Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-22


calling the visitors from a hurried din
ner to the platform, which was already
hemmed in by crowd several scores
deep all around.
On the platform were Senator's Black
burn and Gray, DR.. Henry Ridgley, cX-
Governor Biggs, Robert IIa.lof Smyrna,
Mr.. Emerson Of Frederick, L. Irving
| Handy, Judge Cullen, Judge Ball,
| Robert RIughley, John Harrington,
Milford; Captain A, Scout, Smyrna;
Peter Meredith, John Taylor, DR.. Albert
Whiteley, Frederica.
Chairman i. Irving Handy Of the
State Central Committee then announced
| the following officers Of the mass meet
ing:
Chairman--lIon. Benjamin 7. Biggs
Ridgley.
Vice presidents for New Castle
County-Thomas Hocomb, john Door.
dan, c. G. Montgomery, j. Wilkins
Cooch, W. A. Comcgys, L. G. Vande-
grift, j. A. Millgan.
Secretaries-George Hart. Wilmer
Hanson, William G. Bryan, +. d. Bald
win, Frank Jeandell.
Vice.presidents for Kent : Robert
He'll, John Harrington, John F. Sauls-
bury, X. &. Dale, Dir, B. Whiteley, DIR.
Wilkinson, John w. Fennimore.
Secretaries-Beniamin w. Hagell,
Daniel NJ. Ridgely, John Taylor, vii.
liam B. Pratt, Robert II. Smith.
| ice.presidents for Sussex-R G.
White, Ebe W. Tunnel, X. II. Williams,
Everett Hickman, DR.. H. Il. Fowler,
John B. Dorman, II. G. Pennington.
retarics-Nicholas Stayton, j. b.
Clark, William l.. Sirman, Charles
Wright, DIR. d. b. Palmer.
THE ADDRESSES.
As Ex-Governor Biggs arose to ad-
dress the meeting he was vigorously
cheercd. He spoke very briefly, charg-
ing Mr.. Handy and the committee of
arrangements with some partiality in
honoring him with the position he held.
lie expressed his extreme appreciation
of the compliment and then in a few
warm words introduced Senator Gray.
SENATOR GRAY's ADDRESS.
That gcntleman's appearance evoked
what was literally an ovation. 1t was
some moments before the applause
would allow him to speak. The orator
| introduced his remarks in stating that it
was only a moment ago that he under.
stood he was to be the first speaker.
I'll not deprive you long, lie said, Of
the pleasure of listening to our friend
Joe Blackburn, who has been struggling
since 3 o'clock this morning to get here.
In this opening meeting of the cam
paign what is there to occupy the mind
of the honest ycomanry Of Delaware? /?
What is there to shake our faith in the
old doctrine of our fathers? Why should
there be any distrust in the results of
next November.
The senator then referred to the posi-
bilities of Federal interference in the
approaching election. Little Delaware
cannot be fooled, nor bullied, nor argued
against her rights by Federal election
inspectors. Political issues have not
changed. Eternal truths have not
changed. We still believe in this little
State of ours in local self government,
the rights that our fathers have handed
down to us,
Touching upon the tariff and prolec-
tive question he said-they tell me that
the great power of Fedora! tavNtion can
bc used for other purposes than to de-
fray the expenses of the government
honestiyand economically administered
There is not farmer Ia Delaware who
works early and late who is unwilling
to aid in defraylng the expenses of Fed
eral and State government. But when
you ask us to take the Federal power of
taxation and turn il to accomplish some
other object, to build up the industries
of the country, then it becomes you,
Democrats and Republicans alike, to OBJ.
jcct when your substance is taken for
any other purpose than the support of
Federal and State government economi-
cally administered. There is party
that will tell you that il can be used for
the building up of the industries of the
country-as if, forsooth, Industries could
be built up by Congress. If protection
is u good thing, ,'why then the more of it
we have the better.
From l946 to the period OF the war
we had, what Blaine, the greatest Re-
publican of all, called free trade tariff. |
1t was a tax as all tariffs are. 1t aver
aged Is per cent from 1916 to 1867. The |
prosperity of the country, Blaine says, |
was SO great in 1867 that it produced
the most beneficial results in agriculture
and manufacturing. No one was prey
ing on anyone else. lin 1857 they |
lowered it from IS to 10. All |
acquiesced on the reduction. Then in |
1861 the war came. When the fields of |
Virginia were running red with
fratricidal blood this whole brood |
swarmcd on Washington and with the
greatest of all patriotism took possession
of the ways and means committee. The
war ended happily in four years, Now
20 years have come and gone and they |
lind it necessary to still increase the war
taxes. For 20 years paying off two
thirds of the war debt, yet still they
continue piling tax ou tax. With Il
Republican Congress ana Republican
administration they have never been
able to remove this weight of tax from
the laboring man. You must protest
that you have II right to know where
your money has been expended. Has
this to go on until "crack o. doom !"
The speaker then gave his attention
to the details of the protective theory,
showing how the farmer is yictimi2ed
in almost all the necessities Of life by /
the present tariff. He asked how il is
the farming industry is not protected as
other industries. Is it not an industry |
If protection is good thing there is no
reason why the farmer should not have
his share in it instead of being forced to
pay nearly 90 per cent on his necessary
purchases.
The speaker advised his hearers to
allow nothing to prevent them putting
their names on the registration books,
Take the trOubletO look after the natter
II is well worth all the trouble you
may be put to. In November you will
see that great representative Of honest
government, Grover Cleveland Iloud
and continued cheeringl take his seat
arain in the Presidential Chair