Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-03
Meetings Held by Both Parties
Last Night Week.
.ASTIRRING DEMOCRATIC SPEECH
Rev. J. S. Willis and MIR, Nields
at the Opera House.
senator Gordon of Virginia Addresses IA
housing Democratic Meeting at Wee
cacoe Iiaii--Frnncier willis Tells the
Republicans Funny Storles--A Coiored
Escort Declined.

chairman of the city association. Victor b.
WOolley. The big apartment was crowded
to excess by a most enthusiastic gathering
of citizens The Weccaeoe Band played u
variety of airs.
Hewson Il. LaEnan was nominated
chairman of the meeting and the follow
ing list of officers was read Vice
presidents, T.. j. Walsh, j. Harry Sparks,
John j. Mealey, William A. Shields, VIII
liam Hanna, James Murray, William q.
llaugh, Thomas y, bailey, Daniel W.
Mullin. James NJ. Griffin, Samuel Durney
Thomas i, iiayard, Jr., John II. Banning
Robert I. Cottingham, Philip Il. shea
Secretaries, David W. Hughes. Charles
O'Connor. DIR, John G. Fahcy, Michael G.
Newell, Thomas II. Russell, Henry Witsil,
John ], Ryan, Charles Bradford, Edward
Newell, Beauford Il. Vaughan, John p.
llaggerty, owen ]. Ilcssion, Simon +.
Dougherty
Chairman Lannan briefly introduced
senator James l.. Gordon as the speaker of
the evening.
Senator Gordon commenced his remarks
with repeating an observation he had once
heard cN-ScCretary Bayard make that
'blest is the man who shall lift up the
banner of constitutional liberty above
party strife"
lie said that between Delaware and Nir.
HAlilN Nll'lt Alt tlllNlA VI vi
patriotism, and of ancient friendship. He
had the message to give to Delaware that
NlrGlnihnS are moving to the support of
| tiruver Cleveland.
Senator Gordon then referred to the
| topic what are the fruits of Republican
rule. The country is staggering under the
bnrthcn of S2,5O, OOO00 of accumulated
| debt. Thousands of men and women are
lhrnnglng the streets of the large cities in
| hunger and homeless. Other citizens have
| become SO rich that one of them might
buy whole state outright at its rated
value. And worse, by wholesale public
| bribery, II Quay and Wanumaker are
stuillnE the ballot boxes Of the country.
The larvcsts of the trusts heap up the
golden hurdes Of the multi-milionaifes
IN the last year Of Buchaman'S admins
tration the total expenses of the govern
ment were SGD,OOO.OJO, In 1891 the Rcpub-
llcan government cost the country the sum
of Ei5O.OuO,U0O, And tic next year il will
cost S6D,UOl,UOD. The value Of the wheat
crop OF last year was about $50, OOD,UOp
| ana the cat crop over 500, 100000. So that
Il took all the wheat and all the oats that
all tile farmers of this country could pro-
! ducc to pay for last years cost Of this de
| lcctablc Republican government.
| The expenses of the Republican adj
minlStratiOn exceed those Of the COM
| hined governments OF Austria. Hungary
aud Germany; of the government 81
| t,reat Britain and Ireland, and as much rs
| That OF the greatest dcSputism in lie world,
/ that Of the tsar Of Russia.
| From whence do all these immense sums
come? From the pockets of the poor by
| the means of this tariff.
The speaker then described the nature
Of the Force bill and its effects should be
| passed, its it surely will if Mr.. Harrison is
elected This Lodge. Davenport Force bill
! Is the deadliest weapon ever forged against
| human Freedom 70 assert that this
measure will not be passed il the most in
latuatcd nonsense. Whtelaw Reid has
| clearly told us 50. The Republican
national platform bris:les with evidence
| OF that intention, rs also does Mr. lIarri.
sons letter of acceptance.
You people Of Wilmington have had q
slight lurc:aste of what it is. DO you
! know what it means? DO Won know tltat
under its authority u Federal official can
at any moment Glitter your home, during
your absence, can force himself into thu
presence OF your wife or sister and Shout
the question he asked by what right thi:
intrusion is made, this intlisCrIminntc pcr
son, rcpugnant AS he individually may bit
To the occupants OF your home, needs unlS
to throw back the lapel of his coat ami
show the badge Of a supervisor or "a Unite,
state marshal That is only one of TIL
things that this Force bill promises you.
And II you exercise your American RICH
to resent this intrusion to the sanctity o
your home, this man with this buigc ha
the right, according to the Force ill, 1,
pull out his pistol and shoot you down il
your track like u dog and no law of TN
state of Delaware will have any powe
Whatever to arrest the assassin or Il
punish him in any way at all. Americans
mcn ri the State of Delaware, what doyo
think of such prospect of intended RI
publican law making. And yet that
what the Force bill means.
The speaker had no doubt that Dclawar
would record its vote for Cleveland an
Stevenson next November.
Throughout the address Mr.. Gordon wa
frequently interrupted with applaus,
When lie sat down at its close he was tn
recipient of an ovation of cheers.
REPUBLICANS AT THE OPERA House,
The Republican meeting at tile Dper
House, last light week, was largely ATTENDED
All the seats down stairs were orcupir
and quite number of persons stood M
The First Voters Club pcvlllied ono sidr
! the gallery and the Sixth Ward CluI
4 colorcd organization, the other I'll
color lluc was strictly drawn in the ba
COny, but down stairs it was not observed
General James II, Wilson, chairman {
the state central COMMITTEES called III
meeting to order, delivering avery drv an
tculhuN h'lilTess ana tnulllS by llltrOHtIclIi
, Colonel Henry \. du POnt us chairmal
, Then the Rev, Jonathan :. Willis, Rrpui
liGan candidate for Congress, was intrt
duccd and spoke for over an hour. He toll
some funny stories in Il very entertaiuin
manner, but aside from this his remark
, were dry and uuntcresting. Many poop
rather rudely left the hall before lie VI
through, some coming clear from the 70
ward chairs.
+ benjamin Niclls Of this city also mac
I an address. portion of his speech ST
. devoted to showing the prosperity of Ii
national banks under high tariff and r.
a, publican rule.
!, DECLINED THE ESCORT.
il The sixth Ward Republican Club, con
: posed Of negroes, headed by the negro ii
}, anidrun corps, went to Fourth and l'renC
streets last night week, for the plrpp
Il of escorins the Republican lIvinuibl
& twhitcl to the opera House meeting. n
: lnvinclbleS, however, would not marc
up Market street behind the sable esror
r and the sixth Ward Club had to marc
s. back by itself.
u Drowned in the SHssafras.
u Special Correspondenceo Gazette and ,Iourn
j EARIEvHLE, Mp, oct. 2G.--On Mo
. day three fishermen living in Frederic
= town left in Il sail boat to 90 down Il
e Sassafras to fish their pound net
Il When nhDut siy miles Inwn N, ri,,