Evening journal., 1888-10-08
CURTIS AND HASTINGS.
They Address Meeting In Institute
Hall Curtis on constitutional Con-
vention.

They Address a Meeting In Institute
HalI-Curtis on a constitutional Con-
vention.
An audience of fair size, largely com
posed Of workingmen, listened to the
speeches of Charles M. Curtis. Esq, and
Washington Hastings on Saturday night
at the Institute Hall Hyatts band oc-
cupied the gallery and played popular
airs during the evening. Frederick H.
Bach a member of the Republican
county committee, called the meeting to
order, introducing William II. Pierson
as president, and reading a long list of
local Republicans as vice-presidents and
secretaries.
Mr. Pierson made few appropriate
remarks and introduced Charles NJ
Curtis, Esq, the Republican nominee for
the State House OF Representatives. Mr..
Curtis made an interesting address,
which was listened TO attentively by the
audience After some general remarks
on the policies of the Republican and
Democratic parties and on the tariff, in
which he discussed the differences be-
tween the Mills bill and the Senate tariff
in their bearings on all classes of trade
that il touches. he spoke Of the questions
that agitated the state.
On the question Of a constitutional
convention, he said that he stood
firm. Evils so great could only be righted
by starting from the bottom and building
up. The speaker pledged himself to use
all possible efforts TO secure convention.
The Democratic party tried to dodge it for
n long while, until it was brought face to
face with it, then they let it fall through.
On the question of representation he
said New Castle County with a popula-
tion rs large as the two counties com
bned has only as many representatives.
Wilmington with population of
5O, 600 has but two representatives in the
Legislature. The only measure pretend
ing to adjust the matter was the abor-
tive Grubb amendment The advice Of
the judges had been asked as to the in
crease of the representation for New Cas-
tie county and they said it could be done.
but the Democratic party has never done
It,
The entire abolition of the iniquitous
assessment laws was demanded The
scenes at the City Hall and Levy Court
were referred to. IL was case where
men, sworn to do a certain duty in
famously violated it at the demand of
their party leaders.
On temperance reform the speaker said
he stood on the platform of the Republ-
can party as announced in this state and
believed he was standing on solid ground
II is a vital point in the life of the people.
when they recognize the fact that the
unlimited sale of intoxicating liquor goes
hand in hand with crime and vice. The
Republican party Of this state is for tenn
perance reform either by high license or
local option.
The speaker appealed for the ballots
of the audience for protection to
American Industries and the reforms to
which the Republican party was pledged.
Whether defeated or not, said Mr.. Cur.
tbs, 'I will be satisfied if at the end the
party stands organized for the next cam
paign but / would rather stand up and
be knocked down, than lie down and be
trampled upon
Mr. Curtis was frequently interrupted
by applause. His utterances on constitu-
tional reform were especially pleasing to
the audience.
Washington Hastings was next intro
duced and was greeted with applause.
He said in substance: We heard when
Mr.. Cleveland was elected that frauds
were to be exposed. They set to work
and found nothing gone from the Treas
ury. Not a single thing in the admins
tration on the part of the Republicans
was out of the way. The pretentious
investigations Of the Democrats resulted
in the death of John Roach, who was one
of the very best specimens of what our
institutions produce. He was uniustly
and unfairly attacked
Mr.. Cleveland made the Democratic
party toe the mark on the tariff question
All the the Democratic speakers make
the point that domestic commodities are
enhanced in value to the amount of the
tariff. On one article of daily use and
calico, the tariff on the
medium quality is 8 cents a yard Why
is it not 10 cents2 Who paws the taxi
No one il is no enhanced in value. One
faetcry competing against the other for
business has brought the price down. A
good shirt can be bought for % cents
The woman that made it does not get
enough. How can she. the price being
only % centsg If she got all it would not
be enough
Mr.. Hastings read Buchanan's utter
ance on the low tariff of 1876 in his an
nual message to Congress in 1851 He
did not believe that the working people
wanted a repetition of the state of affairs
that existed at that time The speaker
also read from the North American Re
view for September part Of a letter from
a member of the English Parliament to a
friend in Washington, giving his appro-
val Of the Mills bills and expressing
very low opinion of Ameri-
can workmen. The meeting then ad-
journed with cheers for Harrison. Morton
and fha xvbnla ftolyat