Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-09-10
A RALLY FOR REFORM.
The Armstroug's Woods Harvest Home
state Reforms EioquentJy Discussed

Dtbto AhoAoEns DhbCubbbu L
Owing to the threatening aspect oil
the weather only about fifty persons,
including the band, went out In the 10i
O'Clock o m train to the Teniperance
Reform Harvest Homo in OK Sheriff T.
Lewis Arms,rone's woods yesterday.
Reaching the grounds q few country
people In carriages had already assem-
bled and their carriages were backed upI
TO the circle around the erected seats in
such positions that the occupants could
have good view of the scene and hear
the speaking.
The rustic platform showed the
handy work of such an enterprising |
farmer as the ex Sheriff A couple ofI
green poles were tied with beaten /
hickory withes to trees and posts, and |
ACROSS these we're thrown jolsts OF poles, |
ana upon these was q double layer of |
hem look boards. A large flag lying |
pon the fl Dor was gathered up by some
ladies and gentlemen present and hand |
| somely testooned some Limbs Of trees at |
the back Of the stand. Seats we're pre-
pared for some Ave or six hundred peo-
pie. Down in the woods little farther
a long table, some tifty feet long, and q
number Of ladies were busy loading 1t
with country famous pies, biscuit, but
ter, m eats and fruits.
| About IL 80 a. m. Alfred Gawthrop|
mounted the speakers stand and made
an apology for the small turnout thus
far, predicting large audience Sor the
afternoon, and calling the band and
lspeakers and number of others he
formed q foot procession to the tables,
: where ample Justice was done to the
refreshments, and In many cases more
than justice to themselves
: Speaking of the First Reg 'ment Band,
it did Its part nobly, rain or no rain,
audience or no audience. "Whaa splen-
did music!' was the general remark,
and the silence with which the audience
awaited more tunes was more merited
compliment to Jules Rey bold, the
leader, AMI his gentlemanly twelve who
. were with him.
About o'clock Mr.. Ga 1throp again
mounted the stapd in the face OF larger
0 audience, and organized the meeting by
: the election Of the following Off GERS:
James H. Hoffecker president, Will
Il liam Finn secretary, aud vice presi
deuts, Aaron K. Woodward, Henry
: White, Abner Hollinssworth, T B,
i Smith, James Armor, Edward Wood.
9 ward, Calvin W. Crossan, Thomas ID.
l- Lyman, William Finn, Joseph Fore.
y man, Abraham T. Armor, George w.
/ Todd, Josep Petitdsm sngs, Henry g.
= Kent, VIM. Brackin, John Finn,
samuel Cranston, John Il. Tatem, John
P. Griffith, DIR. r. P. Greenleaf, Wm
l. Mayne, Henry Dupont, John r. Ly
% nam, Joseph Il. Richardson, Georg,
W. Brinton, Albert Sheldin, William
:, Richardson, AbranAm Ford and VIM
q RobinsoD.
81 Mr.. Gawthrop made a brief address
q and stated that circulars would be pres
II ent on the arrival of the next traii
20 which would contain the platforms o
10 the two parties, and which would b.
circulated. He said also that tn
speakers were prepared to speak upol
I'd other needed reforms than the temper
g. ance reform. Richard M. Cooper, tn
ID Temperance Reform candidate for Con
10 Rress, WAS the first speaker introduced
at He spoke about an hour, treating tn
a Temperance and other needed reform
TO in a very able manner.
IF. - He. said, as many persons cried ou
rs "you are interfering with my persons
on liberty" he would say that prohibitlo
re would not interfere with anybody wh
of put a barrel Of whisky in his celia
and no matter how drunk he became
how much of nuisance he made hin
ts. self, so long as he did not break I'll
ar peace or maltreat his family he coul
not be interferei with. Mr Coop,
then arraigned the saloons as the agen
al through which the greatest mischi
ce was done.
ng Referring to State reforms, he adv
ed Gated the holding of a State Convention
For The constitution, he said, had not bee
rs. altered since the convention of 1889.
I'D had now outgrown its usefulness.
n
4 a flax on spinning wheels. He had q
I'd. aunt who, he said, spun flax, churne
to butter ard rocked the cradle all at Il
no same time. As those ld-fashione
it ways had given way for the various +
nv forms In labor and machinery, 60 IL
is. constiiution should be amended to gu
er the times.
He condemned The power of th
of Governor. His will and actions We
zen absolute. The Presidents appointmen
ne had to be confirmed by the Senate, bt
M. not SO with the appointments by Il
lar Governor of Delaware. His word W;
,en law, and none dared to interfere. NJ
=" Cooper was given the greatest attel
ok ton throughout his address
aa Rev. 7. s. Terry of New Cast
ch was the next speaker He said he kne
led he more about local option, as that Wa
rec the law In force in Maryland, where
me- came from. He thought it was Il
of true method of. driving the liquor trafl
ew out of the land. He hoped the day w
not far distant when local option wou
7th become obsolete,
at He drew q parallel in local optic
nd providing money for carrying on
Did school, but in licensing places for t.
IN. sale of Intoxicating liquors 1t was IL
ed to twelve men in the country a,
be twenty four In the city of WilminRto
ru- New CASTLE, he said, had ten plac
&c where liquors were sold, and he W
of sure that not more than twenty nj
for lisensed the whole of them. Leavil
ost out all the women and children, he W
ubt sure that majority OF the men wou
vote down the saloons, but they had
,l's put up with the misery and woe broug
will ON them by these twenty signera I
SEX Licences for the ten saloons. Mr.. Teri
are then went into terrible arraignme
ap- loi the saloon that dragged men dov
In q from positions of respectability to t
'ro- level and lives OF yagabonds. He
md lieved In the execution of the law, al
sile since Judge Oummins took bob"
the gertoll In hand aud made Delaware t
the hot for him, he had great faith
de- Judge Comeggs. He believed I'll
ney Judge would do his duty, and execu
the law as he found IL, but he want
the law changed, and then the .Jud
would be enabled to help in a great
~ degree the cause of temperance 81
moral cleanliness.
oL M. Terry then passed to the questio
of State reform, IN which he was
ol, well booked up aB he was on the tel
oi peranoe reform. He told the audien