Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-11-03
MASS MEETING.
REPUBLICAN FIRES BURNING
-coop SPEECHES.,
George v. Massey, Esq, jams Psnne,
VII, ESQ, and CnAriss II. TroAt Up.
hOld the RsppblioAn Uanss
Last Evening.

Hall last night was only measured by
the onpAcity Of the hall, and hunaTads
vent away unable TO obtain Admission,
The appearance OF tie tall, TOWERING
form OF George v. Massey, Eco, fol
lowed By James PsnneWlll, Efq chair
man Of the r publican State Central
Oommlttee, upon the platform was
gttet0d by prolonged applause, and
whom Charles II. Treat, the ReI ublIoAD
candidate for Congress-, came on the
p AtioFm ut late hour be received .
perfect ovation of ohesEs. The meeting
wts organised by the s,!eotion OF DR..
Peter Cooper for president, with the
following vice Drehldent.
George W. jackson, Daniel W. Tay.
lorg James Mskelvey, 8. n. Wood,
William simmons, John p. BdWnrde,
JT., DE-. j. PSnl Lukens, Draper A.
DtWess, j, b. Robinson, W. II. Kramer,
n d. Walter, George W. Stone, JOIN
sntterihwAite, George ". baker, Geo
Rtm'pRton, H. 8. OhTisty, Philemmb
phaEd.tT, ]. r. d. seedr, W. Scot
V,FBOp, Robert McoAully, JT., Ohap
dltr Il Way, NJ. SStttrRcod, Oliyti
I. Bell, Ohnrles Ed dwArda, Joseph X
amer. f. o. Bennett, W 8 Gnffi,s,
t, a Taylor, J. p Wiokersham, MAJ
Llohtenstein, Washington HaslinRa al d
W. q. FairO.
Mr. Cooper. after thanking the audi
ebcs for tho boaor conferred, introd uosd
George Y Massey. Esq OF Dover,
Del, aB the firtt speaker OF the evening
! After ths applause had suts'ded Mr.
Massey congratulated toe audience thst
The campaign, which cannot be over
\ ettlmAlsd in its imp1Itanoe TO tht
American people, was about oLed.
| r. feIring to the grAud old party thAt
asks the people for their suffrages, be
said the psrty was grand in II, ROhIeve
nente, grand In It's oOt slAtsnoy ans
grand IN tbs monuments 1t has left 90
history. The deSTest objsot oil It's deVo
uonH was the old nAR, and At q time
when others sought to dsFSrOy 1t the
party stepped forward an, hNysd II, /,
10 the same 4 q yet. den may ohAt ee
but principle nsv sr. The only mopop
oily Tho Rtpuhl. .oAn party fAvors ia the
monopoly =. homo markets for Ameri
az lao Il and fof tho American manu-
ct,.,rers.
Mr.. Massey shoWsd that the pfiuoIpl,
of protection was GO Old as the Federal
Government, sud lhs prihciple Wa,
Hsvar disToqsTdtd eIospl at great Ice,
to the o0untry. Ri viewing tbe history
OF the ration, MT Massey showed how
II had grown shd pIosperod uudGr pIo
tsotlon, and he sRreed with BenIAmln
Harrison that theCr muas yield u
facts.
Mr.. Msa'ey admired the courage o.
President Cleveland for writing suoh 6
message as he Cid on fIeo trade, but II
he had foIeJsen tie lmptn ling reauli
he no doubt would have found II mort
convenient 70 have deferred hls rto1m
mendatlon 10 future day, Mr.. Massey
then went into the merits of the MIL,
bill, and after viewing II from q proteo-
live standpoint left but little ground
for the ires traders TO stand upon. Hi
mastery Arguments in favor OF Dr0tec
tlou to labor broOght cut round after
ronnd Of applause.
He then referred to the great intertsi
the English people are tbkinR In Ameri
osn politics at the present time. Ths
Esq ish are divided upon every otheI
question, but upon that OF free trRd'
they are EOl d
ThHir great anxiety 10 tetp the D, op
of the United States from mahirR
miatRke, has crossed the water ADH IA
moved that public fuuc,i1r..ry, III,
British Minister TO bE.s n hand In /
and be hAt betp ;,ivlnz advice to mak
no mi. tsRH aud TO be sure to vote 70
9IoVNi. Cleveland. Bat Lord Sack will
.ldL't know the thing was loaded al,
COW he wished he had LETT the peak
thing alone,
The Minister was informed that /
was uone OF his business how America
yoiers voted, ard he was told to pae
hIa trunk and 90 home
He only regretted that he was PC
told foontr to 40, but 1t took Grove
Olsveland several days TO discover tbs
6Aokvills West WAS his BuIchArd.
Mr.. Massey didn't want TO refer th
question 10 the English nation for I'D
judloation. He didn't like thB Judge nc
be dldn't like the jury. When tho
volunteer to give this American peop
fFes trade Ia plspe Of proteqlion h
clint went any OF Il.
Mr.. Massey thought that the peopl
had made mp their vsTdioE, and tina
verdict would be rendered next Tue
= day, and that distinguished son of II
} diAnA, Bepjsmin Harrison, would b
tha next President Of the U oited State
Mr. Massey then tef6irs1 70 Sss;
Issues upon the principle that oharit
begins q! home. He WAS glad tho r.
publican party OF Delaware was M
rep )nslble for any lesisiAtlo ulon ID
statute b oks OF Delaware, The RI
J publlca0B OF Delaware have rot had
chance for thirty years past OF maxim
either good or bad laws. He TefeFre
In q highly tuloRistio msnner to gel
: tleman now upon the Republican tioki
for New Castle County, Mr.. Lev
D Thompfon, who when ho SaB In th
y minority In the Legislature before WI
Instrumental in getting . law passed
protect married women. Mr.. Masse
= In q sokthlpR, sarcastic mRBnsr n
viewed the objects of the DtmoorstI
party In changing the assessment Law
in 1873 In conclusion be hoped II
day would soon come when the Stat
would be free from a government I
Gsi'esuIs and tax collectors.
After music BY the band the ohal
man introduced James PenneWlll I
=. Dover ~ the next speaker. Nj Fem
will simply made one OF the most pow
erful speeches Of the campaign, runnin
through the whole history OF proteotiol
There was time, said Mr. FenneWil
when Enslaud inteTiered with the bus
ness Of this country to too great an 81
tens, End our fathers went to hosso
hsrbor, boarded their ships and lhre
their tea overheard, and nsxt TusSda
n the people OF ths United StRtes, tired
Bhlieh Interference, propose 10 thro'
| Grover Cleveland overheard. The FIR
act Of the Federal OOugtejs waa to pai
a protection statue, bat 1t was not unit
1924 that American indussrits vel
fuly protected. Ia 1881 the doors wsi
opsnsd 70 foreign manufRotureJs, Whs
lie factories 0loaed anu WOIkinsms
want begging for bread.
G In 1872 industries we're again prt