Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-07
MR.. DEAN ON TEMPERANCE


--yHr. Dean Arrntsms DemOc, ntlc
NomInees and E,esders.
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From Every Evening OF Friday
MrDDIErowN Oct. LA number of
farmers and others closely identified with
the Temperance Reform party had been
busy for several days prior 10 yesterday
clearing mp the grove and otherwise pre-
pairing for grand rally in olayton's
Grove, near Armstrong; Corner, in this
hundred. Several hundred people were
in attendance.
The Rev. J. B. Quigg, Of Smyrna called
the meeting to order and announced the
following officers for the day; President,
Henry Hamilton. Vice Presidents, J. X.
Williams, Joseph Derrickson, Mark Pierce,
NJ. N. Willis, James =, Janyier, ]. b.
Vandegrift, Joseph O. Parker, George W.
Townsend, l.. v. Aspril Sr,, John B.
Roberts and Henry Silver. Secretaries,
George F. Wilson and Martin B. Bufris.
The officers were called to seats on the
platform. The Rev, Mr.. Dreamer offered
prayer aud prayed earnestly for the
success of party under whose auspices
the meeting was being hsfs.
Candidate for Congress II. M. Cooper
was then introduced. The speaker said
that on all occasions similar TO this it fell
TO his lot to speak upon the party plat
form. lie believed that the platform
meant good government and every good
citizen and man of principle should stand
on said platform. His party intended to
legislnte indirectly for prohibition.
No man has right nor shall he sell his
neighbor gill of brandy or other intoxi-
cants. He believed it dangerous for one
party to have control of a government
TOO long, therefore the time had arrived
when change was to be made.
Mr.. Cooper wants registrative law
with registry tax of 81 levied on each
voter. He appealed to the ladies to use
their influence for the success of his
party. He said if men were reported to
the grand juries and indicted for violation
of liquor laws they always got off and
came back TO laugh at their prosecutor.
This he claimed he knew from experience
The Rev. w. L. White, nominee for
sheriff of New Castle county, was intro
duced by the president as 'the next
sheriff" MIR. White said it was the first
time he had ever appeared before an
audience as a candidate for office. He
represented the millions Of men who toll
in mills and shops and who are the most
cursed by rum. He told of women and
children in Wilmington who were without
decent clothing and sufficient food be-
cause the husbands and fathers spend
their money for rum. He severely
criticised those who put their
names to petitions recommending
the sale Of rum. He laughed at the idea
of the signers being called respectable
citizens" He said one half the signers
in Wilmington could not write their
names, but had TO make marks. He
would feel as IL he was successful even if
he should not be elected, because the
good work begun by this Temperance
Reform party would go on from year to
year and at last reap its reward.
The Rev. ]. b. Quigg, boing intro
duced, came to the front and asked the
audience TO Join him in three cheers for
the next sheriff. About two dozen of the
audience did 30. The speaker began by
saying that he was among the first to sug-
gest reform of this kind. He had been
before the legislature of the State with
local option petitions, and they were in
variably ignored. Hehad long since began
to coyet an opportunity TO 60 on the stand
and defend the temperance cause. Legis-
latures compel them to como before
the people in the manner they had at this
time. lie said prominent candidate on
the Democratic ticket said there was no
need of the temperance move because he
WAS the candidate. Dare a man dispute
him when he charges that whisky legis-
lates i'll Delawarep Free whisky always
ruled at the State capital, therefore the
Iemperance-lseform party should be
more earnest i'll their efforts to abolish it
and defeat the men who furnish it.
MIR. Hamilton arose and said it afforded
him great pleasure 70 introduce the next
speaker, because he was from the Demo-
cratic ranks, had been behind the scenes,
and what he would say to the audience
would be facts from o most reliable
source. He then introduced William
Dean of Newark. A hum of surprise was
heard as the speaker arose. He began by
saying: 81 am loosened up; am
granger; have been hide-bound. When
horse is hide bound we give him bran
to loosen him up. ! have been taking
some doses myself took the first at
New Castle, day of the county meeting
took dose number two in Wilmington, al
OtCStAph
dose at Dover, day of nomination took
fourth dose at Wilmington, at last
nominating election, when in ward
where 1888 votes were polled / 1,431 were
counted out for one man. New arithme-
tic to me. These 1,43l fellows are run
ming the Democratic party, and the lead
ers are furnishing the ''boodle." Gentle
man preceding me is too modest, be
couldn't say what was the name of the
whisky. Why, my friends, 1 will tell You
it was Biggs whisky, that's what it was.
My step-mother told me to call things by
their right pame and am going to dc it.
b. I. Biggs furnishes the "boodle" and
whisky. l saw in EVERY EVENING night
before last where the correspondent was
finding fault with me about writing 80
much on the salary grab. 1t reminds me
OF my old SOW and @ litter of pigs at
home. When / go ont to feed them if
one gets in my way and kick it they all
squeal, just SO here in st. Georges, /
kicked Biggs and they are all squealing
about it why find fault with Denn2 re-
peat that no honest man would take the
salary grab. Why refuse to read of it /?
II it is good thing we ought to have il
known; when dealing with public men
We should not be 30 easily hurt go back
in Biggs' record and see what he has
done; he knows he did wrong in taking
the grab; now he must not complain
hear about n great amount of Doodle
being used to carry ST. Georges hund,ed
for this man: soue deny it; but if il
isn't true there must be some very unre-
liable men in this hundred where there
is 30 much smoke there is sure
TO be Gre A Temperance man
indeed. Whol An extra red face
is usually sign. am more alarmed at
what is underneath and yet TO come than
am at the salary grab. Biggs is railroad
candidate, and who cnn tell whether or
not he has not hargained to sell us out to
the railroad company if lie is elected 1
hope suoh man as Biggs will never he,
Int dvar, good, honest Hoffeckor will be
governor OF Delaware. have lived un
to tho DGnocratic party rules until there
is not particle of honesty in it. OK.
peet 10 see the whole Temperance Reform
ticket elected and wish all Democrats to
turn out and vote for it. Democrats
count two this time. count two myself.
am worth two Republicans in
this campaign. The salary grab
was stealing. Think of BigRs
being party leader. Look at
his lieutenant, John f. Salisbury. Oh,
how honest is he, no, indeed, he would
not buy vote. Why friends John F.,
said il came out for an Office he would
huy all the votes needed. declined his
offer. would not take an office that had
to be bought. The Democratic leaders
are endorsing tho Wilmington corruption.
The four doses took have operated and
put me in condition to come here among
honest people. would not be surprised