The daily gazette., 1882-04-29

TEE REF0RM MRETINa.-The meet
ing called over the signatures of q
number Of citizens Under the head of
"Reform," was held last night in the
lecture room Of the Masonic Temple.
At the time the meeting was organ
lied about sixty persons were present,
some ten or fifteen came in afterwards,
making in all about seventy-fiye.
Mr.. Thomas McCorkle, Jr., and Mr..
Robert McCaulleY, of this city, occu-
pied the platform, with the speakers
invited here from Philadelphia to ad-
dress the meeting, viz /: Mr.. Thomas
d. Walters, George M. Earle, and
John Ryan. Mr.. McCorkle, asked
that some gentleman be named as
chairman of the meeting, when the
name of Mr.. VIM. g. Gibbons was
suggested, who Immediately declined.
The name of Mr.. James G. jackson
was suggested. Mr.. Jackson also
declined. Mr.. McCorkle then said, az
chairman OF the workmen's associa-
tioD, he would introduce Mr.. Earle, a
reform member of the Select Council
OF Philadelphia, who would address
the meeting. Mr.. Earle spoke for
about twenty minutes, in which time
he gave a vivid description Of the
rAscality that had existed in Philadel-
phta, and said the reform movement
which began about twelve years ago,
did not meet with half the encourage
ment that this meeting had tonight.
That he had attended meetings fire.
quently when "there was not soul
IN the audience;e but the reformers
mad faith in the honesty of their pur-
pose, aud he urged the reformers in
Wilmington to maintain their organi.
zatdon and in three to Eve years they
win surely be successful in securing a
majority of the people TO unite with
them against corruption and dishop.
esty. He was very severe on the Gas
Trust thieves; bus did not favor the
formation of party and insisted
that the way to success was to take
the best men from the tickets of both
parties, as was done in PHILADELPHIA.
when the Reformers voted for Hunter.
Republican, for Tax Receiver.
samuel g. King, a Democrat, for
Mayor, and R. G. Pattison, a Demo.
crat, for City Comptroller.
Mr.. John Ryan, of PHILADELPHIA.
also addressed the meeting, making a
ferVant and quite eloquent appeal in
favor OF . combination of voters for
the best men nominated on the res
spective party tickets without regard
to political sentiments, and in that
way to endeavor to secure the election
OF honest men. Mr.. George II. Wall
ter another reform member of the
Philadelphia City Council made a
brief address. He said the membe,s
of the City Council received no nav
but nevertheless they go out of Office
after being in that body few years,
with fortunes and it was the settled
conviction of the people of Philadel
phia that these councilmen wore other
peoples clothes and drove other
peoples horses, and their wives wore
other peoples diamonds. In fact Mr..
Walter depicted the average Phila-
delphia City Councilman as a thief
outright and the two gentlemen who
preceded him talked almost as
plainly Of the Irregularities that the
Republican Ofice-holders had been
guilty Of in that city for twenty years.
Mr.. Earle declared that no poor child
that had been sent to the aims
house ever cameIout alive. The infer
once was that there was money in its
death for the undertaken, and money
in the body when carried to the dis.
secting room. This is horrid but
Mr.. Walter seemed to regard it as
true, and added that the carpet and
bedsteads and tables were STOLEN from
the almshouse as well as the best of
the food provided for the paupers.
Mr.. McCorxle seemed to think enough
had been said, and after informing
those present that the association did
not intend forming a ticket, but