The daily gazette., 1880-10-09
Democratic Association.
REGULAR MEETING LAST EVENING
A SHORT ADDRESS By d. C. TURNER


not large.
At the conclusion of the reading of the
minutes the chair announced as the
Committee on Speakers the following
named gentlemen: Messrs. l. G. Grubb,
Henry Eckel, l.. A. Bertolelte, w. Il.
Norton and Patrick Neary.
On motion of /. g. Grubb, Esq, the
chairman of each Ward Committee was
requested to make report in the re-
spective wards at each meeting Of the
Association, Each ward was called, and
encouraging reports were made from
each and every one.
Alter the transaction Of other business
Of private nature, II. e. Turner, Esq,
Democratic car dldate for State Repre-
sentative, was introduced, and spoke for
about half an hour in a very able
maner.
After few Introductory remarks, he
said he was asto1nded at the apathetic
condition of the Democratic party in WI
mington. Men may say that no such
apathy exists, but the men who so talk
are the ones who do not mingle with the
common people. There are a number
of doubtful voters who should be known
to some responsible person; there should
be fountain head, where such things
could be ascertained. There are num-
ber of voters Icing lost on the tariff
question. We should have documents
To refute the arguments made by the Re-
pubicans on the tariff question, and
circulate them through our workshops.
Thus far there has not been single
speaker risen up TO reply to the argu-
ments made by the Republican speakers.
The Republicans are in a manner
dropping the "bloody Shirt" and using
the tariff question. Workingmen's clubs
are being organized by the Republican
manufacturers. There are plenty of
men at Lobd ll's, Pusey, Jones & Co.,
and other shops who would gladly join
Democratic workingmen's clubs if some
one would start them. He thought that
the people should be stirred up to
righteous Indignation against the great
fraud of 1876. We entered that fight
against 125,000 ofliceholders, against
bayonets, and with an INSCRIPTIONS
President in the chair. We won that
fight, for there is not person but what
believes that Samuel j. Tilden was
elected President, and Thomas A. Hen
bricks Vice President, but they were
counted out.
He could not see why the people
submitted 10 such great outrage, un-
less it was owing to the TACT that hav-
ing Just emerged from bloody war,
they did not desire to see any more
blood shed. We enter this campaign
under the same circumstances, and the
| Republican party, are prepared to
count us out again if possible. 1t
would be becoming to the order loving
people of the United States to set
their seal upon all such proceedings
| by their ballots, for the ballot is the
freeman's weapon.
Mr.. Turner next referred to the Re-
publican platform, and said that the
party had nominated man, pledged
TO take sectional questions out of poll.
tics, but he had not been nominated
three weeks before he was making
sectional speeches. The Republican
party desire to keep the two sections
apart, through peaceful war. 1t is
said that the Republicans put down
the rebellion. Why he had heard
Republican speaker on the rostrum a
few evenings ago who had never been
in the war, a man whom yoke of OK
Ell could not have drawn him to the
front, and if he was he was onlyin the
30 DAYS militia. The same speaker
said that all the Democrats of Della
ware were rebels at heart, while arounC
the stand stood eight Democratic sol
dlers, six of whom were veterans
The Republicans did not put down thu
rebellion, it was put down by the pa
triotic sentiment of men, who did no
want to see a sectional discussion.
The speaker next spoke of the Re
publican power in the South. 1t wal
a government made up every THE
from the North, who could get dowl
there and get into Office. They rob
bed the people so that it was absolute
ly necessary for them to put these mel
out of power in order to save theil
property, and that is what made tin
solid South. 1t is a solid South agains
. Northern thieves and carpet baggers
} Mr.. Turner next spoke of the grea
/, lhieving under Grant. -,
He next spoke briefly on the tarif
question. Mr.. Levi Bird said in hi
: speech if the Democrats succeed, th'
! shops would be shut up in Two weeks
If a Democrat was put in ii could no
be any worse than at present. The
mill owners are not content with pay
ing a workingman 81 per day, bu
r have imported Chinese at 30 cents pei
t day. The tariff question is one tina
i is reduced to localities. Why Carried
is free trader; he has voted seyel
times on the question, and he is a men
5 ber of the most famous free trade clu
: in the world. He has voted to kee
2 duty on salt, and take it off of stee
i rails. He has voted to take it OIL Q
tea and coffee, and has voted to keep
on. In fact he does not know wher
, he stands on tea and coffee.
r The Democratic rarty, believes !
tariff for revenue only, and tariii IL
revenue only is sufficient, to protect an
honest business man. Tariff for revenu
only, will not permit INSCRIPTIONS me
to make corners in wheat, hour al
other articles. The Republican part
l. have tariff on grain; this is bait
g the farmer, but the farmers should I'll
T. derstand that there is no grain shippe
u to this country from Europe as the
= need il all there, and portion OF whi
. is raised in this country. Our presel
tariff system needs revising, as 1t pr
tects monopolies. He next spoke
the hypocrisy of the republican part
at and said it was sufficient TO alsgu
es any man, no matter how low MS