Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1874-10-08
Tho First Gun.

JUMP, LoFLAND, AND THE WHOLE REpUBLIoA
T1cKkT-INNENsE MEETING AT THE CRY HALL
FRIDAY EvENINa-ABLk ADDREssEs BY ANrHoN
HIGGINS AND LEVI C. BIRD, EsQs.-DR. jun
! Shows HIMSELF ABLE TO MAKE A SPEECH.
{ The Republican Mass Meeting, Friday evening
was grand success in every respect, and bein,
the first gun in the campaign, augurs well 70
the success Of the party in November. Earl
in the evening every seat and all available stand
ing room in the City Hall was occupied, an,
when the Mt. Vernon Cornet Band wedged itsel
into one corner Of the hall, it was with difficult
that the officers and speakers could reach tn
platform.
A few minutes before eight O'Clock II. f
, Pckels, Esq, called the meeting to order am
nominated J. T. Heald, Esq., for President, VIII,
advancing to the stand Expressed his pleasure =
beholding 30 many Of his old friends presen
and reoounted some Of the many incident
which had transpired in their political life witt
which they were all intimately connected. Sam
uel Allen was made secretary.
ANTHONY HIGGINS, ESQ, WAS INTRODUCED
as the first speaker who said that he was presen
under great inconvenience aud considerable sac
rfhoe, but when told that his presence might
possibly influence some wavering vote, he had
thrown aside everything and enlisted for the
war. The approaching election is an important
one Governor ID TO be chosen for four years
who appoints your county officers and all your
ate are to be elected who shall be majority for
four years to come, and majority OF the Levy
Courts OF each County il to be elected.
What is the record Of the party inpower? No
better authority can be found than their recent
speech Of Senator BsyArd are to be found its
chosen principles, In the name Of All outraged
people he (Hggns) accepted the challenge and
arraigned the Democratic party for
| REFUSING TO AMEND OUR SCHOOL LAWS.
The Senator says there is no blot upon the fair
escutcheon Of our state, and Invites Repub.
cans to come and join the Democratic party an
the party OF good government. Is this true
that the Senator says2 There is not . wore
blot against any State Of the Union than there
| is against the State Of Delaware under Demo
cratic rule. Education il the bulwark of q ma
tons strength, and the democratic party has
persistently refused to amend our school lawe
| 10 that the people can be educated. In Sussex
| county the shameful practice Of openly buying
votes is carried on by both political parties.
Men with farms at their backs come TO the polls,
| and withhold their votes until they see which
party will give them the largest pile Of green.
backs. Why 10 this done2 Look ut the educa-
tonAl statistics Of the census Of 1870 for an All.
swer. This shows one-setenth OF the people of
the State
CAN NEITHER READ NOR WRITE,
and in those districts where the buying and sell
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the people cannot read nor write The average
lenglh OF tlme Tor which school is kept is four
anu nail onths IN the year. and IN sixteen
districts no school was attempted to he kept
Here Is the source OF the EVIL here is the foun-
tam Of good government the Senator has come
home to praise. This system Of education has
two results dear to the Democratic heart. One
IL, that 1t makes its followers hate niggers "
And vote the Democratic ticket.
Mr. Higgins then reviewed the unequal sys-
tenn OF r6Dr4H4ntRtiDn which 6iRfraDchiaas Ona
half the people Of New Castle County. The
Democratic party refuses to remedy this evil.
no matter what way we may vote in New Castle
snos o swo ro uounes' unaer Dsmocratic domin-
resentation. D1ck Greek ia the Rnbcon hevond
which We cannot pass. Ifis il a crime To- 10.
privs an individual OF his vote, by what name
shall wa desionnta q crime ubic,,
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s,N Ds,AAN0Ai'As Who'll. COUNTY
Inc hepuohcAn party since 1866, has all the
nme placed ITSELF upon the platform Of eon,,
hapd M ~ Da' S ons DsMotaao T party s'll,
their mouths about it At their late State Con,
vehtion, when the delegations OF Kent and
sussex were present. but lew days ago at
tneif County convention at New Castle, they
d,a I make OUT 70 say something about 1t, to
auay the outraged teehng OF the party III the
county and this only after the Republicans had
boidly advocated it In their platforms for six
years previously.
., Mr.. then referred to the manner and for
me uhpaIriotlc purposes Tor which the State
debt had been created, giving nothing to volun-
teers' put sooo 70 esch drafted man TO Keep him
smnnn,'n ~ 1ro,, 1nH 6nn " ~ tGo u1S' neS
This enormous debt. Created indirectIy In nd
the Rebellion a shown Nv the Auditor's renort
had been reduced to 800, OOO. COO. but where do
the taxes come from The Democratic party had
laid tax upon the debts of the peopie. by tar.
ing lands, mortgages, and the earnings OF Loan
sssoostions
He alluded TO the receptly passed Infamous
law for the assessment and Tor the collection of
taxes a law which in ita Operations
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p'sfhASchishs THE fooR MAN
ana THIS TACT ID proven when 1T ls found that
tue law only applies to the poll tax, which is the
only TAX poor man pays, and all that entities
MN TO . vote
Mr. d. said the Republican party WAS pledged
TO the education OF all the people. black and
white, ahke, but not pledged to educate them
~ ., sne , san,e scnCois; Ninsts ~ re-
mand the same right to be educated. but do not
want to come into the white schools. IL we're
better for them that they do not. All they want
is education this is right which will be given
them either by the State legislature or the Ma.
tionsl Congress.
After al allusion to the troubles in the soutb.
which he said are but the outgrowth Of the re-.
bellion for which the Democrats are responsible,
MT, ID, Handsomely alluded to DR. JumD, the Re.
publican csudldste for Governor. who rss nres-
ept, aud with whose help we expect 10 carry
Sussex County. he gave way and
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tDn 'onf "A1 iNihopooAn'
Amid the most enthusiastic cheering, the DR..
stated that the first intimstion he had of this
meeting was in the advertisement where he saw |
1t announced that he was expected to be present |
not to make speech but he presumed to be
looked st he was here III accordance with that
programme, but not prepared TO make speech |
and even II he were preparedit it would be cruel
IN him to attempt 1t, while he saw on the plat
form lturning to Mr.. Bird one who was already |
groaning TO be delivered (Great laughter and
long continued applause.) He hoped, hwever, at
noHe o.nei Io'.o ~. o 81 Hpl' .ui'y W speah
csmnsirn' He howeyer had GOOD cheer n H,;ns
frou, Kent And SUSSEX. And the Kennhlicsna nS
Nsv C.sfl. would have m ,ooE 10 fha;r ;surois
In Kant conntv there i. . clear msior,,r ~ Pa.
nnhlic.ns II y.ir sssa.smsp. wera 1oss;h,s xs
X ia tha Rannhcans ernsctad 10 IIroaI, ne
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hApoo. the pHAooHAfic MAJORITY,
with very fair chance Of carrying it for the
whole Republican ticket (Applaure.)
Levi G. Bird, Esq, WAS then introduced, who
spoke in support OF the nominees and principles
Of the Republican party. Men may change, but
the principles Of the Republican Party, founded
upon humanity, right, justice and equality. can
never change. part OF those principles had
become the law Of the nation aud firmly
mbedded in the Constitution of the