Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-10-03
The First Gun.


The Republican Mass Meeting, last evening,
was grend SUCCESS in every respect, aud being
the first gun in the campaign, augurs well for
the success Of the party in November. Early
in the evening eyeryseat and AN available stand
ing room in the City Hall was occupied, and
when the Mt. Vernon Cornet Band wedged itself
into one corner OF the hall, it was with difficulty
that the officers and speakers could reach the
platform.
A few minutes before eight O'Clock II. F.
Pickels, Esq, called the meeting to order aud
nominated j. 7. Heald E4q., for President, who
advancing to the stand expressed his pleasure at
beholling many OF his old friends present
and reconnted some ot the many incidents
which had transpred in their political llfe with
which they were all intimately connected Sam
uel Allen was made Secretary
ANTHONY ulddgSs, ESQ, WAS INTRODUCED
| as the first speaker who said that he was present
usder great inconvenience aud considerable sac
rhce. 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 ia all important
one a Governor il TO be cho er for four years
who appoints your county officers and all your
Justices OF the Peace. Two thirds OF the Sem
ate are to be elected who shall be a majority for
four years to come, and maiority OF the Levy
Courts Of each County ID to be elected.
What is the record Of the par y power2 No
better authority can bo found than their recent
Convention and their chosen leaders, and in the
| speech OF Senator Bayard arc to be found it,
chosen principles, In the nalne OF an outraged
| people lie (Higgns) accepted the challenge aud
srraigned the Democratic party for
REFUSING TO AMEND ouR SCHOOL LAWS.
| The Senator say there ia no blot upon the fair
escutcheOn OF our state and invites Repnb.
cans 10 come and join the Democratic party as
| of l. fl,ia
| that the Senator says There is not worse
| blot against any State Of the Union than there
| IL agaupt the State Of Delaware under Demo-
clatlc rule. Education is the bulwark OF ma
tons strength, aud tue democratic party has
persistently refused 20 amend cur school laws
70 that the people can DO educated. In Sussex
county tue shameful p sc:ice of openly buying
| votea IL carried on by both political parties
Men with farms at their backs come TO the polls,
and withh' Id their votes until they see which
party Will give them the largest Pile OF green
bucks. Why ii this done2 Look nc the educa-
nonal statistics Of the census Of 1870 for ali all
swer. THIS shows one-seyenth Of tie people Of
the State
CAN NEITHER READ son WRITE,
and in those districts where tho buyiug md soll-
ing OF votes Is the most piacticed one-fuurth OF
| the people canuof read nor wrte The average
iength OF time for which school Ii kept IN -four
and a half onths IN the year, aud III eIxteeu
| dletrlc no school was attempted to be kent
Here If the source Of the evil here is the foun-
tain OF good government the senator las come
home to fraise. This system 81 education has
two lesuits dear 10 the Democratic heart One
| lr, that 1t makes iis followers hate - uipgers s.
and vote the Democratic ticket
MIR. Higgins then reviewed the UNEQUAL sys.
tenn OF representation which drfancn-ts one
lalr the peuple OF New Castle County. The
Democra.ic paIty Teiusen 10 remedy thie evil
No matter what way We may vote in New Castle
the two lower countiee, under Democratic ic domil.
auce, render Jgstory all our ell t. for fair rep
rrhemtetiOn. Duck Creek IL tile Rubicom bevoi.t
which we cannot pass. II i, IN a crime to dc
privs an individual Of his vote, by what nam,
rhall We designate a crime winch
DIsFRASoHIsEs WHOLE COUNTY,
The Republican party since 1866, has all th,
time placed Itself upon the pla form uf eqna
representation, but tho Democratic uariy nrll
held uH IN these bonds. They never opened
their mouths about it at their late State Con
vention, when the delegations OF Kent amt
sushe1 were present. but a few days ago a
heir County Convention at New Cartle the,
did make ont 10 say something about 1t, L
allay the outraged 3seliug OF tile party IN the
county, and tins only after the Republicans hat
boldly advocated " IN their platforms for n,
years previously.
Mr.. III tlieu referred to tho manner and TO
the unpAtrlotc purpueeH for WHICH tho Stat
debt had been created. giving noIlIing to volun
teers' pnt 500 to each drattskoman to Keep Inn
from gong to the war until T1ev created A deb
Amounting 10 from IL 20O, ,0OO to u 5O0OUO
This enormous debt, cHa ed ;ndlectly tU AT
the Rebellion, as shown by the Auditors repor
. had b ,en reduced to 800 U0J 900. but wheie d,
the taxes come from? heDenocratic marty hn,
laid a tax upon the debts OF the people, 10y tax
ing lands, mortgages, aud the earnings Of Loai
sesociatiuns.
lie alluded TO the recently pissed infamou
law Tor tue asseetment and Tor the cOllec Ion o
taxeH, a law which III ltn operations
bIsFRANcBIsEs THE POOR MAN,
and this fact is proven when 1t is found tha
tile law only applies TO the poll tax which ID tl,
only tax poor man pays, aud all that eutitle
him to n vote
Imregard to the education OF colored people
Mr. H. sad the Republican patty was pledge
to the education OF all the people. bl ,ck An
o white, alike, bna not pledged to educate tuer
o IN the same schools. ("Ihats IT," 10
marked colored men, The colored pe pie de
mand the same right TO be educated, but do n1
want to come into the wnte schools. It wer
D better for them that they do not. All they wan
~ education this is a right winch will he give
them either by the State Legislature or ths M
tonal CongTers.
After au alluson to the troubles in the south
winch lie raid are but tho outprowth OF the r.
belhnn for winch the Democrats are responsible
Mr.. II. handsomely alluded to Dr. jump the lit
publican candidate for Governor, who was pre-,
), ent aud with whose help we expect TO carr
Sussex County, lie gave way and
Al DR JUMP WAS INTRODUCED
is Amid tho most enthusiastic cheering, the d
stated that tile fret intlmation he had of th
meeting was IN the advertisement where he sa
1t announced that he WAS expected to be presel
not TO make speech but ne presumed to i
looked at. lie was here in acc1Ida ce with til,
programme, but not pref ared to make sprec
=, and even If lie were prepai ed it would bo cru
IN him TO attempt It, While he saw on the pla
form (turning to Mr.. rd) one who was alreai
IS groaInng to be delivered (Grtat laughter al
long continued appiauae.) He hoped, nwever,
nome other tune, to have an opportunity to spea
ct length ou the Issues involved in tho presei
5, campaign. He however had good cheer to bri
from Kent and Sussex, aud the isepublicsns
New Castle would have to look to their laurel
In Kent county, there is a clear majority Of IL
publcans il fair assessment we're possible. 4
AZ 1t IL, the Republicans expected to largely
is REDUoE TIE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY,
ct with very fair chance of carrying it for Ii
" whole Republican ticket (Applause.)
VI Levi @. Bird, Esq, WAS then introduced, wi
spoke in support Of the nominees and pitciDl,