Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-09
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Saturday Field Day in Politios-Politi-
cal Meetings from Brandywine to Balti-
more Senator Wilson's Speech Senator
Bayard at Milford.

Saturday Field Day in Politios-Politi
cal Meetings from Brandywine TO Balti
more Senator Wilson's speeoh-senatoi
Bayard at Milford.
Saturday last was a regular field day II
politics, and from Brandywine 10 Balli
more the politicians musical rhetoric was
waited on tho brisk breeze of November
throughout the whole State
The objective point during the eHtlr,
day and evening was Milford, where Sen
ator Wilson and Senator Bayard spoke IN
the afternoon and local celebrities detained
the crowd at night.
A special train of nine cars left this city
at niue O'Clock In the morning for Milford
and before II reached that place they were
packed. Senator Wilson was aboard Of
this train and amused himself while goia Z
down by looking at a carlcature of hinse.l
and other leading Republicans, published
in the last number of Frank Lsslis's Illus
iratsd Weekly. When the train arrived al
Middletown Mr.. Wilson was called out on
the platform, and after the cheers hat
subsidized spoke as follows;
Good morning, gentlemen. have traY'
eled over $4,000 miles during this cain.
paign and do not feel much like speaking
We claimed at the commencement Of th,
canvass to be able TO carry "a States
and | think this will be verified on Tues.
day next aud Delaware added to the list
The train then sped on uRtll IL reached
Clayton, when Mr.. Wilson was agar
called out and said
Gentlemen: hope you will keep in goot
cheer, and next Tuesday add Delaware Il
the lltt Of Republican s ales.
Al the Dover depot very large Grove
of ladies and gentlemen assembled, an,
after the Mt. Vernon Cornet Band, o
this city, had played tune, Mr.. Wilson
appeared upon the platform OF the car, il
response to the calls Of the crowd, an,
said -
Ladies and Gentlemen; have not tim
to speak this morning, but let me express
the hope that among the large number o
States that will vote for Grant next Tues
day Delaware will be among them. w
want to know no section or race, and
therefore, want to carry a majority of thu
Southern States, that they may be in har
mony with the administration Of th,
country for the next four years.
At the conclusion ofthls speech Wilson
\ Cannon on behalf OF the ladies of Dover
presented the Senator from Massaehusetl
with n handsome bouquet.
This closed thc speech making on IT,
route and the train arrived a. Milford q
half past twelve clock. A line WAS formel
at the depot in good country style, headc
by Senator Wilson and Gen. Torbet, wh'
rode in a single carriage, followed by
long string of vehicles of every description
and horsemen covered with cyergrecns
The Mt. Vernon band, the colored pioueer
aud the Grant and Wilson club, No.
led long procession ON foot. The proces
sionists marched to Lowery's hotel an
were dlsbanded. After the crowd ha
succeeded in getting fed and viewin
Lowgry's pen of giant pigs, the mcc.in
was organized In front OF the hotel on tb
porch OF which stand for the speaker
had been erected, Handsomely decorate
with choice flowers ana evergreens. Th
crowd about the hOtl was immense an
densely packed, and all the windows
the neighborhood which commanded
view of the speakers stand were Occupic
by the bellies and beauties of Milford.
shadrick p. Raughley was nominate
and elected to preside over the meeting
and several vice presidents and secrotari,
were chosen. After music by the ban'
Hon. Henry Wilson was introduced b
Judge Fisher, and said -
come amongst you somewhat tired an
weary, as l have addressed eighty asscn
blages within tue past few weeks. IL
our good fortune to live in country
pre-eminently fee Institutions, with sevt
millions Of citizens possessing the rigl
of sutf age, who will on Tuesday next
required TO elect Chief Magistrate Of th
Republic.
Tbis canvass, | hold, is without a pr
cedent. The old Democratic parry startC
, out without Democratic principles or egl
, Democratic candidates, and this relieV
J all from any obligations to that party, al
, iu view of these facts l ask all such
come into the great victorious party
1 the country. The leaders Of that old par
+ sold the Democrats at Baltimore, but thi
have not been delivered yet, and have I'M
next Tuesday TO escape into the Republics
party, and we will aid you in this al
I extend to you a right hearty welcome,
r we always opposed the surrendering
0 fugitive slaves.
The speaker said there are 10000
/ men In tue Republican party who We
formerly Democrats, aud they had prov
|, themselves, since their conver ion,
7 true as steel. lie thought VIII
; the Liberal movement was started ii wou
7 prove either revolution or a fizzle, al
: was certain now that on Tuesday il won
prove grand fzzle. This was the l21
Z time hehad addressed political assemblag
a during the present campaign. lie hop
y Delaware would vote for Grant for
d, knew the Greeley combination would ia
y Horace Greeley and the speaker for
); years had stood OH the same platform a
advocated the same measures, yet
|, Democratic party accepted Mr.. Greel
!, aud heaped their curses upon himself,
= the speaker said he found solaee in /
!. = fact that they practically said that in
these long years he had been In the rig
The Democratic party would have /
I, Republicans believe that 3,OOO,0OO of
I members had been convicte d a
converted in one day, but he wanted
rule similar to the Methodist rule appl
TO them, and putIthem ON four yea
lr probation before they were given
II power they asked. lie wasn't in favor
" shaking hands across the bloody chas
le hut was favorable to reconciliation.
+ bring about reconciliation, however, II
necessary for all to accept the fact that
y men are equal.
n The Calhoun doctrine, the speaker ca
70 had never made a prosperous State, q
IL never would make a prosperous natl
DuAAuE huI hhAN0 cuN-h-hAAA gtAAn Iash
to have been blessed with unexampled pr
I'd perlty. Gold has been reduced from 81
e, to It's present rate, and this simply
ed cause the people had declared that Il
were able aud honest enough TO pay
lk national debt. Taxation, TOO, has b.
ey reduced, 1868, ,00O, 600 Of the national d
ce paid of, and s24, 100000 annually sa
We in interest during this short period.
Mt financial policy Of the government
then reviewed and defended, and
st. reason why, he said, large amount
ad gold was constantly in the treasury va
nd Is that the government desires to use
of breaking up such gambling as was
lat messed in New York on Black Friday,
thereby protect the merchants Of
he country.
1re In support of his assertions, in regar
ell the prosperity Of the government,
hat Wilson said that in 1850 the value of
production OF the mechanical and ma
,er. featuring arts was $1s,OO0,OO0, in 1877
- was S43, ,010,OO0, and during the last
-e's years the amount OF production has
her largely increaced.
ire. He spoke Of the large cOlored vote, wi
,re. had done much for Viet1ry, and OF {