Evening journal., 1890-09-27
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
SIX HUNDRED DEMOCRATS LISTENED
TO THE SPEECHES LAST EVENING.

TO THE SPEECHES LAST EVENING.
Governor Biggs Attacks the Mckinley
Tariff Bill in a Fifty Minute speech.
A Plea for the Farmers-Reynoids and
Causey Heard From.
There was a very large and represen
tative gathering of the Democrats Of the
Third, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth
wards, hello In the hall of the Wecca-
coe Fire Company, TO hear the speeches
of Robert J. Reynolds and John nj.
Causeg, the future governor and Repre-
sentative of the state, last night. AS the
hour for holding the meeting arrived.
the hall become intentionally crowded
with enthusiastic Democrats, anxious to
have a look at the candidates. About
s. 80 o'clock the speakers and organizers
of the meeting entered the hall, headed
by Governor Biggs. Willard Hall Porter.
State Senator John p Donahoe. Louis G.
Vsndsgrlft, George Il Bates, Edward F,
Kane, Patrick Neary and the nominees
Reynolds and Causey following. There
was loud capping of hands as the candi-
dates made their appearance on the
stage.
Dennis Shields nominated Charles
O'Connor to the chair, and announced the
following vice presidents John.J. Mealey,
James McNulty, Sr,, Joseph Stoeckle,
William hanna, James Riley, Robert T.
Cottingham, James Mcguire, George
Chad wick. Paul Ward, Daniel Mcguire
Peter J. Ford, Thomas James, John f.
Daley. Robert Shaw, Sr, Eugene Nc
Dermott, B F. McVey, Nj 7. Conway,
Daniel McKenney, Patrick Dillon and John
A.. Mitchell The secretaries were James
A. Ward, Alfred Hanna, George Geisles
Thomas F. Barden, P. Fahey, l. j King,
| J. E McNabb and John p Regan:
| The speech of Governor Biggs was
| listened to with earnest attention and
| punctuated throughout with loud ap-
| plsuse. He srraigned the Republican
party on the tariff question. impeached
the Mckinley bill, named twenty five
articles of manufacture. quoted their
prices and showed the amount of tariff
duty on each His speech had good
effect as had also that OF Mr.. Causey.
who demonstrated how the farmers will
be ruined by the increased tariff on tin
plate Mr. Vaudsgrift urged on his
audience the necessity of hard work, and
Mr. Reynolds thanked them for the honor
Of nominating him.
Who Pays the Taxes?
Governor Bigga said:
Ny FRIENDS AND FELLOW CITIZENS
Upon the invitation of your com
mittee | came here this evening to
give expression to my views on the
political situation. Four years ago you
were pleased to place my name on the
ticket for governor, and then you gave
me such plimentary4 vote tkat II
has made a lasting impression on my
heart. Permit me to congratulate YOU
that. while some have left us, the ma
iority are here, to witness the approach
Of another election day and that tbs
citizens of Wilmington are ready to cast
their votes for Reynolds, Causey and this
whole Democratic ticket. Many years
have passed since first appeared in thii
city as 8 public speaker. Five times
have sought your suffrage and your vot.
and on four occasions have | been sue
cessful. am now growing old and an
willing to retire, that my place may b,
taken by younger men, but while thu
warm blood courses through my veins
shall stand shoulder to shoulder will
the Democratic party and adhere TO thei
principles and teachings. Various hav
been the names of our opponents sine
1854, but the Democratic party ha
never changed its name from the days o
Thomas jefferson until now. We bear
deal about retrenchnent, reform, take
and the like. and we are told that W
must change OR tactics in order to brinl
about reduction of taxation.
When Grover Cleveland went ont o
, office there were 300, 900, 900 surplus il
Z the treasury Where is it now? Al
1 gone $3.50, 600, 900 is the taxation upol
our industry, and $4s1, 600, 900 is neces
sary to meet our expenses, the surplus
!. gone. squandered and destroyed, and thi
by the Republican party.
No other state in the union can boas
of having the same credit as Delawar
Q can, and this has bean brought about
: 30 years of Democratic rule and trus
5 the manhood of the state will continue I
keep that party in Office in spite of boodl
! and corrupt negro vote.
He said he would now read fer them
few statistics which he had prepared an
which would demonstrate to them Il
s amount of this tariff robbery IAN I'll
Q taxation necessary to meet the expense
y of our country, as loyal citizens we al
Q willing to bear. but that 1000 mani
facturers be permitted to become millio
aires at the expense of go, 600, 600 Peep
- is something we object to The tariff Q
e shoes is 80 per cent so that If you buy
d pair Of shoes for 81, 80 cents of that go'
| to make up tariff duty; on muslin the
y is a duty of 10 per cent; on sugar los p
is cent, so that for every So worth Of sugl
you purchase, $2.60 goes into the tar
"a Golfers. On thread the tariff is 40 p
Il, cent and what is more used by US thi
thread2 On quantity of wooden GOO
for which You pay So there
II cents tariff. Oh how the
a men love their country al
like lovers, linger while she has gC
cash. On tin plate, Of which we hear
~ much, the tariff is 80 per cent. NoV
taking all these materials in an aggr
a. gate, supposing $54 % worth is purchase
the amount Of tariff will be $40 10,
o. that instead Of paying $54. % we shou
have paid but 1874 "A. In this count
there are 4, 600 articles subject to tax
ton, and the amount of tariff viii be
per cent. when the Mckinley Bill b
to comes law, while in England there a
only about twelve articles subject
/ taxation in order to raise the amount
n revenue there. "
:" After introducing in all twenty-f
articles for illustration, he finished
OF saying:
At ..Gentlemsn, we are proud of Il
names of Rodney, Mexican and Reed, a.
ia you can show by your vote on Novemb
- that Won are noble sons of wort