Evening journal., 1888-09-20
THE LAUREL MEETING.
The Speeches OF Messrs. Treat and
Bacon Before the Little Greek Repub-

Every hundred with one or TWO excep
tions has one or more clubs and largely
attended weekly meetings are held. There
is an activity among the young Repub-
licans that is surprising the old party
men, but the latter are in full accord
aud are giving the boys every encourage
ment. On Tuesday evening Charles II.
Treat and J. Frank Bacon, Esq, by invi-
tation of the Laurel Republican Club, ad-
dressed well attended meeting
in Smiths Hall,e about one fourth
of those present being Democrats. There
was sprinkling of ladies attracted either
by the excellent music of the Laurel Band
or the fame of the speakers, or both
d. o. Moore of Broad Greek hun
dred presided and introduced Mr.. Treat
as the first speaker. After alluding to the
national candidates, whom he had helped
to nominate at Chicago, and the great
and growing satisfaction with which
these nominations have been received
throughout the country, he took up the
issues Of the campaign as represented tn
the national platform.
He said "The Republican party is the
most able, faithful, consistent and prac-
tical friend OF temperance reform this
county ever had The millennium is not
to be expected as the result Of temper
ance work more than the conversion OF
the world in a single generation It is
potent fact that for over 2, 1000 years the
work Of reformation in the habits Of men
has been the slowest Of any social or in
dustrial problem To the temperance
men he gave great credit for the healthy
sentiment and the backing they had
given true and earnest Republicans in
taking the advanced steps for local option
and high license, if license must be
There can be no further excuse for tenn.
perance men to leave the Republican
party, and there is nop every duty on the
part of every temperance man to unite
their forces.
He alluded to the unfortunate fact that
Delaware is classed with the solid South
as she has no ties of business Herewith
Her interests are with the North From
the North come the men to buy our lands,
to people new homes, to put into life new
activities, and TO develop locally the
great industrial interest of our state
The South does not buy our grain, our
lumber, our produce, our fruit We
must look to the North for our prof and
prosperity. For twenty-five undisturbed
continuous years under the Republican
party the state has developed in her ag
ricultural pursuits Instead of corn and
wheat Delaware now produces the lus ,ious
fruit the earliest vegetables, stimulated
by the hope of profit from the factory
operatives of the north. The song Of
corn is stilled and the cry of peaches,
peaches is their hope OF profitable re
ward. Strike down the protection that
| keeps the factories open at the North By
importing the products of pauperized
| labor and Delaware votes to shut off
the greatest source of her prosperity and
wealth The banks show that that the
profits of the small fruit and peach crops
amounts this season ON this peninsula 10
nearly S4 600 00o. The Republican party
has always been the firmest advocate and
defender of labor, while the Democratic
party has always worn a mask 1t hid
secession under the specious phrase
of states rights; it masked the
| enormity Of slavery under the
degrading plea Of inferiority Of one man
to another, apologizing for the word
slavery in the constitutionby the designa-
tion Of "other persons. In the Tilden
campaign Democracy is for tariff for
| revenue only; in the Hancock fight it is
tariff reform: in 1884 when Randall is
allowed to dictate they squint cross eyed
at protection; in this campaign it is rev
cnue reform, Did you ever heara Democrat
advocate projections No. II they did ap-
prove Of its wonderful benefits why don 4
they say so2 II they ale real friends,
would they not hasten to make the dccla
rationY They are a party of Hpologists,
Of sham excuses, OF concealed declarations
for definite aims The right of a state
to secede was buried by the force Of arms.
and the doctrine Of free trade must be
buried by the force Of the ballot
Mr.. Trent next referred to the effect of
the NJ lis bill on the lumber interests Of
Sussex. This industry represents over
$i coo 0)), and by the passage of the
Mills bin it will be paralyzed. The high
price of stumpage for lands will be re
duced on, half and the glass factories Of
New Jersey will be supplied by tia,
Canada mills This industry employ
more than >, eco persons and they must
feel its paralization all must feel it very
sensiblg,
Reference was made to the potato pro
J duct, protected by Accents on each barrel
to the wool interest of the West, AZ i'm
portant TO the farmers there as the peacl
! industry here, and the Advantages OF
protection were satisfactorily shown
Mr. Treat closed with a high compli
ment 70 General Harrison bis attain
&. ments and virtues, the wide range of hi
r ability and integrity, and his statesman
G ship.
D J Frank Bacon, Esq, was next intro
d duced. He took up the issue Of this cam
g paign-the tariff and in discourse O
an hour with the closest attention Of hi
auditors, conclnsivev demonstrated tn
+ advantages derived from protection. II
I cited Prof Summers dennition OF fire
q trade showing tina president Clevelandi i
0 his message stands on s.the platform. II
! went back TO 1882, and read portion q
J Jackson's message, showing how pros
d porous was the country compared wit
its condition in 1887 after the passage Z
the tariff reduction under Jackson. an
as a consequence the people elected Han
rison in 1910; how the people prospere
Z under the protective system until th
passage Of the Walker act in 1916 II
read from Filmore's message in 1851 an
o 1852, showing the result of that act. II
O summoned President Buchanan to testif
y to the benefits and necessity for protel
D tiOn.
+ DR.. Edward Fowler, who has know
Mr. Bacon from his boyhood, arose in Ii
audience to dispute the speaker ) stati
ties, but when he learned the declar
tions which he denied were from the gre,
t. and revered Democrat, Andrew jackson
It the audience manifested their appreci
r tion Of the situation to the discomitui
N Of the questioner, and the interruptiC
3 made nothing except two declared voti
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