The daily gazette., 1876-10-21
FIRST EDITION
Democratic association.

ADDRESSES BY GIN. WIN. REYNOLDS
AND CHAs. d. CRUTHFIHLD SOME
FACTS AND FIGURES FOR VOTE R TO
CONSIDER.
At the regular meeting of the Dem
ocratic Association, last night, the
President introduced the first speaker
Gen. VIM. Reynolds, Of tLis city, who
was received with o round of applause.
Gen. Reynolds said that in this cam
paign every voter should carefully
consider the questions at issue, and
therefore he would confine himself to
brief statement of our homo financial
affairs, which would tend to show
what party can be most safely entrust-
ed with the affaiis of the people of
Delaware. i 'aA UT
Previous to 1850 Delaware had no
State debt. but during the war bonds
were issued and sold 10 the amount of
| 81, 110.(t }, to enable our poor citizens
who were drafted TO procure substi-
tutes. Recently the State has advanc-
cd for Railroads In Kent and Sussex
counties bonds 10 the amount of 6O2.-
600, secured by first mortgages ON the
rolling stock and other appurtenances
of the 70 Ids assisted. This made our
total State debt on the LIST of January,
1874, $1.612.0Ct. During the admin
istration Of Governor Ponder $338, 600
of the State debt was paid off, and
the assets TO meet the remainder
amount to $1.123. 1879, leaving our
actual State debt only $l00.SI1.
Within the last two years some of
this amount has been paid off, and at
this present time the State Treasurer
is calling in bonds which are not yet
due, and for which he Is ready to pay
principal and interest.
In 1873, when the Democrats came
into power in the Levy Court of this
county, they found bonded debt OF
500 900, which had been piled up by
the Republicans during the three pre-
vious years, besides large floating
debt. After the frat year the Demo.
cratic Levy Court gradually reduced
the tax levy, and in three years have
reduced the bonded debt TO 10000,
while they have assets which will
meet every dollar of the floating debt.
And further, by, the end of the present
fiscal year the bonded debt will be
still further reduced to $50. 900.
In 1873, the Democratic Trustees
took charge of the County Aims
House. They found it in dilapidat-
ed, run down condition, and oppressed
by floating debt of $34.200. In
three years with the same yearly APP
preparations as had been previously
made, they renovated and RENTED the
property at an expense OF 86. 100, cared
for larger number of inmates and
kept them in better condition, and
yet during this time saved enough
out their appropriations topay Sll.ooo
of the debt.
Such is the record of the Democrat
ic party in Delaware. Compare il
with the record Of the Republican
party, in State aud National govern
ment, and every man will find 1t to
his personal interest to vote for the
Democratic party-the party OF hon
} esty and reform.
Geu. Reynolds concluded his speech
amid great applause. and during all
his remarks the telling points in re.
gard Ito Democratic economy and
GOOD management we're vigorously
applauded.
. The President next Introduced Chas
d. Crutchfield, Esq, of the Morning
Herald.
Mr.. Crutchfield responded In briel
but effective speech, in which he re-
viewed the brilliant record OF thu
I Democratic party of the past, alluded
to its promises for the future, ant
compared its whole career with thu
few brief years of corruption and mis-
o rule that Republican control has i'm
) posed upon the country. His remark
. were frequently and loudly al piaud
ed.
The chair announced that on mex
Friday night the meeting would b
addressed by Hon. Eli salisbury an
Hon. B. T. Biggs.
The Association then adjourned.