Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-10-25
of las. Saturday night. Who is respo,

Of last Saturday night. Who is respoD
able for it If traced to this source o
oarading political claSs Not Republi
| ;aDs, not Democrats. will not plac
i on the ignorant negro, nor on tbs
prejudioed Irish, but on the best mel
q tne community. / do not dc thi.
| because l expect they will call q hal
now. II | can get public opinion cage
o stop these campaign methods, thel
hey will be stopped.
AsLooMY PREDICTION.
In the face Of all riot and troubl,
hey propose to give two more demon
strations like those which caused the
riot Of last Saturday night, And
against this thing protest. My OBJ
ject may be briefly stated. Look at
the present state Of public opinion
The Democrats say the attack was
made by the negroes, but that back OF
it were the white Republicans and
that they (the Democrats) were IN
armed. The Republicans say thu
Democrats made the attack, that ii
was made to intimidate the negroes,
but eve don't intend to b. intimidated
and mean that they shall parade" .,
And the negroes, who have been taught
that they hold the balance of power
and whose spirits have been aroused
are ready to resent any insults offered
10 themselves. And they mean TO pa
rade. Look at the increase in the sale
of FIRE arms. What does II mean. j
is reported that the Democratic clubs
mean to have armed men to march
with them.
Do you mean to tell me that any one
will 60 into that parade unarmed. No !!
And What spectacle !! Good citizens
in . time Of psacs marching through
our streets armed with deadly weapons.
People from distance will come armed
too, for no riot, since that In Pittsburg,
has been SO widely circulated and SO
GREATLY MIsREPREsEETED.
Suppose seme drunken man should
stumble end man fire into the air.
Some one in the line may fire but not
into the air, and what will be the re-
suit? Possibly re-enao!ment OF the
scene of last Saturday night. Is there
any one here who will get up and guar.
antee that this will not occur No,
not one.
protest against the Republican pa.
rads of next Wednesday particularly
and l have right to doso, for am
Republican. / believe it is TO the inter-
est OF the County, to the interest of
good government, of education, and of
prosperity. believe Republican sue.
cess means the fash Of the fires in our
forges and the whitening of the seas
with eur commerce, But independent
Of this have right to protest as a
minister Of the Gospel. The Republi-
cans propose to parade, in other words,
to carry lighted magazine from one
end Of Ills city 10 the other and to get
home and bed before it goes off.
[ [Laughter.l And they say it must
take place to show that the negro voter
has his rights, No issue of this kind
can arise here. The negro has his right
all over the land.
A CHIP AND A BANTER.
Nov hear it suggested that they
mean to put the negro clubs in the
middle of the parade, with white men
in front and behind. This Just means
that they will put him IS a great big
chip on their hats, and say to the
Democrats, "knock the chip of If yor
dare" And there is more meri. 10
Democratic grace than have supposed
if they don't take up the banter. It's
a banter, and / am afraid it will be
very hard on the chips. [Lsughter.l
The preacher went on to speak of the
fact that the appointment Of a big force
of special police to keep men coming
from distance frem being assaulted as
. satire.
He protested against christians tax
ing any part in the parade. elf they
can't be in politics said the minister,
and stay out Of such things, then they
had better stay cut Of politics alto.
gether and let the country go to the
DEVIL" In closing he said he would
pray that trouble might be avsrted, but
was afraid if the parade took place an
awful ives would sweep down upon the
aity before II O'Clock Wednesday night.
In Gods name let MS not court the
great danger Of this thing.