Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-27

Saturday nights vast Democratic out
pourng--its flood of humanity at the
rink, business men, mechanics, laboring
mcn, clerks and tradesmen, was not
political gathering massed for the purpose
of listening to great popular tribune-lt
was 10 have been that in intention it is
true up to 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
nut ut that moment certain significant
political events had transpired that sud
denly and totally changed the aspect and
intent of the gathering from an audience
of listeners to a yoluminOus tide OF 5000
remonstrant tongues.
This secondary and greater meaning of
the great Democratic demonstration, the
greatest old Delaware has ever seen, was q
thnnder-voiced and lightning flashed con
demnation, breaking suddenly from a
hitherto clear sky-by the people of the
State against the infamous uSurratlon ol
power by Chief supervisor Macallister and
his minions in daring to trench on the
constitutional rights and privileges OF the
sovereign people Of the State of Delaware.
AS Colonel Mcclure and Senator Gray III
clear deliberate phrase rung out the charge
of popular impeachment OF the Federal
official, the sweeping tempest of reply, im-
patient in its identity Of sentiment, thun-
dercd and shook the big building from
roof to basement reverbcrating in echo,
and bearing agfimly significant messhgctu
work.
Five thousand voices said. "Not a single
tax receipt shall be shown TO 4 supervisor
on his asserted demand"
As the speakers said, Saturday night,
there is no use of further subterfuge. The
Republican leaders in Delaware have
shown their hand The unenacted Force
bill is and has been exercised here in Will
mmgton, illegally it is true, but none the
.ess with the cumpleteSt intent. The rights
All the people Of the State To hold their
elections according to the laws of Della
ware lave been intrnged upon in the most
deliberate and most condemnablc assump-
ton of pretended Federal authority.
Saturday night at the rink Delaware
gave its answer to Chief Supervisor
Macallster--cOol, deliberate intense, un-
equiyocal, and not to be miscOnstrucd.
THE GREAT MAss-MEETlNG.
Never in the history of Delaware has
there been slich a gathering sothoronghly
representative of tho masses. Nothing
ever equaled it in Democratic enthusiasm,
Ladies were there in hundreds.
Long before the speakers had arrived the
big building was filled except i'll such Sec
tions as had been reserved for the clubs.
About S o'clock the first Of these, the
y. NJ. d. g., appeared followed by tho
Cleveland First Voters. In ten minutes,
coming iii as they did, four abreast the
club members quickly filled every seat in
the gallery and upper end Of the rink.
But still they continued pouring in, with
flags and badges four abreast, the clubs
from New Castle, Brandywirr, Christana,
the city wards, until there was nothing
left for the Cleveland usherS but 20 range
the club men four deep standing against
the walls There was continued cheering
as each new club took up its position.
The enthusiasm was intense. 'FhC
IL tt.-l,
the remark as the procession stil poured
in. Such ocraticdemonstration was
never seen.
At this moment hearty slogan from II {
direction Of the gallery where the ClCvG
land First Voters had posted themselves
told the audience that the speaker Of the
evening had arrived,
escort Of President q 4. Il Bates and The
committee Of the Cleveland First Voters
was continued OHntun.
First came Br. Draper, then Colonel a
X. Mcclure, senator Gray, willard Sauls
bury, George H. Bates in single file. The
cheering continued. The band struck VI
"Grover Grover, -Four More Years fOl
Grover" and the enthusiasm and cheering
broke ont again.
Colonel Mcclure looked extremely
pleased, and to tell the truth, Il little sur
prised AT the tremendous Democratic
demonstration. People were standing N
and continuously cheering.
President &. L. Il. Birtes Of the tlcvelant
First Voters Club asked that the meeting
come to order,
lie said: For the first time in the histor,
of this State great meeting has been III
augurated by the young citizens who viii
cast their first votes in Il Presidential elec
tion Ichcers and every one Of them will
vote for Grover Cleveland y hurrican,
IF al, ~ ptt "A,
james A. Draper as chairman of the meet
ing.
When the cheering that greeted Dir
Draper had somewhat subsidized tina
gentleman explained how the big gather
ing OF Democrats had been so successful,
arranged by the young Cleveland voters
Colonel Mcclure CHEERS of Philadelphia
is here to speak in reply to the address Q
Governor Mckinley, recently made in thi
building. But before the colonel speak
we have asked Senator Gray to make
brief address.