and integrity IS. peculation in
high places with impunity. Oh no, these are
two insignificant. The bloody chasm should be
widened
The only allusion to Capitalization was to hoot
| at it, and afterwards say the central arm should
| be long enough" whenever the most ignorant an 4
despsed and Lazarus Ike citizen mig ht be injured
| "to reach ont and crush the offender
| II this IL not powerful illustration OF the bane
| full effects Of Briarian armed Capitalization. W,
will admit that local self-government is a humbug
Mr.. Matthews alleged (his opinion) thot the as
sassination Of Mr.. Lincoln was Democratic mea
sure. This most absurd proposition was abandon
ed at the time by the most determined OF his par
ty Tell me. said he any good thing that has EN-
anated from Democrat for the last ten years. W,
will answer. But for the Democrats Mr.. Sumner
"Civl Service Bill" would to-day he n law, an,
would place the colored child by the side OF hi
white brother in public schools. But for tn
Democrats and Liberal Republicans, the privileg
Of voting freely and according to cur choice on th
9TH of next November would be denied us, ~,
the writ OF haheas corpus would he suspende
throughout the breadth and length OF this land a
the pleasure of President Grant candidate 10
|, reelection.
| Mr. Matthews enlivenei his speech with anec
dotes AMI epithets abusive OF his political oppt
nents, Whether the one ictcrrIng to the nllvic
! ual who had "too much aboard, and who. after
: certain npheayinS process, calculated, (c,) .
know where got {hc) the oysters and (hic) IL
sausage, but (mc) don't know (llc) where =,
lhic) the dog" was appropriately addressed to II
ladies present or not, we leave to our friends q
the other side to answer.
Principles should be discussed in this cumpaig-
, last night they were at discount. h.