The daily gazette., 1882-10-09
MIR. BATES AT NEWARK.
THE DEMOCRATIC MEETING
ON SATURDAY NIGHT.
ISSUES OF THE LOCAL CAMPAIGN.
A Meeting That Was Respectable and En-
thusiastic-The Speeches Made-A Mass,a-
chusetts Democrat.

, Saturday night the Cooperative Associa.
tioh's hall, IN the town OF Newark was
crowded by the stnr ~ Democrats of White
Clay Creek hun T.d 10 the number OF
nearly 500, who Assem- bied to hear the issues
Of the campaign discussed by George II.
Bates, Esq, candidate for the Legislature,
and other local speakers. The meeting as
very enthusiastic and the addresses werp
listened to with the closest interest and
attention.
The meeting organized by appointing
Theodore F. Armstrong President, Dr.
Swithin Chandler, James II. Ray, William
Dean, James ii. Oldham, William l.. Weir
and George II. MediIl Vice Presidents and
james L. Vallandigham, ESQ.,, Secretary,
The Newark band was In attendance and
discoursed excellent music.
MIR. Bates was the first speaker, and after
congratulating the audience upon the Dem
otratic victory achieved in White Clay
Creek hundred on Tuesday last, referred
particularly to the issues of the campaign,
and said ii was the duty of every man to do
what he could to keep the State government
from falling into the hads of the men who
are now endeayoring to obtain control of 1t.
| He referred TO the State candidates of the
Democratic party, and to the open manner
| in which they were nominated by the repre-
rcsentatives of the Democratic people, and
contrastcd them with the Republican nomi.
nees, who, although men of excellent char
acter, had been selected at conference
of leaders ard forced upon the party by
these managers, notwithstanding that
majority Of the voters were opposed TO their
nomination. He next referred to the
| history of the Republican party, and said
| that its had dritted away from the purposes
| OF its organization until most of the trusted
leaders OF 20 years ago are no longer found
In its ranks, and 1t is led by men who, as
was said long ago, are simply held together
by the cohesive force of public plumber
Referring TO State Issues, Mr. Bates said
the Republican party OF Delaware was in
nowise different from the Republican party
OF the country, being controlled and ac-
tuated by the same system OF " Bossism,"
political assessments and the spoils ofofiice
He referred particularly to the fact that
while the Republicans have had two meet
iDgs In Wilmington, no speakers of note
from that city had made addresses, the
principal speakers being Mr.. Fisher and
MIR. Harrington at the first gathering, and
Mr.. Harrington and Mr.. Fisher
at the last Although the question
discussed was the wrongs of New Castle |
county, Mr.. Fisher of Dover was the man |
called upon to advocate the claims of this |
county. He ridiculed the pretcnslons of the |
Republican managers in the direction of |
''retrenchment and REFORM" and said the |
Democratic party had always been Che party
of honesty and economy in Delaware, and
that the State had never lost dollar through
the delinquency of any ofits Democratic oiii- |
cials.
Mr.. Bates dwclt at length upon the ques- |
tion of increased representation for New |
Castle county and declared himself un-
equivocally in favor of this measure of ius-
tice for the upper end of the State. In this
connection he referred to the new constitu-
tion of 1853, which adjusted the inequality
of representation and effected number Of
other reforms, but which was defeated
mainly through the instrumentality
of the opponents of the Democratic
party He held that the Democratic
party was not responsible for the present
condition of affairs, which were brought
about by the constitution Of 1892, of which
John NJ. Clayton, the great Wing leader,
was the father. Mr.. Bates dwelt particu-
larly upon the grave importance of this
great question of settling the matter of city
and county representation, particularly in
a State where the city is likely to
contain fully one-half of the entire popula-
ton. 1t is not a question, he thought, to be
hastily settled, by little toy boat on
wheels, but one that demanded the most
serious and thoughtful consideration of the
people. He pledged himself, If elected, to | ;
urge the rights of New Castle county in re- {
gard 10 proper representation, and felt sure
that the demand would be treated in !
proper spirit by the representatives of the \
two lower counties. He spoke urgently /
In favor of representation by dis
tricts, as calculated to overcome \
,he jealousies and feelings incident 10 !
,ounLy delegations, and while upholding
,hc principle of representation on the basis ,
,f population was not In favor of according
% cities such a representation as would
rive them practically the control of the Leg
stature when their population becomes i
,reater than that of the rest of the State.
In conclusion, Mr.. Bates urged every Y
Democrat in White Clay Creek hundred to a
nswer the call to duty on the day of O
lection. fl
Hon. Thos. N. Williams was next intro a
luced, and spoke iu his usual stirring ard o
strain, drawing d ringing ro..i- q
,arison between what he classed true Bcul- "
cracy and modern Rcpublicanism. Re D
crring to the question of popular education il
e declared that the cause of education
vas the cause of the people, and that he was
trongly in favor OF State appropriations for
White schools and for eolored schools, but
opposed to mixed schools in any a
hape or form. Mr.. Williams charged that "
t the last session of the Lrgisla- b
ure some OF the strongest opposition e
D popular education came from some of N
he Republicans comprising the New Castle b'
ounty delegation. Il
Mr.. Williams remarks elected great ap- it
lause. When he concluded Charles
heodore Russell, Jr., ESD, of Boston,
lass, brother-in-law of George ii. Bates, =,
So, was introduced as ii representive of n
he Democracy of the old Bay State. He u,
rendered the greetings of the
Democrats to their brethren pl
I Delaware, aud expressed the earnest hope -, SO
nat the latter would be true to I'll
leir principles and achieve u handsome
ictory in November. Mr.. Russell was mi
fective in his oratory and eloquent in his ''
tterances, and the audience greeted him or
"stranger within the gates by tending "
i'm hearty Delaware welcome.
DIR. Swithin Chandler closed the speaking
18th brief reference to the importance of
he present campaign, and urged the
ldience to use every endeavor to achieve th
victory. He referred to the proceedings 50
the Electoral Commission as proof of the
Isineerity of Republican professions in 81,
vor of IL free ballot and Il fair count. Tie th
ecting then adjourned.
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