Daily Republican., 1880-11-02

haISg ns New 0Askis-OiheS Meet.
inga
This last Republican denomination Of
tde campaign, ihe ono held in the Opsrs
House last night, was the largest. Thu
audience was vsry Intelligent one, ,ano
composed OF both Republicans and Dem
Oorats, and the reception given to Col.
Robert q. Ingersoll, tbs orator Of the
evening, was nothing short OF sn enthu-
siastto ovation. The meeting was call
cd to order about 8 O'Clock by Chairman
5tsDo Of the County COMMITTEES, and on
bis motion large number Of business
men we're made Officers, with Washing
ton Hastings, Chairman.
Mr.. Hastings, in assuming tke chair,
said: "NoswitbstAnding that ths Re-
publican party here has iabored under
untold dificalty and disadvantage, IL
getting their men qualified, no.with.
stauding the Third ward, Applause /,
lyon know what mean, daughter ! /;
Notwithstanding the Fifth ward, Zap
plause ana notW ithstlndifg the Ninth
ward, whsre the Democrats BY o writ cf
error nulliied the mandates of che
court, the Republicans will assemble at
the polls tomorrow and give Q majosity
of 500 [immsnss spplaussl, aud the
State will 80 Republican too. Mr.. Hast.
liDgs went on 10 say that there would be
NO trouble in Wilmington on election
dsy, and closed BY introducing Colonel
Ingsrsoll, who had come on ths stage
with Col. Bepj. Nields.
The reception Of Col. Iugersoll was
Enthusiastic. It was several minutes
before he could make himaeli heard,
and twice when hs commenced to speak
the applause burst forth again, ming
led with cheers. With ststn facts,
studded with gems Of Wit, biting
spigrams aud eloquent psssages, the
address was a pr culisrly brilliant one,
and the polished orator kept the vast
audience chained by his magic power OF
speech for over two houYs. 1t was an
sppreciative audienoe, too, aud the
speaking was fairly puBosuated with
spplaus. Many times during tbs
speech the orator was given what
might bs called an ovation, anl this
was frat when IN the opening part OF
his address he was speaking of his
pride in the Republican party.
81 am proud 70 ba with the party
that elected Abraham Lincoln Prest-
dent" said ne, and there was great
applause, but the enthusiasm was many
timed more earnest and long continued,
when, after mentioning Grant, tho
speaker said, "aud l am glad to be
with the party shat iS going to elect
Garfeld."
The speaker In his opening remarks
spoke Of the Republican party being
one OF intillegencs while ths Democratic
party was fostsrsd and supported by
Ignorance. "a Republican" said be,
stakes g man Ss it wers, by the collar
and says, 'you must do your best, you
must climb the infinite hill Of human
progress as long as you live."
Nov and then one gets tired. Hs
says, 81 have climbed enough, and SO
much better than expected to do that
l don't wish to trAvel any further"
| Now and then one gets tired and let's
&c all hold, and he rolls down 10 the
very bottom, and as ne strikes the mud
he springs upoa his feet transfgured,
aud says, "Hurrsk for Hancock.
| [9rest laughter.
The Republican party was the part
OF free speech; no one ever had free
speech in thu South. Lat Green
baoker 60 south to mako speech, and
in fifteen minutes he'd think the air
a trlek yard. ELaughterl. The Re-
publican North has inforcsd q free
ballot. The Repu bljeAn party is in
favor Of honest money. II is opposed
to slavery, and opposed to Rspudia.
tion. Tie speaker compared the two
candidasss and in closing said:
Inever was more profoundly happy
than on the night Of that 12!h day of
O1tobsr, when found that bstwesn an
honest and kiugly man and his ma.
lig ners twogreat states lad thrown theis
shining shields. [Great applause. ]
Men TO day are blaokening his reputa,
tion who are not ft TO bla0ken his shoes
[Applause. ] He is a man ofbrain' /
was shown the fac smile of a letter
that they pretend he wrote upon the
Chinese question. know his writing;
know his signature / am we'll &C.
quaiuted with his writing. Iknow
hand ndwriting, and l tell you here to-
night that letter and signature are for.
geries. [Long and continued applause. ]
Notwithstanding this, tomorrow
GARFIELD will carry every Northern
stats. [Chesrs.] Pennsylvania will
return 40 coo to 90, 900 majority. Zap
plauss.l New York, so 900. Zap.
p!aase.l Ohio, 10000, [spplauss. ] |
and Indiana. $1,000. [Applsuse. ] |
And have a suspicion, that clothed III |
her right mind, sitting with the right.
sous redeemed will be found Delaware.
immense cheering.
Friends, this Ia the last speech
make in this campaign. | have done
the best could. feel tonight as II |
was delivering the funeral Grafton Of
the Democratic party. Standing by |
the open grave, | am moved to say Il
"Ths Lori giveth and the Lord tslreth |
away" Az liatsu to the olods fall on tn
eofiu I am as happy as can be expect.
ed under the circumstances.
The Democratic party will never elect
President OF the Unit4d States. Ill
will have to change It's name and mem
bsr, to do il. It was false in war. 1t
has been false In peaos, and the party
that cannot be trusted either in pesoe
or war cannot expect " receive any
thipg else at the hands Of the nation
bat defeat.
This say is 1y last speech, and I
hope to hear on "wednesday that Della
vars has placed it,el' ia the Republi-
Loan column. IApplause. hope