Daily Republican., 1880-09-17
znE CANVASS I'M KENT.

The Reliiienl Situation In tho Mia
ale Csunty- GestfBl
Dewn so lAAra WeFk-A Atfrrias
speech frem Levi q. Birs, Esq /.
at . Meeting Last Ni9hs In D0vei
-Foroibio Facts and Figures
why the county. wants NJ
Change.
Special Corresf ondeaee ofth, Republican.
Down, Sept. II The Republicans o
Kent County are thoroughly awake o.
political matters. The campaign vii
be very int resting between new ant
election day aud 1t has already been in
augurated. The Republicans are en-
thusiastic and every member Of III,
party is taking great interest in at
fairs. This Ia to be wondered At, whsI
It is remembered that Kent County i,
the boasted Democratic stronghold o
the State, and il only tsndf TO strength
en- the belief that Judge Houston will
here greatly reduce the majority Of th,
position psTty.
Last night public meeting was held
in the Republican headquarters and
was very largely attended. The prin
cipal speaker was Levi c. Bird, E!q,
of Wilmington, ana his WAS the drsl
political speech he hss made during
the campaign.
Mr. Birds speech ir substance, though
slightly abridged, W" 'as follows:
Fglhow CITIZENS IKxNr COUNTY -
We are now in the midst Of great ma
tional prosperity. For four years the
coantry has been prosperous. All oul
shops, and factories and ship yards are
filed with the hum of industry, and
furnace and anvil ara busy. A bsnifi
cent Providence has filed every gran.
ary and has smiled on the fruit Of every
season. 1t has been four years Of Re.
publican rule. 90 far as the admins.
tration Of Mr.. Hayes is concerned il
surely has been . successful ending ci
20 years Of Republican rule, aud Re-
publican to-day Is precisely what Re-
publican was at any time since 1860
whether he he in Maine or Flsrida.
We took the country from the hands
Of the Democrats in 1860. We found a
scattered army no navy worth mention.
ing, and Buchanan, the last Democratic
President, in the hands Of the Solid
South. During his administration from
1856 to 1860 the National debt had in
creased from $40 100000 TO within a
,rAetion Of 60,000,0O Our inception
into power was civil war--war brought
en- by the Democratic party. No Re.
publican ever voted any ast Of seoes
sisn-nO Democrat will so charge
that at least We must all bs agreed. No
matter from what cause, or arguing it
in whatsoever manner We may, yet in
this we must all agree hat tine Demo-
cratic party In the South seceedsd from
the Union of the States. And 80 the
war of four years was the rssult--a war
which Increased the National debt from
$50 900, 200 to 81, 900, ,CO0,O0O. ..
60 the Republican party found itself
after the war with this debt upon the
shoulders of the Nation, millions of
treasure gone, homes deso!ated,
orphans made by the war, sEtravaganos
every where the result OF the war, and
with an army Of heroes, wounded in
battle 10 be cared for by pensions.
With the ending of the war came free
dom and emancipation, both results Of
the war, and four millions of slaves
freed. This latter is Ons Of the many
Curious triumphs of the Republi.
can party.
From 1865 to row the Republican
party has reduced the National debt
from 81, 900, 600. 900 to $500 600 600,
and ne man in the land feels United
States tax. She has built railroad,
connecting the two Oceans together,
aud from 1869 to 1879 has laid 40, ,O00
miles of railway.
Her exports are s325, ,00O, GOO, during
1879 larger than in 1875, ard her im.
ports $l45 900, 900 in 1879, over those
Of 1875, making . total of $l 800, ,C00,-
900; and last, but not least, within lsl
Of the day President Hayes
was inauguratsd, has resumed full
payment in gold and silver, resumed
against the Dry of the Democrats par
~ in Congress, resumed whom they
they laughed in tho face Of John SAer.
man and said he dared net dx day to
Resumption, notwithstan.
ling reenbackism, Pruhibitionism
md Democracy in Maine, is fact,
While it has placed the nams OF John
Sherman at the head OF the fnansisrs
II the world. [Applauss.l
But you ask, what has the Rspubli.
AN party to do with all this! A Nation
5 gagged, governed, controlled and in
luenesd by the same causes and the
ame effects as individuals, partner
hips or corporations. Success, and
uceess alone, must be the means by
Vhich You Judge them. If honestly,
and economically admins.
sred the kgures, which cannot lie, will
ell the tale II corrupt, badly mara ei
nd lily governed time is bound to prove
t. And go the business man, the car
talist, the men who are making the
aud what she is (the strongest power
u the worldb ask you, gentlemen of
he Democratic party, why you seek a
hapge F.? What Is your record ! What
an you point them TOT What bond OF
ssurancs can you givef Have We any
hing By which to Judge Of your goo1
18th than TO point to the past Is II
our record in the last Congress that
ou are proud of
What Is the record OF the Dsmo cra.- =
partyi Take 1t alone on ths mat !
,r of finances and We charge that the 9
smocratie party from beginning 10
nd has been the party Of imitation and ,
unsettled currency. The western Y
nd south western Democracy have u
Lmost to man stood In favor Of food p
" the currency. Mr.. Thurman, him a
,If tha laadar af tla partv has fmtna u