Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-10-25
A PREAOMEa PRurEsTs.

a RBBAUMEu khVTEbzS.
Rev. L. n. alderman ON the Etts-
He Enys Politicians Osusea 10
and Protests Against the CominS
Parade.
"The very surging of the multitud'
to might, shows the tendency o! thu
hour" sharply remarked Rev. !. N
H&ldeman In the Delaware Avenue Bap
tigt Church pulpit last night as he held
a hymn book in his hand, from which
he had been reading, when the babble
Of voices and the shutting Of feet IL
the veatibule caused him to stop. Such
crowd as that which basieged the
church doors is not often seer
clsmoring for admission into house O
worship. Long before the doors were
opened West street was packed and
there was great pushing and strug
Cling of the crowd 1T 7 O'Clock wheI
the church was opened. The audience
consisted OF at least fourteen hundred
people; many had TO stand and sesti
were provided for some on the pulpi
platform. This large audience had as
ssmbled to hear the widely advertised
sermon on the sutjsct of the peliticsl
riot Of one week before.
THy szRKsK.
The text was, Wherefore the cause
Of this city being in an uproar: " !
Kings, 4 O., 4lv.
The preacher said in opening " A
strange spectacle greeted the eye Of
Wilmington last Sunday mornings
scene composed Of vast crowd from
which came angry murmsrs aud threats
and ostbs; scene Of late carnage with
a large building half demolished !;
churches with windows broken in, pri-
vate houses invaded. and all the sigus
Of q cowardly and brutal assault; one
half Of the population hiding from the
other half; free display Of guns and
pistols, and Gordon Of police thrown
across a thoroughfare as though q foe
were at the gates Of the city-on all
sides signs Of great violence. 1t this
was bad sight, what must have been
the scene Of the night beforei Men
armed with torches and flags running
hither and thi.her; great confusion in
the rabble In the street: the steady fH-
ailsde Of firm arms; persistent effort
to burn or MAIN or kill-iz plain words
q hell let loose in a civilized community;
a feast Of dsviltry and devilshness; the
wild beast let loOse in the breast OF
man; scene that should bring the
blush Of shame to every man in Will
a spectacle which should
make men forget party and demand
cordiGn punishment upon those who
caused 1t.
WHO CAUSED IT
went on the preacher, "thaps the
question" The Republicans say it was
q preconcerted plan on part of the Dem
ocrats to intimidate and thus prevent Re-
publican sparades The Democrats say
the Republicans caused it in order to
excite prejudice and thus secure United
States Intervention in our political af.
fairs. Be these trRe or false, neither
touches the core of the matter. It lies
deeper, in the present methods ofconduc
ting political campaigns. Look at the
meth ods shall call il the coal oil il
Illumination and brass band combination,
Claughter,) with a little sandwich
sandwished in between, Laughter.
Look all over the land do-dsy. The
sky is lurid with torches, the air redo
lent with music, the noise and din ex-
csedsd by deep kuzzahs of the men for
their political favorites, and the whole
a scene Of lawlessness
that would put to shame the devil
dance, Of bowling dervish or the in
sane rawlings of South Sea Islander.
The whole land is on bender, should
say. Laughter. ] OF course some
good christians are sober In returning
from one of these jamborees and sit and
thinks Jesus Christ things and study
their Bible lesson for the next Sunday
by the man in the next
car singing, "We wont 60 home till
(Laughter.) Some are
half sober, some quarter sober and
some have a very little sober to divide
up when they reach home. You will
find tha. they have heard but little
,peaking-the parade did not start in
lime ana the fact is, as one of them
old me, nine out OF every ten want to
nave b-u-!-l-y time. Laughter.)
they went to have fun, what funl
egyEoTIoN TO sucu METHODS.
Suoh campaign and such a method
4 q suggestion Of weakness. The only
possible use Of all this music and
and pyroteohnics is that
{ will influence weak minded men.
lave voters no high opinions to be in
Iuenced by thisi Have the prsas and
,ulpit and forum no infuencef This
s weakness, and when you open the
oors Of weakness they lead to corrup-
ion. Other objections are that they
isorganizs business, keeping men
rom work and creating q holiday de-
ire that is hard to overcome when the
hing is over; they disorganizs home
Methods, and make men care more for
he loud talk of smokey club rooms,
an for the quiet influence Of the fire
ide. Give way to these things and it
7ill sap your public institutions. They
o not stir up enthusiasm nor patriot
SIN, hut only low and brutal excite.
lent. The speaker defined patriotism
nd excitement, and declared that
ever before had there been such an
fort to appeal to the lower elements
han during this campaign. Character
nd reputation are smirehed without
esitansy aud it has been worth q
,an's reputation to be q candidate for
ither party.
All our laud mud fountains have
cen opened up. l am net Hancock