The Morning herald., 1876-07-10
WILMINGTON. DEL. MONDAY JULY TO- 1876 Z
NEWS

LOCAL NEWS
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TILDEN AND aENDRlCKs,
Ratification Meetins-A Full Attend
il ance-Speeches and Music.
; The Tilden and Hendricks ratification meet
ing held Saturday night at Sixth and Kim
streets was largely attended by our citizens
the streets being thronged with crowds. tn
meeting was organized at $40.
Mr.. Whiteley was chosen President, ant
q Vice. President for each Ward In the CITY
and each Hundred In the county was chosel
I as follows F"I
i First ward, P. G. Plunh ett; second ward
F. N. Turney, third ward, Esquire O'Nefl
fourth ward, Walter, Cummins; Esq fifth
ward, Samuel Murphy; sixth ward, j. N
Cooling; seventh ward, Thomas J. Bowen
eighth ward, James Kennedy; ninth ward,
Joseph j. Walker, John Guthrie; Brandy
wine Hundred, John O'Byrne: Christiana
Hundred, J. w. Killgore; New Castle, DR..
]. ]. Black; Mill Creek, Dr. s. Chandler,
White Clay Creek Hundred, w. L. Wier:
St. Georges. +. X. Cochran; ked Lion, Jas.
T. Chairs; Appoquinimink, Samuel Town
send: Blackbird, DR.. J.. s. Parvis; Pencader,
James Nicholson.
Secretaries.-R. Il. Taylor, Jacob Butz,
and VIM. Herbert.
Hon. Thomas F. Bayard was the first
speaker, introduced He began his remarks
by alluding to the recent action of the late
Convention. and spoke In high personal
terms of the candidates representing both
parties. He thought that there should be
= re o,mation and believed that the Re-
publican system Of Government was now
impossibility. He said II understand the
cry, our people is In great distress, there is
marked paralysis in business. Property
has fallen in value, and I believe that the
people look to the future, with as little
hope as ever before.
| What is the condition of the laborer in
Wilmington? Is there that kind of prosperi
ty as you desires Have not your little
hordes been time and again drawn from the
savings banks 1t is not for me to give them
answers, but you, yourselves. But will
answer why this is; there has been for the
past. few years, false and fictitious property.
He then alluded to the bad condition to
which the country had been brought by the
| use of paper currency, by which
the people had claimed wealth, and
even imagined that they were rich. He
thought it utterly useless to economize, II
the money wrung from the working people;
If that money is stolen by dishonest office
holders, and state truly In public mere to-
night that this government aud lis adhe-
rents are shockingiy and abominatly cor
rupted to-day. l believe that without re-
spect to party, the action Of the St. Louis
Convention will consummate in electing
Samuel J. Tilden to the Presidency. After
alluding TO the present corrupt alministra-
ton, he thought it should be the duty Of
The Democrats on coming into power
on next November to
lay their hands upon the throats of the
Republican rogues. Look at the acts of
our Congressional men. oers in exposing the
| recently developed frauds and show me a
man in the Republican Congress, who, in
face of the evidence that has been produced,
is willing to call "thief' thief. A few
days ago one of the brsvest generals that
the government possessed lost his life,
because be had dared to speak the truth.
The acts of Secretary Bristow were re-
viewed, in which he spoke of the lack of
encouragement that he received in his work.
Here he alluded to the removal of MIR.
| AAOuAoAcOuS W uO was tdhcu lTOM OUlCG De-
cause he told the truth, which displeased
those who employed him. The trial OF
Babcock WAS gone over, and other sham
acts Of this government shown up in their
true light. / never will say that the Presi-
dent OF the United States is personally dis
honest. My respect for him would forbid
my saying it, and in my soul I do not be-
lieve it. But yet can not think that his
dent Grant is man of remarkable
character, but he has not been able to with
stand temptation, and if he, with his stony
will, could not withstand, what will poor
little Hayes, who is much inferior to Mr..
Grant, do when he comes to battle with the
present corruption. The acts of Tweed, and
the victim OF Charles 0'Conner, and Tilden
in overthrowing this corruption. I cannot
doubt but that the people feel that Samuel
j. Tilden can be trusted with mems affairs,
and think that they intend that he shall be
the next President. think that the selec-
tion will be wise one.
In 1885 we had no public debt in this
couhtry, and the money was divided out
among the states. We have to-day q pub.
lie debt exceeding in proportion that of any
other civilized country on the globe. After
some more allusions to tue fraudulent acts
of the Republicanparty, and recommending
honesty and reform in the uect admins
tration. Mr. Bayard took his seat amid a |
storm Of applause. The band then dis |
coureed W some very NJ fine music.
when MI. johnson rot N thisI city,
came forward and read fhe resolutions pre
pared by the committee, endorsing the |
action Of the st. Louis Convention, and
recognising Tilden and Hendricks e the