Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-09-10
rHE FIRST GUN.
WAT AT THE OPERA
~ LAST EvENING-A
','a ".gaE AUDIENCE.

uAhVbs
.,,A.,auding the intense heat.
Fsl'a',"lge l y large attendance at the
va mir "a " last evening to hear the
ni.UlsGhrated nUG, blind orator, William
csl'0Th &C. There were quite q mum Der
y. e..', r,eseut, and the stage, which
" y rP;,h A woods scene, was hand
an.ecra,ed with potted flowers,
(Is'iIv framed portraits Of Garfield,
|la.iy |l.3y ntber distinguished men,
y ~ snI hammer of the Young Men .
We ". snsriended over the centre.
si,st Regiment band was present
il,Onr,sd ln, some excellent music.
~ H. nj prominent men were seat
s, ~ rIatiorm, IA among them being
X, p,n.op, Jr., President OF the Y.
/ = Anthony Higgins, Esq Geo.
~. " CAPTAIN Alexander Kelley,
n " pickles, John NJ. Dunn, Job
E,trp' Frank c. Stidham, y. Il.
iaba \. West, sou of Judge West;
F.,,i. mi OF Middletown. and others.
t,lor @ Of the evening was intro
MN r. Benson, Jr., and after
|,s'of the heat, he referred TO his
sf n and said he woul Id be obliged
Isbis seS, while speaking.
sOsped hi. remarks by thanking
I1srcs ,or the cordial and warm
Mich he had received, and
III, proud to stand for the first
N tbe soil of a State that had Ia
rbap important part In the Re-
nny struggle, .
|,pOss Of the approaching cam
and said il WAS the twenty.fitth
LitrtiaI contest since the fourda-
,lbis country. The enemy have
Eolt il this campaign like q cara
Datto cross desert. In fact they
t,r,el out with such confidence,
pye weak.kneed Republicans
prolsly been considering the ad-
saty 0. surrendering.
nsaser here related An anecdote
Sarev Johnson and Parson Moody
rt:, When the fortunes of the
seemed in jeopardy. Andrew
.On wa. military Governor OF
ti.e, and there was some talk of
a-ing that city 80 the rebels,
oyernor Johnson called a council
,leflAe matter. Colonel Gran
NoOdy, The lighting parson, was
i;o address the Throne of Grace
srsl ierypnt, and johnson shouted
Amen Brother Moody, tell the
khy that Nashville shall not be
ltrrcJ, aud the Republicans of
teel the same in reference tc
l1eOa
Is taeoanpaign has opened t.ings
thMged, and these men are now
heart aud pressing forward 70
oregon hac spoken, Vermont
nSared in Hunder tones, and
lane, the hon 9 OF our standard
has answered. back with n ma
,NQhl.ne to the latest returns,
;xvtHteen thousand.
DelOerats held IL convention
tin ago, and spent thirty-six
Il fdmIug what, by courtesy,
|aa a platform, and then their
GlEer Cler Gland, went up into
rdfsess, and was expected to
tgU from the mountains a law
'la define the position of the
|tnis in his campaign on the
llssllun Of protection to Ameri.
ldusttes Int after he had de
Il .ong time, he came forth
dShat is writ, is writ, and lei
lala,lereth 1t be accursed.
poke Oi the prosperity of thi,
during the past twenty,f v,
allvr Republican rule, and asked
eva any man who thought tha
d he made more prosperous, u
9p'e happier under Democratic
.ould It be possible that tn,
Who lIlrd 10 break up this UnioI
.aierd .hs country into a civi
" better atte TO govern it thar
VINO sllei heir blood in defenc,
lh19n ahi Tor tho purpose o
lug lt-lif tighter than it eve
tiJrr.
Pope on Tie face of the globe AZ
',of more Hrosperous that thos
liled Slltes, where the Fede
PtIhment Dresses so lightly ppo
epf, liat they scarcely kno'
WING 1l.ier Federal laws.
a1s9iu,elg necessary that tn
'.ssoi tlis country shall be prt
nut il hey are not sthe capital {
MI eombned with her chea
w crush them out.
h eu9h distributes capital mH.
e,sa.y llan tree trade. Englan
~ iVf @N years accumulatin
a4n 4lla lhaehiaery, and with hs
~ ~ Saoap .hborers has q su1iicier
I've -, eapaeity 10 supply the worl,
.s,., siea States has not such aggrsg;
a., u i'laellinery and power. EN-
W. lnr basis af free trade, cannt
fett with The American mani
',tn' crush him out of existenc
~ tal OF the country il mainl
~ u 'anda and manufacture
,s1 saele must be a market for IL
,Vns, m and capital will only Ii
naa ane extent Of the demand, hen,
r vu ~ . oi wages depend upon Il
u u w a market and the pri,
r.al., ~, a laboring mans capital a
N'es ;, es anu skill, and his wages Il
MI, ~ MS capital. The Uuitt
SS ",.5l na1 her $500, 900 populate
",ss9 ,"5c mechanics. who must
|, nou mu and educated, and in ord
tha, OSo,se ps employed. The arg
bxas s, .ls-ag would bs cheaper
m :, xn lat Of wagse falls II me
bu.,. .',ht u, taught by polite
aw rraY' lah' all men should "
h. b'dep i . herever they can sc
can ,a, 1'ale''', and Lry wherey,
isiinn "'y = Ne = eapest, ls the va,
lOok ~, u 'see trade, and while
h viii thasie and right in the
INN, " i"uitd, in this country.
npEssibi. snis i'll practice.
ii som' 't discussed the tariff que
fe eu'e ,s, Iengib, and showed that
isa,,,ios+l the.conseauea ce won
lea a, 'N - Ill, tnree million IN
dja.r..e e'iie eountry. 1t made bl
fye 9e" a., ~httilar loaf ef brea
IN ths 4 rh ceh5s, il a person h,
Ths n nae or Zen cents to buy
i.iu.,r1.1 y 3tlen OF free trade W,
ltl ,,is,fd xIa. s9n.e time ago in Ci
lts,sn Deti an Irishman asked
in.l .llA that they we're Rf
p,s'sa : lepliei that he cou
se1ty IN tree trade IreIal
"a WI NV cents a bushel.
rta Ass a. did II, you stay In Irela,
Iaul s,orhkeeper, waen p
letw4.,''.' ''ln ~ shure and l could
"Nt cents to buy the