The daily gazette., 1880-09-07
FIRST EDITION.
On The Eve Of Election.
An I'm nmenSe Democratic
Rally.
BETWEEN FOUR AND FIVE THOU.
SAND PEOPLE WITNESS THE PARADE
AND HEAR TIE SPEAKING.

The Democrats of Wilmington turn
ed out in force last evening, 10 witness
the parade of the Democratic clubs, aud
attend the meeting at Fourth and Mar
ket streets. Ma kit street was lined
with people (white people, too) al an
early hour, aud when the parade passed
down the crowd had increased 10 i'm
mcnse proportions.
Shortly before nine O'Clock the parade
filed into Fourth street and passed
through the II Getting. First came the
BayaId Club followed by the Eli Saules-
bury CLUB OF the Sixth Ward, the Il. l..
Martin Club OF the Ninth Ward, the
W Wiliams Club and the Tenth Ward
In all there were about five hundred
men in line, their brilliant uniforms
showing well in tile glaring lights by
which Fourth street was for the time
illuminated. As the clubs counter
marched in front of the SPEAKERS stand
they cheercd each Other heartily.
Meanwhile the meeting had been or
ganized with Martin Farrell President,
VIM. IL. Quinn Secretary, aud the fol
lowing Vice Presidents. one from each
ward Philip q. Piuhkett, b. Fiank
Townsend, Wm. Baxter, Wm ii. Brady,
lEnoch Moore, Jr., Charles w. Horn,
| Thomas Mellon, Wm. III. McGarrity, :,
| VIM. Ii. Patterson, Francis McCloskey.
tWhen the meeting was fairly under
wa, and the clubs had arrived, Fourth
| street was Censeiy packed from Shipley
| To Market, and il is estimated that fully
| four thousand people were in the i'm
| mediate vicinity of the place OF meet
ing.
The first speaker was George Gray,
| ESQ, ol New Castle, who, for over an
| hour, entertained the meeting with an
| able speech. lie spoke of the deep i'm
| portance of the issues of the campaign,
and of the great interest now being la
ken by the people in political affairs
which means that the Democratic party
still lives. Democracy means a free
government and the preservation Of our
liberties. 1T is The only historic party
of the country, and through all its trials
and appressions it has grown and pros
pered until now IL has quarter of "A
million majority Of the voters county,
and a full million majority OF the white
| voters.
Proceeding into a deep discussion OF
the interests of the campaign, Mr.. Gray
sad the Republicans believe this coun-
try is not government Of the United
States, but great, consolidated nation,
possessing all powers they do not choose
TO parcel out tD The Sta'es. The Demo
cratic idea is that if things 60 wrong the
people should right them, and not lit.
| Tie iunta Of oliice-holders, holding on
like grim death to power in Washing
ton. This Democratic idea of power
built up the government in the past, and
must maintain ii in the future, if il
must be maintained. Our people are
not willing 10 allow a junLa of Office
holders to relegate to themselves al
| power to administer the affairs of gov
ernmcnt, or to take cases from the State
TO tic United States Courts because
they think Delaware luries are not com
pclenL to try offences against Delaware
avs.
lettering to the Republican buga-
boo-lhc solid South-Mr. Gray said
they did not object when the South
was solid for the Republicans, made SC
by carpet-bag rule and Freedmen's
Bureau. Laughter and applause.
| l. is the solid Democratic South they
fear, and would attempt to confront
with solid Republican North. by
carpel-bag ignorance and extravaganza
the governments ofthe Southern States
were almost bankrupted, and then the
Democratic party came into power and
, gave the people cheap and economi-
cal rule.
| l The Democratic party, said the
speaker, has always been hard money
party. The Republican party gave Us
paper money and instituted such 9
false system of finance Jtat even then
, own Secretary of the Treasury, MIR
Chase, opposed it and declared that il
! cost the Government thousand mil
lions of dollars. We owe it to the
Democratic party to-day that the pa
= per dollar is as good as silver dollal
or a gold dollar. [Applause.
The State of Delaware, Mr.. Gray
said, had been under Democratic rule
for twenty years past, and during al
this time had given the people goot
l. and economical administration, will
no corrupt or dishonest officials. Il
= had piled up no debt to burden labol
until it sinks under the load. lie hat
heard the Democrats of Wilmington
had likewise ruled the city wisely ano
economically for the past two years
! and he hoped the people would turI
!, out at the election and keep the Dem
: ocratic representatives in power.
=, In conclusion Mr.. Gray compared
4 the records of the Presidential nomi-
g nees, and spoke hopefully of the pros
) poets for a grand Democratic victory
e in November.
g MIR. Gray, ON concluding, was pre-
sented by President Farrell, with
d handsome bouquet, for which he re
u turned his thanks. He was then greet
II ed with three hearty cheers.
, Charles B. Lore, Esq, was next i'll
troduced and was greeted with ap'
Il plause. He alluded to the Declaration
D. of Independence, and 10 the first o
u the immortal signatures attached to /
'G that of John Hancock. THIS wa
d" the name that struck terror to Brltlsl
,o hearts, and their government stoo'
~ ~ ready to pardon all the rebels say
~ John Hancock and Samuel Adams
VI That paper was the Inauguration
., the great struggle that eliminated
or or American liberty, and it drove 6ac
N ~ tine bayonets of old England and TIL
% %Ir fraud and oppression that had Doe
as fastened upoh the Colonial govern
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