Daily Republican., 1882-10-27
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
sECKETARY WOLCOrT. MAYOR
WHYTE AND BENATOR RAY.
ARD the ERPEAKERS,

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The Opera House last night was oom-
fortably filled, but not crowded, tho oc-
casion being Democratic mass meet
ling, under the auspices OF the Young
Mems Democratic Club. The stage
was tastetully decorated with plants,
flowers, etc. Stretched across the
stage, In large letters, made OF ever
greens, were the names OF Stockley q
Lore. A few minutes after o'clock
: the members of the club, with their
guests, entered and took seats on the
/. platform, TIE meeting was called to
order by John +. Wood, who named q
long list Of vice presidents and secre-
taries, after which he introduced Harry
En- mons, ESQ, as chairman Of the
meeting, who spoke for few min utes
and then introduced Secretary OF State
James l., WolCott.
Mr.. Wolcott opened his remarks by
referring to the New Constitution,
her commander and crew, and, then
spoke of tho effort now being put forth
for the purpose OF transferring the Gov
ernment Of Delaware from the hand OF
the democracy to,thAt of political trick
ster or boss, who might be termed
political Jonah. The great issue OF
this campaign appears to be personal
am bition against an honest and faith
fol administration. If the pretended
abuses did exist the bosses who were
lcryipg reformation were not the men to
reform this Governu ent. Let them
Icleanse their own hands before attempt
ling to govern or correct this govern
ment. After remarking that the
names OF Bayard and Saulsbury, one
hundred years hence, would DO safe and
ltolnd and free from the criminal re-
cords of the District of Columbia, the
sreaker . denounced the attempt TO
Capture the State" as he termed 1t,
and then proceeded to refute tho charge
made against the e1travagant sxpendi-
lures of the States money, and said
Economy in the Democratic party has
long since become probverb b and the
tax rate to-day is lower than that OF any
state in the Union.
He referred to the credit Of the State
as being good and that she had funded
her debt at o premium aud lower rate
iof interest. In referring to the question
lof mixed schools the speaker said that
the Republicans had boen very anxious
on that subject, but the whole ground
occupied by them was false ground and
they are not to be trusted, and you
NAV depend upon it that if they get 10
lpower they will have mixed schools In
Delaware. Mr.. Wolcott charged the
Republican party with b6inR insincere
on the question Of giving the ballot And
offices to negroes, and then defended
the essment laws by saying that the
statHte relating thereto was in keeping
with the constitution and that the Re.
publican party only wanted 1T repealed
in order that they could vote their ne
groes without paying the tax aS re-
quired by law. After predicting that
the occupation Of the Republican party
would be gone after November 1th the
speaker took his Eo1t amid Poplause.
After music by the City Cornet band
Senator Bayard arose and introduced
in very complimentary terms, Hon.
William Pinkney Why to, of Baltimore,
who was warmly received. In pretac'
ling his remarks he returned the com
pliment besto wed upon him by sayiug
many good things about Mr.. Bayard
after which he turned his thoughts II
the young men by saying that he Wa'
clad that the meeting was q Democrat
!, ic one and that the young men were
coming to the front in American poll
tics Smoke of having had but very
little politics here of late and what We
have had have been personal politics.
After referring to the various political
louestions and chasing parties as being
GOOD institutions he said he was mol
ashamed to be called q straight party
man. IA he was born a Democrat
educated in the old Jackson school
took no stock In independeLtmovementI
and had no confidence in such men.
He then said that q woman ono
asked what an inde endent member o
pariiamenr was, to which question "n'
received theanswer that ian lndepeL
ldent member Of Parliament was
member that no one could depend upol
and thus it WAS that a strong party maj
! true to the principles of his party is TN
llruest patriot of your country. In
apeaker then spoke of the parties tina
= had sprung up under the respectl"
} lleads of Jefferson and Hamilton. =.
| Coming down 10 more modern 'poil
-, tic, be said that under Democratic al
l ministration before the war, The coun
itry had been raised to the highest pin
. uacle of success. ,u
since the war the Demo Gratis hay
been trying to get back into powe
again, but in 1868 and in 1877 they Wer,
a routed. In 1876 we won gallant ugh'
for Samuel j. Tilden who won the cleo
tiou, but the tricksters were there anu
Z counted us out. We won the electlor
in the vote but they beat US in the re
turns. Mr.. Whyte thought 1t gam
of $40 or fight, but they had had on
4 war and got the worst Of it. and though
r IL a bad Thing. After denounclng ia
IelectoraI commission he alluded iron
licalIy to the non. partisan judiciary 0
the Supreme Court. 400,
Atter referring to the election OF loo
Q when they thought a Union General
6 who had won honors on the helo
= Ibatte, would sweep the country ul
missed it again, he predlct9d G9Ss A
1884 the Democratic party 'wouiu pro
sent no cand date OF eIpedlency, u
. candidate 10 each votes, but one 0
IL s0rnd Democratic principles, be thel
3 told his hearers that the people OF Dela
8 ware wanted no better Con stitutlol
;, than that under which they had llve'
Il 40 long. and it was for them to deciu
q whether or not, Delaware the state o
& the Blue Hens chicken, the Little Dia
u mond State, shall loose Its lustre or I YAK ~
/ A backward step The Demecratit
h party, he said, protected a man !, II
n drinking glass of beer, ,ortakiOg a li1tl
10 D Democracy, old Bourbon, M9mm,s S Ek |;
tr a Dry, If your pocket could stand II
This part of the speech, of course, trG
d to the principles Of Democracy, or otousn uSo,
., the honesty and economy of the party
t, It's i advocacy ofgold and silver currency
% the abolition of war taxes in time Q
h peace @ and Of tariff for revenue only
N He denounced the extravaganza OF tn
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