The daily gazette., 1882-09-16
WILMINGTON DEL, sATI1RDAY. sEPTENIBER 1e, 1882


find in any community more comfort intel
ligence and liberty than Is to be found In
the State Of Delaware" What has been the
course of the Democrats in the interests OF
Delaware 2 The Democratic Legislature
chartered the railroads that have built the
State up. They resolved the loan that
proved the credit of the State TO aid In
building those railroads, aided by our candi-
date for Governor. What has the National
Government done for Delaware9 What did
Fisher do What did Smithers do What
did Lofand do or ever get for Delaware
Why, the present Congress did
more, in the River and Harbor bill,
for the improvement of our water courses
than all Congresses heretofore. He then re-
ferred in general way to the thieving pro-
pensities of the Republican party, and spoke
of Phipps trying to steal an almshouse the
attempt to steal State in the South, and
Dorsey's effort to steal the Treasury of the
United States. He did not propose to dis
cuss the issues of the campaign, but this
matter of Government is q serious question,
whether we were to have good or bad Gov
ernment. Reflect upon 1t calmly and not
| under the excitement of passion. Thank
God, the people of this country are sovereign
| and can say who will be their rulers; you
are given every two years to call your public
| servants to account, and If they have proved
| in them, you can get others. You don't
discharge a faithful servant in your
private business, but when you get
| a good man you keep him and trust him
until you are satisfied that he has betrayed
your condolences. If that is so in private
life It should be the same in public matters
Have the servants of Delaware proved re-
creant in the past 25 years. Have they
created taxes or Incorporated dollar OF
/ fhnxy ho Tanf tUfI
serious thing for you to set them aside.
have not heard or seen one single charge
against the Democratic party in Delaware
that amounts to a snap of the finger. Why,
even some Republicans have paid great
| tribute to the Democratic administration
here.
How do the Republicans propose to carry
this State 1t is by buying votes in Sussex
county. They have their canvassers at work
now and making out three lists-one marked
Republican, one Democratic, and one doubt
full, the last marked with dollars and cents.
But 1t won't work. They can't corrupt a
majority, and our majority will be larger
than heretofore. Poor, traduced, black
guarded county of Sussex, in which all
deviltry is said to be concocted, will not be
the first to go under. We have known
Charles G. Stockley for 40 years. Even in
the disastrous battle of III his white plume
waved above all. The honest, frank, brave
outspoken candidate will be. the Governor
of no man, nor party of men, but the Gov
ernor of Delaware.
Z After a passing compliment to Hon.
Charles b. Lore, the speaker retired, anc
was followed by
: HON. JAMES l.. woLcoTT.
He thought that If there was anything IL
| ratification meetings the Republicans had
the decided advantage, for they have already
had two. The first was held on the 9th o
July, in Dover, when the convention called
to nominate candidates for the masses of this
Republican party simply ratified the nomi
\ nations made by a few men. What
) spectacle it was to see the party of mora
, ideas bow to the shrine of personal ambi
= tion, and to see also platform to vindicat
+ one man and at the same sacrifice tn
rights of the people for personal aggrandize
! | ment.
3 We have met tonight to ratify the nomi
! nations and endorce the principles of th'
i convention. 1t is a subject of congratula
ton that the meeting is marked with sucl
/ harmony and unanimity of feeling. Stock
= ley and Lore are the unmistakable choice
e the people for the positions to which the.
: had been nominated. 1t is a pleasure Il
f note that the harmony of the Democrati
n convention was not mere suspension OF
r disgraeeful strife for factional supremacy
n | But the harmony of the Democratic part
!, was for the good of all. 1t is our desire t
/ perfect good government in the State, an
4 preserve its institutions from the blight G
: Republican ascendancY-a harmony tina
f insures victory in November. This is n
f idle campaign, indeed. The principles whicl
q guide our State are of too great Importance
y for the people to slight them in any way
a It is not a question about which there is an
y doubt-with reference to the success of tn
i Democratic party. What has the Demo
cratic party done that the confidence an
U support of the people of Delaware shoul
=; be forieiteds 2 Let the people answer. Ther
# has been nothing done by the Democrati
d party that the people should lose eonhdenc
i in its intelligence and intellectual character
o Fellow Democrats of New Castle county
= there can be no question where man shoul
! stand now-we have the same principles no'
= that we have fought for in the past.
: After a hit at Stalwartism, the speake
n turned to the matter of reformation cane
n for by the Republicans, and said that I'll
= principles of the Democrats were familiar
! even the children of the State. When thei
q people, referring to the Republican leader
m talk about reform it is burles lue upon r
h form and retrenchment. When speaker
the meeting on Tuesday night said that
a. reformer was grumbler and seeker att
10 spoils he uttered truth he did not mean t
II Many of the men who present themselves
5e advocates of reform in this State ought
v first reform themselves. They need reform
y. tion most. It is indeed, a burlesque upc
n the part of the men who talk about reform
hi What about the District of Columbif
Il. Affairs became SO corrupt there that Co
ha gress appointed a commission to take ii
70 matter in hand and reform things. Al
10 these very men who plunged the city In
y debt are parading themselves before t
re people of the State ofDelaware as retormel
ey Talk about reform ! One OF the orators,
he few nights ago, foreshadowed the pr
,or gressiye policy the Stalwarts. He said he I
ar. ferred to the open advocacy of mixed schoo
NV in Delaware. Is it progress that lea
,os through the school rooms of this States
he he had one more wish to make, 1T would
~ ~ that they would not make the innoce
y. hearts of our white children the fulcrum
or which to put the lever to overthrow the
5e stitutions of the Delaware. A man W
a. could stand before an audience and say
he is opposed to the interests of our children
he an enemy to good government In the Sta
az, of Delaware The Democratic party is
ie- champion of all that lies nearest to
IN hearts of the people of Delaware.
,st A plain Democrat, workingman,
NE said only u few days ago that the Demo:
AN tic party was absolutely necessary TO I
to happiness and welfare of the people of
tbe State And it was so. The people are
nd favor of the principles of which the Den
,on cratic party is the advocate. Every m
,nv, should do his best, SO that on the MOI
rt2 ing of the Sth of November the Republics
it..s.,I,a ,,,,ly, IN N ramarl tfNerilV there