Daily Republican., 1889-06-12

| Pupiichns. ldreat applause. The city
where the last quarter of century Of
my life has been passed now has reached
population OF 60, 600 people, the result
OF It's diversified and prosperous manu-
factures. 1t is the principal shipbuilding
place of the land, the place OF the largest
building OF cars, and 1t is full of an
active civic life, made up OF Quakers and
Swedish and English and Scotch Irish
ancestry-none better In the wide world.
You can count on the fingers OF one
| hanu the Democrats who are among its
representa- I've business men. Applause.
Against them and against the decent anu
| reputable Democratic citizens, who have
stake In their community, the unprece-
dented vlllsiny of this statute is leveled
| ana worked to Its utmost. i would have
some sense of respect left were all this
machinery directed under the sceptre of
a Czsr. would feel that there was some
rtspectability even II 1t were directed by
Iolstoi But confess that my blood
rises and my spirit rebels when l think
that my people have been deprived of the
right to vote by a detestable oligharchy
OF assessors and collectors who are not
nt 70 wipe your feet on. [Great laughter
and appiause,l .s.s.,' a,
Senator Higgins poineed -eat...ho,v.
While the Democrats had been busily en-
gagged In putting letters and manacles
upon Republican New Castle, the two
Democratic counties blew up In their rear
last year laughterl and so Republican
legislators had been elected. He pointed
out, too, that what was true of Delaware
was true Of other border states, and that
Republican success in Delaware had
broken tie in the United States Senate.
Inc support Of the North was wanted in
aat uftRRk fro, 4
ed that 1t would still be given. "But
though you by any possibility of chances
may give up this contest, l am here to
say that we OF the border states will not. "
he continued, amid applause. 1--WE can
not II we would. Every interest that is
uear to the heart OF man, every interest
OF society, of property, of enterprise, of
character and of life, all demand that we
shall perslstently march on until we have
put down despotism in our midst and re-
ilaugurated the rule of public opinion.
lGreat applause.
have taith to believe that that contest
Is near Its end 1t has already been OF
some benefit to you, 70 the North. The SER
vice that my constituents in Delaware
rendered during this last campaign for
the people Of the United States and the
National Republican party has been
L
| speak here tonight not alone for that.
speak as well for my neighboring State
OF Maryland. speak as well for those men
OF Kentucky and Missouri, as to whom |
feel that | am not worthy to loose the
latchets OF their shoes. / cannot forget
the day nor the time when they went to
war Tor their country, not like you or
even us in Delaware to fight against a
distant foe, but to meet In the deadly
onset OF battle friend and kinsman and
brother. Every tie of nature they sun
dered that their country might live
lbravol, and they to-day are standing
eager and waiting, not forgetting the day
when proud as Massachusetts dhservedly
was of the greatest intellect that this
country has produced. Webster, even
this proud Commonwealth. While he
lived followed the leadership of Henry
Clay. lApplausel.
w hat we wish to aceomllis is to re-
store to the counsels OF the nation the
oathoiic spirit, the genuine and not
bastard, conservatism that found it's gre 1t
exemplars not only In Clay, but In Crit
tendeD, In Bell in his better days, In Ben.
ton, Notwithstanding he was a Demo
crat; In Jackson, when he took nullifca-
tion by the throat, in John Minor Bolts
| OF Virginia, and that man with all the
gifts and powers of knight of old.
Henry Winter Davis of Maryland. Ap,
plause. We may not accomplish all
this, but, gentlemen, that is what is In
our hearts, and 1t is gratifying to us; It is
a matter of profound pleasure to me that
In this effort we have the significance of
this kindly greeting to night that you
give, that we have In 1t the spirit OF the
Republicans OF Massachusetts,. fGreat
applause and prolonged cheering.