Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-09-28
senator Ell saul.sury ON tho stump,

"wHITE MANS MEETING" AT wYomINo-60 PEo-
PIE oUTPuuRED TO HEAR THE sENAToR-wHAT
HE HAS TO SAT ON STATE AND NATIONAL POLL
TICS.
At Wyoming, Kent county on Thursday even-
ing, Democratic meeting was held, under a
call by the County Committee. The handful
announcing the meeting was similar to that
which was used to call one at Little Creek Land
ing, on the 21st, with one significant omission.
On the Llttle Greek poster. there was flaming
display line
''RAILY, WHITE MEN, RALLY J"
This was dropped from the Wyoming bill, hut
from the phraseology of the call. and the orin-
ions Of the 81 natOr. IL was understood. neverhe-
less, to be an 'ani-nigger" Assemblage.
The meeting was held in front Of the Wyoming
Hotel, and the Senator spoke from the porch OF
the building. Thomas Young, Erq, presided.
aud seemed to consider 1t unnecessary to remove
either his hat or cigar. Probably II was. The
number present was from so to 75-not ever the
latter number.
The Senator said he was surprised to see so
many present He regretted the campaign had
commenced 30 early. In reference to the Re-
publican county ticket, Just nominated, he had
nothing to say against any one on it, but 1t was
no better than the Democratic ticket Passing
to national politics, he said Republicans brand
us with Inconsistency, because We nominated
Horace Greeley. He was not our choice, and
felt proud of the Democracy OF Delaware as rem
resented at Baltimore. They stood In OPPOSE
tiO1 to any but those who we're allied TO, AM
In sympathy with the Democratic party. l
felt a glow OF pride when heard
tho Democracy of D5lIware commanded and
praised at Baltimore A prominent Kentucky
Democrat once Governor Of that State Mr. Ste
Venaon said to me that during the long years
OF etnls while other States had faiered and fail
ed m their devotion to Democratic principles.
Delaware never lowered her flag; and that the De-
mOcracy OF the nation should beware how 1t in
suited the true and tiled Democracy OF Della
ware,
Horace Greeley, was nominated not because
Of his Democracy but by uniting with the Lii
erals, the ID jmocraoy they thought they cond
overthrow the corrupt administration tf dener-
Grant, and briUg back the days of liberty. By
the election OF Greeley we get clear of the cor
rupt military ring which surrounds tle W WIte
House
After reviewing the results which followed the
war, and condemning all Ku-Alux legislation
Mr.. salisbury passed on to state matters, aud
charged George V. Massey, Esq, with making
misrepresentation in reference to the public
debt, in public speech at Milford, Mr.. NJ
charged that the debt 81 500 900, all created
since the Democratic party came into power.
He did not tell that this debt waa created to save
the young men from going to the war. Do you
recollect, said Mr.. g., the alarm that existed in
tine State. How that fathers and mothers trem-
bled, when they found that their sons were to be
torn away from them by the cruel draft, the
young men were fleeing from the State, but
happily the Democratic party was In power, and
passed law to pay each drafted man, whether
Republican or Democrat, $500 II he did not want
to 60 TO the war He admitted that the State
debt after deducting 1857 900 OF Junction d
Break water Rail Road bonds, was 81, ITO, 900,
and the State Treasurer had now $90, 900, with
which he has been trying to buy up the State
bonds and reduce the debt but 80 profitable
have the bonds become that those holding them
will not give them up. They arc now above par,
and pay better than mortgages. Thanks to the
wisdom Of the Delaware Legislature, at the pros
ent rate, the State debt can be lqudated in 10
years. In Kent county our rate OF taxation is
only SO cents on tile 800. In no other place
aro they lighter,
Proceeding to the White man" Mr.. Sauls-
bury said, we stand as in 1860, band Of white
men, on a white mans platform, and appealing
only to white men. II tho Republicans crafty
the desires OF the negroes, they will be in our
schools, our churches. our cemeteries and the
jury box. But for the negroes there would be
no Republican party in Delaware. treat and
speak to them kindly, but l am 9 white man,
and do not desire to have myself reduced down
to the level of the negro. With this eloquent
peror atom the Senator clOsel his address,
which was family cheered by the Democrats
who were expect ID to vote for a white name
party and Horace Greeley as its representative