The daily gazette., 1882-09-16

nave hAQ no 6ulkefB anu IaggdTus anu VIC |
still go on. Let every Democrat stand up |
to his work. You have put me up as can
didate, [applause1 would rather be in the |
ranks, as / said. If there is anything can |
do I'll do 1t. 1t is a time to fight, and when |
we defeat the Republican party 1t will Kill 1t |
for years to come. [Applause.]
MIR. sTocKLEY's REMARKS.
Mr.. Stockley arose from the sofa upon
which he had been seated and was received
with round after round of applause, which
was some time In subsiding. Chairman
Gibbons then introduced him as "the next
Governor of Delaware" which caused the
cheers to be renewed.
Mr.. Stockley began, saying in substance
Friends and FeItow Citizens Of New Castle
County: This meeting has been called to
ratify my nomination, but / think it pre-
sumption on my part, therefore, to say any
thing. But there is something would like
to speak of. II has been reported and circu-
lated throughout the State that my nomina-
tion was made In opposition to some parties
in this State and that it meant the downfall
of the Democratic party in the State. 1t IL
not so. AS far as am personally concerned
l have made no fight against any one nor
for myself. No one ever heard me say
word about my nomination, in fact
[ did not want it. And not until
urged and found 1t to be the will of the
majority did allow my name to be used
This is the first opportunity / have had to
speak to the citizens of Wilmington, and l.
now extend my heartfelt thanks to the
Democrats of New Castle county for the
strong support given me at the convention.
There is one question l ought to speak CT
and mention tonight. Some papers here
have made some unkind insinuations about
me. They charged me with making an in
sincere resignation of the dictatorship of
the Junction q Breakwater and presidency
| of the Breakwater 81 Frankford railroads.
| They were, in truth, designations in fact,
| and would say to the editors who thus
wrote that when undertake to do anything
l do it. If they had applied to the
have found that my designations were
in in hand and that a meeting had been
called to fill the vacancies. 1t was duty
| owe myself and to those with whom | was
| connected. / did the best thing l could. Ii
| elected l want to be free to act impair
TALLY to all the industries of this State. My
nomination was made by majority OF the
delegates of every county OF the State, and
IL chosen to be Governor | will see that the
interest of each and every county is carried
out. AS said before did not come here to
| make speech, as / didn't think it proper.
wanted to see my Democratic friends OF
Wilmington and New Castle county
and 10 shake hands with them
to see them and to ask their support. ii
there are any haven't seen and who would
so desire / would be glad OF the opportunity
to shake their hands. And then, with few
words of thanks, the next Governor of the
Diamond State took his seat, and as the
band struck up, a very handsome bouquet o
flowers was handed to Mr.. Stockley from
some one in the audience, which act was
greeted with applause.
CONGRESSMAN MARTINS SPEECH.
Hon. Edward l.. Martin, who was intro
duced when the excitement had subsidized
| said that he knew that it was natural ia mel
to worship the rising rather than the settin!
A sun, but he knew, too, that there was some
thing that drew men together. He wa
| present to thank all for the confidence tina
had been reposed in him by two elections
} | and he assured all that he appreciated TIN
trust and used his best efforts to discharg
4 his duties for their interest and that of thu
{ country. He would not notice the charges ant
! | insinuations against himself in the public
| prints of this city. He could refer withou
s a blush to his record, and had no regret 10
s any act of his own, either publi
s or private. He had never forgotten tn
) honor of Delaware or the interest o
I her people for enc instant while he was II
Congress. All his efforts had been in thei
, behalf during that time, and he had know
a | them as one people, and not as Democrat
, | or Republicans. He challenged any busi
: ness man to show any vote he had ever cas-
i that was not In the interest of good govern
c ment and for the welfare of the people o
: Delaware. What was the condition
4 affairs, he asked, when he had entered tn
1 Forty sixth Congress, and when the Demo
t cratic party assumed control in 1875. TIL
t people remember that after the Greele
h campain there was scarcely grease spc
b left of the Democratic party. Even in DELI
It ware, the Gibraltar of Democracy, the part
e was defeated. What condition did the III
Is publicans leave the country in after tha
e elections They knew no bounds. They rnshe
it into indiscriminate appropriations anu III
j. all in their power to centralize eYerythlh
v In Congress. There was established systeI
o of subsidies, and corruption ran ran
: pant. What was the result Almost witt
,e out a canvass the people-who always regt
= late such things-turned out and went
a | to the polls and wiped out the Republiea
?. majority of two-thirds and gave the Demt
E. Gratis good working majority. And thei
d | what did the Democratic party do at once
Of Samuel J. Randall, a strong worker frol
l. Pennsylvania, put himself at work wit
lie others to the retrenchment of expense
IN assisted by an honest Democrat from Del
be | ware In tho frat session of Congress ii
E. EXPENSES were reduced $32 2,000,O 900. So
1T went on, and what was the result upon Il
fe countrya 1t filled the treasury with none
or We were paying per cent. when the Dem
ne Gratis got control, and before they left Co
le gress passed bill to refund the old de
n, at 3 per cent. When the Democrats toe
Id charge of the House of Representatives ii
ge lobby reigned supreme, and extra rules we
found necessary, and passed, to exclude IL
of lobbyists and to keep all from the floor e
)u cept Representatives and ex-senator
tic and they only on signing a pledge that th
were not interested in anything before t
lu House. There was no corrupt business
IN six years, and no appropriations i'll the int
We est of the lobby. But what do you see NJ
let but an increase of SIS, 100000 in expens
up and the lobby once more supreme /
ed Republicans, two years ago, told the iaD'
p- ing men that they were the party OF prot'
ton and tariff, and that If he (Marun)
to General Hancock were elected, free IRA
IN, would result, trade would be decrease
az and that the bone and sinew OF !
nd country would be brought down to
he level of the pauper labor of EuroI
he Hundreds of good Democrats were thus
e. ceiyed. and many were coerced and bu
md dozed by their employers to vote agall
we their conscience and their principles.
1n- result was that they placed the Republic
ly. party in power to improve the tarift and
mas raise wages Can you, he asked OF
It if laboring men, buy more comfort a
ley Measure with days wages now than J
the could two years ago? Have they shown q
son consideration for your welfare or comic