The daily gazette., 1878-10-30
FIFTH EDITION.
NRALLY AT DELAWARE CITY.
AN ENTHusIAsTIc DEMOCRATIC MEET
ING LAST EvKNING-ToRCH
LIGHT PARADE

Special correspondence of the GAzETTE,
DELAWARE City, Oct. 29th.
| This town was alive last evening, the
occasion being a rally of the democratic
| voters. Long before the hour appointed
lot the meeting to commence, large num-
bers OF persons from the surrounding
country, began to gather, and in conse-
| quence our streets were crowded with
pedestrianS vending their way to the
stahd wh ch had been erected for the
speakers.
The streets were made brilliant by the
arrival OF various clubs belonging to the
city, and others from the adjacent neigh
borhood, many prominent gentlemen in
local politics, could be seen gathered in
little knots discussing the coming elec.
| tion, aud the probabilities of success, but
1t was soon ascertained that they were all
OF one opinion. that opinion being the
triumphant election of the whole demo-
cratic ticket.
The Greenback movement, was also
gwen some thought, and various were
ihe expressions as to its ultimate success:
a. to ITS success in this city some were of
the Opinion thatif the republicans should
unite with the greenbackers, that by
Ihose means the party might be enabled
10 cal large number of votes, but not
suihclent TO elect any one of their candi-
uates. The principles of the new party
90 not flnd any sympathisers among the
democrats of this sfaid old city; our
voters here prefer the silver dollar re-
'etmable bv the government, to paper
dollar r. deemable nowhere.
Mr.. John Pyle, our cand date for Sher-
li'' was here and was warmly welcomed
b. his hundreds of admirers.
Shortly after 8 o'clock, the Amphion
Cornet Baud, of New Castle, arrived
ana marched TO the place of meeting,
followed by both old and young. Tie
meeting was held in front of Dunlap's
Hotel, the porch of which was draped in
me national colors, and t,immed with
DoXwOod.
Aoout 20 the meeting was organic, Il
by Mr.. Charles Ash, who nominated as
permanent chairman, Mr.. A. NJ. Biddle
before taking the chair he thanked his
friends aud fellow-voters for the honor
they had conferred upon him He con-
sldered 1t an honor because he had al
ways oeen democrat, and was of the
oiu Jacksonlan type. The organization
was completed by electing Me-srs. Solo
mon Deputy and NJ. NJ Kirby as vice
presidents, and NJ Messrs. A. l.. Sutton and
T., Dunlap, as secretaries
The chair then introduced as the first
speaker OF the evening, Mr.. James II.
Myers, of this city, WHO smoke for over
an hour IN logical and forcible manner
He said that he was always glad TO
address the democrats, because he had
Detn bred and born democrat, and be-
cause IL IL party for the whole peonle
ne had learned that the great democrat
&c party was not run for him, but he had
harneu that 1t was run for the whole
people of this great country.
Some think that the party Is esDeciallv
an haaY a =
ONCE, or one of their friends is defeated.
why they straightway threaten TO tear
the party asunder. You know such is
the case, AS a little difference between
candldatts IN your own huudred has been
created, but they must remember that
one had to be elected and the other de-
teated. The democratic party goes be
lore the people to-day on the same issues
rs in the days of Jackson and Clay. The
contest that Is being waged to-day is the
iorerunner OF the election two years
hence, when we will elect President as
we dld two years ago, but we will elect
him with such an Overwhelming maiorl-
lty that all the return Boardslin the coun-
try cannot and will not dare to count him
OUT. The party will achieve lt4 sue
cess two years hence on the the princi-
pies of hard money, free trade and States
rights, and by these principles only can
sLt VIII.
You may see at the present time that
lhe raical party is losing power every
day. Why the only party that has nerve
and backbone to nominate n ticker is n
party who style themselves The greenbacl
party, and Its leader is that well known
political trickster, BENJAMIN f. Butler
or Massachusetts. / tell you TO have
nothing TO do with 1t as it is the old rot
ten republican party under a new name.
nut has the same old managers, and no
hhcal trickstars. He neXtspolxe on finance
10 show the utter folly of paper
money without a sound basis. he cited
several countries, in which the money is
almost useless. The only true CURRENCY
Tor country, was gold, silver and paDer
money redeemable at the will of the hold
eI IN metallic currency. He next smoke
OF the great amount of money that had
been sqandered the corruption chicanerv
ana fraud that had been practised for the
last hiteen years under a radl cal Con-
gress
But now the democratic patty was 70
come INTO power IN both houses of the
national government these things would
be stopped, and the country once more
speed on to prosperity ahd wealth.
The speaker closed his remarks by mr.
ging unon every voter of the party the
necessity of casting his ballots Mr..
Myers was frequently interrupted with
applause.
Mr.. Charles II. McWhorter, candidate
for State Senator, was next introduced
and spoke a short time in vefv bannv
yle, Keeping his audience continually
laughing.
The meeting closed, by a short address
by Martin Farrell, of this city.
Several other speakers were 10 have
been present, but Were unavoidahlv de
taiued. "