Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-16
BLACKBURN'S ORATORY
What the Famous Kentuckian
Said at Dover.
GREETED BY ROUNDS OF APPLAUSE


man of the Great Assembiage Of Voters.
For Cleveland and the whole Ticket.
The Force Bin and Negro Dominance
Curses Upon the NatIon-Advice to Get
to Work Now.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER. Sept. AT the great mass
meeting of Democrats of Delaware, held
here Yesterday. Ex-Governor Benjamin
H. Biggs presided and introduced the
orators in pleasing and witty speeches
that evoked loud applause. The eX-chief
executive of the state was even APP
plauded as he stepped upon the platform,
so distinguished was his patriarchal form
among the cluster of great statesmen
and politicians. The vice president at
large of the meeting was DR.. Henry
Ridgely, and the officers We're as follows.
Vice presidents, New Castle county
Thomas Holcomb, John Doordan, c. c.
Montgomery, J. wilkins Cooch, w.
A. Comegys, L. c. Vandegrift, J. A.
Milligan
Kent Robert Hill, John Harrington,
John +. Salisbury, r. C. Dale, DIR. b.
Whitley, pr, Wilkinson. John w. Feni-
more
Sussex-R c. White, f. W. Tunnel,
r. II. Williams, Everett Hickman, DR..
Fowler. John b. Dorman, II. c. Penning
ton
secretaries-Ne Castle. George Hart,
! Wilmer Hanson, William g. Bryan, l. ID.
Baldwin, Frank Jeandell.
| Kent-Beniamin A. HAZEL, Daniel M.
Ridgely, John Taylor, William B. Pratt,
Robert H. Smith.
Sussex-Nicholas Stayton J. B. Clark,
William L. Sirman, Charles Wright, DR..
d. b. Palmer,
Great Applause for senator Gray.
Delaware's own senator, George Gray,
was greeted with tumultuous applause
as he stopped forward to deliver the first
Grafton. All through his address there
were loud bursts of applause In the
course of his remarks he called to re-
memberance the fact of the different
taxes that had been levied upon the peo-
pie of the United States since the war,
and that the Republicans were not yet
satisfied but wanted to pile on and on,
vainly pretending TO benefit the poor
laboring man. He also referred to the
Force bill i'm way that would convince
every true citizen that it. is and will, if
passed be curse TO the nation
He called to memory and illustrated the
falsity of the taxation on different arti-
cles used by the farmers as well as the
laboring man and also as to where the
farmers profit comes in selling his wheat
at almost starvation prices, yet the ad-
herents of the Mckinley bill he said
seemed TO think that, by putting on a
small sum for protection, they had salts
fed the wishes of the farmer At the
same time, they laughed in their sleeves
as TO how they had fooled the poor work
ingman. The senator's address Of about
an hour was one full of consideration and
deep thought and rounds of applause
greeted his manly words.
Some of the Kentucky Orators Advice
Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky was
then introduced and when the long ap.
plause died out said that he had been
trying the hardest TO reach Dover since
6 o'clock yesterday morning, and that by
mol means was it the fault of the Delaware
railrood. but of an accident on the Mary
land road.
He said that it afforded him great
pleasure to meet with the citizens OF
Delaware again That his visit to this
state two years ago was one of the most
pleasant that he ever had made. In
speaking of the issues of the campaign
he wisely and deliberately considered
them, speaking in the most pleasant
manner, 80 that his hearers were per
fectly entranced, and so different
was the language he used from that
used by the black-souled Major Hancock
who spoke here few weeks ago In the
interest Of the Republicans. that the
people could not help but remark that he
was indeed a man of high and elevatinl
nature.
He, like Senator Gray illustrated tn,
falsity Of the Force bill, the Mckinley
bill and other like measures. In speak
ing of the Force bill he said it would moi
only keep the Democrats at bay, but tn,
white Republican and negro as well, fol
said he, while we have had to sub
init 60 military rule in the-past, we can
if necessary, do it again, but, before tn,
negro shall become dominant in the South
we will go TO the bayonet for means oil
resort, and die, if needs be, in the at
attempt.
He also spoke Of the useless tax on the
farmers. For instance, if a farmer hai
500 bushels of wheat in his barn. and de
sires to sell it, he can only get about Il
cents bushel for it or $3.50 for his en-
Z tlAe AoN ol WutAls ne pays MS taxes Nnl
other things required by law and ha
about Sll5 left with this he desires {,
, clothe his wife and children and TO bu,
: necessary things for the household an'
after purchasing these first class articles
for he wants none but the best, wheru
does the profit Of his five hundre,
, bushels Of wheat come in. And yet tn
Republicans say they protect the farme
and the laboring man.
. In speaking OF the Republicans no mat
ter in what light, Senator Blackburn n
no way unexpectedly abused them, bu
rather gave them the credit that be
longed TO them, and said 1t was a wonde
!, TO him that they had not accomplished
n more by their tricky schemes
10 In speaking OF Grover Cleveland. IN
/. said that he had had control Of the gov
y ernment OF these United States for fou
y years, and that the government affair
had been conducted in an honest, straight
!. forward aud upright manner, and tn
y senator said that, while he had not bee
. Cleveland man, yet be was one no,
and would do all i'm his power TO cleo
him. Further nc said, there would hav
been nothing that could have please
him more than to have prpspntod at II,