Daily Republican., 1888-09-17
DEMooRArIC RArIFLuATION.

Trade-PenninGtOn and His ThraS
"k's'-ar. LOie ForEsts the Tarin.
Three months after the Democratic
nomination for President the Whining
ton Democracy met on the Govern
ment lot, Ninth and Hhlpiey etreets. on
Saturday evening, to oUdorAe the nomi
nation To say that the audience WA
not large one would ba doing The
Democrats an injustice. II was large
bat without enlhusiaEnn, respectable
without confidence Evea the peakere
With q new elephsntine issue on theii
shollders, knew not where to tread OF
how far to 60 in their remarks. The
platform was very handsomely deco.
rated with bunting and lanterns, and
two large electric lights iilumipa ated IL Z
grounds. AS early as O'Clock people
began to assemble, and by o'clock the
First Regiment Band arrived, heading
iha DsmocTatio marching clubs. These
were gathered up along the route from
second and TatnRll streets, where the
TemmAuy Democrats fell in. The vice
presidents and secretaries OF the meet
ing fell in at the Clayton House, the
B5yard LssiOn ct the EJkel Building
and the Young Mems Democratic Club
at Seventh and Market streets. Red
and blus fire greeted the cluDb On the
march mp Market street
BY 30. when the meeting was called
70 order Is EE-state Senator Nc
Whorter, th0re we're probably from
bCO 30 5000 perhons on the grounds.
The following persons were nominated
aud unanimously endorsed as officers OF
the meeting:
President, j. PArke Posties. Wire
presidente, WIN. Herbert, Norris VIII.
con, J, Poulson Chandler, T. L. j.
Baldwin, VIM. +. SmAlley, j. wilkins
Coooa, James Mulligau, Eiwln b,
Cochran, James Taylor, George O.
RothWel, VIM. Fl Quinn, Anton
HAuber, VIM. II. Stuart, James NJ
Grifno, James y McGonigal, Joteph l..
Carpenter, Jr., Thomas M. ORls, John
L. Malone, WIN. 8. Norton, George T.
BArnhill, Joseph StOeckle, Robert Cot
tinghAm, QWen J. Hession, Dennis j
Mention, Willard 81. Porter, Daniel w.
Mullin, John Pyle. John j. Don sherty,
Jacob X. OAnby, j. Atwood Wilson,
VIM. Dresden, Richard T. OAnn, Jr.,
sewell q. BiRRs, L. o. Vanderbilt, John
7. Kelley, T. e. Slnaley; secretaries, Il.
A Parker, John May, MeFris Taylor,
Fed L. Kuriz. Alfred ID. Poole, j, W.
Aydon. John W. Lawson, P. A, Aorty,
james GAgAn, Charles A. Ryan, john
Barden, John Il. Daley, a. W. MoIn.
tire. ....
President Postles neatly returned
thanks for the honor conferred and then
put chip upon his shoulder for the
Republicans 70 knock of In the follow.
ing words:
81, as q manufacturer, am not fright
ened 81 the reduction Of the tsr.f as
proposed by the Mills bill. The result
Of Huch legislation will effect two
changes. 1t will give the manufacturer
cheaper raw material and deJEeABe the
cost Of living TO the producer, neither OF
which won d iDjutiOusly affect manu-.
featuring interests"
He then read TIE following letter:
"MIpDLEToWN, Bept. 13-H. G..
johnson, Secretary County Executive
Ojmmittee-DsAr Blr: find that Il will
ba impossible for me to be with you on
tho OCCASION OF your ratification meeting
on the evening OF 8 September Is Before
the campaign ts over hope to ba able
to address the oitizsns Of Wilmington.
B. T. BIGGs."
After music by tho band President
Poitles introduced United States SenA
tor Gray as the first speaker OF the even.
Ing. The appearance of the Sena tor
vas met by hearty applause, more
hearty than any that followed any Of
his declarations In favor of the Kills
bill. He claimed that the Democratic
party wks the party OF the people, and
that the only two snocesBful wars of
this country with foreign nations were
fought 10 q Victorious conclusion By
the DempcISkIO party
A Yoice-"HOW about the late civil
war2" BIT. Gray either did not hear
the question, or he had forgotten that
there was q civil war. Grover Oleve-
land he said was man Of the people.
Tired OF Republican arrogance the peo.
pie elected him and after four years OF
trial they intend TO elect him again.
SsnRtor Gray than launched of on the
tariff Issue but proceeded very cautious.
ly. He said that instead OF business
being staE1hted rs predicted by the
Republicans, IL never WAS better In the
country. Under the Providence OF
God Grover Cleveland WAS elected
President and from that time until now
he and the Democratic party have been
trying to have revision OF the tax laws
that the burthens OF the people might
bs removed But tho Republican party
stands In the way Of this reform. They
will not allow this golden god that the Y
have worshlpped to be touched. The
Democrats propose that there shall be &
reduction OF duty on some articles and
others such % raw mAteriRla shall be
placed upon the free liEt. Would any
body be injured by placing lumber upon
the free list? Nobody hut few owners
of woodland on the Canadian borders.
Who would sntfer By placing copper OF
tin or wool ulol the ffea list2 Nobody
but some sheep growers, or some fellow
owning copper or tin mine,
The Senator then tried to show what
great benehi 1t wonld be to have
clothing, stockings and blankets
cheaper, but he did not tell his audience
where, with wages cut down to the
European standard, the money was to
come from to buy these blankets, stock
iDEH and clothing. The Democrats, he
said, propose TO make these change
deepite of what the Republicans say
about 1t. 1t can do no hArm TO try, and
II It does not work well VIC can easily
40 Back to the old system RRRin. The
6enAtor then went off into an eloquent
on the purity and beaehts of
Democracy, and advised every Demo-
cEAt to vote the full Democratic ticket
on the 6lh OF November.
Tho6gh Mr.. Lore was loudly called !
for, George Il, Bates, Esq, vas intro |
iuosd, Gnd spoke earnestly In dsfenae
Of tariff aeform aud stRte Constitutional |
reform. ME. Bates speech Was able |
snd foroible, but time and space forbid |
9ven q synopsis OF 1t.
Amid many calls for "Lore, Lore"
.de chairman introduced OouRfessman |
Pennington, who was received with |
applause. "That will do,"
aid some enthusiastic Lore men as they 1
ltnadiah them laslpeA In thu RRnvinn