Daily Republican., 1882-10-13
ptPOBLlCANS EN-MA%
,p AND ENFHUsEASTHo
4 LAESs L.ns AT THE OPERA
uBbA' HOUSE.

pbhA HOUSE.
and enthusiastic meeting OF
A IIsarnsSbjicans IsrsIb Of this city was so. ns,a
the Eepui ppSt in the Opera House. a unael
lGt pighi' ioas NJ Of tho the Young Mems
tho ausp!cU' Clnb. Previous to the
BePuOllC.Shns .hs club assembled at their
meeting !no ers and headed by the Har'
psad Garnet Band, made a ash short d.ssssd street
uony W. The boys looked well dressed
pArs.dl.es'. clothes and their marching
b citaenIL nnLs S' some of our military or
would !i"nS m" blush with shame After
gsDi5AllOOdaSS thew entered the Opera
30 t,.s amid cheers and took seats IN Tbe Sbe
HOase ,isscs "a and on the platform. Inc
sadlesiu"V siNS was taBtetully decorated Win
fag' ana anu the the balcony, on the stage
AFCnshu AFgss ai2s , portraits of James A. & r.
sere lig VI %h,abam Lincoln in hand
tsa aIu dIt frames. The banner of the
nrs gl' q was suspended in the cen
T. r. large flags protruded from the
to 'n.nInm ~ INN boxes, which were occupied
nnfeehlub' oO
aGs0Ti u pickels called the meeting to
T. a. and announced John G. Baker,
que. Gss.e'ident of the meeting win .
is,po number Of vice presidents ana
.scietaEies'
..,aort alect, before introducing
tle Ilst'u srSt sneaker Of the evening, spoke
Srisdy nj as follows: ,r,,,o C;s
,ns'~I n hank you for the compliment
fens'na 'h.atowed on me this evening. This
tnus a,iNS UV,,E vas called for the discussion
Iess,tS sr,S nriuciples, the vital issues of
lPam smInaipn In Delaware and to pre-
alo ..ot V soItd facts. What do we tind In
.SaI w. state v CT Delaware to-day? When
Ilo so"nvcach o, the Democratic party they
we1pt' w 11t m every hand, Fraud Fraud !!
v! VIA n Take, If you please, their plat
E.S' rev What ia it? 1t Is nothing but
1S.U' V,.ni Fraud 4 Fraud Il! from the
Ia,v s,s' fBt plank to the last. de
,st,a, w wyiewed the platform for few
Dom:,ts %~us and then dwelt on the State
S,S, Iyb vbIcb the Democrats boast OF so
fSSi fSssv and said it was contracted to help
the South ,,o r. o, odo
), Ssan the Door man from the draft.
MA sI meaker then told his hearers how
AZ w.a done aud closed by asking the
Nomocratic party where the assets
vSrs to which they reply ooh, we Eot
tSSm but they can't produce them.
TSs MAJ sneaker closed by saying Where
the boasted high school ? Where Is
n, ISylurn for the blind, the orphans
and tbe deaf mutes d? Where ia the re-
trestfor YOU ifyou are hurt and are too
Mor m to care for yourself? Where, l
s,kspain? Why, in the Poor House,
CiCoarSe. Rut stay, we once had a
bovpitsl, established by Republican
COunc! but through Democratic mis-
MANAGEMENT it was abolished, and
yOur only resource is the poor house.
lfg warning those present against
voting fOr q party, whose platform was
all iraud, he introduced
WATSON n. SPERRY,
hefrst speaker of the evening, Who
ureieed bis remarks by saying: II
should regard myself according to the
description put forth here by the oppo'
4 dtepry, l should think myself a
runpirator. But l will say that the
RsElh,lcan party are not what was
stated last evening. After speaking at
length upon the principles of the
Democratic party, he endeavored to
Impress upon his hearers the cause Of
the etrOublesin Pennsylvania, New York
and Ohio, which he said came from an
dort by the Republican party to deal
with an important question, that of
Slavery. The Republican party Of this
county is determined to have q free
party, He then spoke Of the turnover
10 Pennsylvania and did not attribute
lit Democratic victory, but rather
Tho clearing up of their own house
yards.
The determination in New York was
that in the management of local party
questions local party sentin ent should
Be absolute. The speaker spoke Of the
American people as a large. souled peo-
pie and very conservative. The time
has come in New York when the Re-
pubItcanS of today will be Republicans
tomorrow and ten years hence. He
viewed the workings of the Democratic
party in New York and discussed the
inconsistency of the whole party, their
suCceSSi Ve tumbiing from greenbackE
70 specie payments; their opposition to
'ae internal revenue movement; their
attitude Oh the question Of pensioning
the soldiers; on constitutional amend.
nentS and negro suffrage. After re-
viewing the candidates on the Republi
Csn ticket, in which he said that Mr.
curry struck him as being a candid,
SINCERE minded, deliberate gentleman
anu mad only heard one thing asserted
u u Mr. Stockley that did not apply to
nf VQrry-it was that he made excel
lelt peach brandy and even that h,
Tu!d not say en- his own authority
Laughter the Speaker closed by say J
Ig mat he had every hope of success
W. W. me party in November, and tool
Ills scat amid applause.
ANTHONY HIGGINS, ESQ,
was then introduced and after loud au(
so1nnued applause he took the stand
S Slu made the Opera House ring witt
Sn Sr0 sequence. He prefaced his remsrKi
y! saying: II do not think that tn
people OF Wilmington in common will
oov aT Peop'e OF Della ware have ever beef
SH. cH,'ol upon to enter into any more seri
VS Ssn. business than entering the pre-.
VSu' 'iv pollJl"al campaign. For twenty
bGS years The Democratic party ha,
vos ve.u control OF Delaware. Twent,
Bsns,,ago BS,s ago the Republicans elected
b;1puoilcan Governo:, who died befort
nno,,. o .eEm OF otfire expired and tn
Sp,. "p1SSer OF the Senate who was Demo
nas I,o, succeeded bin. At that t me tu
AVA stuocrSts elected their Legislature
rav Suu rom that time the Democra, s hav,
tSa tSna,nea s. IN power and every law o,
tboe I o'@Vute books have been made by
sn% AMI aud they alone are responsible
withSy wiz Saey must stand by their la VS. NO, :
RenumSSSaSlnoing all they say against tn,
tbsv IuIlc"n hn party. They we're Oh trial
and nave nave had trust put in their hand
Il Tn wore now called on to account fol
no nnun, mug people Of this county spoke il
N rtaln voice two wears ago. WheI
6esIv SS1l n' TO the Democrats, "You bav
Wan, weighed in the balance and tount
SsuSlng." DE did not f.el 40 ;t M