Evening journal., 1890-10-23
CRUTHERS AND CHANCE
ADDRESS "A DEMOCRATIC MASS
MEETING.

The Democrats OF the Tenth ward neld
an open-air mass meeting at Fourth and
Madison streets last evening. Daniel
w. Mullin presided, and the speakers
were Hon. @. @. Uruthers Of Elkton, Md,
and George Chance of Philadelphia.
About 800 people attended the meeting,
the music being furnished by hyatt's
Military Band.
Een c. @. Cruthers Speaks.
Shortly after s o'clock the presiding
officer introduced Mr.. Cruthers De 10
fluent talker. and 8 man who holds she
attention OF his audience from the begin
ming to the end Of his speech. He dwelt
particularly upon the Mckinley tariff law
and the Force bill. He said in conclu-
sion:
II make this proposition TO you my
friends. There are probably 20, men
in the city of Wilmington, IL each one
Of you win give me 81 year, win come
and live with you. win buy your gre
ceries and will employ your servants, and
live in style among you, II you will but
contribute that amount. That is the
proposition that the Mckinley bill makes
to YOU. You don't feel the money gslng
out directly. but you pay It all the same.
1t goes out OF the pockets Of the ~, 700
for the benefit Of the 100 and the p9wer
Of the government is invoked to aid
them in securing this bounty"
George Chances Address.
George Chance OF Philade phia was
next introduced. He formerly lived in
Wilmington and was connected with
several Of the papers in this city. He
has many friends here and the great APP
plause with which he was greeted
showed it very plainly. He reviewed the
national issues In forcible manner and
among many other good things said;
s'MR. CHAIRMAN AND FELLOW DEMO
Gratis: am Democrat and have come
here to talk to Democrats. bring You
tidings Of great JOY from Pennsylvania.
There is a great fght going on there. 1t
is a eight between right and wrong, and
right Is going to prevail. came here to
ask you to cast your votes for the ca1di-
dates and principles of Democracy, and
not be led of by Republican clamor
ask YOU to vote for men who will so con.
duct themselves publicly, that they will
be a credit to the county and state.
ask you to maintain Democrats in power
in Delaware, for know what Republic
can rule is. want you to
cast your votes so as to
rebuke the men who created
the Force till and want 1t las e..
TVoiee-"To hell with the Force bill.
Yes, say to hell with 1t. too If the
Force bill goes into effect It takes away a
portion Of your liberties, and a party
that can take away part Of your liberties
can take all
'Do you know what have seen In viii
mington? I have seen the office Of
United States deputy marshal filed with
repeaters. ] have seen a United States
deputy marshal leading Philadelphia re-
peaters from ward TO ward in thu city OF
Wilmington, and voting them.
have seen the Office Of the United
States District Attorney, who Is now
your United States Senator, filed
with these same repeaters who went
there to get their instruction. / have
seen the United States court room made
a Dollhouse for these Republicans Of
your city. / know whereof | speak, and
there are others here who know the
same thing. / have followed these
marshals over the streets OF your city
and seen them vote these men Once
since have been here this time | 40
cused ons OF the leading Republican
workers OF to-day Of having hand in it
and he hung his head aud would not
deny It.
"You all know what a Republican
Legislature is II you don't we people
in Pennsylvania de know Why 1t has
only been a short while since the Legis-
lature OF Pennsylvania gave a navigation
company In its charter complete control
of the Schuylkill river. No sooner did
the company get It's charter than it tried
to sell to the city OF Philadelphia for
mn - 49,
drinking water out of that stream. You
give the control Of the state Of Delaware
to the Republicans aud they will give
the Brandywine TO some corporation. and
It will charge you so much q drink for
the water that comes from IL.
''You all know that when your city
had Republican Council they taxed
your houses to their full extent, and they
made your assessment higher than It
ever was before. And II they do get back
through your negligence to do -FOUR duty
as Democratic voters, | hope they will
tax you out Of house and home
''rhey have by their protective policy
ruled American ships from OF the high
seas. 1t has been the ruinRtion Of the
shipbuiIding interests OF the city Of
Wilmington. Your shipbuilders would
become the greatest In the world. They
have built yachts that have no superiors
In the world, and they could do the same
with ships. Look at the Alvsl She is as
go0d as any boat In the United States
The city Of Wilmington should be tbs
centre of shIphuilding. The shil
builders OF the Clyde have not thu
natural facilities you here In Whining
ton have. There should be shipyard
from here to Newport and even Stanton
You saw the stream is not large enough
WHY IL is far better than the busies
portions Of the Clyde. Yes, it is no
want If water but want Of encourage
ment from the Republican party, tina
has ruled our merchant marine from tn
high seas and made us ship all our man
ufactures away in foreign bottoms
There shenid be work here for ever
man TO do, and instead o
your shlpyards employing 1900 o
5 900 men. as they do, they should ena
ploy %, 900 or so, 600 men as they do o.
the Clyde. The reason Pussy and Jone
have had hardly an ocean going ship Il
their stocks for months past Is becaus
Of this policy of Republican protection.
"Let every man who Is before me to
night, and who is worker In iron, mar
my words, before six months have elapse
your wages will have been lowered te
per cent and the other classes Of labC
will also suffer In this manufacture
centre"
Mr.. Chance sat down amid deafeMir
applause and an iron worker who Is er
ployed In one of the largest eatablis
ments In Wilmington approached 81
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