Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-11-05
A LARGE MEETING.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM AT IN
sTITUTE HALL.
An E1oellert Address BY Fx.HIsyor
FOIwOod, of Uhester-DAvid n.
Buckingham Also Makes
Ringing Speeoh

The meeting In the WilmiDR Rton Iusti
'ute on Saturday for . crowded hous'
and reel, genuine enthusiasm exceeds
any other Republican meeting held
during the campaign. It was held un.
der the ausPioas of the Veteran Repub-
lican Dub, and the battle SCARED
veterans, hundred or more OF whom
occupied sests upon the platform, may
well feel proud OF the ovation rendered
them.
That veteran soldier, CAptain David
e. Buckingham, made q ringing speech
In introducing James L Hawkins as
the chairman of the meeting. Mr.
BuokiuRham said:
1.-The names propose for the ofice-s
OF Tits meeting are all veteran soldierS,
VIII gave from two TO four years TO the
service of the linton in the war OF the
Rebellion. Tgey are the heroes OF more
than hundred batsle-he!da. They
marched ovsr country larger than
Can Jar ever dreamed Of, and for years
did not eleep under Q roaf, and they left
300, 900 OF their comrades on the battle
fields Of the eouth.'
The list OF vice presidents and score
teEies WAS q long one, and rs every
name was called ODD memories OF the
trying scenes Of the war Of 1861 to 1865
we're revived.
Chairman Hawkins, willing to 40
cord to the distinguished speakers Of
the evening oil the time without any re-
marks OF his owD, at once introduced
ex-Nsyor L. For Wood, Of Ohe' ter, TO
the audieEc3 IL iB needless to say tt at
Mr.. ForWood was received with pro,
iopged and enthusiastic cheers.
Mr.. Forwood spoke fully one hour
and three quarters 10 an attentive audi
ence that was intensely interested IN
ttteuing to she reasons he advanced fer
lesvlng the Democratic party and in
determining to vote for II ,rrison and
Morton, He spent fully httsen to TWEEN.
ty minutes In pAying Q high tribute TO
the American soldiers, WILDLY painting
the troubles and Vloissltudes OF war,
through which they had pS sssd, and de.
clnring that they we're entitled TO the
drst consideration Of Q grateful govern
msns.
Passing on, the eloquent speaker said
that in the presence of tba.e soldiers
and this RreAS audience he was there 10
tell why, having supported Cleveland
and Hendricks ct the last presidential
election, he could not support Oleve-
land and Thurman next Tuesday, and
he had no doubt there were enough
0it er former Democrats In the untry
who would do as he intended to do 81 d
prevent his reelection, Referring 10
the Mills bill, Mr.. F0rWecd said the
Democratic party hoped to carry the
elgotson by the popularity OF Thurman,
and when In power with q Congress In
sympathy with them the Mills bill
would be made still more shiuRent,
even be brought down to q free trade
basis. He thought Americans should
discard foreiRn-mAde articles and
should think IL an honor to wear the
product of the American loom and fac.
tory, and let obody bnt the dude strut
around 10 English 6uitinRs and French
calf skin made In American factories II
he wants to.
Mr.. FofwoOd continued to anAly zs
the methods OF free tIadtr5' in a oAuslio
manner much 10 the amusement OF ths
audience, and closed with . general de.
sire By the audience that he should
proceed.
RE- oenaul Thomas H. Dudley Of
Camden, N. J was the next speaker.
Mr.. Dudley commenced his address By
telling WhAt he had seen of the opera
tlOns OF free trade In England, and
made q comparison OF the working
GLASSES Of that country with the aame
class OF people In the United ;Rtes, and
hoped he would never see the day
when American workmen should be
brought down to suoh . degraded level
with the English WOrkinRmen.
England's prosperity, he said, was
due TO the fact that ii is separate from
Europe, not only In geographical posi-.
tton, bat lives under . system OF ite
own, aud its prosperity depends upon
It's continuing and emphAsiz'nz that
system.
His speech throughout was heartily
applaud ed, and the meeting adjourned
with three tremendous cheers for the
speakers, HArriTon and Morton and the
whole ReDublIcap Ticket