The daily gazette., 1880-10-09
THE YOUNG REPUBLICANS.
THEY RECEIVE THEIR FLAG AT THE
OPERA HOUSE, AND ENJOY A MEET
ING FROM WHICH NEGROES ARE


OPERA HOUSE, AND ENJOY A MEET
ING FROM WHICH NEGROES ARE
VIGOROUSLY EXCLUDED.
The Young Mems Republican Club
held forth at the Opera House, last
night and enjoyed the novelty, and, in
deed, positive luxury, of boldinS a
public meeting from which negroes
were vigorously excluded.
The occasion was the presentation
to the club Of handsome silk flag by
the young ladies of Wilmington. The
stage was handsomely decorated with
flags and flowers, and presented very
fine appearance. The audience was
high-toned and aristocratic, and fully
thousand white ladies occupied seats
in the auditorium. The hall was
crowded in every part, and the audi
ence numbered fully twenty-five hun
dred.
But strange 20 say The negroes were
conspicuous by their absence. AS the
white Republicans, male and female,
filed in, they looked around apprehen-
sively as though fearful the sable
brother and sister, with their offensive
presence and rank smell, would sit
down beside them but row by row
the seats filled up without single ne
gro intruding. Then the white audi
ence appeared to breathe more freely,
and smiles of satisfaction stole over
their faces as they realized that for
once the negroes had been kept in the
background. The only negroes pres
ent we've in the gallery, with the work
ingmen, the stage being exclusively
occupied by the me mbers and friends
of ths Young Mems Republican Club,
an organization young negroes are not
allowed to JOIN. Not single repre-
sentative of the more than twelve hum
dred negro votes that were cast for the
Republican candidates on Tuesday
last was permitted to appear on the
stage or even take seat in the audi
torium.
How the exclusion was so success
fully accomplished was a amystery, but
one measure was to caution the band
not 20 play upon the street, but to re-
serve all their music until they were in
the Opera House, with the meeting
ready to open. This plan proved sue
cessful and kept away the negro rab-
BILE that invariably follows band up
on the street.
A few minutes after eight o'cl ,ck the
meeting was called to order and Antho-
ny Higgins, Esq, presented tue nag 10
the club In a neat speech, in which he
uttered bodily, without a word of credit,
the sentiment spoken by a Republican
orator at the Bird Guards flag presenta-
ION that "no Republican ever tlred al
that flag" After his speech tie band
played "Star Spangled Banner" and
"Yaukey Doodle" aud the audience ap
plauted, while the young man holding
the flag waved it gently to and fro. Ar
excited old gentleman away back neal
the door cried out tor the nag to ot
s.aTad thirtesn times in honor OF tbs
\ thirteen originalStates. 1--WE must no
forget our forefathers at this time," salt
: the old gentleman, but the audience onl.
laughed gOod-natursdly and the flag
Haver paid no attention to his modes
request.
The ii lg was received by the Presldeh
of the club, Mr.. Bach, in buncomi
. speech flled with awkward pauses. HI
then introduced the orator of the eve
ming, Col. r. Stockett Mathews, OF Bal
a more, who being general tavorlt
among WILMINGTON Republi cans was re
ceivei with an enthusiastic round OF ap
plause' He complimented the audlenc
az being the fneS5 In appearance ne Da'
spoken to during the campaign az
speech v as of the strictest "bloody-shirt
and men who conduct business estab
lishments largely supported by Sou'herl
Gus ON listened approviDgIy and JOINED
: IN the applause. He SAID Hancock wa
trai ;or to his.country for accepting th'
Democratic nomination for the Presl
dency, and this sentiment was applaud
ell to The echo. His remarks we're flle'
with bitter sarcasm and invective agains
the Democratic party, which. despite
hoarseness the speaker suffered from
were delivered with savage vim tina
found responsive echo in the hearts c
the audience and we're received wit
rounds of applause.
The meeting was success througnou
and the chief reason of its success wa
The successtu manner in whi IN the ne
groes were kept out of the hall. Th
Young Mems Republican Club refuse,
to take auy "nigger" in their Republi
cansm, and the feeling Is growing in th
party in this city to use the negro for hi
votes and nothing else. Mr.. - bu
, perhaps it will be best not to give hin
away, as he Is leading worker in sth
party-told GAZETTE reporter that j
= 'the Republican party would get lid @
: The nlggers it would be better off"