The daily gazette., 1878-10-29
ANOTHER GRAND RALLY,
LARGE MEETING AT TIE GRAND
OPERA HOUSE.


Grand Opera House was largely attend
ed, last evening, the hall being filled and
the gallery nearly so. r-.-
Previous to the meeting the Jefferson
Democratic Club. headed by the United
Cornet Band, proceeded to the Clayton
House and escorted the speakers of the
evening-IIon. Eli Salisbury, John w.
Hall, Esq, and Edward L. Martin, ESQ.,,
to the place of meeting. 'I
The meeting was called to order at s
O'Clock, by Thomas M. Ogle, who an
nounced the following officers:
President-John T.. Almond.
Vice Presidents-First Ward, Phillip
G.. Plunkett, p. b. Huested; Second,
VIM. ii. Quinn, Col. B. r. Heisler
Third, James Clark, Sam'l N. Cooling ;
Fourth, Joshua l.. Simms, Bernard Bon
ner; Fifth, James Carmichael, Alvan
Allen; Sixth, DR.. G.. ii. Kitchener,
Robert r. Robinson; Seventh, M. B.
Ocheltree, Hon. James Ponder; Eighth,
Bennett Hazlett, William McMenamin /;
Ninth, Edward johnson, Richard Rowe ;
Tenth, W. S. Byron, John Guthrie. At
large, Isaac C. Pyle, Joseph l.. Carpen-
ter, John Walraven, George Robinson,
Albert Thatcher, DR.. Gallagher, Geo. IL.
Robinson, Wm. Bright. ..
Secretaries-Caleb p. johnson, James
V. Carlisle, Robert A. O'Byrne, Ferd.
Fullmer, Walter Cummins, Peter j..
Ford, Henry Pepper, Robt. II. Taylor,
Harry Whiteley, John G. Farra, Joseph
Fullmer, Fred. F. Heiss, d. Taylor
Bradford, James Megary. r.
Mayor Almond first introduced
JOHN W. HALL, ESQ,
the Democratic candidate for Governor,
who was greeted with great applause.
Gov. Hall said he was pleased to meet
the people of Wilmington, and would
like to become as well acquainted with
them as with the people of his own
county. He said that during this cam
paign his colleague on the ticket, Col.
Martin, would do the talking, while he
did the working. Mr.. Hall then retired
amid another round Of applause.
HON. ELI SALISBURY,
one of Delaware's U. S. Senators, was
next introduced, amid the applause of the
meeting.
In his opening remarks Senator Sauls-
bury alluded to the dependence of gov
ernments upon political parties. He then
referred to the Democratic control of the
State government for the past twenty
years and said It's record was matter of
just pride TO every Democrat. Its finan-
cial conduct of the government was par
ticularly creditable, as the money of the
State had never been expended lavishly,
and not a dollar had ever been lost by
official dishonesty or peculation.
As the speaker gave the Democratic
party the credit for this state Of affairs
in Delaware. he would apply the same
rule to the Republican party and give it
the credit for the state of affairs existing
in the country at large, as that party had
controlled the general government for
years past. The present business de-
preston and general distress, therefore
could be fairly charged TO the effects of
Republican misrule and misgovernment
for the past sixteen years.
For this general and long-continued
distress, he claimed there was no natural
reason. The earth was productive of is
resources, as ever, and therefore much Of
the evil is due to the Republican rule of
the government. Much of this embarrass-
ment was due the management of the
government financial affairs.
Senator Salisbury called the attention
of his hearers to the pulic debt. Prior to
1860 there was scarcely any debt, but
after the civil war came the enormous
burden that now weighs down the indus
tries of the country. This debt was
twice as large as it should have been,
and twice as large as it would have been
had wise men been at the helm of the
and their voices been poten-
5ial in the councils of the nation. The
issue of bonds commenced in 1852,
but instead of enGeavorIng to
have these bonds taken at
home, financial agents were appointed,
1t an immense expense, and hawked
hese bonds in foreign markets, selling
hem at great discount on their value.
In 1869, the resolution OF Congress
the bonds payable in coin ell
hanced these bonds 20 per cent, in value,
not for the benefit of the people who
paid the taxes, but for the benefit of for
sien bondholders, who bought the bonds
for less than half their value in gold.
During the administration of Gen.
Grant, the taxes paid the general govern
nert amounted at times to $500, 100000
Der year, which left surplus over the
expenditures. But this sur
instead of being applied to the re-
iemption of greenbacks, was applied
% the purchase of bonds in foreign
market, thus still further enhancing the
,he value of the bonds /; and sill keeping
he greenbacks, the money used by the
people, below par.
Senator Salisbury next referred to the
,xtrayaeance of the Radical Congresses,
and the opposition made by the Kepubh-
cans in Congress against the efforts Tor
economy urged by the Democrats SINCE
.hev come in the control of the lower
house of Congress. He then referred TO
Lbe tariff laws, which he said were MADE
solely to protect special interests, ana
,aused the consumer in many cases to
nav double or treble prices for many
needed articles. A protective tarlfi' ne
also claimed, restricted foreign trade 10
an extent equal only to the bare hecessi-
lies of the foreign countries.
Alluding to the expenses OF the govern,
nent the Sneaker said that prior to lsoo
he ordinary expenses of the government