Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06

Senator Higgins was evidently not in
his usual oratorical form. He seemed
preoccupied. IIc looked ont Of sorts.
There was little of the old stirring,
flashing eloquence. He looked cold
and pallid, and, considering that this
was the stated, promised occasion when
the Democracy was to receive its special
lashing, there was no commensurate
oratorical fire and therefore scant re-
Spouse.
AS the opening local Republican func
ton of the campaign, il fell decidedly
fiat. As mass meeting it was anything
but success.
The Rev. Jonathan S. Willis, Repub-
lican candidate for Congress, was not
present.
Martin r. Burris of Middletown in
troduccd William NJ. Field, president of
the Central National Bank, as chairman
Of the meeting. Mr.. Field made a very
brief address, and then in very compli-
mentary terms, introduced Senator
| Higgins.
The speaker was warmly received.
| The senator said that when two years
| ago, he had the honor of speaking from
| the Opera House platform he did not
| feel called upon to touch upon national
| issues. Ii was not that the latter were
not of the first Importance. But the
| others, the local issues, were at the TIME
more pressing. The people of this
| county had to pass on the work of their
| own county servants.
The speaker expressed his regret that
that there happened to be two opposi-
4 ton meetings saturday night. This
| issue is important enough for both to
hear If the Democrats are right it
| wOuld he better for the Democratic
! tickets, national and state to succeed.
Ii the contrary be true would wish for
that reason that it were possible for as
| many Democrats Us Republicans to lbe
! here tonight. National issues compel our
attention in this campaign.
We have settled the question with our
friends the enemy on local issues Now
shall il be Harrison or Cleveland Shall
| il be Vice. president Stevenson or Reid 7
Shall the House be Democratic or Re
publican? Shall tho Senate remain as ii
isy Shall We have n Republican or a
Democratic President?
Shall my colleague, Mr. Gray, with
his wrong opinions on public questions
succeed himself? or shall Delaware
break its tic in the United States Senate
and offer the full advantages of the
Mckinley bill to its people.
congratulate YOU, my fellow Repub
licans that you are at last part Of tho
United States. That is what you couni
in the issues to be determined. 1t has
not been always 50. We have built III
the splendld industries Of TINS CITY ahG
State. 1t has been accomplished to thu
extent That your VIII was fecofdcO
through me III the United states Senate
Continuing IN inns STRAIN OF inference
mat al local commercial progress sdn'
e kepuolicah administrative ACTOR
and that INC contrary, staghatloh anc
absence OF industrial advance IS tn
Democratic feature, the speaker said
that III an uhbfokeh chain constantly
demonstrated IN the senate the record i
Tor tree trade.
, hatcNGr moderation OF Tree trad
, doctrine was dlscoyerable elsewher
, there was none IRON Delaware
From the days OF the elder l5ayar.
, until this DAY they nave been the hlgIl
/ priests OF the house OF Meichlzedek.
, has not been 50 WIN INC Democracy Q
| the nation. In 1874 when 1t put II
head above water il asked for tariff 10
revenue with Incidental protection
/ NO other word was spoken b
i Democratic authority All straddled
, The platform of "a was repeated IN 9
, tariff Tor revenue with incidental pro
! lection
: Protection they now dcnounce as
/. fraud and a violation of the Unite
q States constitution. In Delaware il wa
T old, but it fell with a newness on tn
:, ears of the northern Democracy.