Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1874-10-24
The 81 ate Campaign.


campaign discussed by the representatives of
the Republican party on the State ticket $. A.
Macallister, Esq, presided.
DR.. Isaac Jump, the Republican candidate for
Governor, was first introduced, who expressed
his pleasure that the people were alive in Sus-
sex and Kent. The people OF Kent are begin
ming to think for themselves You heard from
them at the Little Election and you will hear
better news IN November. The Democrats have |
had the ascendency in the State for the last 20
years and things have grown continually worse |
While the Wings were in power the State was
clear of debt but under Democratic rule we owe |
a debt of 100000, and we have nothing to
show for 1t. Our opponents tell us that 81 100
900 OF this il a war debt. Yes, it is war debt |
but it was made to pay our people to stay at
home. 1t was not created like the war debts of
other States, and the General Government re-
fuses to reimburse the State as it has done the
debts of other States where the money WAS
spent to put soldiers in the field, and we but
stultlfy ourselves when we ask the National Gov
eminent to assume such debt.
One subject alone above all others interests the
people of Delaware, and that is our imperfect
school law. You of Wilmington have good
| schools of which we all proud but in the
country we are suffering and have passed from
worse to worse for the last forty years. We
should have had a school system by this time
| the envy of the New England States. Tho time
was when Maryland applauded our schools, but
now she has far surpassed us; she has advanced
and we have retrograded. The colored people
| for three successive sessions of the Legislature
| asked for the privilege Of taxing themselves to
support their own schools, but this small favor
| has been steadily denied them. We can hope
| for no improvement under Democratic rule, but
if the Republicans succeed, as he believed they
would, all these defeats in legislation would be
remedied. DIR. Jump then excused himself from
| further remarks and introduced Hon. James r.
| Lofand, the Congressional candidate.
MIR. Lotand SAID that the Republican party
| Is party of progress, of humanity and human
| rights, clear in fs avowal of principles as the
| open day. and the platform adopted at George
| town is the best adapted to the various caings
| in our midst. 1t ID pledged to improve our
school system, 80 that it will DO benefit to ev-
| cry man and an honor to our State. 1t is
| pledged to give representation according to pop
uation and the Republicans of lower Delaware
| acknowledge this right TO the people of New
Castle county and the city of Wilmington, and
It is due to the advancement and intelligence of
the people that this principle should be recog-
i nized and accorded.
| We intend TO do away with the attachment of
wages, and prevent this inhuman seizure of
the hard earned wages Of the laboring man,
/ while his wife and children may be suffering for
| bread. The Republican party is pledged to pass
| an honest Exemption law which shall secure to
| every man portion of the property for which
he has labored, and give the unfortunate chance
| to rise again.
In contrast with these honest declarations.
what have the Democrats promised lis They
1
| make no allusion to State issues. Their resolu-
tons are as applicable to the Fiji Island as to
Delaware. They dodge every State issue and iiy
off to Louisiana and the Civil Rights bill am n
| Delawarean, from the crown of my head to the
sole of my foot, and place my devotion 20 Della
ware ahead of Louisiana South Carolina or any
other State
1t ID always unpleasant to refer to nv own ac-
tionH, or TO appear IN an apparent egotistica
manner to defend them. Two wears ago the
Democrats Hooded this city with circulars to
show that had been a slave holder and a negro
trader, thinking thereby to ALLEVIATE some OF the
| good Quakers from my support. They WERE at
the same time, shouting themselves hoarse for
| Horace Greeley. A distinguished Senator from
this city kept writing home to the Democrats
not to touch Greeley, but he afterwards went
down the State making speeches and declaring
that no man was good Democrat who would
. not vote for Greeley. They now tell you that
we are IN favor Of negro equality, and that am
an equal rights man. tell You 1 am not in IA
vor OF the Civil Rights BILL mixed schools, nor
| mixed Breeds
Democratic orators now going through the
State telling the people that the Civil Rights bill
= Is law, aud that | voted for the bill This all
Intelligent men know is not truo. Here is the
truth OF the whole matter, 80 far ~ l am con-
cerned. The Civil Rights. bill did pass the Senate
, more as compliment to Senator Sumner than
, for any other purpose, and was then sent to the
! House. There voted for its reference to the
i | Judiciary Committee, thinking that as it was
| composed OF experienced men, they would dives
it of any Objectionable feature But when Gen
erai Butler moved to take that bill
}. from the Judiciary Committee and put
}. IL upon its final passage, | voted
} against it. This is the whole case
J. and | voted against the bill with Ii,
hostility to the colorec people, The,
themselves do not want mixed schools
L am IN favor of educating the colored people
}. they will then make better citizens but let then
y. have their own schools God Almighty has put
u the colored man here for some good purpose
v lie has been here and will be here as long AZ
you or l. l acknowledge that | have been ,
STAKEHOLDER but not from choice, they hayint
been inherited from my ancestors, but thani
8. God fer the day when Abraham Lincoln issue,
O. the Emancipation proclamation and ret ever,
o. slave at liberty.
o. Now let us look at few pertinent points T.
show the want of charity on the part of our on
ponents. When your distinguished Democrat
Y. 5. Senator from this city went to Washington
%. the first thing he did was to hunt up goo
.. boarding place which he found with black man
NJ When went to Washington, found boardin
" place with white man and a native Deawareal
DO not lind fault with Mr.. Bayard for boardin
With colored man, for lie keeps an exceeu
house. But suppose Jim Loiland had gon
there it would have been howled from Dan /
Beersheba that lived in Washington with
Niger. One of the first acts of Mr.. Bayar
"a upon going to Washington was to vote for a
appropriation of $50 900 to feed the poor colore
IA contrabands who were coming into Washingto
in starved condition. For this vote | hone
him, but suppose Jim Loiand had cast that vot,
what howl would have been raised The
as again they have declared that / am a commo
US drunkard. have no objection to man takin
40 his dram if he wants it, but L soemnly declai
before God that have drank nothing strongt
than water for seven years. Then they say ths
IFS | cannot make a speech This may be true bl
rs if so then they have shown their appreciation
ITS my reticence by nominating man to succee
me who never made speech and never Intend
to. He il very excellent man, however, and
es intend to beat him if l can, and believe vii
es MIR. Lofand then proceeded in an eloquei
es manner to discuss State issues and to pay hie
rs tribute to the sterling worth and integrity {
at DIR. Jump, the Republican candidate for Cove
or nor
Try AT the conclusion of Mr.. Lohand's address
INF Elias s. Reed. Esq, Of Dover, was introduce
"' who arragned the Democratic party upon the
boasted "Ancient Record" and made one of Il
all most eloquent and telling speeches of the car
sn paign. Until half past 10 o'clock he kept Il
vast audience spell bound, and even at that la
hour they were DESTROYS of remaining. We a
sorry that want of space prevents US from ri
ing synopsis of Mr.. Reeds speech.