Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-09-05

From one to two hundred persons as
sembled at Fourth and Shipiey street,
last evening in response to an an
nouncement that Butler Labor Re
form-Anti-M Monopoly meeting would b,
held in that locality, which would b,
addressed BY several eminent speakers
Shortly before 3 o'clock an old wager
was hauled to the place to be used as 8
platform, from which the speakers wer,
TO tell the audience why they should
support Butler In the com ing cam
paign.
Attempts were made to organize tn,
meeting by choosing chairman, bu'
without success, and DIR. j. II. Welct
assumed the duties of that position. AT
ter waiting several minutes for the ar
rival of A. X. Owen, Of Chester, who
was previously announced a. the 6atoI
Of the evening, and he, failing to appear
DR.. WEIGH arose, and after excusing thu
absence of the principal speaker, the
doctor started of into . good. natured
and eloquent address, which, At times
was very amusing, and, In some in
stances, according 70 the opinions Of
those present, nonsensical; while one
man was heard to remark, " Now he's
talking baby talk" Some parts Of hit
speech were based upon facts, and the
audience expressed their approval, but
when he deviated from facts those
present expressed their disapprobation
BY challenging the speaker to mention
certain names or prove the truth OF
some Of his assertions.
During the course Of his remarks he
dwelt at length on the money question,
and attempted to tear TO pieces both the
Republican and Democratic platforms
both parties, he said, being 40 Id
out TO money mongers and those
with fixed incomes. There was
not one man in Congress but thai
there in the interest of monopolies
In speaking of what the politicians
mean when they speak of hard money.
he said that there it was great deal al
labor for little money. He smoke OF
the three parties now in the field. Ito
tally ignoring the prohibition ticket. \
and CHASING the Democratic party IN
the old stump tail and wild cat State
bank SYSTEM; the Republican party as
the champions of the National bank
system. both Of which did not know tile
nature of the first bank. He then pro-
ceeded 10 give a graphic illustration of
their workings TO the effect that two
men, each with $1,000, go down to Wash.
ington, borrow $50, 900 in exchange for
their bonds, get the interest in ad.
vance, and leave the bonds Law there
which are taken care of for the banker
He also showed how they made their
money for all interested. In speaking
OF an overloaded treasury, he stated
that the last Congress made n larger
appropriation than was ever known to
De made, In order TO get rid Of some of
the surplus money. There are MANY
honest but deluded Republicans and
Democrats, and the upshot of the whole
matter was that the bulk of the money
goes into the pockets of the inanu-
iactnrers. Why don't they pay OFT the
debt or the country, instead of suuan.
dering the money by extra large appro.
priations. A voice in the crowd asked
the doctor to name some of the men he
referred to as political rogues, aud upon
his repeated ordinations the speaker
quieted him by saying, "In the tiIue
OF The Old Testament there was a time
ior an ass 10 speak, but now IL was the
ume for an ass MOI 10 speak"
This exclamation eaUse1 considerable
laughter, and the ruan "caved." He
spoke at considerable cnsiA In refer.
eice TO the silver dollar in particular
and other money in general, and then
0ranched off TO the platforms Of the
several parties. The Democratic Mat.
form, says he, says nothing and means
less, while the Republican platform il
taken from the Democratic and is yery
similar with the exception of saving
something about free trade, but he new.
er pretended to understand what either
platform meant. After speaking of the
S'hour law as delusion and snare 10
catch votes, he spoke OF the Northern
racine land grants and then likened
the Republican party 10 an old broken
uo@n trotting horse, trying 10 live on
MS past record. At this juncture
voice In the crowd sang out, "They
would live coed while though"
daughter
While speaking OF the various manu-.
iactufers organizing and forming them.
selV into societies, Le mentioned seye.
raj among which were the undertakers.
WHOM he stated were allowed 10 form.
and could buy ice enough for one corpse
ior seven cents, aid then bring in bill
Tor T. 10 the family Of the deceased, At
TINS point an uudeftaker's wagon drove
up Shlpley street, which the speaker
eNiuthtly saw, ana no doubt thought it
was " arning for him to end his speech.
which he did in very few minutes. In
concluding his remarks 10 announced
mat another meeting would be held on
Thursday evening next, when William
Miller, OF Philadelphia, better known
az 'he " Factory Boy" would address
the meeting.