Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-28
THE PARTY AND ITS RECORD
The Democratic Mass Meeting
in the Opera House.
SENATOR WALLhCB'S ABLE SPEECH
Presentation of a Handsome Flag
and Banner to the Young Mems
Democratic Association from
Their Lady Friends
Congressman Mar
tins Address.
THE CHINESE LABOR LETTER

At the Opera House OH Friday night
last, Senator Wallace of Pennsylvania,
addressed an audience Of 900 people,
the occasion being the presentation of a
handsome silk flag aud banner, the gift
of their lady friends TO tho Young Men's
d smocratic Club After the presentation
ceremonies, the Senator WAS introduced
aud received with much enthusiasm. lie
said
Lddies gentlemen Il come before you
tonight from your sister State to discuss
before you with camness and in the spirit of
appeal to patriotism and intellect the issues
that present themselves to the people in this
contest. We have remarkable condition of
affairs on the part of our opponents.
THE DEAD ISSUES.
First they appealed to sectional hate. to the
old thought that has been used since the cess
sation of hostilities to arouse the bitterness of
passion and prejudice. This issue has met its
fate. The bloody shirt was whipped in Maine.
[Great applause.l
Next we had the payment Of the rebel
debt and of pensions to the rebel soldiers.
That issue met its death at the hands OF Gen.
Hancock. Applause.
THE LATEST DODGE.
business, Democratic manufacturers against
Republican manufacturers Democratic work
men against Republican workmen Democratic
employers against Republican employees and
Republican employers against Democratic
employees. And thus, as ever, they build their
hopes of success upon passion and prejudice,
and not upon reason and judgment, discre-
tion and intellect.
SUCCESS IS business.
There are three thoughts that should con-
trol lis as Il people; success in business,
educational advancement and intellectual
progress.
For success in business You must have
stability i'll government and success in busi-
ness brings with il. "a II corollary of it,
educational advancement and intellectual
progress.
WHO STANDS IN THE wAY2
Who is it in the contest that stands in the
way of united harmony. of success in bllsi-
ness and stability in government, following
which are to come educational advancement,
and intellectual progress Our adversaries
seek to make the ditch wider and deeper be-
tween the sections. Ii il time for this to
cease, and it has ceased. IApplause,l
They say with insulting tone that we would
put the knife to American industry that the
| Democratic party il unsafe to be trusted I; that
We will shut up the factory and the mill.
| represent people in whose soil are found
| elements which give progress, financial and
otherwise. Is it true that am about to put
the knife to these industries? stop and
| think Judge Ills by common sense.
| lAppanscl ....
A GRoUNpLESs SCARE.
An, my friends this is Il scare In 1876
| Mr.. Morrill, went up and doWn Wall street,
| proclaimng that il Iildcn was elected bonds
would fall, trade go to nouglt and we would
| have panic and destruction
Yet Tildcn irdS Selcctcdlprolongod applauscl
and then there came what was never seen in
n republic before. a device by which majory
| of the people were deprived of their choice
And these people WHO are now marching tc
victory following an old Union general great
| appausc these people in whose hands were
laid the destlnius of the American nation.
these very people acquiesced and bided then
time the men who they say now are unfit to
be trusted hlded their time i'll order that We
should have peace, order, progress and sue
cess in business. lApplause.l Here and
now We do arraign those who stole thu
Presidency and demand that they be tried,
convicted sentenced and turned from power
IApplause.
LOOK At THE RECORD.
IL it true that your city. your state, have
not been wisely and economically governed
under Democratic rule; that we as represen-
tative men of the Democratic party have moi
i
1t il an Insult To the intelligence of every
Democrat and every Republican to assert the
contrary, and yet it is the whole of on
opponents stock in trade; there is nothing
else i'll it. We have been in power in tn,
lower house in the Forty-fourth and Forty
fifth Congress aud in both houses in tn,
Forty-sixth Congress. and, in that time, ont
of panic and depression and business prostra
ton there have come prosperity and success
i'll business.
What brought it? We claim no credit
further than that We have attempted to legis
late as best we could for the interests of til,
nation but the reason of it, the cause of it
is found deeper and broader in the judgmcn
and intellect of individuals. and in then
brawny right arms. Too much labor hat
sought the cities it rcdistributed itself and
went back to mother earth to beg meal
and mother earth yielded in return plenty
and wealth, and from every section of ON
republic came increased crops and pro
duCtlons
Will these benefits be iGopardiZed by
change III the Executive? We have botl
Houses of Congress have we ever done ol
attempted to do injustice or injury to youl
business
NOT IN THE PLATFORM.
1t has been argued ! have no Doubt from
this stand that the policy Of the Republican
party is protection, as such, aud that tn,
|
AN such. Yet the word "protcctlOu" is not il
the Republican platform, on the contrary il il
'revenuc," revenue ad itsted in such way II
shall aid American manufacturers and LABOR
We do not differ on this question when yul
come to look at the platforms i'll the light %
common sense.
In the matter of tamf adjustment Gacl
locality has its special interests and the repre-
sentatiycs of each locality care for themselves
II Is Il part of the history of our country tina
no tariff bill has ever been passed by Il stric
party vote and hope to God none ever vii
be, Applause;
to make this a party question? Are you read
to meet the agricultural west and south witt
their teeming millions, destined to grow ~
rapidly. and array yourselves in opposition Il
them, vote by vote Is this your thought? |
this your desire Then proceed in the polio
you are showing, for inst as certain uS tn
days come you will bring this result, No
No Each locality cares for itself in taril
! adjustment.
TUE EAToS BILL.
At the last session there came to us. 10 my
self and my Republican colleague and Il
members Of the House of both political per
suusions. petition after petition from on
State asking IFS to pass the Eaton COmruisso
hill, to have this question taken ont .
politics. Such men as Daniel j. MoTill
citation, corporation employing 5000 mcu
and every manufacturing industry i'll tn
state was represented i'll these petitions.
What was done We said LET lis look int
this subject as a whole. Let us see whethe
Il better system cannot be devised, by whic
our manufacturing interests may be bette
protected, and by which our ships may one
more dot the ocean," And, when that bi
came to the Senate Committee on Finance
composed of five Democrats and four Repul
i licans they reported upon it favorably, and
passed the Senate by a unanimous vote. an
was sent to the House to be passed by the mex
Congress. lApplause.l
! This bill provides that the President of til
United States shall appoint nine men, VIII
shall be confirmed by the Senate, these min
: men to be experts in the matter of tariff a(
justment, and they shall investigate the sui
iect and make their report to us, and upo
that we shall proceed to act. Ii there an
: better way' tApplause.l
INTIMIDATION.
, have here an address which found up
: Alahoning Valley. addressed by SO corpori
tions and firms to their workmen, ''respec
fully and earnestly asking their worlimeu {
vote the Republican ticket, for the follown
reasons"
!, That is the request lApplausel
! II don't mean much Oh, no Stop an
!, think Who are you2 What are you mae
u of? Is there any Independence left in til
g American mind Are you to be voted
4 your employers dictate? Are you going
|, acquiesce in that Are the doctrines
J, Jefferson to be supplantcd by the teachings
l.. Hamilton and is constitutional government
be supplanted by Garfield and his supporter
. | n it11tAl oil Ara iau