Evening journal., 1888-09-28

rates. This great volume of prosperity
has been brought by the protective tariff
The proof is easily seen aronnd MS. The
principle is spreading. There is one
thing in America that is not as cheap
rs it is in other countries, and
that is labor.
Mr. Higgins spoke Of the emigrations
to this country. and the need Of it's
having wholesome check. 1T IS fast
filing the country with those who in five
years, obtain the dominance in the land.
There is no sovereign in this country. all
are equal If you degrade your people You
cannot expect to grow. Our country can
boast Of the highest type OF manhood
the fathers Of 100 years ago
What we now need to DO is
to elevate the sovereign bring
him under the influence Of the church.
educate him and give him that thrift and
character that are necessary To success.
full career Vance does not care for the
character and condition of labor aud vet
II IS everything 60 the Northern laborer.
The speaker referred to the farming in
terests Of England which do prosper.
Ireland is without industries lie also
gave history Of lraland's suiferings at
the hands OF its owners Of property
The speaker then described a trip 10
North Carolina, which is very fertile
country, but is not prosperous because
there Is no market for its products with
the exception of tobacco and cotton.
Land could be bought there for $25 an
acre. Lancaster county, Pa, raises
5000 600 Of tobacco every year, land
sells AZ $500 an acre. 1t has a market
for all its products The market price
Of grain will rise when we con mme our
entire crop.
Mr.. Higgins continued: "We are
coming to the consideration of a ques-
tion. not as our fore fathers did as
Wings in 1910, but now through Demo.
cratic misrule in which over 4, 600 per
sons in this state are disfranchised. The
South has not free vote. neither have
we. There are nearly 3, 600 persons in
Wilmington alone, who have not the
right to vote. Mr.. Higgins told of the
infamous City Hall outrages Of last win
ter, which so are well known He said:
To-day these assessors and Levy Court
men stand under convictions of keeping
1900 men from the right of franchise
We have at least left the right of free
speech, and intend to use it. These men
are not guilty of burglary or larceny,
longs 70 us When | compare the mar
nitude of one with the other | give my
tenderest opinion to the burglar or the
thief, rather than the ballot fraud per
pretrators. A man who would keep
another man of the list maliciouslv is
worthy of no decent association He has
no place in the church He is out Of the
amenities Of the law He deserves
the scorn of every honest man.
Great applausel The Dem0eratis party
is in great straits. 1t would be shut out
if this country had a free vote. General
Harrison in his letter Of acceptance re-
garding fraud in the South. said that
ruin would surely be the fate Of the
party that upheld fraud The govern
n.ant Of this state has been Illegally
gained and hsld, and it should lex 70
the Democratic party like thiefs Jacket.
You can have no chance To take thu sense
Of the majority in this state. / fully
recognize and give honor to those Demo.
Gratis in this state who are for constitu.
tional reform The speaker then dc.
voted some time to the schemes of the
Democratic party to keep this question
down, and to their promises Of eight
years ago, which We're still unfulflled
Mr.. Higgins asked for the support of
the Republican nominees, who promised,
If elected, to urge Immediately the mat
ter Of constitutional reform He also
touched on the temperance question and
showed that it should be turned over Ia
the freest will Of the people for their set
tlement. He said:
IF we cannot have prohibition. let as
have high license, that the tax on the
saloon may pay for its cost to the govern
ment, such as jails almshouses and the
like. On that ground the Republican
party takes its stand; on that ground ii
is willing to trust the future Of the party
and the state.
The speaker said. too. that the natl on
that had liberated the slaves should now
assist in their education The aid Of the
government was needed in this matter.
J. B. Pennington for voting against the
educational bill. should be defeated.
Charles H. Treat was selected as the
Republican Congressional candidate. be.
cause he was allied with the best interests
Of the state. If Delaware had free vote.
his election could be left in the hands Of
the people Of New Castle county alone.
Great applause.
After Mr.. Higgins speech, which was
continually broken by applause, Charles
Nj. Curtis, Esq. candidate for the Legis-
lature in this city was introduced. He
explained his position on the question be-
fore the people, stating that he was for
constitutional reform the revision Of the
assessment laws, the restriction of the
sale Of Intoxicating liquors, district repre-
sentation, and for the other issues stated
in the Republican platform After the
speech making, the crowd divided itself
into little parties, discussing the ques-
tions before them Mr.. Treat was the
centre Of group wherever he moved,
which he entertained with his apt re-
marks. His conversation drew so much
attention finally, that the meeting con
ceived the idea Of having another speech
out of him. Treat Treat r was called
and the pavilion, to which he was being
led, was soon packed He mounted the
reporters table and in a minute
later was making a telling speech.
He aroused the utmost enthusiasm He
said: My friends, | have come into this
canvass through the conscripti0n of the
young men of Sussex. GCheers. / in
tend to take on the harness and to stay
in it. Applause You have in your
platform that which remembers the inter
est of the home aud the workshop. that a
man may be made better than he was
before. Applause We have given the
temperance men 10 cause to leave us. and
we ask them 70 come in and vote both for
temperance and protection. Applause. !
will use my influence in behalf of re-
stricting The sale of liquor The Repub
liean Marty Save. sTf xva nou fra+ a.