Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-16


sinsttc DeniOcratS-An Address ny
Senator ksiach burn of KoniucEy.
and Brief Talks by Va. Bayard
and Mr. Gray.
The Democrats OF Wilmington held not
only the largest meeting If the present
campaign st Fourth and Market strests
Saturday night, but one of tho largest po-
litica gatherings ever held in Della
i ware. The stage, hRndsomsly drsped
In the national colurs, was 10 ated on tue
south side OF the street, midway between
Market and Shipiey, and when the FIRST
Regiment Band gave the signal to assom-
ble, fully 8, 500 people crowded around,
filling the entire block from one street to
The other. And there they waited, eager,
interested and enthusiastic, until the
meeting WAS at an end.
Willard Hall Porter. ESQ.,, was chair
man Of the meeting, with other officers as
follows:
Vice presidents-J. Parke Postles,
( Oharles E. Dubell, Harry Vangsskeu, j.
! G. Hart, Enoch Moore, William j. Nor
! row, Andrew G. Wilson, Thomas Don
! nelly, Jf., DR.. J. A. Draper, John r.
Lsyfield, Il. O. Turner, Esq., Charles
Mullin, A. e. Grow, Thomas A, Kane,
Dennis j. Men.on, Jnraes McYey, Robert
o. shaw, Henry i. du POnt, Anton
Hauber, L. b. Jones, Henry Blou,b,
Frank Jervis, Delaware Mason, Patrick
Fitzgerald, William Forrest, Henry Mil.
Ter, Leonard Heiss, David bangle, Charles
A. Fell, James A. Hart, Edwin A. Parker,
Philip Wood, John Mahoney, David
Metchett, l.. D. Faust, William J.. Parker,
William Il. Hylsnd, A. ii. Tinges, George
Adele, John Little, l.. W. Palmer, Simon
Moran, j. p. Il. Feukle, p. MoCloskey,
Harry Witsil.
! Becretariea-J. Travers Jones, George
D. Fink, John q. Bonghmsn, Richard
Burton, Jr., William j.. kurtz, Chambers
Kemble, Matthew d. Murphy, Il. L.
Menton, Louis Held, Ahram Lelberman,
Max Ephraim, William 9 HmichAei.
Among the out-of town visitors at the
mseting were ex-Representative John
Harrington Of Milford, Col. Il. Il. Cooper
of ID 5ver, Theodore Il. Armstrong OF
Newark, candidate for State senator, Dol.
W. L, Stevens OF Seaford, chairman of
the ID imocratio state central committee,
and John II. Rodney, District Attorney
A. b. Cooper, George II. Maxwell and l..
i. EliRson OF New Oaatle.
Senator Blackburn came upon the
stage accompanied by ex-Seoretary
Bayard, Senator Gray and Hon. Charles
b. Lore, and the audience gave them an
enthusiastic welcome. Chairman Porter
at once introduc d the Kentucky senator,
who spoke for about an hour and a
quarter, delivering an effective and eo-
quent political discourse. Els main
tneme was the Mckinley Tariff bill,
which he dis.eoted in the most mastery
manner and showed how it imposed tex
on every necessary of life except air and
Buniight, and even attempted to tax tho
light by imposing heavy duty upon the
common window glass through which it
streams into the poor mans humble
dwelling. Abiding to the sugar bounty
of two cents per pound, he inquired what
better right had the sugar grower of
Louisiana to bounty upon his produc-
ton thsn the fruit grower Of Delaware or
the wheAt-gEower OF kentucky?
The Lodge Election FOIcs bill was also
referred to by the speaker, who de-
nounced 1t as the wheat, most infamous
measure that was ever offered for the con-
Bideration Of Legislative body. Tho
only way to defeat it, he said, is for the
American people to arouse themselves TO
n realizing sense Of the gravity Of the
situation aud put their seal of oondemna-
tion upon this vile plot at che elections
la November.
The speaker closed with a splendid
tribute to the eminent character OF the
men whom Delaware had, within his per-
BonRl recollection, sent to Washington to
represent her in the halls Of Congress,
and urged them to stand together in this
campaign and redeem the State from the
dark blot thnt had been cast upon her
political record by the election of Re
publican senator. He said all the dearest
Yights of the people were endangered in
this campaign and would be lost unless
they dsterminedly maintained them. de
elUquently appealed to the voters Of Del
aware to meet the Issue and settle il in
ithe light of their OWE oopsciences, and
redeem their state, and keep it in the
line of that party under whose principles
alone cRn free institutions survive in this
country.
Three ringing cheers were given for
the Kentucky senator as he closed. Then
the audience called vigorously for Sena-
tar Gray, who made brief response, in
which he assured Senator Black burn that
on the 4th Of November, the people Of
Delaware would give him response that
will make his heart glad, even though he
be thousand mi es away, in his old
Kentucky home. They will show him
tuhl tu3 bpkElt Vi AMcAiSbn 1tceunel Is uOt
dead in Delaware, and that her Democ-
racy is as greet and alive as ever, and
will enter protest against the ingolsnt
threat of the Republican party that here
after it will do lts own registering and
voting and counting of the vote.
Cheering enthu IiRstically the great
audience still remained and made clam
!orous demands for ex-SecTetary Baysrd,
who finally arose 70 respond He thanked
the senator from Kentucky for his splen-
did address, and said that the great OBJ
iect and mission Of the Democratic party
is to see that this government Of ours IL
not to be made an instrument TO grind
the moor still lover al the beheat OF the
rich and the strong, by making unequal
laws that shall make the weak weaker,
the strong stronger, tie rich richer and
the poor poorer. We want money and
corruption to keep away from the people
of Delaware and away from the ballot
box, and there 10 no doubt what will be
the verdict of the people OF Delaware on
the 4th day Of November. 1t will be for
equal laws and the equality of all men
before those laws. Applause.
There was still no signs of the meeting
dispensing and the crowd clamored for
more speaking. Chairman Porter sE-
sured them there would be farther ad-
dresses by distinguished speakers later
In tho campaign and declared the meet
ing adjourned. 49,.
REPUBLICAN MEETING
The Republicans ut the Third, Tenth,