The daily gazette., 1876-10-16

The memory ofthat able lawyer, wise
and illustrious statesman, the late Hon.
Louis McLane, is still green in Delaware
and his name will ever be regarded as
one of the brightest of the noble retinue
that adorns our history. Our people
would be glad to welcome the son of the
late distinguished Delawarean to Will
mington. He is learned, eloquent and
able, and we hope his voice will be heard
on this, his native soil, before the cam
pain closes. His speech in the Cooper
Institute has been very highly compli-
mented and we quote brief extract be-
low:
REMARKS OF MR.. M'LANE.
Mr.. Belmont then introduced Mr.. Robt.
M. McLane, of Maryland, who, after the
applause which greeted him had subsi-
ded, said:
Never in the history of the country
was the political issue as important as to-
day. After all the distractions and es-
arrangements of the war we have had
eleven years ofrule which has dishonored
the country at home and abroad. Eleven
years Of rule in time of peace, which has
leftthe country impoverished and far worse
off than it was at the close of the war. At
the close Of the war the General of the
army now the President, reported, after a
tour through the South, that the people
were peaceably disposed and had accept
ed the results of the war. In 1868 and
1867 the crop of cotton was equal to what
it was before the war, and it is in the
face of these facts that l say the Republi-
can party has proved to us that peace
can be more disastrous than war. At the
same time here in the North wages were
high; every branch of industry was active
and trade was better than now after
eleven years of Republicanrule. In 1867
we were in position to have $100,000,-
900 Of gold surplus in the Treasury, and
to have $100,000,000 of gold stolen by
collectors befoie it could be got into that
Treasury. This was shown by tbe Chair.
man of Republican committee of Con,
gress. have not the time to go into all
the details which would justify me il
describing the Republican party as think
it ought to be described. But in what ]
say shall be guided by the facts admit
ted by Democrats and Republicans alike.
WHY THE DEEocRATIc Party DESERVES
! SUPPORT.
owe it to myself to say the Democra-
tic party deserves your support, not b.
cause it has selected the chief of youl
State as is leader, but because its con-
vention declared it would have hones
money and honest government. | do moi
mean to say that we are all of one mind
but do say that we are bound to redeem
our pledges, and when the National Con
lyenton declared for Hard Money it
pledged lis all to Hard Money. Nomar
has been more CONSTANT or more intelli
gent as an advocate for hard money thar
Governor Tilden. Nor did we make any
mistake in selecting Governor Hendricks
as his associate for after his nomination
he declared on his word of honor that he,
too was Hard Money man, (Applause. }
| Here. then we have party pledged
to Hard Money and honest Government,
and by honest Government, / mean civil
service reform based upon honesty
capacity and fidelity. (Applause.) Mr..
McLane asked then where was the hon.
esty, fidelity and capacity of Colfax. Bel
knap, Williams, Delano, Robson and
other shining Republican lights.