Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-25

The Republican meeting at thAsO pers
House, Friday night, was largely attended,
all the seats being occupisd, white I.
number Of persons stood up.efThoyo
we're also many ladies' present. > There
were banks of potted flowers and plants
on the stage, with pictures OF Harrison
a1d Morton, entwiued with flags, and of
Lincoln, Grant, Garfield and Blaine.
Music was furnished by the First Regi.
ment Band.
II. F, Piokels, on behalf OF the Repub.
iioan county committee, called the meet.
! ing to order and announced Levi o. Bird.
Esq., as president, with the followine
yioe-presideuts and secretaries:
Yice-presii M. Field
John Richardson, George d. Armstrong
j. Vincent Finn OF Newport, William
Lore Of Mount Pleasant, DR.. John w.
De Witt of II. Georges, Joeeph Chambers
OF stanton. William 8. Hayes, Charles e.
Fritz, W. Il. q. Thomas, CHARLES Baird.
J.. W. Scott, James sempls, L. B Smith.
J. u. Cause, u. I. Gsuse, Joshua L.
Pusey, W. @. Pennypeeker, George W.
Stone, Edmund Mitchell, Jr., William Il.
Pierson, Washinaton Hastings, the Rev.
Jonathan s. Willis, Henry g. Evans, Dr..
T. 4. Hhortlidge, Seth Il. Feaster, Y.
James Belt p. Il. e Smith, DIR. L.. Irving
Finn, DR.. John p Wales, Stansbury j.
Wiley, Henry +. Dare, Charles F.
Thomas, Francis 5. Bradley, Henry z.
Grnbb, Daniel B. Anderson, John Diia.
hay, Robert o. Frain, D. Il. Il. Butler,
Watson X. sperry, Ghsrles Griffith. John
Peoples, O. M. Leitch, Henry o. Mshsffy.
John u. Dunn, DR.. Lewis O. Finn, John
Richardson, A. B. MCPHERSON johnson,
Frank Mitchell, Thomas Holt, Captain
George A. LeMaistre, William r. Robin.
son, Frank u. Barney, a. ID. Vsndsyer,
Reed Verguson, John Mcbride, W. II.
Morris, /, Trimbls Quigiey, George
Lewis, Thomas W. saviile, James Rat.
iidge, Simeon Hood, Henry O. Duncan.
Henry A. Dennison, Samuel Guthrie,
and Edward challenger of New Castle.
Secretaries samuel OoyIe, Daniel Ross,
!. II. Baynsrd, j. Paul Brown, Evans
Pennington, F. Il. Hoffecker. A. d.
Warner, O. II. Rudolph, O. W. Pusey,
Thomas Davidson, John Taylor, Tho mas
Johnson, James Il. Hawkins, John Davis,
William Lindsey.
Mr.. Bird took the chair and at once
introduced, as a distinguished statesman
and orator, General Henry II. Bingham
of Philadelphia.
GENERAL BrsaHAM's ADDRESS.
General Bingham opened by saying
that he was glad to bear words of con-
graduation on the assuring outlook. The
Republican states Of four years ago, with
their lS2 electoral votes, are absolutely
sure for the Republican party, and, he
said, We are going to win this tight. And
when We win this fight--ss we won it In
1861 on the question Of slavery and con-
tioiled this country for quarter Of cen.
t1iy, 80 when We win this fight on the
great economic question now before the
people, we will control the country for
another quarter OF century.
Four years ago one of the ablest leaders
in the Democratic fight, whose efforts
-7-7 she NfT9--stie ra-ty thcrgtaSp Of
VOTES ~ tde duoDEal ss4tes, tsas Sainu4 4
1 J. Randall. To-day, he Ia on siek.hed,
aud mas pesn outiAwed by his party.
When the Morrison bill was before Con
gress, under Raudall's lead, the enactine
clause of the bill was stricken ont, even
with Democratic majority of 46 in the
House.
Four years ago the Democratic CRY was,
Turn the raseals ont" but with ali their
effortH and after Republican reign Of
over 70 years, they were unable 20 fad
any rascal5 10 turn out. They only
turned out the representatives OF the Re
publican party.
Less than - 900 votes in four doubtfu,
states changed the result four years ego
Then the Democrats were in favor OF civil
service reform. But during the Demo-
cratic administration 40 900 OF the s GOO
postoftioe employees Of the government
have been changed. Twenty.three years
ago WIS postmaster Of Philedelph!a,
and appointed many brave soldiers 10
subordinate positions, and they remained
through successive administrations until
the present postmaster came in. Then
all the faithful subordira.es had to 90 TO
make room for Democrats.
What has been the history Of this ad.
ministration with reference to questions
growing out Of the WARP What has been
the record OF this administration with
reference to pensious2 The only Preei.
dent since Washington that ever vetoed
the pension bill of private soldier sits
in the White house to day. Two years
ago the dependqn! pension bill YVES
passed by both houses OF Congress aud
sent to the President. Before this the
Mexican pension bill had been passad
which benefited many msn who had been
IN she Confederate service, and il was
thought the President would favor fine
dependent pension bill, which was a fair
and Just measure. But he saw proper 20
veto it, and the soldiers who would have
besn benefited by It are to dsy ia lie
almshouses and ssylnms OF the nation
they str9Ve to save
TIE TARIFF ISSUE.
The tariff question is to t5av the isaue
before the people. The President has |
broken his pledges on civil kery. ce re-.
form, Gni has shown he has no love for |
the soldier, and the Issue IN now the
tariff as raised by Cleveland himself. Az
during the w&r we struck down slavery, |
SO to-day We will strike down the cap. |
stone at tbs confederaoy. which Is slave |
labor with free trade. Applauss. As
BenJAmin Harrison [applausel said, II 10 |
not the ssep taken, but the direction In |
which 1t leads. The House with the ex |
ceEtiou OF the Alta Congress has beon |
Democratic since 1874 and has made con. /
slant assaults upou the tariff. First came |
the Wood bill, but with the assistance OF I
randall applause and other Democrats
II was defeated. The Republican House I
Of the 47th Congress took up the ones.
ton ard reduced taxation $50, 900 900.
Then came the Morrison bill, which was
defeated through the good Judgment OF
some OF the Democrats, and then
came the Miila bill, which WAS
passed. And who msds this bill Mills |
OF Texas the two Breckin,idges, MoMillin,
Carlisle and Cipps of Georgia. All |
from the South. You have more manu-.
fseturers in this city and vicinity than in
all the six distrieta represented by these
gentlemen combined. l do not think |