Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-10-28
EDITION.
WON'T ENrHUsE.

rhe Democrats Try Again to Get Up =
Large Meeting, but Fail Worse than
EveEs
For some days past 1t was induetri-
ously circu lated around that Hon. Geo.
Gray and Hon. Hi 6aulsbury, United
B,ates Senators from Delaware, would L
address q mass meeting Of Democrats !!
In the Academy Of Music last night. |
The sffAir was got mp also uuder the |
auspices and management Of the Young |
Mems Dem ocrAtic Club Of Wilmington, |
and Willard Ssulsbury, Jr., president
Of the club, WAS selected to preside Ut
the Academy OF Music meeting.
The evening came, and brought with
1t Mr.. salisbury the Senior Senator. !
from his quiet home ut Dover. A band
was engaged which played splendidly
both on the streets and In the building,
with . comfortable chair each for eleven
hundred people. The hour,8 o'clock, too
came for opening the meeting. The band
fled In followed by o dozen of boy 3 and
one woman. The boys soon left and
there remained Mr.. Salisbury. Jr., and
about dozen of the members Of the
Young Mems Democratic Club on the
platform, their faces turned TO an asher
hue caused OF course by the shadows OF
the highly painted scenery Of the stage.
But here comes the audience, and
down the right aisle walks Tommy"
Ogle, and taking . seat BY the pros
cenium box, and opening q little ''ied
door, he Was soon deeply absorbed IN
reading James M. Hardie and Sara
vonLeer" in "A Brave Womau." But
here comes the audience. and ex Sheriff
Pyle walks In with one or two followers
and take seats at the rear. The ex
Sheriff "smo.e SIN lie" at the reporter
of the REPUBLICAN, Ms he turned up
his eyes to the galleries, whore three or
four urchins had hung themselves over
the fronts rs IL TO dry.
But here 1t is BIS O'Clock, and In
walks Senator Salisbury from among
the side scenes to the platform. he
hesitated as he ran his eyes over the
audience of lao men, boys and one
woman before him, but mastering oour.
age he proceeded and took q seat beside
his nephew, while q weak, sickly clap
ping Of hands by the few present greet.
cd him. Those who came In atterward
would probably swell the immense
audience up TO two hundred, positively
not over that, including the band and
Uncle "rcmmy" Ogle.
But the crowd was present, the band
was done playing, and President Will
lard Salisbury, Jr took the platform.
"My fellow c!lizens," rang out must.
cally and clear (Mr. 8. Is o pleasant
speaker and then look at the ghastly
array Of empty seats before him seemed
almost 10 take away his breath He
persevered, however, and made a very
fine six.mtnute speech. He said the
Young Mems Democratic Club was or
gsnized for the purpose of perpetuatipg
and disseminating pure Democratic
principles. The young gentleman then
ran back over the history OF parties to
the time when the Federalists disap.
peared and was succeeded by the
Wings, then the Know Nothlngs, and
then the Republicans, the last and The
strongest.
The only good the last named party
did was TO abolish slavery, At which re-
mark some of the old liners, inc udiuC
friend ORle, tore open their eyes, al
they had been taught that slavery vat
q divine inssitution. Throu2h all these
many years Mr.. salisbury .Jr ,brough,
the Democratic party and placed i
upon the principles OF States rights
Having concluded his remarks he very
gracefully introduced his uncle, Hon
Ell Salisbury, as the main speaker 0
the evening.
The Senator stretched himself nj
about six feet three inches, looked
around over tie almost empty house
and said be had come al, the way iron
Dover In this inclemens weather In re-
Spouse not only to the kind Invitation
Af ha ManBa 4.
but in response to the urgent req uest O
his esteemed friend, Senator Gray.
He said he could see no reasons VIII,
he should be brought out in this con
test, as there WAS no enemy to face. Il
then branched off into lauda.ory pan
egyric on Wilmington, of which b
thought every Delawarean WAS proud
1t had been his fortune or misforl une I
travel great deal in his official duties
1t had been his lot to take q Journey U
the HUDSON in the "City OF Albany,
and found that she was built by Il
Harlan q Holllngsworth Cou pany
When he took q ride up the ST. John
river in Florida he rode upon a steam,
built by the Pussy & Jones Oompan
and when he rode TO jackson vile
fouAd he was on q steamer built by I'll
same company, and when he fnisht
his journey on the cars he found the
were built by the jackson & Shal
Company.
1t was also his lot to take ride G
steamer from San Francisco
Puget Sound, and on the way he W,
twitted about the size of his State T
told abou! her being the fret TO sign Il
Constitution and the bravery OF b
sons In the Revolutionary war, bat a
10 no purpose. When he left u
steamer TO take ride on bsautif
yacht upon the sound, some OF his COZ
panions were SO struck with the ea
and beauty the vessel glided over Il
water that they asked where the vess
was built.
The reply was that the machiner
the principal part, was built by 4
Pussy Il Jones Company of Wilmin
ton, Del. 1t was then that the Senat
proposed three cheers for little De-
ware, which were given with a will al
he heard no more about the emallne
Of his State. The Senator compliment
the Young Mems Democratic Club, b
his advice for them was not to depe
too much on getting office. The s.,
tor then said there were no issues befC
the State at this time to discuss, and
knew Of no Issue that was likely to d
turb the Democratic party.
He confidently expected to zee
DemocCa:s carry al three of the col
ties OF the State by handsome msjo
ties next Tuesday. But he said thu
were some questions which were apt
make an issue in national campai
and TO them he would devote come
tention. He then referred TO the CT
rency and gave his views strongly
favor of q bi-metal currency, and wis
ed there were billion OF dollars in
Treasury vaults. Proceeding to
tariff question he did not wish to