Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-25

be not peuned mp in our home market.
American industries must have chance
Of competing everywhere. One great
branch In this town is tie
building Of ships 4; but how
shall ships run prohtablyf certainly
they must have oargoes both ways. But
this system has almost driven the
American flag from the seas. We do not
carry l6 per cent OF the products Of our
country. Oar commerce has faded eut
and will remain 80 until there ia chance
tor American Industry to stand up In
foreign markets on equal terms with the
industries there.
The speaker then proceeded to discuss
the existing tariff system in similar terms
to those used by him In his Brooklyn
speech. He spoke for nearly two hours,
closing by contrasting the public records
Of Blaine and Cleveland.
JOHN H. PAYNTER, ESQ.
After another selection by the band,
ex Secretary of State John q, Paynter OF
Georgetown, was introduced. Mr.. Paynter
said he came to Join the Democrats Of
Wilmington in ratifying the nominations
Of the Democratic party, and to give tes.
timony to the effect that Sussex county
still stands ~ she had always stood, in
favor of the Democratic party and its
nominees. He felt sure that Delaware
would, as usual, give q hearty indorse-
ment to the ticket, but, he said, had the
nominee for President been her own favor
ite son, who has just addressed You, there
is no telling where the Democratic ma.
jority would have run to. tremendous
applause.
Mr.. Paynter said Sussex county was
practically unanimous for the Democracy.
The coiored voters, even, were not 60
boisterous as usual, as they had
begun to see how they had been used
as the dupes Of the Republican
party, while the party had also become
sired of paying the taxes OF the oolored
voters, fearing that many OF the latter
would vote the Democratic ticket. In
isct, the speaker said, there is no
Republican party in Sussex county. It
ia played out, up the spout, "gone where
the woodbine twineth," dead. Nothing
has been heard of It since the last
election, and on Tuesday last number
of gentlemen met at Georgetown and
nominated . temperance legislative
ticket. This is all the Democrats OF
Sussex will have to fight against this
fall, but he thought Georgetown was
the last place in the world in which to
form temperance ticket. The tenn mperanoe
party hopes, by drswing support from
both the other parties, TO slip into
power, but the Democratic party is the
only party that has q chance to achieve
success and acquire political power in
Delaware.
Mr. paynfar ,,oa;nt aInad 4I,ak 4lo4a..a
tion OF reform and change in the
national administration is the main issue
in this campaign. There is bound to be
q change. The signs Of the times indi-
cate il. The election in Vermont showed
Republican loss Of 5000, while in
Maine, despite state pride, the use Of
money and Blaine's personal efforts, the
majority Is not up to the average. This
shows lack Of public confidence In the
man even in his own stronghold, and
proves that there is not the great enthu-
siasm throughout the country that It was
predicted BlAine's nomination would
arouse. He also referred to Blaine's de-
liberate dodge Of the temperance issue,
and referred it to the declaration OF the
old negro who, upon hearing his preacher
say that there were but two roads in life
-one leading to periition and the other
to damnation-expresse his intention Of
taking to the woods" This is what
Blaine did In regard to the temperance
issue. He lodged It and "took to the
WOODS"
The speaker next referred to BlaIne's
boasted Americsnism, and to the absurd
claim that II he was elected President he
would twist the British lions tail vigor-
ously. He said instead of twisting the
British lions tail, Blaine would most
likely get down upon his knees before the
animal, as he did before Mulligan. He
then compared Blaine'H inactivity and
| neglect when naturalizsd citizens were
imprisoned by the British government,
with the prompt action Of Democratic
administration, when the shotted guns
OF an American man-of.war were turned
npon foreign city, and the release of
naturalized American Citizen wrung from
foreign power.
In conclusion Mr.. Paynter said the
nomination of Cleveland and Hendricks
would be ratified in November, not only
by the people Of Delaware, but by the
Democratic voters Of New York, Indiana
and the whole country, in manner
which would revenge the great fraud Of
1876.
Mr.. Paynter, on concluding, received
burst of hearty applause.
Loud calls were then made for Hon.
Charles B. Lore, who responded briefly.
lie simply said that he would have to be
excused then, as the hour was late, but
would find ample time to meet his fellow
citizens face to face, and discuss with
them the issues of the campaign.
When MIR. Lore arose he was greeted
with d perfect ovation Of spontaneous
| applause, aud another hearty round
greeted him as he sat down.
After giving three rousiDg cheers for
all the Democratic nominees the meeting
adjourned.