The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1876-10-28

A DEMOCRATIC RALLY
Large Meeting on Fourth Street.
STIRRING ADDRESSES BY cHAs. BEAsTEN,
JR., AND HON. b. t. BIGGs.

from the speakers who had been an
nOunced to speak.
After several stirring airs by the United
Cornet Band, the meeting was coliad to
order by James w. Ware, and organized
by the selection of the following officers:
President-HOn. James Ponder.
Vice Presidents-One from each ward
Peter Is. Huested, T. B. Merritt, Chas. III.
Bedford, Lewis Paynter, Geo. H. Bennett
Chas, McCloskey, John Hartman, VIM.
G. Pierce, Patrick Mcdonnell, Robert
Cottingham.
cretaries-Calvin b. Rhodes, James
p. Hayes.
The President introduced as the first
speaker Charles Beasten, Jr., of Balt-
more.
Mr.. Beasten spoke for about an hour,
making speech of great force and inter-
est He fully reviewed the issues of the
campaign, and conclusively proved that
If the time had not come for the people to
rise up in their might and throw off the
present corrupt and oppressive govern
ment, it never would come. He referred
to the many corruptions ofthe present Re-
publican administration, and showed con-
clusively how reform within the Republ-
can party, wasimpossible and that the only
hope ofan honest government was in the
election of theDemocratic candidates. Mr..
Beasten also referred to State affairs, and
urged the election of the entire Demo-
cratic State ticket, in Delaware, in order
that the State might be kept in the same
honest hands that have ruled her SO long
and so well.
Mr.. Beasten's speech was frequently
applauded, and when he concluded he
was greeted with hearty cheers.
The next speaker introduced was Hon.
B. II. Biggs, who was greeted with pro-
lOnged applause.
Mr.. Biggs called the attention of the
people to the serious issues of the cam.
paign, and to the fact that the Republi-
can party of the country, with all its
crimes and corruptions, is coming before
the people and asking for four years
more power During the years that the
Republican party has had control of the
Government it has increased the Office
holders from about "A 600 Mt the close of
the war to over 100000 Mt the present
time. They have increased the appro-
priations from year to year, and still like
hungry robbins they have their mouths
open for more plumber, and want the
people to keep them in power four years
longer.
Referring to the present depressed
condition of business affairs, the speaker
showed that the prosperity of the South
was necessary to the prosperity of the
other sections of the country. And vet
Grant and the Republican party are pur-
suing just such policy as is calculate
to disturb and destroy the business inter
ests of the South, and thus strike mortal
blow at the prosperity of the whole coun-
try.
Referring to the waving of the "bloody
| shirt by Republican orators, MI. Biggs
said it was n remarkable fact that they
| who waved the ensanguined garment
most fiercely were men who had never
heard the roar of battle, but who had
| remained safely ut home during the en-
tire conflict Even the brave Levi, who
now pirates so glibly about the loyal Re-
publicans who saved the country in her
hour of need, feared not the danger and
the turmoil of war, but bravely and he
roically sent a substitute-whleh he stayed
safely mt home.
| The speaker next referred to the cor.
ruptions of the Republican misrule in the
South, as evidenced and proved by the
testimony of Republican witnesses be-
fore Investigating committees, and said
that it was no wonder that the people
were becoming tired of the reign of such
robbers and were turning them out OF
power.
In conclusion Mr.. Biggs referred to
the Democratic State and county ticket
and urged its triumphant election. He
referred particularly to our candidate for
the Legislature, Col. James w. Ware,
who was sneered at and denied by the
Republicans because he was mechanic
He also spoke a good word for. Isaac
Grub, candidate for Sheriff, and hearth
ly endorsed him as an honest, modest
and a capable man. He hoped to hear a
good report from Wilmington on the 18th
of November, and assured his hearers
that the Democrats throughout the coun.
ty would do their whole duty on that
day.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Biggs speech
the meeting gave. three cheers. for the
speaker and the whole Democratic ticket
and then adjourned.
REV. SOLOMON PRETTYMAN died in
Louisville, KY, on Monday evening in
the SOth year of his age. His remains
were brought to Wilmington and inter-
red in Asbury churchyerd on Thursday
He was a native of this State; he taught
school sixty years ago; in Milton removed
to Seaford where he entered mercantile
pursuits and built the house now used
as hotel; from Seaford he removed to
Wilmington in 1887 and founded the
Wesleyan Female College. He remain.
ed at the head of this Institution until
1850 when he remove to Louisville and
foundedthe Wesleyan Female College o.
that city, where he passed the remainder
of his life. In 1S47 he built the Ocean
House at Lewes. and bankrupt himself in
an effort to make that town place of re-
sort summer visitors. He has been use
full man to the world and dies lamentet
: by large circle.
SWEET PoTAToEs.-Mr. Amos G
Turner, living near Laws Church, five
miles from Milford, has raised this season
1850 bushels of sweet potatoes. He cult
: waited them in hills, about two feet nin'
:; inches each way. and works them chief.
with the pillow and harrow. So far he ha
shipped lao barrels, which cleared hin
q So 20 per barrel. The bulk of the crop i