Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-10-11
THE DEMOCRATIC RALLY.
okHATOR SAULSBU9Y AND HON.
BENJAMIN BIGGS 4 sDREsS
THE FAITHFUL.

The Democratic rally at the Opera
House last evening had the eifsc M
drawing an audience that filled an,ut
two-thirds of the house. There was L
noticeable absence of flags or deeUra-
tions Of any kind, except defunck
game rooster, which had for the time be-
ing been removed from the place gene
rally occupied BY him in the window Of
Legg's saloon, and was perched on .
table In the centre of the stage. The
First Regiment Band occupied tue OF.
chestra, and at Z. 30 O'Clock, BailIff 0yle
came to the footlights. and after request
ing them to furnish some music, ACCOM-
panied the request With an admonition
to make it Short"
Five minutes later, the genital baili6
marched on the stage, followed by q
number of Democratic workers. and
said that aa chsirmsn Of che Conn
mittee on Speakers, the duty devoived
on him of organizing the meeting, and
it afforded him pleasure to II troduce
j. G. Farra, the Secretary, who would
read the names of the officers. Mr..
Farra then came forward and read the
name of Caleb P. johnson ~ President,
with long list of Vice Presid MS, and
four or five Secretaries.
just rs the Secretary had flushed
Hon. Eli Salisbury, Hon. Charles b.
Lore, Hon. Benjamin T. Biggs and Caleb
johnson came on the stage and we're re-
ceived with applause. Mr.. j., advanced
to the front of the stage, and said hat
he was glad to see such large mum bar
of citizens, who had turned out " hear
the issue Of the campaign explained "
such an able speaker as Senator Sauls-
bury. He did not propose to detain the
people-at this time some one in the
gallery gave vent to two or three cat
calls, aud the audience burst out laugh
ing, which Disconnected Mr.. johnson SO
much, that he hastily closed by intro
ducipg Senator Salisbury.
Mr.. Salisbury was received with ap-
Iplause and opened his speech by speak,
ing Of the vast importance of the Presi-
Dental Office, and the vast patronage
controlled by it. The two parties had
presented their candidates, rs he did
not consider Butler or st. John in the
race they had little side show, which
pleased them and amused others, while
many were disguised with it. His gal
lantry would not allow him 10 pass
by nnnoticei the fair Belva Lock-
wood.
He thought that while the Republi.
cans had done some good, they had
also done considerable evil he would
not say there was no good in the party,
for he knew better, and he also knew
that there was considerable in the
party that is far from being good.
The candidates for Presiden. aud Vice
President of the Republican party,
claim that all the prosperity enjoyed
by this country is due to that party,
but they forget the natural advantages
lenjoyed By this country, and fail to
give the Creator due credit for what we
Ienjoy. 1t has been claimed that th<
Republicans have paid off great part
of the National debt, during the past
Twenty years, and no one could deny It,,
but it must not be forgotten that they
have done 1t by taxing the people, a.
they were never taxed before, and that
they had collected five times as much
money as was needed.
He spoke of the Star Route frauds,
and claimed that the Republican party
was responsible for them. These very
men who robbed the Government of
over four millions of dollars, and after
q farcical trial were all cleared, every
. one of them is earnestly advocating the
election of James G. elaine.
The navy next received his attention,
and he claimed that although the navy
was small, it was efficient when James
Buchanan retired from the Presidential
chair, and that now, although seven
,, hundred millions OF dollars had been
, spent on it by the Republicans, its con-
dition to day is such that no Diaa who
> valued his reputation would take COM
, mand of 1t, to engage in war wi b 3
! third class power.
!, He arraigned the party for defraud-
!. ing Tilden of the Presidency in 1876,
and said he warned them that tho
q American people would never tolerate
the like again. He charged that during
q twelve years the party had given away
. millions of acres of the public lands to
= rich capitalists The cry of the Repub-
lican party is for protection, and SO was
he in favor of 1t. but he was in favor of
protecting the people against uDneces-
u sary taxation.
He condemned the tariff, and said
, that were there not 80 much pro.
l. lection, the industries of this country
would not be paralyzed to-day, and
: claimed that protection closed the
!. markets of the world to the agricultur-
lists of this country, and caused them
to keep their wheat in their barns to
be eat up by weevils or sold ut 81 cents
bushel.
), The Senator had nothing to say
. against Mr.. Blaine's private character,
u but he would review his public acts.
= He knew that he went to Congress q
poor man and is now lioh ; he did not
know how he got it, but he would moi
say he stole it, and thought that he wa,
q fit representative of his party. Grover
l. Cleveland is q poor man, but he ID
- honest, and after speaking of how he
- rose from a poor boy to be Governor
of New York, closed by expressing the
u belief that he will be elected Presi
af dent.
y. next speaker, and opened his remarkl
p' by assuring his hearers that he wa
rooted and grounded in the Democrat
=. party. He considered the Republ
Il, party rotten to the core, ami honey
!, combed with corruption. Mr.. Higgins
, - had stated the other night that he knew
III there were not enough Republican
to have some Democratic votes. Now
there is single Democrat in this city
who will so far forget himself as I
ng vote in favor of putting Mr.. Higgins in
10 .po and Mr.. Lore out, the speaker woul
no take him around the country and max
a fortune by charging three cents
II, head admission. He condemned fire.
- - trade but charged that the Republican
70. se. taxed the salt hat was used by ever
ne one. He claimed that the tariff ws
".o for the benefit Of the rich manufacture
~ and was used to crush the poor wori
ingman.
MIR. Biggs spoke In his usual forcib
-, manner for about 80 minutes, and con
'sn ~ pared the Democratic party to DAME
.ne and the Republicans to the lions
ket said that when Daniel was thrown
the den God telephoned to An app(