Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-02

wsst-end Democrats Were out IN force
Friday night, and voters Of the Democratic
faith from the thir1, Tenth and adlaca ~
wards crowded the spacious nail Of the
WeGcacOe engine house to rs utmost ca
pRcity. The occasion was public meeting
and reception ~ Governor Biggs, Rouert l..
Reynolds candidate for governor. aud
John W. C9u9ey, candidate FOR repres MIA
tive IN Congress- The guests es they fed
into the ball, wers received With rounds or
hearty applause.
Dennis s, Shields called the meeting to
order, and announced the others rs follows :
President-Oharlgs O'uouA0r.
Viee-presl lents-j1hn J. %ealey, James
d Nulty, ST., Joseph St0a1ke, William
Hanna, James Riley, Robert 4. COltiuguHrl
James Mcguire, George Chaawck, Paul
Ward, Daniel Mcguire. Peter j. Ford Thus.
james, John Il. Daley Robert shaw, ST.
Eugene NfeDsrmott, b. }. nIeYey, II. T.
conway, Daniel McKenneY. Patrick Dillon,
John A. Mitchell.
5scretarles--Jsmes A. Wart, Alfred
Hanna. George Gslsler. Thomas II. Bardon,
T. A. Fahsy, 7. Jefferson King John r.
MeNaob, john P. Regain.
Chairman O'0onnor at once introduced
the first speaker Of the Of. nine,
GOVERNOR Il. I. Bldos,
who started right OF into stirring and
emlnentlS Democratic speech. lie SAID ha
had voted the Democratic tiGRet silcs 1854,
and newer had fai cd TO stlud by tue u0ml.
nees OF the party. He was a Democrat,
without tlnRe Of Mugwumperya about him.
Governor Biggs said If the peopls ever
expected reform, 90 nony aud reduction
OF expenses God help th5m II they looked
70 the Reputica4 partY. When President
Cleveland rstirsi no left eu. plus OF
$lOO,OOO.0OO In the treasury, but pa-
fore. the present Republican at.
ministraton Is half goae this large
surplus Is changed to deaeit. Aud
yet they ash tue people o. Delaware 10 put
their government into Republican danls.
The speaker referred to the higu huaucial
reputation OF Delaware, with h3t 3 Ger cont
ponds commanding a premium aud ner
credit higher than hat OF auy other SAFE,
and said this credit was due to ID wise
management OF public affairs bY the Dem D..
cratic party. Nor did ha believe that the
lavish use OF "boodls," which was to ba tho
main stay Of the Republicans IN rhl5 cam.
palSn, would be sufficient to tear ID 9iAwars
from her Democratic m1odngs aul piacs
her government In the hands Of the Rspup
lican party.
Governor Blggs next referred to tho tariff
question and showed now the operation oil
tire present tariff laws affects all. He also
gave Practical dissection Of the duty I'm.
posed by the Mex nley bill. On pair OF
ehid's shoes, costing 81, the tariff IL q
centsi on four yards OF muslin at 10 cents
Of granulated sugar, at 81 uer cent nsr
mound or s5 tns tpriTf NJ oi,nta ~ 20 III.
and this tariff goes 10 maintain n si,.,ar
trust monopolv. The dcKinlav hin invtesd
OF reducing taxation, increases 1t. on
pair OF Iron trace chains, costing i5 ceatF,
the duty is IL cent?; on pair OF
women's shoes, Sl75, there Is a tar "
OF 40 cents; on two spooi, M cotton
10 eepta a tariff " raIts. ~, =
wool nat costin1 ~ Ok tbs ,a-.fy
dossnit sFyec, m ~. 10y 9aS 'uo tallI
wooden pants oostips ~ I'll The Jsritrp i IA
cents; on nine yards II nrint nj ia can't
the tariff IA az ee.,rs. an ~ nonnJ.o, ,,o--ll
starch, As cents ths tariff II % nan.s ~,
six boxes Of gut, cans "a eants M ,l.5ty 4,
0 cents: ON A coft6n abort "a avs 49,.
tariff n 90 rnnta ~, hsrrai ~ YIN ,Ig.,H's
81 Gj, the duty Is so cents. II arv Rsbubllc4o
disputes these sgDrsa ist IN, ~ III.
MCKINLEY hin. az Il ard ~ t,snnat 80
iug "a Sd. the tariff Is sg.O9 L. moi this,sn
outrage on Al ovareoat costin'1 III |
the tarin IA s35i, And YER ne
Dsnpbiicans ~ -, AZ ,, ~ ~
Oh a set 81 knives 40 torsa cost,nn3 X y
tine tariff ia 80 cents; on n Tin wash main
costing 10 cents tae tarin Il three cent.
On pair OF woolen blankets costing 81,
the tariff Is : 20 and this YOU must nav 81 |
freezs. on i sui or boysj clltnps eg-finy I
81 the tariff Is 81 as. OF 70 .rttc'es OF |
common, every dAy n4e, costing S54Y3 tha /
tariff amounts TO <tg7 10 WithaIlt tJ,i4 taTIfY /
These articles could on purchased for s84.4t, |
Ia all. there are 1000 articles taxed Il i'll, |
Mckinley l'll, on which the average t4fla |
is SO per cent, rate OF intv hi,ber evar /
Than the war tariff,
Governor Bl,ra uaxt reyarrad az Ispt,tb I
to the useless and Bucdens0tns tRx 1l bi4I |