The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-13
THIRD EDITION.
nouKEssIN WIDE AWAKE.

Tao Republicans Raise Magnificent
Pole in the Afternoon Yesterday,
and IN tho Evening are Addressed
BY Captain Patrick o'Farrell.
Yesterday afternoon and night were
gala time for the Republicans of Hook
essln and Vicinity. A grand pole rails
ing wis announced for = o'clock and
A5out that hour farmers from the rio h
farms in the vicinity and woIkmen
from the clay quarrles began to pour
into the village.
The pole to be raised was very
long one and twice before it was put
In an upright position tie splices gave
way and 1t had to be Iespliced. 1t
was not until nearly live o'clock when
the pole rose majesti ,ally in the air,
uoatlng stredmer upon which were
the names of Harrison and Reid
Then the halyards drew up the beau
dful flag used in the Garfield cam
paign of 1880, and as 1t reached the
gut ball Mt tho top of tho pole and
loosened its folds to tho stltieneu
hreoze, hearty cheers went up from
= tho throats OF two hundred people
. for Harrison and Reid and the whole
Republican ticket.
IL had been intended, had there beer
no delay In raising the pole. to have
had some speaking In the afternoon,
but whom the pole was up the hour
wis too late, as the farmers and quar-
rymen had to go home for supper. and
then come back in the evening to hear
that inimitable Irish orator, Captain
O'Farrell, speak upon tho issues OF the
campaign. ..
THE EVENING MEETING.
At an early hour tho Odd Fellows
Hail was filled to overllowing, quito a
pnmbor of ladies being in the audi.
enee, and In 1t also were a large num-
her of lrish-American citizens, anxious
3 60 hear what their fellow countrynan
had to say upon tho po litlcal questions
OF the day. The meeting was organ.
Lied by the election OF Mahlon Kent
chairman, and John q. Jackson, Amos
bharpless, Colonel L. W. Ferree, Isaac
w. Finn. John armstrong James ben
nison. Richard q. Buckingham and
Spencer Chandler Vice presidents.
Chairman Kent presented and had
read letter OF greeting Il ON the Re-
publicans OF lorklyn, after which no
Introduced the speaker of the even
ing.
Captain O'Farrell congratulated the
Republicans OF Hockessin on the spir
1t they manifested In the campaign
anil predicted sweewing victory for
the National Republican ticket His
address was principally review OF
tho tariff question. which lie handled
In mastery manner.
he proved that tariff for revenue
only Is practically free trade, as til,
revenues without protection wOul,
not he sufficient to restrict impurta
ton. He APPLY illustrated the bad eff
fect OF unrestricted importation by 10
fetring to the kaolin mines of Hook
eSsin. and showing he effect OF the
closing of that industry under foreign
competition. lie also made AN i'm
FASHIONED appeal to tho Irishmcn II
his audience Tor loyalty to America
On the grounds Of her friendship 70
Ireland and of their hatred OF Eng
greatest Of Irish patriots had been Re
publicans, and recalled Daniel O'Con
nelPs refusal to accept the wages o
the black slaves OF the South as Il con
trlbution for the liberation OF Ireland
While Captain O'EHrrcll was askn!
what the Democratic party had don
Tor the country Bernard Duross,
lending Democrat OF Iorklyn, re.erre
To tho FREQ silver bill.
Dnross WAS speedily answered, Car
tsin O'Farrell asking him to tell why
II his theory was correct, II piece q
kuolln clay should not DO made int
dollars; or why 80 cents worth 1
wheat or potatoes or corn shoul
not be given the legal value OF on
dnllar2 The comparing OF democrat
lie legislation or finance with an alasti
Rubber yard stick brought down IN
house, and Duruss subsidized -
Geo. w. Roberts concluded IN
meeting in a brief but spirited Il,
dress. The Hockessin brass band IN
nished excellent music during I'll
meeting,