Daily Republican., 1878-10-29
DEMOcRArIC " eos MEETING.
yehn w. HAIL. Hon. Eli ssuisbary
sad Col. Edward l.. Martin Pres.

The Democracy Of this city held q
large meeting at the Opera House las,
evening. Before ths meeting began
the Democratic Association headed by
the United Cornet Band, made a street
parade. The club numbered over a
hundred, dressed in black suits and
high hats, and presented q creditabls
appearance.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr. Thomas N. Ogle. On his motion
Mayor Almond was made chairman,
and officers were named as follows:
Vice Prssidents-Philip Pla nkstt, p.
b. Hussted,s w. II. Quinn, Col. B, R.
Heisler, James Clark, Samuel N. Cool
ing, John Aiken, Bernard Bonner,
James Carmichael, Alvin Allen, Dr..
KirchnsI, R. R. Robinson, N: B. Ochsl-
tee, James Ponder, Bennett Hazelett,
VIM. McMenamin, Edward Johnson,
Richard Rowe, W. S. Byron, John
Guthrie, |. C. Pyle, Joseph l.. Csrpen-
ter, A. thatcher, D. J. Gallagher, John
Wairaven, Geo. Robinson and Wn.
Bright.
Secretaries-Caleb P. Johnson, Robert
A. O'Byrne, James v. Carlisle, Ferd.
Fullmer, Walter Cummins, p. J. Ford,
Henry Pepper, Robert II. Taylor, Harry
Whit.l-y, John C. Farra, Joseph Full
mer, Fred. J. Heiss, D. Taylor Brad
ford and James Megsry.
Mayor Almond coming forward in
.oduced John w. Hall. He was receiv-
ed with great applause. His remarks
were few and as follows:
"la am pleased, said Mr. Hall, to meet
80 many OF thc citizens Of Wilmington
OH this occas on and am pleased to he
with you. do not know you az well
perhaps as many of those who are on tn"
stage with me, but would be pleased
to know you all as well as do the peo.
pie OF my own county. | will not ad-
dress you further as did not come
here to speak. Col. Martin who Is
associa ated with me In this canvass Is
upon the stage. He does the speaking
and | dothe working"
Hon. Eli Saulstmry on bling intro
duced alluded to the necessity of con-
tending parties for national good. lie
alluded with pride TO the condition Of
the State Of Delaware and challenged
any man % bring proof of the misap-
preparation Of single dollar from the
State Treasury, This honor OF this
State OF affairs lies with Democratic
party OF the State.
The same rule may be applied to the
National Government for the last seven
teen years. Whatever Of good has
been done by the administration the
credit must be given to the Repu ublican
party; it is also the case with tn. mis-
takes perpetralsd which have caused
so much distress to the people.
He spoke of the financial policy that
had been pursued by the Republican
party, and attributed much Of our
national distress TO that cause. He ad.
mitted that extravagance may have
caused some Of it, but the depression
arising from a deprecated currency
comes from the mistakes patent to all
well-read people. There was no debt
upon the country prior to 1860. OF
course to carry on the war a debt
Of great proportions must bs incu red:
but yet il wouldn't not have been as
large had there been honest men in
the councils of the nation.
He favored the cancelling Of the pub
lie debt as soon as possible, and SO do il
that no diShonor may be attached to
the act and yet at the same time so con
duct the payment as not to distress
the already depressed people.
Among the many other abuses by
the Republican party is that Of reck.
less waste and useless expenditures, An
idea of this can be seen by the state
ment that in Buchanan's administra-
tion the expenses Of running the gov
ernment, amounted to $50, 200, 900,
while for last year they were Sl4l ,000,.
900.
tie gave other illustrations after
which he passed on to the considera-
ton of the subject Of the State banking
system. He favored the present ma
tonal system in prefer ence to the State
system, but yet at the same time thought
that the day was not far distant when
the matter Of currency would be taken
altogether from Congressional jurisdie-
ton and placed with thu people. As pro
per solution of the question, he favor
ed the abolition of National banks al
together and a passage ofacts providing
for the issue OF paper money that may
be converted into coin at the will of
the holder.
lie did not favor an unlimited issue
OF paper money, for the amount must
be restricted so that it must not exceed
the ability of the Treasurer to redeem
1t. He favored the resumption act,
wherein it relates to resumption itself;
but where 1t provides for the issue of
bonds bearing interest in order that
resumption may continue after the
treasury is depleted, he was opposed to
it. He was opposed to any act that
provided for the increase OF public debt
in any form.
After alluding to the condition of the
two parties. he closed.
Col. Edward l.. Martin was next intro
lnc"d. his speech which was good
one, was an endorsement of Senator
Saulsbury's views. He spoke at large
upon the tariff system and favored any
measure that, at the same time would
protect home trade, would put the
sreatest amount of revenue in the
reasury at the least expense to the I
people.
He stated that if elected he wanted ,
% be elected by the whole people and
hat he would be guided in his public