Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-07-02
RAT1FIUAT1oN mGnr1Na.

An AmmonsO Gathering Last SnturdA
= Might in Favor of Harrison, AIorto
ana RrOtSc,lon to American Indus
, tries.
The Republican ratification meesini
held St Ninth and 6hipley strsetg, ian
Saturday, night was the largest ant
most enthusiastic political eAtherini
ever witnessed in this city. There wa
a large stand erected and decorated
with American flags and Ohfpese
lanternB, while two large electric iRhts
illuminated the stand and made every.
thing around light IS day. The Young
, Mems Republican Olub formei in line
IN 'front.' OF their olub house, No. $40
King street, shortly before 8 o'clook.
and marched down hing 10 Front, ~
Market, to Ninth, thence to the place
of meeting.
The enEirs route over which thev
passed was rendered brilliant by dts-
plays OF rockets, Roman candles and
the burning OF coored fires. When they
reached the lot at Ninth and Sbiplev
streets they were gr6etod with o mag.
ninoent disp'ay Of fireworks, and rocket
ter rocket Ascended to the clouds,
while the soene was rendered still more
brilliant By numbers OF Roman oandlea
whloh sent their many colored balls
high in the air. All those In the line q I
parade wore badges bearing the in.
scriptlon Harrison and Morton. Pro.
lection t0 American Labor "
A largo silk flag was carried at the
head OF the line and under ID was a
transparency which bore the legend
| troteetion to American labor" on one
side and on the reverse Farewell TO
the old 6andAnna, for We will CARRY In.
oihnh." 1t also bore the names OF the
nominees Of the Chicago convention,
At the time the parade reached
Ninth and Shipley streets there were
nearly 5000 persons on the grounds,
about ose half Of whom remAined dur.
Ing the entire meeting.
The nesting was called to order about
5 80 O'Clock by Washington HastlrRF,
who nominated Joseph Pyle % chair.
man and Edmund Mitchell, Jr.. as geo.
retary. Both were eleosed, and the fol.
lowing who were on the stand were
constituted vice presidents:
E. g. Bradford. Bsq Henry O. Mo.
Lear and Charles q. Treat OF the Dsla
ware delegates to the National Conven.
tion; Washington Hastlngr, DAuisl W.
Taylor, Colonel F. b. Cotton, B Bsniamin
Nields, Esq, Charles NJ. Curtis, ESQ,
Anthony Higgins, Esq., James L. HAw.
kins, IL. y. Pickels, D. P. Barnard, Jr.,
John Z. MoLe9r, j. Paul Brown, An.
thony Reybcld, James Lynn, David Il,
BuckinghamI DR.. EeablsS, William A.
Huklll.
Upon taking the chair, Mr. Pyle snId
that while he had always been q Re.
publican this was his first experience
In presiding a. political meeting. He
believed that tho Republican party
saved the country, and ho was ounflGsEt
that 1t was safe In Its hands. He said
that he was but boy Ct the time Of the
campaign Of 1910. but le remembered
1t veil, aud how the boy sang "TIppo-
oanoe and Tyler too" Martin Var.
Barren WAS beaten In that campaign bv
William Henry Harrison. The question
nstween the partie6 10 the same to-day
It involves tho right OF the WorkinRman
to earn aud make for himself . comfort.
able home. Upon that question we boat
them 10 1910 and will bsat them again
10 1888.
Alter music By the band, Edward G,
Bradford, Esq, WAS introduced, aud
spoke In his usual eloquent nnd con.
vinoipg manner. He said that the Re-
publican platform is platform OF prin-
clple, and an Affirmation OF the desire
OF the party to promote the interests
and welfare OF the Gle people.
Is would not BIS a. Republican plat. |
form IT it did not do this. 1t demands
That every man, be he white or black,
native or foreign born ci,izsn, shall
have one vote, In accordance with the
tmugg and hnga lE
declares that the frat duty OF this na-
lion is to its own people. Its Rrst In.
9eresS Is In the homes OF the men upon
whom Tost the burden OF its support
Nnd defence. It's broad acrea, it's rivers
and railways are for It's own citlzsps,
and Its markets first are for the disposal 4
Of the products OF their labor, be they
agIloultuFists or artisans. 1t declares, /
therefore, for the protsctIoa Of Ameri.
can labor. II deo ares that the lnborer
ia worthy OF his hire, aud that his
whges shall be adjusted upon an Amerl.
csn and not an BngliGh basis.
In speadiug of the candidates, be
sold that they sre the peers of the bsdt
Ia the lsn1, and that there WAS no spot
or tlenish on their characters. They
are the bsst exponents Of the principles
which have been tried and found to
produce the greatest sad most pros sDer-
ous nation on tie face OF the earth, and
whloh row pronises 3 future more
glOrlouu then itR past.
Charles II. Treat OF Gsorestown Iss
ard IN opening eaid there i
were few things which occurred to
him that he would like to Impress upon
their minds. Ole OF these WAS thst the I
Demucrats took considerable more in
5erest in the Republican ConVou sion I
than they did In their own. They I
made pools Of money to get kilograms |
about the proErsss Of our Con Ventioa,
but did notGppear to care what occurred ;
at their own. Another thing Is, they
pretended they wanted us to nominate
James g. Blaine when they didn't and I
are now sorry that they praised HArrl.
son before he WAS nominated. l was
told by a man who knows him we'll.
hat General Harrison is OF home either {
In the church prayer mseting or In the !
United statea Senate, and can eleotrify {
'ither with his eloquence when called ,
on to do so. Can Grover Cleveland fill
hat billP There was some complaint
about thors not being temperance
plank in the platform, but gentleman
'sid to the speaker that such plank