The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-15
a GRAND RALLY.
The Republicans of the III ghth Ward
Turn Out in Force--A Flag Raising.

me Nepubilchns OF the FL shtn "Htu
Turn Out in Force-.A Flag Raising.
Last Wednesday tho Republicans OF
the Eighth ward raised flag pole 20
feet high IN front Of their headqi ar
tore, No. SN3i East seventh street. m
last evening thny held a grand rally ut
ithe formal exercises OF the flag raising.
The ilaG Is 2jXl5 and the pole was
surmOgnt' q by large red lantern. A
,stAad had been erected on the on
ppsitr side OF tie street. in front of
No. school. tDat was decorated with
llaEs aud portrait oI Benjamin Har-
risuN. Previous to the meeting the
memuers OF the club healed by band
made short street parade. Tho meet.
ing was called 10 order hy Howard
Stuats. who made brief address and
then introduced Washington Hastings.
/ lilo commenced by thanking the
Eighth Ward Republican CLUB for their
to speak. He did not come
,umong them as stranger, as for
thirty-two years lie ind come Ou.
among these people. Therefore he
was not stranger to them, or the
men OF ihe Eighth ward to him. lie
spoke Of the old days of Republican
ism IN the Eichh war /, and said
that many OF tho Old workers have
passed away.
lie did not condemn any man for
being Democrat II lie wa hon s in
his convictions, as every man has a
right to his own opinion. There are
certain great issues prrsentnd TO the
people OH winch to puss their ju e.
ment, and these should be pass ID
upon without lear OIL favor. The
democrats have great deal to say
i about what they call the force bill, but
all this bill provides for il, that every
man who has the right to vote shall
a DO allowed to cast his ballot and have
Y IL recorded, This Is n right that
,everr man should enjoy, ana what
every man is entitled 10 do.
/ That is the sum and substance of
o the SO enllsd force hiGl. Every law Is
, Il force bill that prevents others from
doing wrong. such bill should not
and he did not believe was opposed by
4auy honest man as it asked 10 more
!. for any man than every man claimel
.. for himself.
MIR. Hastings also spoke on the free
5 silver question, and said that the oh
iect OF the measure was to make dol
4 tar tlIlt cost but sixty or seventy
CENTS, aud mako the people pay on,
II haEdrad cents Tor it. such Il measure
" world maze II workingnan give one
4 dollars worth of work. and receive
sixty OF seventy cents for II.
Therefore, he was unutJerably op
" posed to 1t tie also spoke uf the cur
: raney, and showed how now no MAJ
hhO holds the notes OF any natuna
baiti. can lose Il dollar Ivy its feliure
u Before the war we hHi state banks, OF
Is tile majority OF which there WAS dis
d.eount on their notes and also thai
when one OF these banks failed ever,
ldUliai WAS lost
re- lie conteuded that high tariff wa
d necessary. not Uulv Tor TIE muuurac
IN tute bat also Tor tha workingmen, Hnt
that this IS Amply provided for by tn
v Mckinley bill. lie produced figure
u to stowthat this bill reduced the tai
7 IN OIL many hrtlc!rs and removed
from others altogether.
lie said that 1t was all we'll enoug
% o law ers TO stand aud teik abUil
y workingmvn ana manufacturers, blu
, he would like to know HOW many me
Mr. Rayard employs, OF what is Ill
8 n of senator tiray's weekly pay-rul
5, o. hUY much money Brother Lor
, PES his man monthly. He though
tlefc should be some check put %
inIml grafton, for while lie was read
:, TO extend welcome TO those VIII
ii haze made a III ing ut homo and com
here with honest Intentions. lie has n
usa for the pGupcr5 and criminals c
II tho old world.
ID When Mr. Hastings closed, Clerk q
r lily Council olomon Hefsey was ii
=. troduced, and made All address OF
state Issues
d lie referred TO the great Saulsbur,
who formed the White Mun's' party
4, and to his son Willard Salisbury {
a. to-day, Tie inventor OF tho biac
IS Inun's democratic party. He said tia
II. Willard Salisbury had a payroll an
-. had pail out money to 4. NOrthiBE
ton Brlnckley 10 debaueh the vat,
VI The sci eme is to get tile cOlored mo
n registered. then ia buy their tax T.,
Id ceipts and to get scalawags to vote o
= them.
u He said it would be necessary Il
- Republicans 10 he on the lookout, 8
al It was well known that tho Democrat
n. Intend TO uring colored men here frol
. Washing on 20 vote on election day
Il 1t is hard work for Republican I
IN pay his Tux, but clerks are busy n
nm night making out receipts for Dem,
- Gratis, when will DO sent out singl
~ and III blocks,
n Ina few days Governor Rrynold
= willHppoint 500 special eonstables +,
N this city. These Inon will be on dut
- three days ut - a day, and this count
re- will have 60 pay the bill.
Is Henry G Conrad w2s the lust spna
er, and also confined his remarks
=, state issues He Was in favor of co
III stilutIonal reform aud said that
40 confidently expected that the ne
ny Legislature will be Republican. III
nj meeting adjourned with cheers lOr VI
candidates.
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