Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-01-09

partisan character which sttsmps 3
nullify the voice Of our people when NJ
tered at the ballot-box, Legislation
prompted by revenge for the loss @
municipal offices, and boasting OF i
power 70 do what 1t pleases with th
city OF Wilmington.
You are familiar with what wa
done at Dover last year to deprive tn
Republicans of Wilmington Of th
fruits of their victory At the presedin
city election. II was shameful piec
Of business discreditable 10 those en
gagged In 1t, and unworthy Of men wh,
claim 10 be honorable. 1t was tricl
to defeat the Republican majority O
Wilmington, originating from pre-
tended motive that was as dishonest a
the trick was mean. This kind Of leg
islation was the work ofa solidly Demo
cratic Legislature, OF q party that pro
fesses special regard for the will Of tn
majority and for the sacred principle o
local government.
"What confidence can be placed II
the professions Of party that not onl.
commits such acts, but boasts Of III
DoTuuy uuu OpCIliy UAuitb Ah WV iuo
session Of Its stolen power.
"If we are ever again to enjoy th'
benefits of a stable government In thi'
city, we must be free from this sort o
legislative interference, from Legislation
that will suffer no difference of opinion
from its own even in n city election
that In effect proclains to Wilmington
| am your master and you must do al
| bid YOU 1t has been said that ther,
Is no tyranny more absolute than ha
of a political party with unchecked
power, and we have had a signal illus
tration of this saying in the recent
Legislation concerning our city affairs
| know that there are many Democrats
who frankly and honestly expressed
their disapproval of such legislation,
and many others who, though silent,
we're none the less ashamed of 1t.
hope that not a few of these honest
men will assist us with their votes at
the next city election in administering
an unmistakable rebuke to this legis.
lative tyranny"
The next toast, "The Republican
party of Delaware" could have found
no abler speaker and one who under.
stood the situation better than Anthony
Higgins ESQ. Mr.. Higgins was face.
tio1s in stating that he came prepared
to speak on General Jackson and the
battle Of New Orleans, a statement that
provoked an ouLburst Of laughter, but
he would now leave that for his legal
friend, Mr. Nields.
Mr.. Higgins, however, full of the pa.
triotio thoughts of the past. referred elo.
ancntly to the sufferings of the men
who over one hundred years AGO had
established the independence of this
great country, and he had no doubt that
eighty wears hence the greatest people
under the sun would rise up to do honor
to the statesmen of that period which
freed the slave and established theunity
of this great nation under one flap-the
stars and stripes.
The Republicans of Delaware, Mr..
Higgins said had done their share in
the nations great emergency. They
elected William Cannon, a loyal Cover.
nor, whose name will ever be held in
sacred memory by the people of the
State. The vote of Delaware was after.
wards given to General U. S.IGrant, and
he trusted that her vote In the future
would be cast for some good Republi-
can for President. He paid high com.
pliment 10 theYoung Mems Republican
Club of Wilmington for the psrt they
had taken In maintenance of sound Re,
publicanism, and said that the future
was theirs, and to them the people
looked for the salvation of the State.
II was for them to see that we have
tho inestimabe right of American free
men to govern ourselves and to strike
down this ruthless robbery of our rights.
In nomanner, said Mr.. Higgins, could
our rights be maintained than by such
organizations az the Young Mems Re-
publican Club, which commands the
sympathy of all who wish 1t well, and
the profound respect of those who an
taponize IL.
The next toast was "The manufac.
turing Interests Of Wilmington, Mr..
washington Hastings.
Mr.. Hastings replied: "The time
would be too short on an occasien like
this to do more than sketch in the
briefest possible way the manufactnr.
ing ipterests of this great country. and
therefore l shall simplv ask Won 10
glance for few moments at the pro,
eress which has beeu made in this city
in the direction of which we are M
Justly proud. | am not the Oldest in
this assemblape Tonight. and vet ! can
very well remember when the manu-.
featuring establishments of Whining.
ton were OF yery little imnortance whe,
compared to what thev ara TODAY
Thirty wears ago this oitv as a mani.
featuring centre was comnarativelv liz.
tia known, To-day its fnme and Yenu.
tation in this respect is bounded only
by ths limits of civilization. Go where
Won will. Won will find WilminptonD
built steamers. sbins. railroad cars Won
will find Wilminoton.mada morocco
gun powder, cotton. car wheels
machine tools-almost ali Of the irn'
Dortant products of industry known n
the world W.
Evervwbere has the fame and renuta-
t,on of th;s c;tv coma ont to.dov M
what has been tfe cause Of this wonder.
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