Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-08-27

hen he told New York World inter
viewer that the prohibition question In
Delaware was small thing, He would
and out before long how biz o thing 1t
10. Prohibition would save the tax
payers OF the Stale S54, 900 over and
above what the license fees come to.
Mr.. Murray WAS heartily applauded,
and j. K. Hoffecker stepping upon the
platform at this time, and being intro
duced, the audience gave "three cheers
| for the next Governor Of Delaware.
A recess was here taken until
O'clock 70 give the audience and ell
others an opportunity to enjoy q Har.
vest home dinner. Several hundred
persons stood around the long table and
ate their fill OF chicken, lamb, beet, DO
tatoes, tomatoes, apples peaches, water
melon and famous Brandy wine Hur-
dred apple pie. After all had psrtaken
Of eli they wanted, there was almost
enough left for 81 many more.
At 2.15 p. m. the meeting was called
TO order when the President introd uced
Rev. j. B. q ligg as the first speaker of
/ the afternoon. Mr.. Quiag said that
though not politician the Democratic
party forced him to make q
political speech. He had his
party preferences, but be would
rather sec the Republican party. to
which he belonged, lie beyond the hope
of q resurrection than TO see IL succeed
by the rum power. Mr.. Qaigg raid as
hs passed through Wilmington on
Thursday morning he counted ten sa-
looms 10 one block The honorable
Judges surely cid no. think these were
all Decessary. They did net, but they
were licensed In demand OF the beer
sellers, that dominate the Democratic
party. Three thousand voters, he said,
could settle this. whole question one
way or the other. His discipline
taught him TO be o pronibi-
Zionist. A Methodist who WAS not q
prohibitionist was not q christian.
Rev. DR.. Boothe was abe mex speaker.
He claimed that Democrats were Ms
friendly to temperanc e legislation as the
Republicans. II this were not 30 the
Republican party should DO shoulder 10
shoulder with the Temperance Reform
party "Tne truth is" said the Doctor,
1.-THE Democratic party Is astride of u
whiskey barrel and the Repu blican
party OF beer keg. The former does
not want to lose the Irish vote and the
latter does not want 10 leave the Ger
bhh anu o 5Rr0 vote.
The two great parties intend to cru
city us between them-'I had almost
said between two thieves"
Rev. l. w. Lay field also made a
strong and unsurpassed speech, ex-
hortinR voters TO lay aside their preju.
dices and vote for Home.
Richard M. Cooper, the Temperance
candidate for Congress, having al rived,
Int rod a.A L.. l.
come from Bridgeville, Seaiord and
Gumborough, and he should have been
at Frankford but for the urgent call
that brought him here.
At Gum borough he found one Demo
crat " 10 had remedy for the evila OF
incorporates, that WAS to let the women
vote. He thought the tenn perauce men
should declare In favor of woman suf.
frage. He counseled hs hearers not 10
be carried away by the specious plea
that Mr.. Biegs was a temperance man.
George w. Todd sang TO the tune of
Sweet Bye and BYE" song entitled
Vote as you Pray"
Rev. L. l.. Hubbard made a humor
ous and characteristic speech, which
kept the audience in continuous roar
of laughter.
The Rev. K. II Nelson of Newport
announced at the close that on Thurs.
day, September l6. thres weeks from
yesterday, n Temperance Reform har-
vest home would be held at Lynam's
woods, near Newport. The audience
then rose and sang q doxology, after
which 1t dispersed.
Since this announcement has been
made o harvest home has been an
nounced to be held in Armstrohp's
woods Thu 7sday, Septembe 9.
The meeting was grand success,