Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-08-19
MOXErING THE FLAG.


MOIErING THE FLAG.
The Eighth Ward Polo RsisiDg-
Tho MastinKs' Guards to { h q
Front - Addresses by Messrs
higgins, Bach ana Roberts.
The pole raising Of the Hastings
Guards, Of the Eighth Ward, last even
ing, was an enthusiastic and spirited
affair, and the meeting held at Ninth
and Church streets Immediately after.
wards was the first big open air demon.
stration Of the campaign.
A number Of organizations accepted
invitations, and attended the meeting,
marching down in the following order:
James L. Hawkins Club, OF the Ninth Ward
(cel.) Henry Furry, captain, eight men
Mt Vernon Cornet Band, eighteen pieces.
The Hastings Guards, (white) Captain Psul.
son, George Moore and William H.
White, assistants, 70 men.
Young Mems Republican Club, Col. Samuel
Ws0d, Commander A.. s. Robinson, Ad-
jutant, Edw. Mitchell, Harry Evans
and Mr.. Mclaughlin, captains,
one hundred men.
The Hastings Guards, (colored) William g.
Rain, Captain, eighteen men.
The Bird Guards, James L. Hawkins, Dap
tain, thirty men.
The uigginT Club, (cOlOred) James Sprlde,
Major, Willism Banks, Captain, Law.
renee Fisher. First Lieutenant, and
Jas. Evane. Second Lieutenant
one hundred men.
The procession marched up Market
from Fifth to Eighth streets, thence to
French street, thence TO Seventh street,
thence TO Walnut street, thence to 9th
street, thence to Church street, then
counter marching, proceeded to the
Hastings Guards Headquarters. The
clubs presented very nice appearance.
A stand was erected in front of the
headquarters for the speakers. It was
draped with flags and hung with Chi
nese lanterns.
HOSTING A FLAG.
During the day a large, fine pole had
been raised, and at few minutes after
eight O'Clock an immense crowd having
congregastd, a flag and four lanterns
placed at equal distances apart, were
raised to the top. Numerous cheers
rent the air whilst the act was being
accomplished.
The meeting then was called to order.
Lewis T. Grubb was chosen chairman,
and William D. Sparks was appointed
Secretary. Anthony Higgins, Esq,
was called upon to deliver an address.
MR. HIGGINS REMARKS.
The speaker said we meet here to-
night to fling to the breeze the Ameri
can nag, in honor Of one who never
fought against it. Garfield and Han
cock fought with equal courage for the
flag, but the latter now leads the COL
umn that the veterans helped to shat,
ter at Cemetery Hill. The Republicans
are charged with dealing ouly in sec
tional hate. The speaker would speak
OF different matters. The gentleman
for whom the Hastings club is named
represents the business interests Of this
city, and the club represents both the
capital and labor Of the city.
Mr.. Higgins declared that the present
business prosperity Of the United States
is due to the Republican party. Hard
times came to us after the war Of the
rebellion, adding their loss to the price
paid for the treason Of the Democratic
party. What q change now This
city is astir with industry, and no man
need want for work. What has wrought
all this Whence came this renewed
business confidence 1t came when
specie payments were resumed, under
Rutherford b. Hayes and the Republi.
can party. (Cheers.)
The rise and fall in the price OF
building materials was SO rapid that
the builder who received the contract
for our Court House found all the
profits taken out of his venture In three
months time, and the work was greatly
DELAYED because ii was found impossi-
BILE to have the orders for the iron
filed, 30 busy were the iron manufac'
turer's furnaces.
asOO, 900, 900 Of the national debt Lave
been paid of by the Republican party
since the commencement Of Grants ad-
ministration, and $S0.000,00O interest
has been reduced per year upon the
remainder. 1t passed the Resumption
scs, providing that the Treasury should
hoard gold so that the greenbacks
money could be converted into gold
money by July l, 1879, but before the
time set for resumption came, green
backs touched par.
These steps were taken by the Re-
publican party, and fought bitterly
step by step by the Democratic party.
As the Democratic party declared the
war a failure, in the 81. Louis Conven-
ton Of 1876, SO 1t declared the resump-
tion act hindranoe to resumption IN
the Cincinnati Convention Of 1880.
Under National Banking system
not any OF our money has been lost.
Nevertheless Mr.. Bayard and Demo
cratic statesmen made it special OBJ
isot of attack. Their party is respon-
sible for schemes worthy the brain OF q
lunatic. Throughout the West ana
South there has been wild carnival OF
unwisdoru, Of reputation and imitation.
In many OF the Southern States they
were willing not only 10 repudiate the
national debt Of $37S, ,0OO,00 but they
did repudiate many State debts. In
virginia Viz and Tennessee tn there is a s,spla split
in the party; one side said we should
be honest, the other side replies that
We should not. ,..ou
what We may think there is no chance
Of getting it in the ballot box. FMS s
is not government Of the people out q .
government Of assessors, collectors ana
Levy Court men, Of men who have their
own sweet will, who have for their isw