The daily gazette., 1882-10-30

thefts in Philadelphia, under Republican
administration, which, by the manipulation
Of the magnificent Phipps, amounted to the
sum of 900 per year for niue years. II
he stole so enormously from the poor, the
speaker wondered where he would have
stopped had he come to the rich. Mr.. Bay
\ ard related the story OF Blucher's visit to
London, and his famous opinion of the city
as such a "splendid place to pillage," and
| thought this would be the feeling of the
Philadelphia plnnderers who are interesting
| themselves In the Delaware election, when
| they come down to pay to the Dover Ring''
| the money 10 be used in corrupting the cleo
| tion here.
Mr.. Bayard read an extract from speech
of Senator George of Mississippi, in relation
| to the vast increase of debt and taxation on
that State during the carpet-bag govern
ment, and from a speech by ex-senator
| Wadleigh, of New Hampshire in regard to
the corruption now disgracing the Repub-
| lican politics of that State. He held that
| this would be the condition Of affairs in
Delaware unless personal character was en-
| tirely divorced from political considerations
He then referred to the character of the
men now In control of the Republican party
of Delaware and expressed surprise that
| some members of that party he knew of to
| be good, honest conscientious citizens could
vote for measures proposed and candidates
nominated by the mon composing the
| "Dover junta.n In this connection he re-
cited "Boss" Shepherds costly reign in
Washington and the safe burglary con-
spiracy and claimed that the Republican
patty Of Delaware had made this ofiense of
Il more public character than ever before by
putting the chief actor at the head of their
| organization. The, "Dover Ring" made the
Republican nominations and dictated the
party policy, and the head of the "Dover
Ring" is man who would have
put Columbus Alexander within the
precincts of felon's cell Mr.. Bayard
urged his hearers to use their utmost en-
endeavoTs to keep the State from falling into
the hands Of these men. He also spoke of
the ''machine" and the sroils system In our
politics and said If they were not soon elimi-
mated they would destroy our public SER
vice and entirely change our form of gov
ernment. e
He referred to Mr.. Hastings as making
his chief campaign arguments upon the
tariff question, and said the tariff was good
thing ior Mr.. Hastings, as he realized per-
sonal profit from it, which come
mainly from the pockets of our farmers and
worlkingmen. Mr.. Bnyard here briefly re-
viewed the tariff question and the
match tax. He argued that the
great principle Of taxation was to see that
the taxes collected go into the public trtas-
ury and not into the pockets of individuals.
He favored protection that would increase
the products Of our manufactures and place
them In the markets of the world, instead
of combining them to glutted home markets,
build two ships where one is now built, and
manufacture ten yards wher cone was manu-
factured before. He closed with an earnest
appeal to the people of Delaware to con-
tinue the blessings of the good government
they had so long enjoyed.
Both speakers were presented with
handsome boqucts and the meeting ad-
journed. .lH
THE DEMOCRATIC MEETING AT SIXTH AND
KING SATURDAY NIGHT-sPEEoHEs BY
MEssRs. LORE, GRAY, BATES AND GRUBB.
Compared with the Democratic meeting
held at Sixth and King streets on Saturday
night, the Republican meeting at Fourth
and ShiNey, reported elsewhere, was like a
pigmy alongside of giant. Over 1000
people were present, James P. Hayes, presi-
dent, and there was much enthusiasm.
AttorneytGeneral Gray was the first speak
err, and he IN opening said, that in the three
great empire States of the Union honest men
were being driven into the ranks of the
Democratic party. In the great State of
Ohio to-day there had been such a revolu-
tion of public sentiment as had driven the
corrupt ring from place and power and the
Democratic party reinforced by the honest
people of all parties in that State has con-
demned the party which for years has been
rioting on the resources and substance
of the people of Ohio. The speaker
alluded in similar terms to the
reaction in New York and Pennsylvania,
and said that the latter State, for the
first time in 20 years, in spite of corrup-
tion, office holders and political bosses, had
turned in the words of Republican speaker,
towards the morning. He respected honest
difference of opinion, but there were ques-
tiops about which honest men had no right
to differ. For the first time in 20 years
State issueb had been forced IN Delaware
on the people by his Republican friends,
who said the State had been so badly gov
erned and SO wretchedly managed, that
those who represented the great party
which had controlled its administration
were no longer fit to be entrusted with
power at the hand of their fellow citizens,
and the majority of citizens were no
longer ft to govern themselves.
He claimed, however, that no count of
that Indictment would stand proof. There
had been great deal of eloqucnce SO called
on the part of the Republican party, but he
crew who were managing this campaign
were the Republican party. No party had
better record to show than that which for
nearly quarter of a century had controlled
the little State of Delaware.
The Republican party declared for re-
trenchment and reform as their cardinal
principles. Retrenchment reform They
could rcmake the State, but God alone knew
what shape it would take. They could re-
trench but people would have to do without
bread and meat [Laughter]. After speak
ing of the Phipps administra-
tion of Philadelphia charities, the
speaker pointed to the extravaganza of
the Republican party during their twelve
years. control of the State OF Delaware and
the 81, 600 steal of State Treasurer Kilgore,
which took 50 600 to find out. He claimed
that the Democrats had got rid of the debts
of the trustees of the poor,
and reduced the State debt with
a smaller expenditure than that of their
Republican predecessors. He ridiculed
the voyage of the "New Constitution" and
stgmatized the movement as the merest
sham and pretense--a sort of Jumbo show,
all gingerbread and peanuts, got up to
amuse women and children, few colored
people and sundry disguised Republicans.
He passed IN rapid review the safe burglary
episode, and the extravaganoes of the Grant
administration, denouncing the attempt
to destroy the character of Columbus
Alexander as worthy OF the days of the
Borgias (Voice, "How about Garfield ?')
Garfield rested in an honored grave, the
victim of the very faction who now sought
power. [Applanse.
The speaker concluded by saying that q
free and economical Government was all
they could secure, and that with Gods aid