Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-10-05
Immense Democratic and Liberal Meet.
ing at institute Hail.
Speech by Senator Bayard.
Local SeG-GoVernment VS.. Capitalization
n FMN NnH Fair Discussion Of the
Issues OF the Day.
An Interesting Meeting
CIR H AT ENTHUSIASTS

GREAT ENTHJsIASM,
Last evening an immense meeting al the
( Democrats and Liberal Republicans of this city
and vicinity, was held at the Institute Hall,
which was drawn together by the announce celncnt
that Hon. THos. +. BAYARD would be present
and discuss the political questions Of the day
"A few minutes after saven o'clock the people
commenced to pour in, and by eight o'clock the
large hall was filled 10 overhowng while great
numbers still continued to struggle for admission
Every available space in the room was occupied
and the Immense sea of upturned eager, thought.
iui conntenances, showed how great was the
desire to hear the issues OF the hour discussed
by the distinguished Senator of Delaware
About eight o'clock, the City Cornet Band en-.
tered the room, took seats on the platform and
played several patriotic airs with stirring effect
Ignatius c. Grubb, Esq then called the meeting
to order ana moved Hon Jo.lu, l.. Simm., act
As chairman. which WI. unanin,ouly agreed to-.
The following Vice Presidents were then ap.
pointed First Ward J. Bennett; Sec
ond-Dr. w. +. Qninby; inlr,l = August
Bckta; Fourth Lewis G. Springer Fifth
Park Po.tles; Sixth h-tol Henry Erkel Sev-
enth Il. K Springer; Eighth John =.
Almond; Ninth-Dr, + &. Shorllilge; Tenth
Lewis z. Lynch
Secretaries - Frank Gnrisle and Harry
Graves.
SENATOR BAYARp here malo his appearance
and was greeted with prolonged and tumut,lons
applause.
Quie. being restored, Mayor Simm3 arese AID
said "Felow citizens. now have l,, pleasure
OF Introducing 10 YOU. Hon Thos. +. Bayard.'
This announcement WAS received with re.
newed applause. when il ceased Senator Bayarl
advanced, and spoke NJ follows
Mr. HAYARD stl. Ny Friends aai fei'5la.
!. citizens Whlst 1t &. Is me- great peasute nnce
more to stanl before 50 large au hence OF the
men OF my native town, ut the same time | ssill
not disguise from you of my ralret that
the condltionlof my health would prevent me some
what from feeling rs able as am willing, proper
ly to address myself and ask your consideration o
the most important issues now before us. for out
consideration. Nothing. my friends, but sense
that there Is now impending before the American
people, a trial OF their capacity Tor sound nds-
mant and right action. III order TO risk t. per.
pstuate the existence OF free institutions IN this
country, would induce me at ALL Mt this time, I.
enter upon the pending canvass. But from a sense
OF the Importance OF these issues, arises sense
my obligation to my fellow men, 10 try and meet
them justly and properly.
What ~ the condition OF things III this country.
Wo are almost the solitary nation OF the earth
certainly the solitary large nation OF the earth
where the power of controlling their own nstitu-
tions, and giving color and character to their own
laws and government, IS gwen to the people in u
mass. In other nations, older than our own, you
know that men trained by long exercise OF their
faculties III the science OF government, preferred
class, OF superior ranks, are permitted to control
government questions, and, tAa men who live by
manual labor, have but little indeed to say in re.
gard to the nature OF the government about them
How different Is it here; aud oh, how blessed is
the difference IN this land that yon, each of you
each one Of US, the weak, the strong, the rich the
poor, the humble or advanced in office, still has
~ hNr in thA
great people. Applause. While you have the
power, beg you not to forget the responsibilities
Exercise that power justly. When you have a
right to vote see first, that you have true knowl
edge OF the subject secondly, that You have pro-
per motive to control your knowledge Ii cor
ruption exercises your vote. how can you expect
good government to resultp l usk you to seek
and embrace nothing but good sense
The issues before the people are not new issues
They are the old stories coming up under diersn,
forms, at different times, but having the sans
principle. 1t is the old story, whether human
power can subject itself to human limits, when
temptations OF judgment are bstore it That is
the question. Love OF human power Is the pre-
dominating power Of the human hel1t. All his
ory shows IT.
That the danger to freedom and govern
ment is, that, when you entrust some men
with power for the purpose of government,
1 they use these very powers to aggrandize the
amount they have receivea-tO consolidate
power still further in their own hands, to use
what they have obtained for purposes for
which 1t never was designed 1t was that
quality that made the name Of George Wash
lugton 80 great among the nations of the earth,
(applause]. It was the example of that re.
] markable man that when he had accom-
plished victory; that when he was strong
with success, he sank into the Obscurity of !
I private citizen. Why Is 1t that his name
stands on the page of history, as the man who
was willing TO renounce power, when advan-
tages we're to be accomplished. Can we not
I borrow some little example from him, and
show that In this country We can insist tina,
some sf his qualities shall be echoed by the
The issue which has been formed in this
country In one shape OF another has always
asserted itself since the formation of the gov