Daily Republican., 1882-10-18
4 REPUBLICAN RALLY.
,.uGE AUDIENCE GRE
D LHSRr 4. wOODFSRD AT
STh" ~HE OPERA HOUSE.

Llad in the OpoTa hOuso Jnl
sEenlOiT Tas that of last night, the oc
EssOn' 'tSinp @ a Republican mass NEE
.bs wsot wSssowart L. Woodford of Nev
lai !. D'S 0'V" to address the meeting, AM
YORK ""o S@fore we're 30 many ladie
D'ysI 'I..a J At political gathering, wbic
lSlio'ud udSsmonstrates the fact that th
hD! ,Iicsps T of this city are up and do
sfugt,v Tvsry available seat in the build
% as vss s occupied, while many wer
ig VIZ MA to stand until the close c
nOps,ti nOp..tinU, The building was taste
p'SS SSSscaratei with flags, and tn
s RsOiment Band discoursed excel
y, i.1nSiS, % Among the most promi
I.sDIenen seated on the rostruu
S,icpd Anthony Higgins, Esq.
w sT.,S~ton Hastings, Isaac s. Elliott
WI Harrington, II f. Pickles, W
H. s.son, W. T. Swiggett, rhoma
t.,,oo Dr. Morrison, H. B. SeideI
y Iey T,,,is H. G. MCLear aud man!
sa,. The meeting was called Il
~" Y. bv Mr.. McLear, aid Geo. W
" Tss chosen Chairlpau Of the meet,
~ I'm A long list Of vice-presidenti
.scrotaries without any extended
.~srks, the president introduced The
Nor Of the evening"
STEWART l.. W00DFORD,
!, advanced 10 the front of the stage,
M M IOad applause, and spoke as fol
Es,.rs =" Of Delaware:-In the cam,
,I'D Oi 1875 and again In 1880, by the
i1Snsw Of the Republicans of Will
.ndon, | was permitted TO plead
M Iou for that newer or better pow.
,Mj br the unity and welfare OF the
,b0p, Tonight | come to plead the
.~saus and with the words rein
DrsJ h the cry that comes from
TSsIrG West Virginia, that the
rGj South" is beginning to break.
Tba,I am about to say tonight is
o,kt prty prejudice, but to plead
you Republicans, Democrats, In
.pndens and Of every political feel.
i the cause more valuable than par
Vcius the cause of the nation. The
rnker then alluded to the walk of
n lODg centuries ago, in the land OF
lda, WhO held his head in hotoc
tN al others and exclaimed tU all
sp0pe that "the Sabbath was made
rnsn AID not man for the Sabbath" ~
lIRl you tonight that "the State
u made for parties and not parties
rhsSate." Applause.
After noticing briefly the issues at
citing each State and the country and
h duties Of citizenship regarding
No, The speaker discussed questions,
lh@nlDd, wele Of more vival i'm
arSnoe and questions which should
seconded by every honorable
fHAsin every community.
A FREE BALLOT.
Int am foremost of these vital ques'
OHiS that wherever the American
HzNues the ballot, there arises the |
cplM question, "shall the ballot be a
eea1dPen One?" 1t is o question
pod@pT Tthe Republican party to
plWSls question deeper than any
afyal handle. l care not what
eHth, but 1t is one vast question
sNlVsd by the masses. The speaker
@ I'gaested all citizens of Delaware
@l1to his story of their State for
M dtteer years, and note the re-
HaVe the elections been fair and
ptS given squarely2 If they have
@EFatuIate yon. II they have not
Oeg OF you to see to 1t that
7! man, in the State Of Delaware,
Is entitled to vote does vote,
also Ses to it that his vote is count.
tPpaaseJ. Such elections as you
had, hava placed your stata into
!M l1las Of the unregeneratsd, but let
Ril you that The time will come,
Il& speedily, that whoever has
ballot will cast it.
olOer to accomplish his you must
ItaIs The voter. He then described
~ hearers and pictured to them the
esly OF working to this end as by
YOes you are to decide whether il ,
%sSaoUl ",S houses on one hand or
anu bribery on the other; moral ,
,. pu one hand and corruption on
''goi; osa; between these you have !
ca9lCe The speaker then dwelt
".s'a W. upon the subject of educa.
"uu 'hu mat there was no colored
,Sl %nO willie man, so depraved but I
NJ s'' S Slall eventually be permitted ,
~ NV Eve Every school house and every 4
~ 'naI! be the means of lifting | /
y ", "a ana he Thanked God that It
|S1u ,S,t ,9at the people we're begin. +
,S. %S.oallEe it. He further stated n
n, ~mS un, iva, was no possibility of good 4
s,,so. ~ aaIess through the education of n
,SSe' and learned men, :
4, "va Ua Cah take care of themselves, r
S,wOr man must be elevated, 7
NY ,~.Wsan'zed parts of society are d
't NV !le masses, so that the low h
w. eleVated with the highest. a
snlVy Ia Delaware is entitled to \
NJ, "', leave it for you 20 an j
h os you have considered the n
NJ. rVi education for your children a
no,i no",is,hoduty that touches your !,
IN mi luIly than this one. Which h
han ~, Caie VT. FOR your children best? a, a.
d wv MueFe are tho best school a
voa n9u know what county has q,
B,SSSHioe M ioe best, and 1 beseech of y y
N csTSans, % roll up a majority f.
Ivinr iSo',e v, county, that will forever al
EaDroS monument to your credit W
'OuF opponents TO beat a re- p
l's',s y. S is something of more i'm. Il, IT.
oDS .nS 'nSo the question of honest n n
Va Iu w tGe education of the chill.
bal IL night dwell at length on m
Ehcip movements, taxation, etc, ss m
natS,,p Persons, without regard to n
b S%s,ally ~'Ssu differ, but one Of these 3, a
gwen precedent and this the o, 81
,oso TARIFF QUESTION. ce
s%' sas saId sdd the speaker, the present al a,
Fes Of adopted. As to it's general ss "a
years tSSofse tSae In the legislation Of 1o tn
1, bUt 'teie " had been some emen. pc
mn,s n%s Ile essential features were were ne
tlSOSSV,e S,e y than a twenty years ago. P,
nsTiosyuO y Of that system was that ne
Is SIH to MIA laborer has been SO pro @ on on
the 1aSoIp compete fairly and square. M M
WijUiill iltm look at their own or,
Aeir fenaogton, feprag Under that svs- w. 49,
aaans SfS tS.' were kindled, their fur. Gl fh
pscIipVS SIoa ma. self supporting and 99 m
se1oyed childro,. hiAOu NC