Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1874-10-21
FIRST EDITION.


LARGE GATHERING AT THE CITY HALL-ADDREss
BY EX-GOVERNOR POLLOCK.
very large Republican meeting was held at
the City Hall, last evening, which crowded 1t to
its utmost capacity 80 that it was difficult to
press through the throng in any part of the
room. The crowd remained throughout the
evening, which is something unusual. Lewis
Thompson presided, and after few remarks
introduced Ex-Governor Pollock, Of Penna., who
spoke little more than hour.
Mr. Pollock referred briefly to the record
which the Republican party has made, and in
dicated some OF the reforms which it has created.
or the Democratic party he had only to say that
il is still the Democracy of 1860, and that there
is not leading Democrat in this State who is
not in sympathy with tie Democracy Of the
South. They all contend that the South and
the White League are right as they once declared
that Slavery WAS right and the North wrong.
The speaker then referred to the State issues
inyolved-tbe attachment law, the equal Repre-
sentation question: and our school system, which
he declared to be disgrace to our civilization.
II Pennsylvania had such a system, he said, the
State would deserve to be stricken from the
union of States. You should have a school sys-
tenn such as ours, and you can only obtain it by
electing Republican Legislature.
The speaker dwelt at some length and with
considerable warmth upon the necessity Of our
State in this particular, and then branched bold
~ upon lne nablOnhl lbbueb luVOlVeu III tue CALL
paign He declared that the Democratic party
we're demanding renewed and nndefled con-
sttution. This cry is ringing from one end of the
county to the other. What do they mean
They would tell you that the constitution has
been defiled by the 18th, 14th and 18th amend
ments, and they demand that these shall be
stricken from the pager Of our National Consti-
tuton and declare that they will do it when the
power is given to them. charge that this is
opening all the issues which we had thought
their own convention at Baltimore had closed and
principles which cost the nation 100000 lives to
establish.
Governor Pollock then reviewed the outrages
in the South, and declared that il it were not
that u Grant occupied the Presidential chair,
the country would now be wrapped in the flames
of civil war, and the Democratic party would
have gloried in our defeats and mourned our
victories as they did in the past
He spoke of the present panic as the result
of the Democratic clamor for freer tariff, and
the reduction In protection which had been the
policy of the country for 80 long, showing the in
consistency of the Democratic party by its de-
mand for more money in Ohio and Indiana, and
for resumption OF specie payments in the East.
He said he had just returned from Indiana, and
was assured that the Republican defeats there
and IN Ohio were purely the result Of differences
on the money and temperance questions, and
confidently predicted that both would be re-
claimed in the next Presidential election by
their old heavy majorities.
The crowd fingered for some time after the
conclusion of Mr.. Pollock's address, calling
loudly for more speeches, but as none whost
names were called seemed to be present, they
finally dispersed.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETINGS IN sUssEx-A LIVE COM
PAIGN IN PROGRESS.
The Republicans are alive in Sussex, ane
many well-attended and spirited meetings arr
being held. On Saturday afternoon Docto
Jump, Geo. v. Massey, and Levi G. Bird SPOKE
at Seaford, and in the evening at Bridgeville
The former was good meeting, and showed
most encouraging degree Of spirit. and the lat
| ter, being at more convenient time WAS largel,
attended. Bridgeville is the residence Of botl
| the Republican and Democratic candidates fo
Sheriff, and there il the utmost political actiyit
| there.
| On the same day. afternoon and evening, Hon
| J. r. Lofland and Beniah Watson addresse,
meetings at Roxana and Frankford, both o
which were well attended DR.. W. @. Davidson
and Chas. F. Richards spoke at Glendale ant
| Hon. Jacob Moore at Millsboro.'