Daily Republican., 1882-10-11

Call the long roll. Let the Demo
cratic party stand on one side and tn,
Republican party on the other, as madI
up in this State, and give me one hon
est Democrat to make the count, anC
for culture and intelligence, for indus.
try and progress, for honesty and sin
cerity Of purpose, will trust his decis-
ion as of the two. Oh, no! Men Of
Wilmington and Delaware, this Is mo-
campaign in which the discussion o
principle ls to be laid aside for personal
vituparation. 1t Is not q contest aS II
whether one man or another, or one
ret of men or another set OF men Shal
| control the affairs of this State, OF
whether Mr., Salisbury or any other
named man shall go to the United
States Senate, but it Is a campaign
which is full and running over with
great live issues concerning most deep.
ly every man, woman, and child in the
State. Upon these issues we will meet
you and let the verdict Of the people,
after patient hearing and thought
full consideration, free from prejudice
and abuse, decide the issue, always re.
membering in the beginning of the ar
Rument that we charge the Democratic
party throughout the country with be-
ing q sham--a fraud when in 1864,
while armies were battling for the sal
vati0n of the nation it in convention
declared the war failure and adv 0Ca-
ted peace npOn terms of separation-a
fraud when in 1872 it nominated Hor-
ace Greeley, almost the founder of the
Republican party, and without drop
of Democratic blood in his veins--a
fraud in 1882, when In the State of
Massachusetts it is advocating the
election of Benjamin Butler for Cover
nor Of that State, against whom the
echoes OF their curses of thief and beast
have not yet ceased to ring.
We ask of you only a trial fair. It's
not much to ask. You can dismiss US
in 1884 if we deceive you. You have
never in this State given us the tr al.
Are you afraid to trust us? Is not a
Republican workingmaa as good as a
Democratic one? A Republican manu-
facturer as Democratic one? A Re-
publican farmer as Democratic one?
A Republican preacher as Democrat.
10 one,-if there are any Democratic
preachers. We have eyes, and ears
and hands and hearts as you have.
Our money is here like yours, our in
dustries like yours, our hopes and our
affections for our State like yours.
Give us then upon the faith of our
promises, and upon our declared prin-
Cipals in favor of all these long desired
changes, your franchises. Against
of fha.u SnlT hn
/ word of censure, much less abuse.
Many of them are my personal friends.
But it's not men. They if elected
would only follow ON in the beaten
course. The same spirit Of unpro-
gresssiveness and Bourbonism which
has marked their party's movements
in the last score Of years pervades them
to day.
We have given you men worthy Of
your entire confidence. Albert Curry
bears the respect and has the trust of
every man in his community. A life
long farmer in your State, who has
achieved name greater than untold
wealth can give him-an honest man.
And so with our candidate for Congress,
Mr. Hastings. He is emphatically y the
type of man that has made your city
what she is-a live, busy, growing,
city, whose rolling mills and furnaces
tell every passer.by, herr industry and
toll go hand in hand with capital and
Intelligence, and here reside commu-
nifty of labor and progress.
Ny friends, the people with whom |
have lived all my life and with whom
expect to die, give this party the
pledge of your vote at this time, and if
success should crown our efforts, you
will never regret your vote of 1882.
AS Mr.. Bird took his seat, the vast
concOurse of people manifested their
appreciation OF his convincing argu
ments with round after round of ap-
plause and the enthusiastic cheers that
were given with will, sounded the
death knell of Bourbon rule in Della
ware.
Mr.. Sheppy being loudly called for
made a few remarks, in which he hum
Orously depicted the discontinue of the
Democratic party, in their numerous fu-
tile efforts to obtain control of the Ma
tional Government. The meeting closed
about 10 o'clock, with cheers for Curry
and Hastings, and Levi G. Bird.
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