Evening journal., 1890-10-15
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
NATIONAL ISSUES DiscussED-sTkTE
MATTERS DEFTLY HANDLED.

ReninGfohs speechs
About 500 people greeted the Demo-
cratic speakers as they stepped upon the
platform in Institute Hall last evening
Promptly at 8 O'Clock Willard Hall
Porter entered. closely followed by
Governor Biggs, Thomas M. 0gle, Con-
gresham Pennington, l. Irving Handy
and others Ex-Sherif Thomas M 0gle
was elected to fill the chair amid ap
plauss. Mr. Ogle in few appropriate
words introduced Governor Biggs TO the
meeting.
Governor Biggs In beginning his
speech remarked that the words Of the
chairman reminded him of the days
when both were younger. He would not
admit that either was old, but only in
middle age. During his remarks he said
be would appeal TO their reason, judg-
ment and common sense. Since first he
appeared before q Wilmington audience
the city had improved. it's Industries had
multiplied, and its people we're prosper.
ous, and this had been brought about by
q Democratic administration. he spoke
on the platform Of conscience, and he
did not appear before them TO seek
public favor, bat to ask them to
send back TO power the men who
had been instrumental in bringing about
those happy results There were but
two parties, one Of which must be elected,
and there could be no other course for an
honest man than to vote the Democratic
ticket from the governor down. He then
introduced figures showing the financial
standing of the state, which was not
equalled by another state In the Union,
and demanded, why turn US out II by
our faithful administration for twenty
five years we have been the means of
bringing about these happy results
Every Democrat In the state had answered
his obligations but one in Sussex county
and that man had afterward killed him
self, and it was for the sin of this man
that the Republicans wanted them turned
out
He then took up the Mckinley Tariff
bill which he denounced as dishonest.
outrageous, aud wicked, because 1t i'm
poses tax beyond what is necessary to
support the judiciary government.
During the fiscal year ending June 30,
1889, 500, coo, 900 worth Of live cattle
were exported from this country
500, 600, coo worth went to the United
King dom OF Great Britain and ireland
S53. 600 barrels of corn were exported
and Of this England, Ireland and Scot
land took GIG, 600. After reading several |
statistics showing the amount Of each |
commodity exported, he said 75 per |
centum Of oil the exports of the United |
States 60 to these three countries, yet |
none Of their products will be admitted |
here without the imposition of mean
ingless and exhorbitant tariff. BY this |
our farmers will suffer and when they |
safer the whole community is bound TO |
suffer Why do we want to sell those
countries our agricultural products II |
we will take nothing from them
In return He then mentioned twenty
five articles. showed the amount Of tariff
duty on each, and finished by saying the
Mckinley bill was framed for the making
of millionaires at the expense of the
laborer and the agrlculturist.
When Grover Cleveland went out Of /
cfice there was fll 900. 900 in the treas
ury, now there Is a deficit OF $50 600 /
He added, THE writing Is upon the
wall. and when the elections are over It
will be seen that the manhood Of America
has asserted ITSELF and refused to see its
rights trampled under foot"
Mr.. Handy then addressed the meet
ing He said that since the beginning
of this campaign, the Republicans did
not care to discuss national issues but
were crying out, turn to state matters
They could not defend the Force bill, the
Mckinley bill, nor the tyrannical rulings
Of Speaker Reed, but they charged the
Democrats with fraud in Sussex county /
Now he would handle this subjeet with /
ungloved hands. There was an office
holder ia Sussex an unfortunate young /
man named Rufus Wheatly who was too |
weak to withstand temptation. who took |
to drink and grew dissipated and who |
was dismissed from Office by |
Ebe w. Tunnel, clerk Of the |
peace. When through dissensious
In the Democratic party there was
revolution In the Sussex county, the
Republican levy courtmen sought for
fraud Wheatley's accounts were ex
amined and found wanting. IL was
thought that he must have had confed.
crates. He was approached by j.
Francis Bacon and told that il he
divulged the name Of his contederates.
he could not be prosecuted. Wheatley
went TO Georgetown 20 wear away the
reputation Of good men and true, but his
heart failed him, and before the day
come the young man had committed
suicide, The So 600 stolen by wheatly
was paid back by Eoe w. Tunnel.
1t WAS said they mad stolen $34, 600 in
twenty years, vel the Repu hlicans
could steal so much In twenty days, but
when the books were correctly balanced
this was found to be falsekearted lie.
It was said that So. 600 was sp MT by the
Levy Court Commissioners. Through a
misinterpretation Of the law mileage was
charged for each trip. aud the men who
made the report had been doing the same
up to that time.
The Republicans trampled arithmetic
and the constitution under foot when
they resolved that the IA 600 votes cast
for constitutional reform was a majority
Of the votes in the state The same
party bad refused TO pass an. Australian
ballot law. that they might the longer
hold Office by corruption. In conclusion
he said that the Democratic party had all
the intelligence. while many Of its oppo.
nents were iiliterate. He wanted to see
tae negro get his rights, but he did not
want TO see him unite with one third OF
the people TO enable them to rule the
other third, He said that IL the Demo.
Gratis we're elected they would belong Ia
Delaware not Delaware to them.
Mr.. Pennington dealt with natlona
issues. He said tax of 2 10 cents PEI
pound had been imposed on tin, and !, O
not pound of tin was manufactured Il
the country. This is not to protect bu
to establish an industry where authori
ties say that such an industry cannot b
established. Sugar is manufactured
the United States, and five grades G
euoar have been mt upou tina free list