Evening journal., 1888-10-27
DEMOCRATS I'M MEETING.
A Mass Meeting Addressed by Governor
Biggs, Hon. John w. Causey, Lewis G.
vanderSrift and Hon. John II. Penning-
! Letter to EVENING JOURNAL.

Biggs, Hon. John w. Causey, Lewis 4.
vanderSrift and Hon. John II. Penning-
ton.
BY Letter to EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE Del, Oct. 2S.-The
Young Mems Democratic Club of this
city held a very large and enthusiastic
mass meeting at the Opera House last
evening. The meeting opened with the
reading Of the vice. presidents and secre-
1aries by John II. Rodney The Parlor
Band then played Hail to the Chief.
Heorge A. Maxwell was elected president
bf the meeting. Lewis G. Vandegrift,
ESQ, was the first speaker introduced.
He spoke Of the surplus in the United
States treasury. and how il was growing
larger owing to the high tariff on i'm
ported goods. The speaker said that the
manufacture rs Of this country paid very
low wages to the laborer and often hired
foreigners at wages the laborer of the
United States would not work for. In
speaking of the treaty between Canada
and this country he said that Canada was
benefited by it, The Parlor Band played
selection after which Hon.
John B. Pennington was introduced
After reciting a verse Of poetry about
memory. as he was an old resident Of this
city, he spoke Of the surplus money and
Mills bill. He said that should the tariff
on wool be reduced the wool trade would
appreciate rather than depreciate and
that the wages paid the laborers would
better and the prices charged would be
lower He showed by calculation that
Delaware had paid $500 600 Of the sur
plus money in the United States treas
ury. He said that the Republicans
wanted the necessaries Of life taxed
heavily and the taxes on whiskey and
tobacco reduced
The speaker said that for thirty years
no state had been so well represented in
Congress as the Diamond state. After
The Parlor Band played Columbia, the
Gem Of the Ocean" Governor Biggs was
introduced He said that il was the first
time he ever stood before New Castle
audience as anything but a candidate for
Office and that ii was the first time he
had the opportunity of thanking New
Castle for their liberality for him for
governor Of the state. He said that he
would vote for Cleveland, because his
principles were of interest to the Ameri-
can people.
He said too, that there was no use for
him to talk to the Democrats as he did
not come to call the righteous, but sin
ners 10 repentance. The governor said
that Moses was forty years in getting the
children Of Israel into Israel, but that the
Democrats were only twenty four years
getting into power The governor was
very loudly applauded throughout his
speech. Hon. John w Causey made the
closing address, in which he spoke OF the
relation Of capital to labor. He criticised
the way Mr. Treat conducted his pay
ment OF laborers.
The viee-presidents and secretaries
of the meeting were: Vice presidents
Albert Silver, Henry IN. White. John H..
Emory, Daniel Mccoy, Richard G. Cooper,
George Ball, Henry Foster, John G.
Mahoney, II. l. Borie, L. f. Eliason, John
Shuhardt George w. Dickerson, Gardner
l.. Jemison
Seoretaries-Joh f. Connolly Evan
G. Boyd, John r. Lambson John Nichol.
son, John Il. Campbell, James o. Morgan,
Robert Sutton, Christopher White VIII
liam H. Hunter, Patrick Kelly, George
w Eckles. Patrick McGrory James j.
Toner, Samuel G. Landers, Alexander
Mclaughlin
Alvan Allen was on the stage, but
made no address.
The old Court House is handsomely
and tastefully decorated for the enter
}ainment TO be given in it tonight by
khe Rock Band Concert Company for the
benefit of the NJ e. Church.
A temperance society Of children was
organized at the NJ. H. Church last night.
Frederick E. Bach, editor Of the EVEN
ING JOURNAL, will address the Young
Mems Republican Club at the X. Of p
hall this evening.
The X. G. r. expect large crowd at
their fair in the old town ball this even
ing.
The Seminole Band Of this city win 20
to Marshallton to play at a Republican
mass meeting
J. Milton Davidson of the Morning News
reports that he was the first person
to drive over the new and elegant bridge
over the narrow dyke, which was com
pleted yesterday.
The debate between Chauneey Hol-
comb and Hugh Browne on the tariff
question on Monday night next will be
held in the Opera House and not in the
court house as before stated
The Orion Club viii present large
and varied programme on the Opera
House stage tonight, including q tab
leaux. several farces and Rotations.
Rev. Mr.. Ames's Position.
AT general sociable Of the Spring
Garden ropUrarafinu IN DhiIal,i.,h,s