Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-09-27
nsPusLIuAN MEETINGS.


Opsning OF Iussitots Hail
FOR RspubYiean a acknowledgements OF
measrs Faresson and Odrtis--UtheF
n1eotings.
Quite spirited meeting OF Rspubli-
cans was held In tho large audience
room OF the Wilmington Institute last
night, that being the 6rst Of series OF
meetings to be held under the Auspioes
OF the Republican LsAgue OF Wilming'
ton. Fl. n. Piokels announced thai pie
rooms OF the institute would be open
every night OF the week except Sunday
night from now until the election, and
everybod WAS invited 10 come to the
rooms whenever they felt inclined toI
do 20, night or day, and read the cAm-
pAiRn literature and sing the campaign
songs. He announced that next Bat
urday evening Hon. John 8. Wise, OF
VirSiniA, would address q mass meet
ing In the hall, which he hoped would
be crowded.
Nj. Plokels proposed Seth FeasteT 81
President OF the meeting AMI the pEopo-
position met with = hearty endorse
ment
After . campaign song was sung
President FeAster returned his thanks
for the honor conferred, and In relation
TO the tariff question he vented TO know
whether II the tariff is cut down labor
would not be ont down in the same pro.
prrGion, and II IL WAs Whist was to make
no for the lOls OF labor. He then intro.
duoed Reed Furgeson Of the Pullman
Oar Works ~ the next speaker.
Mr.. Furgeaon said this was great
surprise 10 him, as he did not pre- end
70 be q public speaker. But We are all
interested in the tariff question. We
mutt Judge the tariff By some principle,
and the question 10 whether BY redno-
lpa the tariff our Industries would not
be injuved. Mr.. Furgeson then TOOK .
retrogrnde view back to 1897. when the
nrBt movement for free trade COM
msnoed, and latsE in our history when
business became parAlyzsd, hungry
men, women and children sWArmed
the streets, bank after bank CLOSED ana
crashed, and In New Orleans there
were failures to the amount OF ~ ,OOO,'
900. MIR. FurEeson then referred 70 ths
tariff OF 1947, when there were oad unel
again. W. II. Harrison had peer
elected In 1840. Hs was strong tArln
man, but unfoitunAtely he dltd sooI
after his election. His successor, Tyler
In . tFAisoFous manner turned Dis pAoi
upon the people and gave the slimI
mozst;r free trade new leAse OF life.
He did not see how anybody eoul'
want free trade. MT. Cleveland said b
didn't want 1t, but he IL favoring
nevertheless. A representation froE
the Qlass Blowers Association Wenr
. down 70 Washington during the hatol
ing out OF the Mills bill, TO protel
against q red uotIon Of tha duty on glas
but they could gsl no audience wit
that committee. They then called upo
President Cleveland to protest. The
told hian the glass industry would.
ruined II the proposed reduction OF
cents box was made. A reduction
six oeuts . box WAS made In 1888, An
\ millions OF doliars' worth Of glRss vi
y I'm PORTED to this country that 9hou
have bsen made here. Cleveland 70
7 the delegation 10 go home AND nave
fearJ, they would not be injured. INT
did 20 home, and three Of the deleg
tIon have been sent out By the gla
association to stump the country !
Harrison and protection
Mr.. Eurgaaon ,hsn referred 20 the In
Industry. The duty on English ma
il SIT \ ton. II y0u out of this du
you cut of the same proportion
wages. Mr.. Cleveland says no
friendly to WorkinRmen, and his han
j. ara considerably stretched out toWaF
the soldiers. They are, but only 70
n them injury. II seemed to do him !
y most good to get chance to veto pc
sion bill Of some poor veteran or wld'
Of soldier. The speaker then referF
. TO the signs Of victory all around ~
York, the State from which ne oan
would give from 2b,O01 70 SO,OOO
Harrison, and his election was assuE.
After more singing U. "a, Ouf'
ESQ, the Republican canhldAte
representative to the Legislature u
this city, WAS introduced anu
dressed the audience.
Mr., Curtis said he WAS very glAu
a the opportunity Of presenting himl
II heFors his fellow Republicans and
thNnkipR thsm for the honor Of . pl
W moon the Republican ticket, aud YET
Ieit AZ II he was placed In rather
onliNr position. II reminds him
whAt he saw at shows sometir
n whore Hgurss are set up only 70
knocked down. - =,
It was not . pleasant thing tC
knocked down, especially when
didAte for office. He hoped, howe
thnt the Republican ticket would
an ha knocked ont. He felt EomBWhe
iuotAnt to accept nomination, but
nlderfd it 10 bs his duty to be used
the marty Al d to do what he c0ult
Ihe pood OF the Republican party In
stRte, and hence h0 consented TO
his name D Aced upon the ticket,
SE Won have heard from q man this 3
III liur Zho kLoRs what ho Ia talking at
bsoAuse his own business Ia interei
This IA the class of men We should
from, Mr., Curtis admitted thA
Tariff needed revision, that the SUI
Al in the Treasury ought to bs redI
NAsy but 70 should not be done Dy men
are ,nlmicAl to the oonntry's inuus
BY the solid South, by nea wing
nIyer been inside . cotton Mill
SO The question comes TO every /
who is 10 revise the tariff? A Dem
or 4 Republican Congress, whethe
msn from the South, or men iron
a. North. Five eighths of the peop
Ill lIeVe that Republican Congress sf
do the work. Why laI this que
H. basn made the most prominent?
ILL When Cleveland Was elected he
Ised 10 be 3 OWL Service reformei
his wholesale violation Of that Law
pelied him TO seek smother issue.
then declared himself for tariff II
29, 10 iai1 free trade { direction. and axe sl.,
Democratic patty to follow MIN
tbs free trade camp. He then ma
issue on the fisheTies questions re
tIon upon Canada, and then ioll
tbs Chinese iugRle. but none OF
wofi; the ibsue is fairly betWesl
. teotion and . reduction OF the tar