Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-23
CAMPAIGN IN THE STATE.
Senator Gray and Attorney
Biggs at Milford.



Special correspondenceo Of Gazette and Journa
MILFORD, Oct. cot was a rousina
meeting the Democrats held here OF
saturday. The weather was fine all day
he speakers stand was erected in from
Of the lawn Of eX-Secretary of State
W. +. Causey, and the meeting was
called to order by ex-Representatiye
John .. Truitt, at O'Clock, who named
the following as officers:
President, Joshua ). Ellegood OF
Cedar Greek hundred; Vice-presidentst
William I. Jefferson, George O. Abbott
George IL. Draper, George Reynolds,
James H. Harrington, John Harrington,
N. Il. Stayton, Joshua Webb, William
l9nWay, Charles Russell, Miles Il.
Mills, Robert IL. Davis; Secretary, DIR,
G. W. Pleasanton.
Mr.. Ellegood introduced Attorney
general Biggs after q short preliminary
referred TO the nominees. Robert j.
Reynolds, the Democratic nominee, has
always neen faithful 10 every trust i'm
posed upon him, showing the strictest
integrity OF the highest character and
he ought TO have tine highest office in
me glll o. the people OF this state.
John W. Gausey representative in Con
gress, OF whom as much can be said,
VINO | Know, II elected, as ! know he
VIII be, VIII be credit to himself and
to the state.
NOW, my friends, the Republicans
I have said we are Sinking state issues.
4 why should we do II? lake the Demo-
cratic party tor the last 30 years, why
cannotthe Democrats point with pride to
their recordg The assets Of the State
1 exceed ny S21O,OOO the bonded debt.
Where is there state N the Union that
| say as muchY When William Herbert,
the present state treasurer, went into
ONCE Inc money was bonded at 3 per
\ cent. Is not TINS credlty lhe B15,O00
appropriated ~ the Legislature to buy
the insane asylum was not to exceed 4
4 per cent, ana there were plenty OF capt.
taiisis ready to gobble i up.
lake the state auditors report OF
4 sussex county, which covers 200 pages
ana II VIII show where every cent came
from ana where 1t went | heard your
+ honorable state senator, Anthony Hig-
4 GINS, say at georgetown the other day
tlere was q dellclt Of S34,O00 that the
1 oillGers could mol account l4r. Now,
/ gentlemen, that is not q falr statement
mere was not S34 900 not accounted
H 10Y ~ Is true me investigation made
~ Mr. Brown dld not go far enough.
nat harness Is there about hookkeep-
ing 10 SHOW where II came from and not
Where j. Vent how much was paid in
and not how much paid out.
me S5,oVo stolen by Mheatley was
refunded by MT. Ehe ". FUNNEL with
out his being even urged to do 50. lie paid
the amount as soon as it was made
known 70 nun. You may go over this
Union and you will not find q more
economical stale IMAM the state OF Dela-
ware has been while under Democratic
rule.
The Republicans say the Democrats
are opposed 70 a constitutional conven-
/ tlon. You know as well as It Is not
an easy matter to change the present
constitution. The Democrats are
| pledged TO change ana want to change
1t but they want II in constitutional
| mode SO there will be no question as to
It's constltullonality
Mr.. Riggs proceeded to state the
modes Of etfecting a new constitution
and to show wherein the vote upon the
question was not sufficient.
MIR. Blggs then went into an analy-
ITS great injustice to the masses in favor
OF the chosen few.
Senator Gray was next introduced
and his appearance was created with
round of vocferous cheers.
Mr.. Gray stated that the issues of this
campaign ARE serious ones. | will dis
cuss principles and not men. The
Democratic party's principles are
founded upon and has held together our
free government for the past century
and is the great party Of the people
Are we the people of Delaware, the
Democracy Of Delaware, the s0herwork-
ing people OF Delaware who have kept
the destiny in their hands, are they still
going to keep it in the hands of safety
and honor Are we who have controlled
the State for the past 80 wears so salts
factorily to the people TO surrender il 10
a party without principal or who do not
confess any hold on the public.
The Republicans say We shrink from
discussing State issues, but il is not So.
They dare not discuss them themselves.
people at Washington: they are putting
their hands in your pockets and taking
from the people their means and their
money and it benefits comparatively
few that they may grow rich out of the
tax. That is the issue. What is the use
Of talking about State and county when
such grave subject confronts YOU.
MIR. Gray then touched the Sussex
fraud and said the whole party were
censured for the stealings Of i poor i'm
fortunate inebriate. But, he said, would
YOU turn an honest merchant out of
church for something his clerk had
done.
The Mckinley bill, Mr.. GRAY stated,