The daily gazette., 1882-09-16

ready for the contest Why should we not
unite as one man and strike blow at Stall
wartism that will crush it beneath its own
cloven-foot. Reason, conscience and in
stinct should prevail. When men try 20
establish thing repugnant to them it
is high time to strike for liberty, for country
aud for rights.
MR.. LoRE's SPEECH. l ss
Mr.. Wolcott sat down amid applause that
showed how his speech had been appreciated
and the band played brief air with spirit.
Then calls were made for Mr., Lore, and as
the Congressional candidate stepped to the
footlights the whole audience arose with one =
accord and loudly cheered him. Again and
again he attempted to speak and each time
the applause broke out afresh. Finally, it
subsided and he said
~ see before me at least / 200 Della
wareans, either by birth or by adoption, and
know that the honor of their little State Is
as dear to them as the apple of their eye. 1t
is our duty to place our little State squarely
before the people. By the public press the
Republicans would have the public believe
our State was not enlightened and our in
stitutions were of the middle ages, and that
Delaware was not the peer OF her sister
States Let me say as 1 have known you for
80 years. Going from one end Of the State to
the other as a laborer in your ranks, have
| found your farmers as intelligent as those
of the Republican States; and they
can run furrow as straight, her mechanics
are as skillful, her women as virtuous, and
their children as good and pure as those OF
any other commonwealth. The people OF
little Delaware are as pure and intelligent,
and are not behind any of the other States
that are more extensive but no better. 1t Is
not too much to say for the present that in
| the past her Representatives in Con-
gress have been the peers of the
noblest and brightest in the land.
| challenge the array. You may take the
| BeCfords, Reeds, Bayards, McKeans,
Rodneys and Saulsburys, and | challenge
any State to present better, truer or abler
men-men to utter thoughts to live and
burn in the hearts of the nation. They
| were ever foremost in the State. No Repre-
sentative of Delaware ever came back
| smirched with crime or money clinging to
his pockets. [Applause. The Credit
| Mobilier came and good men went down,
but those from Delaware had no
/ money in their pockets or scrip in
bank Her Representatives have come back
pure. ] was just thinking that suppose
Bayard and Salisbury were left at home,
and Watson or a Lofiand were put in their
place, would you feel safe Not that such
a thing is possible. l mean no disrespect
| to the men mention. Butsuppose sudden
clap of thunder should lift the Republican
. party of Delaware out of the mire, what
would be the result 1t will never, however,
| strike them so hard las to secure their success
in our State. We are organized. care not
who our leaders are, our principles of truth
and liberty will carry us through. Where
liberty is success must perch upon her ban
| ners. | believe in equality and justice, and
that the colored man should have all that Is
due him. We mean to protect him against
the Republicans. When he is able to read
his ballot he will aid the people who pro-
tected him in his rights as man and not
for his vote.
You have seen proper in your good pleas
ure to make me your candidate for Congress
in this State. If shall be elected it viii be
\ my highest desire to do nothing to dishonor
| the name of my State II go will come
: back clean, and will go. Applause. I
e go at your behest and at your will, If /
g receive your approval, shall feel that my
: life's work has been nobly done.
ATTORNEY GENERAL GRAY's SPEECH.
The next speaker was George Gray, Esq,
and his speech, while short, was eloquent
and spirited He said that the Democratic
party was the party of Delaware; the party
+ of her poor men; the party of her soil. The
, Republican party offers no protection to the
, wife of an honest laboring man when the
. party behests require her sacrifice. He
, accepted the definition of the Bourbon party
as a party that never learned anything or
, forgot anything, and said the Democratic
!, | party had never learned that lesson of cor
! ruption which should bring blush of shame.
: | He eulogtzed Messrs. Stockley, Lore, Bates
! and Cooch, pronouncing them clean-handed
: Democrats and challenged inspection. At
, the conclusion of his speech Mr.. Gray called
1 for cheers for the candidates, and the audi
enee for moment went wild in responding.
. Mr.. Gray took his seat after reading the an
! | nouncement that the City Democratic Asso-
citation had secured Institute Hall, and 1t
| would be opened on Tuesday evening next
! The last speaker was ex-Representatiye
E THOMAS N. WILLIAMS.
c He made a short but stirring address, and
e | one of the most forcible of the evening. He
:. spoke in general way, eulogizing Cover
, | nor Stockley, saying he would be the Gov
! ernor of the whole State. l have
v always contended, he said, that 1t was
the duty of the State to educate all,
r and her children should have it. But let
d the white and colored schools be kept separ-
e ate and apart. Mixed schools say, never,
% no never Let the State, however, providl
e liberal appropriations for whites and blacks,
5, upon which depends the future success oi
, Delaware. Let all go forth and strive fol
1t victory SO crushing that the Republican
a party will never have q political resurrec-
n ton.
D. At the conclusion of the speech, and
Is while the band was playing, number OF
% persons stepped upon the stage to shake
y hands with the distinguished gentlemen
n present. With rousing cheers for the whole
/. ticket the audience dispersed shortly aftei
q II o'clock.
a. During the evening Charles B. Lore, Esq.
le was presented with handsome bouquet.
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