Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-25
nERD IN PHILADELPHIA,


eniy OF Music, last NIsht.
PHi.ADEIPHtA, Sept 2S.--The Republican
League OF Pennsylvania held its annual
convention ut the Academy Of Music to-
day. Tbs delegates pretty we'll filed the
seats on Tho frat aoor, and the galleries
were occupied by SPECTATOR. On tina sage
were six old men who had voted for Tip
pecanoe and Tylet,too," aud were accorded
seats OF honr. Select Councilman Edwin
s.. Stuart, who has been chosen for next
mayor OF Philadelphia by the workers"
presided over the meeting, and made the
usual campaign tpeseh. There were, OF
COURSE great mRRy well-known kepubli-
cans present from AL parts OF the state, but
some other wsll.known Republicans were
just as coneplcuously absent, notably the
followers OF Chris Magee, IN the western
part Of the State. The Allegheny delega-
ton made up for it's evident weakness by
banners proclaiming the loyalty OF the
county to Delameter and the Republican
party. The business transacted was OF an
unimportant character, relating chiefly to
the organization OF the League. In the
afternoon strong party resolutions were
adopted and Edwin 3. Stuart reelected
president.
The feature OF the occasion was the gem
etHl mass-meetlng Eeld li the Academy OF
arose to Address the audience the appliance
was long continued HIS speech was
mainly humorous ani sarcastic, and was
keenly enjoyed by the vast audience. He
spoke substantially as follows:
NY friends: thank you for your worry
cordial greeting and It makes me feel sorry
not TO ne anle to say something worthy of
1t. Uni! very recently had feared that
would not be able 10 BIS with You tonight.
The wicked House has bssn very rampant
for the last few days. and did not know
but what 1t would be- necessary to stay with
thsm-or without them. [Iaughter But
all That Is happily over ana feel more re.
sponsive to your greetings to.night than
would have this morning. Laughter.l
But the Republican, psrty was corn light
Ing. rs vety best history was made on the
battle tleld--ctIie as we'll as military. Il ts
OF the very essence OF It's existence that 1t
should do battle. for tho Republican
party means the forward movement
o. the people OF the United States.
-ary for the Democrats to do any
thing. lEaughtef We have just come
from scene Whtol reminded mon VINO
We're IN WASHINGTON IN tue early days OF
the Republican party Of The sesnes which
took place lh-re at the beginning OF the
war. On the Democratic SIDE OF the iouse
curing the past Week we have been treated
70 empty benches tina Democrats have not
hesn visible, Laughter / want you to
understand tAe ocaaslpn which they
thought demanded 1hii magnificent upTis
Ing The Republican party 80 far ~ the
House of REPRESENTATIVES Ii concerned has
done what we regard as great deads. Fha
Democrats have proclaimed tue very
wicked deeds. We hay passed 4 tariff bill
Witch secure The American MARKET to
American people. [Appl usel That
bill has teen th SUI SGT OF aeauneia-
tion the part Of the Democrats
almost too bittor to be- put upon record
According to them the btll and tas prlnci'
pie Il represents has carried desoHtion into
every farmhouse In tbs country. II has
covered farms III the west three feet deep
with mortgages, and YET the DamoGratic
men-0ers while that bill was being passed
sat Ia their seats and wete counted. We
passed another bill. THIS was !. bill which
they said was to ruin the principles OF lib.
erty. They said II meant ruin to peace
abls and lovely s0utI. Laughter II
meant ruin TO homes It meant despo ism !;
ana vet they SET there as sweet gs summer.
No HagirH, no departure, or, to use word
more familiar to them, no secession. lGr9at
laughter.
But when it csma TO seating a negro
simply because he had been elected, the
Democratic stde Of the House arose as one
man and departed, tLaughter,l But they
nave come tack renewed lAushtef re-.
sembliuR ua Hrouigal son, however, lily
Ia external Appaarance [f4augh,ec.l
S eeches were delivered hy Hon. John III.
phurstou. ef Nebraska, president OF the
National L9ague OF Republican Clubs, Gen
banlel ii. Hastings, George W. nslamnter,
Republican candidate for governor Of Penn
sylvGaiR, and Congressman Dolliver, Of
Iowa