Evening journal., 1890-10-30
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
HENSEL AND LORE AT THE OPERA
HOUSE.

1
The Democratic mass meeting in the
Opera Houee last Aight was one of the
largest and most enthusiastic of the cam
psign, 1900 people being present The
speakers were w. U. Hensel, of Lancas-
| ter, Pa, and Hon Charles B Lore, of
this city. J. Parke Postles. presided
over the meeting, and large number Of
prominent Democrats occupied the stage
In a neat speech in which he said the
voters of Delaware should show the Re
publican party that "Delawareans are
unpurchased and unpurshasable, the
chairman introduced Hon. w. y Hensel,
of Lancaster, Pa. He spoke for two
hours upon the great natural issues Of
the day and occ clsionally touched upon
our local affairs in telling points. He
said in part
w. u. Hensel's speeoh.
Mr. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLE
MRN: ! am quite sure you will pardon
the poer inhrmities of this tongue Of
mine, but | have spent its energies In
another state where the battlings must
soon end in Dem ocfatic victory.
Where Higgins Gets His orders.
I'm our campaign In Pennsylvania
there Is moral question at stake, which
is not entirely foreign to the people of
Delaware, for that man Quay, whose
name has gone forth from Pennsylvania.
Is recognized as not only the leader of
the Republican party in Pennsylvania,
but tbs man at whose nod, from whom
Republican Congressman get instructions,
and that man is the same one from whom
Delaware's Higgins takes his orders.
There are Democrats in Pennsylvania
who are proud of the fact that they are
the neighbors of Thomas F. Bayard
know that. standing on the soil of Della
ware, coming, as do, from the State of
Pennsylvania, have TO make no apology
for being a Democrat am here to fight
the battles of TO day and not the battles
of the past. We are making the history
Of the present and not the history of the
past.
Democratic Defenders OF the Uni on.
They tell you the Democratic party
fostered slavery, and yet the worst
slavery that ever existed prevailed in
Massachusetts,, and WAS abolished for
economic and not for moral purposes.
In the face of this fact know that from
every stump in Delaware that holds a Re
publican, the count is going up that the
Republican party fought the war ard
preserved the Union But when we
look at fighting Joe Hooker, Generals
Phil. Carnie. and George B. Mcclellan; !;
when we see Mead, Hancock and Rey-
nolds, who fought and won the battle OF
Gettysburg. and consider the fact that
they were all Democrats we realize the
fact that the Democrats played an i'm
portant part in that bloody drama that
lasted 50 long.
The Negro Notin Danger.
Gas an excuse for the iniquitous
measure known as the Force bill, you ars
told that the poor negro is ia danger.
and they must shield him from the Ku-
klux outrages IN Mississippi. There are
not as many members Of the KukluL in
Mississippi as there are White Caps in
Ohio.
The negro Is Disseminated against
more in Wilmington and Philadelphia
which are under Republican mayors
than he is IN the South In the Southern
statesyou will find negroes in everybTanch
Of public employment, and without any
political discrimination against him. In
the face of this fac there has not been a
time during the past sixteen yeare when
the negro vote has not held the balance
of power, but have not heard of any
negro in Pennsylvania who has been
placed in any higher position than Gus.
todian Of spittoons in Harrisburg.
The Cham elson Changes Colsr.
"In our state tbe Rep p1blicSns are
anxious TO discuss the national issues to
draw attention from the state campaign,
but the chameleon changes color some-
where between Harrisburg and Della
ware / suppose the Delaware Repub-
licans are not willing to decide the cleo
tion OF Delaware Congressman upon
the merits or demerits of the Mckinley
bill. Democrats, hold the discussion OF this
campaign TO the records made by the
respective parties in the last Congress
Democrats u o Net Falter.
Depending upon the vote for. Cannon
and CaussY probably depends tho life Of
and death OF the Force bill Here in
Wilmington may be begun or ended the
great measure left unenacted by the last
Congress. Stand by your record people
of Delaware and don't let Delaware slip
her leash and moorings Let her pro
claim that she has abandonded the
Democracy Of the Bsyards, and before
you eat your Christmas dinner the Force
bill will be saddled upon tae people o Z
your state Watch the right that gives
little Delaware the right to be a common.
wealth Watch that the power that
makes Delaware the superior OF Pennsyl-
vania in the Senate is not taken away.
Watch that you shall select elect and
ill out the credentials Of your Congress-
man, and that it shall not be done By
Federal officials.
Republican Consistency.
81 want TO ask my friend, Senator
Higgins, if it is an outrage for ten
Southern states to have snly ten Repub-
lican congressman. If it Is not more Of an
outrage Tor 5S3, 600 Democrats in the
North not TO have onef
The Tin Tax
"a tin tax Of $27 100 is to be levied on
Delawars's peaches and corn for the bene
d of the Pittsburg tin plate in dustry-
an infant industry yet unborn IL is not
Just to You that you should be taxed for
the benefit of the few who expect to en-
gage in the enterprise and reap a golden
harvest.
Be True to the Trust,
Democrats of Delaware, because you
were misguided, you forgot your duty 10
your brothers In other states two years
ago. You felt it here. but we felt it too
What message shall take back to the
struggling Democrats of Pennsylvania
If there is a Democrat in this state who
meditates treachery to the party, let him
be reminded that when Benedict Arnold
lay ON his death bed he called for his old
uniform, and when he looked at it. be
said he wished to God he had been true