The daily gazette., 1874-10-28
.Another Grand Ram.

MASS MEETING AT FOURTH AND FRENCH
STREETS LARGE ATTENDANCE AND GOOD
sPEEcHEs-FINE sTREET PARADE. Y 9. z
Last night, arousing meeting of the
,, Democracy of Wilmington was held at
Fourth and French streets.
A stand had been erected at the south
east corner, and around this stand, long
before the arrival of the speakers, an
immense crowd collected. And they not
only collected, but waited patiently until
the speakers arrived.
Earlier in the evening q parade was
up by the Bayard Democratic Club, Of
the Sixth Ward, andthe Cochran & Viii
liams Clubs of the Second and Tenth
Wards. These Clubs, numbering between
five and six hundred, bearing flags, torch
es and transparencies, and headed by a
band, marched abound the principal sts.
OF the city, passing by the place Of meet.
The procession was greatly.admired, the
neat uniforms and generally fine appear
ance OF the men, as we'll as their orderly
bearing, exciting much favorable COM
i ment. . ,..... ..,. =.
The meeting at Fourth and French
streets was called TO order shortly after
8 o'clock, by !. C. Grnbb, Esq, on whose
motion an organization was effected by
the election of the following officers
President--Lewis II. Paynter.
| Vice Presidents-First Ward, John p.
Springer; Second. VIM. Bareford; Third,
Geo: O'Neill; Fourth, James p. Hayes;
Fifth, A. Given; Sixth, VIM. McMena-
min; Seventh, Lewis r. Springer; Eighth,
1 Armand Chaytor; Ninth, VIM. Thatcher;
Tenth, d. J. Mention.
observation-disclosures Taylor, Robt. II.
Taylor
Hon. Eli Salisbury. our junior U. S.
Senator, was introduced as the first speak,
er, and was greeted with three hearty
cheers.
Senator Salisbury then proceed to de-
liver q most exhaustive and able address,
in which he thoroughly discussed all the
issues, State and National, that are in
volved in the present canvass. He COM
menced by congratulating the Democra-
cy of Wilmington upon the gallant VIC
] tories they had recently gained over,
Radicalism and Ring Rule" and hoped
hey would supplement these glorious
charges by decisive and disgraceful rout
of the enemy's forces on the Sd day Of
November.
He then proceeded to review, care
fully and thoroughly, the National
issues which bear so directly upon our
State canvass; he reviewed the Civil
Rights Bill, is provisions and penal
ties, and as its passage is certain in the
event of the next House of Represen-
tatives being Republican, he urged
his hearers to do all in their power to
send to Congress from Delaware man
opposed in toto TO this iniqutious mea-
sure.
He further referred to the base op-
lpression of the people in the Southern
States by the Radical party, and pro.
tested against Delaware being placed
in the same horrible condition as South
Carolina and her sister States.
The Honorable gentleman also devo-
ted considerable attention to State
affairs. He referred to our State debt,
the noble purposes for which it was
contracted, and the rapid manner in
which it was being paid off, without
expressing our people with onerous
taxation. He alluded to our honest
and economical State government,
which costs, under Democratic off.
cials, but $50, 600 or t33, 600 per year
while in Rhode Island, the yearly
amount expended for printing alone
amounts to far more than that sum.
In this way, the speaker, proceed to
show how faithfully the Democratic
officials were observing their trusts
and conducting the affairs of State,
and closed by advising all present to
do all in their power to keep our little
; State in the hands of such honest, cap
able and ecomical rulers.
The whole speech was listened TO
with the greatest attention, and the
. speaker was heartily cheered from time
to time. ,r
/. G. Grubb, read from the GAZETTE
II list of the Democratic meetings to be
held during the week, after which
Charles B. Lore, Esq, of this city, was
introduced.
Mr.. Lore spoke for half an hour, in
his usual effective and interesting
style. lie referred to the manner in
| which some Republicans advocate the
Civil Rights Bill in principle, but op
lpose it in practice, and after announc-
: ing the infamous measure in deserved
terms, entertained his hearers with a
lplain and practical discussion. Of State
affairs. lie urged every Democrat to
> do his utmost to keep our State under
honest, economical, white rule. His
address was loudly applauded.5
II Mr.. Lore was followed by William
, Reynolds, Esq, who made Il brief but
pulling huuicSS.
: James Williams, Esq, our candidate
for Congress, was present at the meet
ing, but on account of the lateness OF
the hour when the other speakers con
/, cludcd, he made no remarks. -F
With cheers for the speakers and
, the entire State ticket, the meeting
adjourned.
REPUBLICAN MEETING.
| A large Republican and negro meet
ing was held at Seventh and Lombard
streets, last evening, and was addressed
by DIR. William G. Davidson, of Mil
ford, Levi G. Bird, Esq, ofthis city,
and others.
THE GRAND RALLY TONIGHT.
Tonight at the City Hall, the Ger.
man Democrats of the city will be ad
, dressed by Theodore Dittmann, Esq,
and Paul Kitterlinus, Esq, two elo'
quent speakers from Philadelphia.
FIFTH and LAST GIFT CONCERT
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