The daily gazette., 1880-08-12
FIRST EDITION.
UP WITH THE FLAG!
the BAYAR0 CLgB'S DEMON.
STRATi0M.
A Successful Pole Raising and a
Large Meeting.

CITY CLERK FRAZER GIVES SOME
WHOLESOME FIGUREs-ADDREssEs
BY MEssRs. sHARPLEY AND PEN1Ne-
TON.
Tho pole-raising by the Bayard Club
of the Eighth Ward, at Ninth and
Lombard streets, last evening, was a
successful demonstration, in which
over two thousand representatives of
the earnest democracy of Wilmington
heartily participated. The entire
Eighth Ward was aroused, and even
the ladies entered into the spirit of
The occasion, and graced the meeting
WITH their presence during the entire
evening.
RAISING THE POLE.
This operation was commenced be-
fore Z o'clock, and was viewed with
interest by large crowd. The affair
was managed by Mr.. Edward Jordan,
an experienced rigger, and passed off
in a highly successful manner. At the
first attempt the top splice broke, and
after it was fixed it was deemed best
to cut about ten feet from the top of
the pole, which was accordingly DONE
AS substitute for the hickory brush
thus removed new broom was dashed
fast to the top of the pole, indicative
of the clean sweep that will be made
by the Democracy Of Delaware in the
approaching election.
The second attempt proved successful
in every respect, and as the crowd pull
ed Justify at the ropes the pole rose in
the air and finally settled in the hole,
where it was tightly rammed. 1t tow
-red in the air over a hundred feet, not
withstanding the manner in which IL
had been shortened, while the new broom
waved conspiciously and defianlly at
the top.
At trst it seemed as though the pole
was rather too slender for the purpose
but after the ropes were adjusted it stood
up, tall and straight, presenting really
graceful appearance. The halyards were
then adjusted, preparatory to raising the
dag.
THE CLUBS ON THE MARCH.
Meanwhile, a nun ber of the Ward
organizations had assembled at their re-
spective ht adquarters and proceeded to
the vicinity of Ninth and Lombard Sts.,
where they merged into one line of pa
ade, and marched around The. Eighth
Ward, headed by the Millard Band. The
organizations thus represented were the
Ninth Ward K. l.. Martin Club, the
Tenth Ward Hickories, the Fifth Ward
Club, the Young Mems Democratic
Club, the Seventh Ward Club and the
Second Ward Club. The line number
ed seven or eight hundred men, and their
progress through the streets of the Eighth
Ward was greeted with hearty cheers by
the residents.
When the line reached Ninth and
Pine streets, and proceeded in open
order to the place of meeting, the flag
was run up amid the cheers of the more
than two thousand people by this time
assembled. The breeze being fine, the
flag was soon floating proudly from the
peak, and then the crowd gathered
around the speakers stand 10 listen To
Tho speaking.
Councilman VIM. McMenamin pre-
sided, and first introduced Clerk oi
Council e. B. Frazer, who delivered an
able and effective address upon city Il
nances. In opening he congratulated
the Eighth Ward Democracy upon theil
wisdom in selecting such energetic ant
capable men as Col. VIM. b. Nor
| ton and VIM. McMenamin to represent
hem in the City Council. He mex
| proceeded TO contrast Republican man
agement OF city finances with the man
/ aeement by the Democrats for the pas
| Two years, and here are some of the fig
ures he presented;
In 1878, January 1st, the
| Republicans appropriated
for current expenses, 1895, l40 81
By September lst, these ap-
| propriations were so near
ly exhausted that extra
ordinary appropriations
had to be made, amount
ing to 23,750 O
Thus, nearly all the appropriation
for The year were exhausted in elgh
months.
During July, 1878, there
was received by the Tax
collectors, $2Os,5e6 i
August 18th, 1878, the City
Treasurer reported an
over draft in bank of 1925 5
by August 10Th, this overdraft was IN
creased to $9,378 SO. Thus, all the Jul
taxes and August collections, and all til
revenues of the water and other De
partments had been collected and sper
before the Democrats came into powe
while the August bills remained pnpaiC
On the 32d of August, two note
were discounted, one for $40, 900, an
one for $40, 900, while still another fo
$40, 900 was discounted on Sept. 2d,t
raise money for the payment of salarie
and other current expenses. And YET