Daily Republican., 1882-09-16

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any Of the larger States, and this fact
alone showed what lie 1t was to speak
in that manner Of the Democratic party.
In conclusion Mr.. Paynter urged his
hearers to rush to the support of the
great Democratic party and preserve
the liberties of the people. There were
men who openly and unblushingly pro.
posed to buy the State of Delaware and
now proposed TO wrest 1t from them
with the peoples own money. IL the
Democratic party were put in power 1t
would stand as nobly as ever 1t did In
the time of the Reads, and the Nc
Keans and the Bayards.
George H. Bates, Esq, was intro
duced and said that there had never
been o time In the history Of this State
when the interests of the people more
urgently called upon every man to rise
to the importance of his duties. This
Is not time to speak Of the Issues Of
the campaign but 1t is o time when we
can speak of the qualifications Of the
candidates.
The Democratic party did not need
to be ashamed of It's candidates, for
they were chosen by free ballot and
a full count, and not in little room of
a hotel and then sent down to Dover
to be accepted by q convention for tnat
purpose. The Democratic party Is not
governed by any one person, no thank
God there are no twenty men In the
party that can rule 1t. We intend to
support our candidates until we can
march with victory inscribed on our
banners from the Brandywine to the
NanticOke. There is not a single man
In this audience who thinks for mo-
ment thatif Charles G. Stockley Is elect.
ed Governor, but what he will be Gov
ernor in fact, as well as name, and
there is not man present who for q
moment thinks that il Curry is elected
he will ever be Governor. The Repub-
lican party is ruled by bossism and
spoils, and there is not democrat in
New Castle County who will gainsay
the statement. The speaker had not
been placed on the ticket by his own
will, but was willing to serve the party
whenever they called upon him. He
would rather be elected road commits
sioner by the Democrats, than be elect
cd President by Republican votes.
The Democratic party are united land
II any one present knew of any dis
sentions he wanted him to get up and
say so. 1t Is not 80 with the Republi-
cans and If there was any Republican
present who was dissatisfied with his
party leU him leave it and come into the
Democratic ranks and they will allow
him the privilege of voting for Stock
ley and Lore
Touching ON the topic of the public
school system of the State, the speaker
said 1t was dear to every DelaWarean.
With the help of God they not only
mPaut that system should be preserved
but improved. Undoubtedly the right
of suffsrage given to the negro race had
confronted them with problem in the
school system which it required
straightforward honesty TO solve. The
people of Delaware would never con.
sent to any system which involved the
mixture of the races in the public
schools. But the Democrats Of Della.
ware are now and have been, since the
problem was thrust on them, in favor
of doing equal exact justice to all peo-
Pile. He ventured to say that the legis-
lAtion of the Democratic party in refer
ence to negroes would be in accordance
with the enlightenment of progressive
age in which they lived.
There had been continuous develop.
ment of interest on this subject. A tax
had been levied on the negroes for sup.
port of schools for themselves, but IL
had proved insufficient. At the last
session of the Legislature an appropria-
tion had been made out of the Treasury
for the support Of negro schools, and
the money paid into the hands of gen
tleman recognized as real friend of
the negro race-very different from the
pretensions of the Republican party. |
He was in favor of appropriation for
support of schools for negro children
apart from the white, first because It
was right, and he Thoughtit would be
always expedient. Over and above this
it was necessary for the protection of
the State. The Republicans were not
anxious about the education of the
negroes because every one could see
that when the NEGROES were educated |
and made intelligent the Republican
party would be deprived of large part
of their votes.
He closed by saying that every man
must fall in and vote for Stockley aud
Lore, or be whipped in the Republican
ranks like dog.
Mr.. Stockley's Introduction was the
signal for loud and prolonged applause.
He spoke in suCha low tone, that it
was almost impossible to hear anything
he said, and there were frequent calls
from the audience OF "louder, louder"
He said that he had not sought this
aud uUnI1 Id rnINh |
rather some lone else had 1t. 1t had
been said that his nomination was
made in opposition to other gentlemen
but as far as he was personally con-
cerned he had never made fight
against any one in this State, in fact he
did not want it, The newspapers Of
this state had made some very un-
kind remarks about his resignation as
President of the different railroads with |
which he was connected, but he wished
to state, that If the men who wrote
those articles had taken the trouble to |
examine, they would have found that
his resignation was in the hands of the
directors long before 1t was made pub
lie. He did not think 1t proper place
for him to make D speech and he had
only come to Wilmington to shake
hands with his friends, and ask them
to vote for him. AS Mr.. Stockley took
his seat he was loudly cheered. Hon.
Edward L. Martin opened by saying
that he knew it was the nature of man
to worship the rising and not the set
ting sun.
He thanked the people for the conf.
dence they had reposed in him In the
L l. a. l. 1 Ahntr TAfn
He had endesvored to merit that conf
dence and do his duty, and notwith-
standing all that had been said against
him by Republican speakers and the
press, he could come before them with.
out a blush. He defied any man to
point out single instance where he
ever cast vote that was net in the in
terest of good government. The Demo.
cratic party in Congress under the
leadership Of Randall, of Pennsylvania,
Il 49,