The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1874-10-20
PRESIDENT.
HON. WM. u. WHITLEY
VICE PRESIDENTS.

VICE PRESIDENTS.
First Warl-JAcoD MYNICH,
Second Ward-DIt. W. F. QUINBY,
Third Ward RuBr. q TOWNSEND,
FonIth Wand GEORGE BUzINE,
Futh Ward VI. r. uoDGSoN,
Sixth Ward HENRY 8. TRUITT,
Seventh Ward JAMES W. WARE,
Eighth Ward JAMES KENNEDY,
smith Ward GEORGE CLOUD.
Tenth Ward--RoBRRT CoTriNdHAN.
sECRETARrEs.
J. H. II MOORE, HOWARD o. MOORE.
The above officers came forward
and took seats upon the stage
RuuARkS OF COL. WHITLEY.
Upon taking the chair Col Whiteley
returned his thanks to the meeting for
the honor conferred upon him, and pro
eeeded 10 say
The Democratic tide has struck a
flood, the effects OF which we saw in
the elections last week There began
u br a Hood early in the Spring, in
New England 1t has spread to North
Carolina, Alabama, West Virginia
Ohio and Indiana, and there will be d
Hood tide in Delaware on the 3D. day
of November. Applause
We have made gains in Congressman
everywhere. The fact is, the peopl,
are getting tired of this Republican
party at " ashington which has utterl,
failed To attend properly to their af
fairs. Even the President, instead o
attending to his official duties, goe
| lnkctting over the country, openin!
| u
| And 81 with the rest of the Republican
| Office holders you may rake Washing
| ton over with a fine tooth comb, an,
| YOU won't find more than one of then
| there ut a time.
| And now Il word about the har
| times. | say they are caused by TIL
| paralyzing Of southern industries
The people of the South have not bee
permitted To cultivate their resources
and hence have been kept in Il cor
dition of poverty which Is atleetin
the whole people. The Republica
rulers are crushing down the whit
people there, and keeping the negr
too much engaged with politics, il
stead of allowing all to PEACEFUL
pursue their usual avocations. An
this condition of affairs will continu
to exist, until we go to work and r.
lievc them from the oppression undt
which we all suffer.
| Here Hon. Richard Naux entere
the room, and was greeted with yigo
Gus applause. Col. Whiteley cease
| speaking, though requested to go oil
and cleercd by his auditors. He the
introduced Mr.. Naux, rs follows:
GENTLEMEN Il now have the plea
ure of introducing to you the Hol
Richard Nauy, who, as you can see
YOU will look into the Commercial I
this evening, was alluded to by Il
editor of that paper, rs II "superann
ated politician from Philadelphia.
think before he closes his remarks yc
will find that the Democratic fire ST
burns brightly within his brain.
Amid II storm of applause MIR. Nau
advanced to the front of the stage, al
delivered an eloquent speech of Whit
the following is II brief synopsis
CITIZENS OF DELAWARE Until Il
Honorable gentleman has just annou
ced the fact, did not know that our Ma
+, zeal friend in this city had been SO XII
rs to herald very important mission.
thank him for it. | had been called
i, the names | thought there was in I
vocabulary. but this is the first time tn
have received the title of superamu
ted. | am glad that there is enough R:l
$ zeal genius in this city to bestow anoth
title in addition to the many that ha
received from my opponets. Before 6
through tonight will convince t
gentleman that the term was misapr
ed.
This evening 1 noticed a clock, t
pendulum of which was swinging bad
ward and forward, and the machine