The daily gazette., 1882-09-16

up and be true man in his political duly.
This Is time when, standing confronting |
our opponents, to look In the face the men |
chosen for candidates and to carefully |
consider the principles involved in this |
campaign. Fellow citizens, as we stand |
in battle array and look at the canhi- |
dates | see no reason to blush, and we may |
gladly and proudly nail their names to the
masthead and carry them on the way to
victory, Our candidates sit before you--the
chosen representatives of free party, free
people They were chosen by what the Re
publicans are harping about so much, free
ballot and q fair count. They are no parlor
candidates named In little room in hotel
and sent to men who had nothing to do hut
carry out the will 1t had delivered. In
the Democratic party of Delaware there
are no twenty men who can say
who can be tine leaders of the people. l
hope the time will never come when such
thing can be done. Applause. Il ow
| different must feel the candidates of the Re-
publican party from the candidates OF me
| Democratic party How humiliating 1t
| must be for them to know that they are not
chosen by the will Of the people and are not
accepted by large faction of the party
| This is not the case with the Democratic
party. No, gentlemen, we stand shoulder
| to shoulder and by the help of God we In
tend to stand shoulder to shoulder until we
march from the Brandywine to the Nahti-
coke, until we have swept away every part
of the party which has desire to gain sway
and seeks to carry out evil puposes, and has
corrupted every State in which IL has gained
sway. The methods which have been
selected by our party in Delaware, and by
our candidates are the methods which will
be applied by both in the discharge of the
duties of their offices If they are elected.
No man has any doubt that if CharleA G.
Stockley [applause1 takes his seat he will
be Governor of Delaware. But no matter
how straight a furrow Mr.. Currey may pillow
| no one can doubt that even If he takes his
seat he will not be Governor We want to
know what we are voting for and what will
| be the result If we succeed in this election.
The earmarks of both the Democratic and
Republican party are to be seen in this
campaign. The Democrats are in favor of
the voice of free people. The Republ can
party on the other hand essays to keep itself
in power and perpetuate itself by the spoils
of party What is it made of2 Bosaism
and the spoils system One feeds upon the
other one is supplied by the other. Who
will dare to say that the Republicans of
Delaware are not controlled by bossism and
the spoils system, and who will not say that
the Democratic Legislature of Delaware
will always act as nearly as possible with the
will of the people of Delaware, untIam-
melled by any boss. This is the issue, and
it behooyes every man to pull every pc und
, he can.
1t was not by my own will fellow citizens,
J that was placed upon the ticket OF the
Democratic party, loud applause] not be-
: cause do not feel proud to have any place
of that kind, but would rather be ih tht
ranks. However, and | say it with pride
! that would rather be elected a Road Com
! missioner by the Democrats than President
by the Republicans. Applause am moi
! here to ratify my own nomination to night
but will say that If / am to go to Dover
go because am elected by the Democrat
: of Wilmington to represent all people ih tn
= Legislature, and since | am in the position
= | of a candidate, / l"ant to speak upon
Y certain subject which has been 1nuc
! discussed anu very recently argued Rt
: political meeting held in the Opera House
J will take care to speak hereafter I'd tn
). people of the city and county upon the prin
ciples in our platform, and shall do no II
y such certain terms that no one will hav
!; any doubt as to what my vote will be o.
y public measures just here | will speak o
: one matter. The public school system
q very dear to every true Delawarean. IL
= like a child under the protecting care bf it
y mother, and 1t has been fostered and ha
!. grown. We hope with the help of God tina
). that system shall be preserved and improved
|
has confronted us with prdbleI
q that requires straightforward honest
y to solve. The people of Delf
! ware will never submit to any system whic
d involves a mixture of races in the publi
y n schools Loud applause.l But the D emc
y , Gratis of Delaware are now, / believe, an
4. have been ready to do equal justice 10 a
~ people in this matter. A mass of ignpraI
q voters is an enemy and venture to say this
| 81 IN wit
VI reference to schools is in accordance wit
~ the progress and growth of public sent mel
j in this State. From the beginning thel
q has been an advance of sentiment on tn
" subject. A tax has been levied on Il
ae colored people for their own schools, bl
~ ~ this proved insufficient and at the last Sc
u u sion of the Legislature, law was passed !
.. t the votes of men upon this platform maxim
a. a direct appropriation from the State Trea
"a ury, and directing the payment of the
~ funds for disposal to an association teco
- nized to be a real friend of the cblort
Dy people-different from the Republican part
.. Laughter and applause]. 1t is now d
9, manded by the Democrats of Delaware, al
q as | think know little Of the sentiment
,,o =, the party, that just and fair prov
W sion shall be made out OF Il
ba funds of the State, Tor educate
ne of the eolored children apart from whi
se children. We shall do this because b
OF lieve It is right, and hold that what III rig
u u is always expedent, [Anplause.l
10 10 shall do thlR also because it is necessary +
nc u the nroteotion of the State. l suspect Il
ne ne Republican party are not SO earnest for L
~ ac education of colored people as they seeI
~. because think when they are educated al
Iof made intelligent the party will lose d lar
lat nortion of itp voters. Laughter.
lls | say in this campaign the DEMOCRATS
Ie- @ Delaware are thoroughly united. Do y
Ihe know of any disseusons In the Dem0cra
ice marty of delaware We Democrats have
,he way of talking out in meeting, and if y
aee T., know of any dissensions let US hear frC
TN, YOU. Speak out and tell US. If you ha
ius ANYTHING against any fellow Democrats
ar. ma know also. When Mr. StQekley got
not here to-day he asked me If We were unit
ua, aud told him eyes" Is it not sos IA
IL nlause. and cries of eyes"
teu At this point Mr. Rates turned around
'ry. Mr.. stookley and asked him a questi
the Turning to the audience he resumed
nay ask Mr. Stoekley how 1t is with Sussex q
10 he saws Sussex is as one man. l ask
hov Hon. Eli Salisbury what of Kent, and
uua a,4 tells me Kent is always united. ApHlaus
Inc II there are any Republicans here am &
ana a,, to see them, and II they are dissatisfied
he1 would like to have their votes. Up ih Pc
test tss sylyania the Republicans are divided had
taee ~ They have bossism there too, and there
,' 1np been a revolt and the Republicans said thi
neJ NY the Democrats put up good man t
nv nv could elect him, owing to the division of
'hey Renublican votes They put up Patti