The Morning herald., 1876-09-04


mills are closed. Agricultural interets are
NO longer profitable, the raising Of grajp is
mo longer source of money realization, and
It would take months to reiate the great
distress the country now labors under. is
l do not mean to say that al these evils
arise from the Republican administration,
but do mean to say that that is the foun-
tain source from which the greatest part Of
them are sprung.
There must be change or We become
poorer and poorer; We need changes In the
Departments Of the government, all the
machinery of the National Government
needs reorganizing. We take the Indian
Department as an instance.
Under the Democratic administration the
expenses of this department never exceeded
s. ,O00, 600 annually, while under the Repub.
lican administration with the Indians de-
creasing every day they have now run up as
high as 81, ,0O0, 900 annually The Postal
Department under the Democratic admins
tration was always sself-sustsining, while the
last Congress reduced the appropriation for
that department many millions. The Navy
Department during the war expended $780,
O0O. 900, and since Grant came into power
although In times of peace there have been
$40, ,OOO, 900 expended, and yet we have one
of the worst naval fleets ever known to the
country. This has only been annually ex-
pended, while In eleven years there has been
expended on this department 500, 900 600
and this has been affirmed by Admiral Por-
ter. He spoke of part Of this money having
been given to favorite contractors, the Cat
tells Of Philadelphia alone having received
$S, ,O00, 900 of 1t, and the brother Of the Pres
ident was largely mixed up In 1t, having
been empowered to purchace shtp-knees N
this State, near Milford, which were never
made use Of
He then spoke Of the Department of JUS
ticei and the enormous appropriations 1t has
taken to run it aud all In great me ,e-
ure caused by the increase of Msrshs'ls &c. !,
to run the elections in the interests of th-
Republican party. After showing where
the last Congress saved the Government an
astonishing amount, he fully portrayed the
manner in which the Republican party i.
conducting the campaign by faunting the
bloody shirt and introducing sectarian mat.
ters. It was an able effort and was fre
quently interrupted by applause.
After the conclusion of Senator Sauls-
bury's speech, DIR. George Troup Maxwell
was loudly called for and delivered STIR
ring address, which was frequently ap-
plauded. He showed by the citation OF
many cases where the South was under al
oppressive government in many of the
States, and the people Of that section were
patient and wanted to be loyal to the Union
Before DR.. Maxwell commenced his ad-
dress, Mr.. C. Il. McWhorter offered the
following for an expression from the meet.
ing: ,.n.-o.,.
county, in meeting assembled, DO believe
chat refom, like charity, should begin aI
home, and do believe that the essence ol
true Democracy is in full and fair express
sion Of the will of the majority, and there
fore do
Resolve, That our members of the State
Legisla ture shall be, and hereby are in
structed to use their influence towards ef
effecting change In the constitu
tion and laws of the State, whereby all tht
Offices of the State and county-except tht
Judges of Courts-may be made elective By
Mr., j0gle moved that the resolution bt
amended to read "recommended" Instead o.
"ipstructed" ard 40 amended 1t was carried
Mr.. Joseph Dean, of Newark offered the
following:
| Resolved, That It is the sense of the
Democracy of New Castle county, that thu
| Legislature of our State should, at its mex
Session, propose an amendment to our Con
stilution providing for election Districts, fol
Lew Court Commissioners and Members o.
the Legislature, instead of the present sys
tenn of their having to be voted for through
out each county.
Mr.. Townsend moved to amend It by making
each Hundred District. The resolution
was voted down.
| THE CONVENTION.
In the Convention Hon. Benjamin F
Bipps was made Chairman and Nathaniel
Williams Secretary. The following wal
the ticket nominated:
FOR SENATOR.
Harry sharpley, Brandywine Hundred.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES.
James W. Ware, Wilmington; John W
Kil)Qore, Christians; John e. Bartholomew
Mil Creek Richard G. Cooper, New Castle
Thomas Bird, Red Lion James Nicholson
Pencader; Edwin R. Cochran, st. Georges
| FOR LEVY COURT.
William P. Lodge, Brandywine Hundred
James Carswell. Wilmington Adolphu
Husbands, Christians; Albert H. Silver
New Castle Alexander v. Wilson, Penca
der. rt
George Gray, Esq, moved that the nomi
nations be ratified, which was done by
unanimous vote. 9
The following rules we're then read as tn
result of the deliberation of the Convention
RULE l., The Chairman of the last pre-
ceding county meeting, shall call
meeting of the Democratic party at Ney
Castle. at O'Clock, P. M, on the last Sat
urday in May, In every year Of genera
election. In case Of the disabilit
of the Chairman aforesaid, sucl