The daily gazette., 1882-05-29
FoRGE GRAY'S SPEECH.
.ooasss BEFORE THE
ecgoGUNTY MEETING.
.rc1prEs OF STATES RIGHTS
-. of Leading and Representa-
leetlns a"a,. which ForebOdes Demo-
hdC success

aetinR OF Lo" to, Uha,,,.,
'. democrats which ForeOo"e' D0-
htic success
,,,.,,s been an adagc among Demo-
ps ~, NV" business like county meeting
,,4s5 .as IN representative Democrats AZ
ucIeu " IF tbe campaign insured sue
sIl"s iip sslcrtion The meeting Saturday
I.a s',g If tiI the hest ever held. 49,,
lleU' ns.,,t. '", were present from all over the
N ~ grry hundred was represented a
i,Scm are given below; q
clDa1,ar 'u,n ,John P. Cochran, Geo. Gray,
Io'f,oI 70 po6crts, l. c. Grubb, Jacob G. Van
io,. pish'J " Townsend, William Weldin,
nIIa,S Wa,Icrt William Polk, Clerk of the
u IN lI''C Cochran, DR.. j. s. Vallandig-
r. Tso%os :, Holcomb, James German, |.
l"J, lanes II. Ray, Jacob Casho, Hon.
u u g'i5l ! Rlock. Levi Ruth, Harry holland,
g'g' ! Iynrh Thomas Bird, j. X. G.
o. X Cooch, Robert T. Rankin,
m m' Roniusop, Thomas McCracken, II.
In,ire Sprrek +. Shallcross, William
Will William R. Bright, William L. Wier,
Wier George D. Mcdill, Nathaniel
ms Je.se sharp, Isaac N. Grubb,
n'i nannam Samuel Killgore. Adol-
IIu.bauds Robert c. Justice, John q.
Norris TAYLOR John Guthrie, Levi A.
oTc " Scott Way and many others.
nrocqdngs Of the meeting were fully
H. telegraph in the late edition of
lnys ti,2lrTE and need not be repc ltcd
ur Gray's speech before the meeting
read with interest. 1t is given here
MIR. GRAYs SPEECH.
f.mn Of he Coanty Conge1tion:-
of you know, ! am no speech maker,
am afraid YOU have made bad
on. lam not posted as to the rules,
III have to ask all your assistance
your session to-day,
McIntrc moved that the judges of
nination election be named by the
hye committee to be chosen hereafter.
A was some slight opposition to this,
Ip- the matter had been explained this
ithdrwn and the motion was adopted.
pl Roberts moved that a committee
from Wilmington and one from each
other hundreds he appointed to name
btu executive committee. This was
d and the committee retired. During
Ancc interest Jagged, and a call was
b for George Gray, Esq, to make
After he had been repeatedly called
stepped upon the stage and said:
lama Of the Democratic party Of
ldsle Co,mtH III county Meeting
Ld; You have come here to-day In
bee to time-honOrcd custom in
pr to meet in this ancient Court
grt together, side by side, and
Tt0 shoulder; to look in each others
nl prepare for the campaign which is
Glullly open during the next few
Il is the start IN the political
said It was tlme-hOnorcd custom,
ilis. Men have stood here. Who
iIcd lustre to the party to which we
ald to the State in which we live, and
laOn Of which this State Is d part,
anOt stand here now without the
aon Of them. | remember seeing
nble James A. Bayard [applause1
m where | do now, and to listening
Words Of wisdom which he uttered
nIow Democrats. ! remember others,
ayr learned from them the lessons of
ary which have an influence with
Twill have an influence with me as
Et Applause, 1t was here that
tla' the Democratic party runs
Y The whole history Of the land. 1t
history greater than any party In
u II dates back, ! venture to say,
any man here was born. Parties
inr and parties have gone, but this
la' existed all the time, and has
lhal ll"lias an organization for good
lai BASED ON the principle that
~N rlargc Of the affairs of their
W 'll do not need tutorage or guar
hA outside. Applause.
uaO1l'land 1t the the principles of
D"'aIlr party are that each State
"a aI'er lis own affairs, and that it
Dau" s Them without any interference
l"ug'lres outside Of the State and
p" me Democratic party, l will
'1i ''iaue mistakes sometimes, but
wv is ialf ami We have that political
| Iy'i by The State should be
nDl l,S own government, but we
l'r i'V",cu ny those who deny this, and,
",'''t We tam uphold our organi-
a',s. i, a'l opposition more powerful
A. w. 'Ne e. iart lhat it has to strengthen
~" ~, oilIciaI' at its back, and law
" ou' m own manner of conducting
=" W wa own State, This party has
n,. ~ majority in Congress placed
,,a','ais aa',, M Al the polls to use their in
I7''Ts, T' d lair expression Of the pop
po 'uis j. an Infamous claim that
A., ,u9liilt 10 and | will never be a
rr1t r1ttllaGl with set of men who
',allls like that.
'',,c ID, We should be able to assert
nti.,g.i "Iyn belong TO us under the
iti J, :, VI 'llc State of Delaware and of
w,I II'a'yS' and let us do our best To
,lnn "a'e those rights. Our law is
e.. our own affairs, conduct our
yp, in r 9ur State officers and Repre-
om +, ,ha lpl'greSs = without any interier
ry ,s n", t.e,ieral power. The Republi-
ciii,.,,s ,n"Ss'sullg Of some of your own
tw y, ~ nave had the hardihood and
tyo ~ ,,i. sSSort that while they could
ljrm.,%t'93ry AT the polls by the ordi-
r,n',i,' 'a,S'S' nave made the Insertion
n,nn "n'u y MOI he purity at the ballot
ArG,Jy al The polls under the ordi-
W6a, ', t .''l'l peace officers of your own
by '"' Is Ihelr method? Under a law
piyn i"pubiican Congress they
mar.saI T right to any United
of IGI,ai Wa,.., in u city of the
lvpuly i%',',l'St2h, %nn to appoint as
domjin,a uaFShals to stand around the
hre mn ,''.t ,t'.t and control the men Of
oya. WI lllSl day as he sees fit 10 do
limny |su 's,,.,, and prolcsscd purpose OF
b. ,o,na p"ul ,,,l,, OIL the ballot box. There
Jaw vaY ,i nlIle ingredient of fairness
nr,,. ''l'dc for the whole people and
NJ INV iGa,S aS all laws should he madn
htly '", men should be selected in.
b., il I,,, ,rSards their politics. Bul
torn iPvn' ~ and how is the mask ot
When v,' ~ a. 'Iir lace of the Republican
olhcy ey"r lr" Una. mat in no Republican
Shtes slgr ,,.', avail themselves of thes,
rcns,nii,tIPru'y marshals and we ar,
ut na, n,'',y ourselves by limiting fo,
by Ren,, R", There are no frauds com
" Of IpIhGilcans ph,I3a themselves. Wby,i,
OO aIIii,,aaelphia, with its ne1rl,
States t~dollants, dol,lants, there were few frwa
election pI,S N.Y., marshals appointed a
p1. Was I, nan IAN III the city of Wi
tlpMa, con5, ~ BECAUSE the election Il
plllcals. ausled pma,Sd there by Republica,