Daily Republican., 1888-10-20

uoaLs eno otoWo vent pub VIE no be-.
They had 8 riEhtto expect the Law
Ooui 20 90 betioE. I would not be un-
Just % eny mao, bat there hre men in
the Levy Oourt who have had the re-.
EDeot OF their naiahboEs who Are en.
ttde@ 10 that respect No longer. II
public opinion La 90 weak ana 90 low
that crimes like this can be overlooked,
then We have Lost the last security Of
freemen.
The members Of the Levy Court have
not robbed US, have not bsoken into
our houses 20 commit . felony, but
vixen We compare the magnitude OF
their crimes with those OF the burglar,
prepondoranos Of my sympathy goes
with the burglar.
Bor the lTst time to-day saw .
statement Of the oounty'a debt. In 1870
there was no debt, and there was none
until the Court House was built. There
is now . debt Of e573, 900. All We have
70 show for II 10 Court House worth
less than el00, 600 and an almshouss. /
do not know how much Il COST 10 keen
each paHpeF, bat the county would
probably have saved money BY board
ing the pAupa.s at the Continental
Hotel. We want 10 see the books. 1
believe that some, and probably much,
Of thAt money has been stolen. Why
did Nathaniel Williams and James
teea7
Referring 10 the debt Of Wilmington,
MT. Higgins says be found II reached
the sum Of VI - 1853. The tax ratio, in.
c.1S1es cnna ms Oounty ta5! reaches the
Wlf.h 4 ava va A. aEns, a., do Tl.an- :.
the condition OF Jour atrseta and sewers
before the present com mission Obtained
possession Of them. We have the water
wpEkgsa pEOspsctIve park ana 8 few
school houses 70 show for this enormous
debt.
For years corrupt City C.uuoil re-
eleotad itsslf Is refused 10 lay taxes
enough 20 pay expenses and then boF-
rowod money from the Legislature 70 do
30, mourning large debt.
A. me last election, with 5000 Repub-
licene left on the assessment, they made
dash 70 capture the Mayor and Chief
Of Rolice, and had it NOT been for the
deOane Democrats, who united With the
Republicans And elected . Republican
Mayor, they would have carried ouk
thetF point and have niled the Commits
nionH With tho "boys." MF, HieaIpa
save the Every Evening ~ auth ority
that the lAta Mayor and Ohief Of Police
ware In league with che gambler.
who heve they nominated for asgas-
Gors2 The very three men who Derps-
tEaeed che assessment outrage laut
spring. Well may Mr.. BAyArd say:
"alvo me the making OF the laws and 1
VII 6tlnE the people in subisotlon %
Nov. gentlemen ana ladies, I have
done. have never yet hesitated 70
raise my voice for what believed to be
right 1 want Delaware TO be q free
state IL . ballot cannot be cast 10
lIeedon, then the State is at for no one,
1ne oleads should DO lifted from heE
honor, am glad OF the opportunity 10
speak shese words. Nay yJu feel ihSt
the mester ls one that oSnoerns you,
Nay the time come when We, With the
cid OF honest Democrats, viii make |
Della ware free.
Loud calls were made for Mr.. Bird,
but thAt gentlemAn said that he had
never heard two better speeches than
he had heard tonight, the hour was
lats, and be expected, before the cam.
pAign ended, 70 speak at length upon
the Issues Involved.
In answer 70 repeated calls Rev.
Jonathan 8. Willis asoss and sAld thRt
the skies wsro bright with the omens OF |
victory. The shepherds OF the Alps an. /
BWtr each osher from mountain peak TO |
motptain peak whom all 10 we'll. The
Republican shepherds Of Oregon have
shouted "All is well;" the Green Noun
tain boys have answered call is WE'LL"
and from the lum bermen and hshermen
Of Maine o0mes back the refrain that
AL e we'll, and from every mountain,
hill, valley and plain on tho 9th OF No.
VemheF will be heard ths exulting
shouts Of Republicans that tall is
WE'LL"
The meeting then adjourned.