Evening journal., 1888-07-02

ing Democrats triad to dissuade him from
doing it by threatening Co ostracise bis
family socially. Bat he refused TO CON
sider that and entered the race. In the
contest which followed. said Yarmouth.
they whipped over 500 Republican negroes
until the blood ran to their heels, and they
shot the colored leaders in one.half OF the
Louisiana parishes One man az Monroe,
who was merely wounded by a bullet, was
visited by the mayor and a company of
whita men who insisted that he must 20 to
the Court House II he would have the au-
thorities protect him from fart'er harm.
Under these pledges the bleeding wretch
left his home for the ls q time, for at the
Court House they cut his throat from
ear to ear, wrapped him in chains
and sunk the body into the bayou 10 is by
such means that the free traders expect to
win, said Mr.. Higgins What will the pa
triotic men OF the north say to this What
will the men Of industrial Wilmington say
There is not a man, nor a class, nor
a race in this city that should not oppose
the free traders II, for example, the
lrishmen Of this city, IN view OF the history
ofrheir native land. can vote for Cleve-
land, they will not only be enemies 10 their
own industrial Independence. but they will
bstrny Ireland as well. 10 this state,
through the instrumentality Of Democratic
assessors and other Democratic scoundrels,
there are between four and
five thousand mechanics and workinRmen
who cannot vote their opinions this fall,
but even here the enemies Of American
labor shall not have a wnlk-over. The
speaker wanted to know what the Ameri-
can fishermen thought Of the weak and
pusillanimous surrender by Secretary
Bayard Of their rights to Canada under
the direction of this selfsame greedy Eng
land which was the most deeply interest ed
party in Cleveland's election.
Mr.. Hastings was the last upeaker of the
evening. He rejoiced with Governor
Foraker OF Ohio that the Republican
candidate for President was a gentleman.
he also rejoiced that Grover Cleveland
bad had the courage 60 bring his party up to
asquare issue. The President had pulled his
party out OF the hole Of discrimination in
which il had stuck for many years and had
placed it on a plane where 10 could be
seen and understood OF all men. IL had
been double-faced and hypocriticsl for
years on the question OF protection, but
Grover Cleveland had at last given It away
and exposed TO the country the falsity Of
its former pretensions.
After Mr.. Hastings had concluded bis
speech Chairman Pyle announced that Will
liam Q. Spruance, Eco, had been prevented
from attending the meeting by the death G I
Mrs. Spottswood. his mothpr.in law at New
Castle, and that Levi C. Bird, Esq. had
also been constrained to remain away on
account Of sickness In bis family. A letter
from Mr. Bird was read. which cordially
supported the objsct OF the meeting.
Charles Nj. Curtis. Esq. read series Of
resolutions at the conclusion OF the meeting,
warmly approving the Republican candi-
dates and platform. The meeting nd
journed with rousing cheers for Harrison
and Morton at 1920 p. m.
Il was the subject Of general comment
that 80 many Democrats should be in che
audience close around the speakers' stand
Democratic workingmen we're recognized
al through the crowd and several conspic
uous Democrats were present Charles B
Lore. Esq who entertains a very higl
opinion OF General Harrison. was an Inter
ested listener TO the protection arguments
and L. G. Vandegrift, ESQ, was regale,
with Mr.. Higgins's oaustic dissection o
the free traders conspiracy and Mr.. Bay
ards pusillanimous foreign policy.
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