Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-10-09


eept For Rovenue.
Secretary RayArd met With q Rrnut
0vRtion from his friends last night Ii
the Opera House. Every seat WAS flllet
and the AlsleS Also, and many could NO
gain admiasion. rhs stage wns yery
handsomely decorated with bunting
bAndnnnag, 6aRs and foliage flowers.
Ths First Regiment band furnished
the music fer the occasion.
j. Frank Ball, Esq, oFRaniEsd tht
meeting by naming l., o. VAndsgrift
Esq, President OF the Young Mem
Democratic Club. for President.
Although the platform was full o
leading Democrats, supposed to Be vioI
presidents, their names were not an
nounoed neither were there Q useless
list Of seer ataries announced, q chang
in the organisations Of meetings much
10 be oommended.
Mr.. VandeErift, advancing TO the
front, thanked the audience for Che
honor bestowed upon him, and said he
could NOT understand how an intelli
gent men can differ from the principles
OF the Democratic party and ifs tissues
In the present campaign. It's issues
were 90 plainly set forth, 20 conservA.
tive and right, that 1t Was . mystery d
him why all were not of the same mind
But II was not for him to discuss these
issues TO night The Young Mems
Democratic Club hAd been. 30 fortunate
~ 70 secure DelAWAre'S most distin-
guished SON to address an audience 10
whom he needed no introduction, and
who better than DelAwAEe's most illus.
trious son can give solid reasons why
the candidates Of the Democratic party
should be reelected to the oAloeu Of
PreBident and Vlcs President Of the
United States.
Secretary Bayard, stepping TO the
fFont, was received with long continued
applause ~ he unfolded his manuscript
and prepared to make his address.
Whom the applause had subsided hC
said in substance:
Ny Friends and Fellow Townsmen
The pleasure 1 feel In coming back tC
my old hume and receiving your hearty
Welcome Il very great, AID desire C
make . simple expression Of 1t. am
glad 10 sec the interest you feel upon
the question you will be called 10 pass
upon by the 7th OF November. Your
interest IL we'll bestowed, as the safety
Of this country depends upon the in
telllgenco OF the people. You know
that feel . deep interest In the welfare
OF my State, and would do nothing
which would In any manner injure any
honest man In the State. have from
the people Of my State the compliment
OF being honoEed, and why shouldn't !
come back to tell you what l think Ii
bsst for your Welfare7
After referring to the vAstnesB Of thu
country and Its varied interests Mr
BayArd said that almost four yeara ago
left my seat In the Senate with which
you had honored me repeatedly and
went 10 stand beside q man whom
knew would be subjected to the greatest
trial to which = man could possibly bl
subj bjeotsds l took my stand besid,
Grover Cleveland, one Of the puFest and
most patriotic 1ltiEeus Of the nation, h
assist him In giving an honest and eff
client government TO the nation. lef
my place In the Senate 70 AOoept q po
sition OF which I knew but little, and
would like to say TO you Bomethinl
about the task 1 had to perform. have
had to form treaties, conduct cor
respondenCa with representatives o.
foreign nations. All this has been MI
task. do not intend to speak to yoI
about the troubles OF my position, bu
l did not know when took that ONO,
the Animosity and the deep seated par
tisAn feeling to which I was to be sub
jeoted. thought that In matters 81
purely nOn.parliBAn and for the bes
interests Of the country would .
least have had my county At nay back
The record Of my official acts, however
hes been made, and Is IL not written II
water bat 10 ink, and I will stand b.
that record. I will say nothing OF tn
annoyAnoes and the obatfuc lions thA
have been placed in my way, for 20,
know and you have doubtless heard II
this building the arguments OF the op
position. Why, soms gentlemen Whr
30 Apprehensive Of evil when the chang
OF administration was made that they
thought the country was ruined AnC
would have taken SO per cent. less fol
their property. They made . RreA
mistake, Ae their property is worth 81
per cent. more Everything has pros
pered and went on right.
Passing on to the question that mus
soon be decided at the polls, Mr.. Bay
ard said that . false Law prevails iu
the country, and 1t is q fAos shat undel
accumulated In the Treasury. Il is l
surplus, . congestion OF the Treasury
It lies idle and useless. It came froH
the pockets Of the people and II should
be returned to the pockets of the pso
pie tits growing bigger day by day
1t ls growing ut the rate OF $40, 600 600
month. 1t must be reduced. / tell yoI
again that felt regret At leaving mJ
seat in the Senate, but Whateyer Of re
gret / have felt has bsen more thar
made up by the pleasure Of standing III
for such patriotic man. In AlludInI
20 the distinguished services Of the lat
Daniel Manning as Secretary Of the
Treasury, Ar. BsyArd became vIslblJ
affected and calculated, ''God bles
him." Mr.. BAYAFd said that In tht
month Of August, 1877, none of yOI
were AwAre Of the danger Of . panic tc
which the country was subjected.
Money vas tlmid article. There VA
great need Of more money In the ooun
try; IL WAS in the Treasury but It could
not be got out. President Cleveland
had In his mind 10 call Q special meet
Ing OF Congress TO devise some way By
which the Btriugenoy In the fnAnoiG
condition Of the OouAtry could be re
lieved.
Every claim against the Government
was paid. The sinking fund claim waI
met, interest paid. There was no plaot
where another dollar could be paid, sill
there was this accumulated surplus II
the treasury, that the business of the
country needed, but could not get.
tell you these things that you may
know why President Cleveland tool
huk on0 TOME in hiR Y,aaaaa1a tn Qoooraai
when Il met last December, Grove
Cleveland said he would 10 to the coun
try and explain the exact condition O
aAAirs. There were other pressing mat
tars about which he could have written
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