Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-09
GEORGETOWN ABLAzE.
Celebrating "Return Day" at
the County Seat.
SPEECHES BY THE LEADERS.


Charles II. Treat CongratuIates His Fell
low Citiaens-Anthony Higgins, Esq,
and Judge Fisher Fire the Republican
Heart.
BY Letter to EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN, Del, Nov 9.--When it
was aseertained on Wednesday that not
only had General Harrison been elected
but that Sussex had gone for the Repub.
licans, the Y. NJ r. Club decided to APP
priately celebrate yesterday Word was
sent out over the county, and the attend
ance was fully up to the expectations.
The ladies were as enthusiastic as the
gentlemen and to them is due the well
planned and artistieally erected decora
lions. Banners, flags aud bunting
were displayed at nearly every Republican
household The parade formed at the
academy where the ladies all the morning
had been entwining wreathes of ever
green and completing their work. w.
J. Thoroughbred and Charles p. Bartling
We're the marshals, and Drs. John w.
Messick and C. r. Layton led the pro
cession. First in the line were the ''vete-
rams Of 40 in carriage. bearing the
banner. For William H. Harrison In
40, for Benjamin Harrison in IS,
They were followed by the broom brig
ade and these by the Juvenile Republican
Club. Next came the invited guests,
with Messrs. Treat and Bacon leading
Anthony Higgins and Colonel john NJ.
Dunn next; tie venerable Judge Fisher
and Major James II. Lofland next; Dr.
George W. Marshall of Milford and
Henry c. Conrad, Esq next; the sue
cessful candidates Of Tuesday, and
the orators of this memorable can
vass. Thirteen little girls dressed
in the national colOrs and
bearing banners came next in decorated
wagon. They represented the thirteen
original states. The Laurel cornet band.
which furnished the music in the ten
days campaign, played the sweetest
music that ever greeted Republican ears.
The band was followed by another four
horse wagon with twenty-five smaller
girls with sashes and caps Of the red.
white and blue, representing the younger
states. Next in line were the honest
yeomenry in wagons and carriages bear
ing flags and banners. The boys who
wished TO cariciature Growers pension
votes, fishery treaty ETC., were
given full swing. and they
presented a grotesque picture. The
men on horseback brought up in the
rear, and prouder set of men never rode
in any procession. II was pretty sight
and the people were happy.
After the parade, Charles H. Treat,
Esq. mounted a table at one end of the
numerous booths which surrounded the
Court House, and he was greeted by
cheer after cheer When he could be
heard he addressed the people and was
applauded to the echo. The following is
an outline of his speech:
rejoice, men of Sussex, that can vel
come you and our distinguished guests to
this grand festival of the Republican
party. Well may we rejoice for the long
years of exile from participating even as
minority in our county and state legis-
lation has come to an end. This occasion
is the first in thirty four years when we
can sing HallelujGhs on a homemade po-
litical victory in old Sussex. In former
years we have had to content ourselves
with the political achievements of
our brethren in other states.
1t is essentially a victory made by the
people and for the peoples cause. It is
their voice in stentorian tones that no
longer will they be trifcd with or ap-
peased by the broken promises of a dis.
honest leadership It is the mandate of
an intelligent, aroused people, speaking
in thunder against oppression and an
an outraged citizenship. The day of a
personal political idolatry has passed
away and the reign of the people has
just begun.
Out Of ., 400 counties comprising the
states of the Federal Union there could
not be political victory Of such colossal
significance as the one achieved by the
Republicans Of Kent and Sussex counties
on November 6. The glad news is of such
national Importance that its line of
demarcation cannot be bounded by the
| geographical limits of our little state.
This victory means the first rumbling
of the break in the Solid South. 1t en-
forces the retirement of a race of politi-
clans who have made this state as famous
in its contentious as the clans of Il Nc
Gregor or Mcdonald. 1t means a rebuke
to the despotic methods Of desperate poll.
ticians The unit rule will not be toll
Grated to smother the rights Of a liberty
loving people
The efaeement of the Democracy Of
| those Democrats who helped us may be-
attempted 10y their party foes but the
undimmed lustre of their patriot
action viii live and win adorn the gal
axy of the brave.
This victory should be no surprise t
a sagacious politician The waters have
long been troubled and plighted vow.
have been followed by broken promises
The discomfort of the people was rum
bling in every election district, and il
only needed the magnetic touch o.
leadership to crystalline into victory
This is no mans triumph-it is Godi
and the peoples The force which helped
to give success came from the loya
support Of the reform Democrats, Tenn
perance reformers as well as our patriotic
Republicans. All hail to these reinforce
ments We shall generously share witt
them the garlands of our victory.
means that we yet have men in tn
Democratic party who would not bow tn
knee to an unknown political Baal if
involved the surrender Of the preciou
jewel of free expression of the people
will. It means that these men hav
taken their political fortunes in thei
perilous march to our camp and hazarde
all in a struggle for local elf.goverr
ment. In our future campaigns we sha
welcome these men as patriots to do bRttl
side by side with us for constitution
reform
: l know you have honestly enlisted fC
i the war for Constitutional Reform an
i will not resign or desert until the oil
constitution capitulates to the new
which it will be your duty as well
honor to secure This victory was stul
bornly contested at our polls as it was
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