Daily Republican., 1880-09-03

mechanics, and laborers, rather thar
support. the workshops and paupel
labor of foreign nations. We believ,
in nation, and not a confederaoy
SO government Of the people, by the
people and for tho people," to be per
petuated for all time. We favor ar
honest economical State Government, and
this alone ought to give us votes in
this overburdsned and badly governed
State.
The parties are now srrsyed for the
conflict. We have q leaderi known o.
all men; his declarations have no un
certain sound; his voice has always
been raised for the down-trodden and
oppressed, and he has always been
found in the fore front Of battle in ad'
vocacy and defence of the great princi.
pies of the Republican party. The
record Of James A. Garfield is known
and respected from the Lakes to the
Gulf, from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific,
and, with suth leaders we cannot
fail. Now, our opponents are the same
old Democratic party, the same enemy
whom, with their allies, the rebels Of
the South, We fought for four years
the same who declared the war fail.
ure, and then nominated Union sol.
disr for President-the same party
that renewed their allegiance to the
traditions of the party, and then nomi'
mated Horace Greeley for President
the same party that opposed and voted
against specie payment at the same
time renewing their allegiance to the
hard money party-the same party
that renewed Its allegiance to the par.
ty traditions at the late Cincinnati
Convention, and, at the same time,
nominated, las a candidate for President,
q Union General, whose whole reputa-
tion was acquired in the war which
they denounced, and whom they were
pleased once to denounce as q Lincoln
hireling and the murderer OF Mra. Sur.
raft. In fact they have been all
things at all times and nothing long.
After failing to shoot the Govern
ment to death, they, at the extra ses-
sion Of Congress, attempted TO starve 1t
to death, and now this same party,
with all its sins on its head, are asking
the people to entrnst them with the
custody Of a government they tried
their utmost to destroy. They claim to
be better and safer custodians of the
nations honor and safety than its own
friends, they denounoe us as sectional
lists, when they confront US with SOL
i'd 1873 Southern votes, all voting for the
same principles for which Lee and
Jackson fought for four years. Their
only hope for success is in this solid
vote--a vote made solid by Ku.Rlux,
shot gun and murder. | do not be.
lievs that an intelligent people, who
have spent millions OF money and have
given .wo hundred thousand precious
lives to uphold this government, will
now yield up to those who attempted to
it-all we ask is a free vote
and an honest count and our success is
assured. live but had fair election
In this State, Delaware would be coun-
Ted with the Republican phai@nx Ot
States, the infamous law under which
we suffer is a shame and disgrace to
any civilized community, but If we are
but true to ourselves. If we are are
united, active, earnest and persistent,
and place in our nomination men who
deserve the confidence of the people,
We will enthuse this State from the
blue rocks of the Brandywine to the
,and hills and pine forests of old Sussex
md the glad shout will 60 up, the
State is at last redeemed. [Applause. ]
GETTING TO WORK.
While the sharp tones OF the speaker
N the concluding sentence we're still
,choing through the hall D. F. Stewart
II Wilmington arose and quickly
moved that a committee on credentials
% appointed in the usual manner.
Judge Fisher followed, as quickly,
With an amendment, making it COM
nittees on credentials, permanent or
and resolutions. Sand 1
3eg that shall be put on neither one,"
jaid he as he took his seat.
TIE COMMITTEES.
The chair announced the committees
IS follows:
On Credentials-New Castle: Allen
smith, DR.. Z. G.. Shortlidge, William
A. KINNEY, a. C. McLsar, ]. W. F.
Peters. Kent: Joseph Smithers, Jabez
Jenkins, John Donovan. Sussex: W.
i. Reville, Charles H. Maull.
On Permanent Organization New
CASTLE: H. H. McMullen, W. M. Stuck
'rt, D. P. Hamilton, James Curlett,
leorge Moore. Kent: DR.. George U.
Marshall, Dr.. Day, Caleb Boggs. sus-
ex: Daniel Burton.
On Resolutions-Kent: Richard Har-
ingtcn, DR.. Parvis, Frank Richards.
Jew Castle: Levi c. Bird, George H. P.
Richard E. Smith, Delaware
lark, Amos Ford. Sussex: Thomas
Jury, John II. Cade, II. W. McCaulley.
A recess was taken for fifteen min
ties and the Committees retired to pre-
ARE their reports. At 2 Is the Con-
'entiou reassemblsd, but the credeu-
ials committee, whose report was first
n order, had not appeared. This caused
fteen minutes delay but finally the
L tmmittes entered.
THE SIXTH WARD DELEsATIoN.
Allen Smith, the Chairman, read the
'eport, admitting all the delegates, re-
urned to the State Central Committee
s elected, with the exception Of the
ixth Ward in Wilmington, which they
Lad decided to throw out. Mr.. Smith
moved that the report be adopted, when
,evi G. Bird asked on what ground the
ixth Ward delegation was to be
'ousted." "There appeared" replied
lr. Smith, "to be a complaint about
Democrats voting, and men not living
a the Ward. So the Committee decid-
d to throw out both sides, aud it
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