The daily gazette., 1882-09-30

10 eubserye political exegeDcies, ask you to
make no change. [ApplAuse.]
MR.. HENsEL's SPEECH.
DR.. Buck now stepped forward and said
that the audience had hoard how we will
bury Harringtonism, Fisherism and Lof-
landism in Delaware. A gentleman is here
who will tell you how they will bury Cam
eronism In Pennsylvania. He then intro
duced W. U. Hensel, of Lancaster, Pa,
Chairman of the Democratic State Central
Committee Of Pennsylvania. Mr. Hensel's
reception was enthusiastic. In opening he
said
Ladies aud Gentlemen There was a
Frenchman once brought before a criminal
court, in which hung portrait Of Napoleon,
and when he was asked his occupation he
pointed to the portrait and then bowling his
head said, "ln any other presence than that
would call myself a soldier" And such
are my feelings In coming across your State
line tonight, when stand IL the presence
OF one who as Delaware's representative
(pointing to Senator Saulsbury's picture)
has stood many years In Washington, a
breakwater against the assaults on personal
liberty, aud turning l look on the picture of
another, (ponting to Senator Bayard' Is
picture), who is as well known in my State
as yours; who is without fear and without
reproach and is as dear TO us as TO you
Applause.
come to you tonight with an apology
Tor my poor voice; have left it upon fierce
battle field, where the Democracy militant
Is soon to be the Democracy triumphant.
Applause / have come here because 1t
was thought beneficial for me perhaps to
tell the people of Delaware what my State
has become under the Stalwart rule for 20
years. After quoting from Senator Hoar's
ringing arraignment of Uhe Republican gov
eminent delivered six years agoin the Senate,
ne said he need not recall the cause of that
awful arraignment, of the methods which
had tainted the conntry's history
and blistered every chapter with shame
He charged the Republican party with
being responsible for this condition OF affairs
and with making no effort to improve IL. It
will never be improved until the Democratic
party improves it. The Democratic party of
the land appeals to its history but the Re-
publican party appeals to everything and
claims everything. 1t claims that it was 1t
which put down the rebellion, In war
times when they called for troops, they did
not say No Democrat need apply" and
when the heroes came marching home no one
dared point his finger and say, " That man
was copperhead." In the hour OF the
nations peril where was j. Donald Cameron
Selling mules and oats to the Government
at 100 per cent. profit. Where was Roscoe
Conkling He never showed his magnificent
carcass to rebel bullets. Where was James
Gillespie Blaine 7 He hired a substitute who
got no further than a Provost Marshal's
chair when he was arrested and sent to the
penitentiary.
1t claims that 1t is the party of morality
and Of the people, Take the States in which
10 the pulsating heart of the natiou-the
belt of States-Connecticut, New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois
aud Indiana, embracing one-half the popu-
lation, two thirds of the wealth three -fourths
ofthe colleges and newspapers, ninety-nine
hundredths of the oil aud two-thirds of the
manufacturers. In that great belt OF States
tonight the Democratic party Is in q
majority.
Surely the Democratic party need fear no
comparison in the personnel in the leaders
with that of the Republicans. Your Bayards,
and Saulsburye, and Seymours certainly can
be compared with your Conkiings, and
Arthurs, and Logans, and Camerons and
HarringtoDs, and-[loud laughter drowning
the rest of the sentenced. When say the
Republican is the party of morality let me
point to the last national conference held in
New York where Dorsey is the chief guest
at the banquet, Mr.. Beecher asks the bless
ing and Mr.. Ingersoll announces the bene-
diction, and Mr.. Arthur, then Vice President
elect, now by the grace OF Guiteau, Stalwart
OF 5talwarts, rises up and praises Mr.. Dorsey
because his distribution of ''soap" In In
diana had saved the State to the Republicans
1t was not his money but the money he had
stolen by the hundreds of millions from the
people, from you and me, and they have not
condemned Dorsey. He is still at the head
of the party, and directs its affairs.
DICK HARRINGTON AND HIS FRIENDS.
find that the leaders here are chips of
the old block, who were once In Washington
daughter and sent over to Delaware per-
haps to do some missionary work and then
go back again. found when | read the
platform of the Delaware Republicans that
they were not like other Republicans. Here
they demand "fair apportionment" Why
do they want affair apportionmenti Because
they haven't the power. Whenever the
party is IN power fair apportionment is
what 1t don't want. Ii you will go across
the line with me I'll show you the record OF
the Republican party on apportionments.
I'll show you one county of $4,000 inhabi.
tants which has one Senator. 1t is q Re-
publican county I'll then show you
another of "a 900 inhabitants and it has
one Senator, tits also Republican. And
then between these two III show you
another county of 900 Inhabitants
and 1t has one Senator. Laughter. ]
This last county gives a Democratic
majority. Laughter. If you want
to know how TO make appor
tionmente all you have to do is to
study this out. Then let me show you my
own city of Lancaster. 1t has Democratic
majority of at least 100, yet the Republi-
cans have it SO apportioned that they get
Councilmen and we only 2. I'll take you
into CT ngreasional district In Pennsylvania
which wanders almost everywhere through
the upper counties. 1t is like crab hook
around a lobster. 1t goes this way and
that, taking in Republican farm houses and
parts of counties, and | have heard people
say that the people who made it broke every
commandment except that ferbidding man
to make anything llkened after aught in the
water, earth or air Laughter. can show
YOU all over our State where the gerryman-
der is lust as bad. But, the Republicans
may say, Mr.. Logan and Mr.. Conkling and
Mr.. Harrington had DO hand In this
and wouldn't dare do such a thing
But let us see the record OF the party
in this. Let us go all over the country as
we did over boss-ridden Pennsylvania a few
minutes ago In Illinois with 3lS, 900 Repu-
licans votes and 27S,0 900 Democratic votes
they have IA Congressman and we have @.
daughter l. In Pennsylvania where the
Republicans are never under 10000 of
majority we can only carry out of the 27.
Laughter. In Michigan the Republicans
have IL the Democrats none. In Iowa the
Republicans IL, the Democrats ditto ss In
Michigan. In Kansas the Republicans I,
the Democrats none. In Missouri the Republi-
cans Il and the Democrats o-ll-e. TLauJhter