Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-25

quarters Friday Night.
The Democratic meeting at campaign
headquarters. Smith Building, was adj
dressed Friday night by ]. II. Whiteman
and Deputy Encouragement Branch II.
Giles.
Chairman Victor b. Wooley. of the city
association, presided, and in introducing
the first speaker expressed the pleasure he |
had in referring to Mr.. Whiteman as one |
of the most indefatigable and untiring OF
Democratic workers, and gentleman
whom he predicted would be one of our
representatives in the Legislature next fall. |
There was loud applause as Mr.. White
man appeared The speaker referred to |
the well.detined issues of the national cam
paign. The nomination of that great man |
Grover Cleveland loud applausc presents |
for the Democratic party platform IN |
itself, and the nomination Of benjamin
Harrison presents equally clearly 10 the
country platform from the ltepubllcan
side.
Cleveland represents the principles of
the Democratic party from its birth 10 the
present day. The one great vital question
Of the party is local selfgovernment. We
can read the reverse in every act of our OPP
ponents, The daily protestaticns of the
Republican party would apparently claim
for them principles identical with hose Of
the Declaration &C Independence. But all
their acts and all their interests show them
the opposite What are the real interests
and intent Of the Force bill and the Nc
Kinley act2 MIR Whiteman quoted The
words OF James Il, McGreary IN Congress,
who, when speaking on these subjects re
ferred to Madame Roland's exclamation,
"Oh, Liberty, Liberty! what crimes are
consummated in thv name oh, tariff,
tariff how many lies are uttered in thy
name! The purpose Of tariff legislation is
to pay the political obligations Of the Re
| publican party.
our opponents would have us believe
that this great doctrine of protection 70
| American Industries is the only hope we
| have in the government. They had the
| Cowardiee TO eXplni,i the tariff bill us an
enactment for providing revenue for the
| government.
The speaker referred to the fact that the
Republicans had stolen from the Demo
cratic platform Of Chicago that plank de,
mandinE that the government coulpel AL
railroad companies to assure to their en-
plnycs better protection OF life aud LIMB,
lii referring to local politics Mr., White
man reminded his hearers Of the long
story Of Republican hypocrisy and pre-.
tense on the constitutional convention
question. Which OF these two parties
comnends itself in honesty to the people?
lie referred to Senator Higgins as a man
who goes from city TO city yilifying his
own state. its code and its people. lie
hopes when the time arrives TO See him
releEatCl to well earned private career.
II closing the speaker promised reduced
Republican majority III APPOINTMENTS
hundred. Mr.. Whiteman was loudly
checred as he took his scat.
Chairman Woolley introduced the next
speaker as bearing name known in SUSSEX
as far back as the memory of man rtinneth
and that Mr.. Giles is good branch OF
that family.
Ioarut,, Attor,,a,,- f,nparol 1lrappb II
: Giles started out by referring to the speech
of General Wilson, chairman Of the Re
: ! publican State Central Committee wllet
that gentleman claimed that the Rcpubli
can party is free from division or dsscn
sion and therefore inyincible.
The speaker referred To Governor Can
nuns administration and to The time wllel
Democrats had to march to the polls be
!, tween Federal hayunets, MIR, ellis chal
+ lenged the Republican party for a singh
y record of legislation for the good Of til
; State When they had an upportunit.
: did they elect a Smithers or 4 Massey Nc
7 they elected man who thought it well t
Y pass through the country biackening til
: good name of Delaware, One Of his frs
t., acts as senator was to pay off with one o
!. the most important foreign cunSulship
!, his private obligations to Horace Grecle
!, Knowles, for the thousand dollars collecte
g by him to forward MIR Higgins aspire
IDlS IOT puDlG DDSlllbH. ~ t0GllhlI
Higgins public office has never been
public trust.
te The speaker referred to Mr., ITiggin:
" ruthless advocation Of the Force bill upo
q the southern people. He referred to I'll
/, story of how at previous election Suisse
" county had passed into the control of I'll
Republican party and into the hands
$ j. Francis Bacon. Two years were sutl
m Gent to teach the people Of that county 4
re they wanted of Republicansm. The fo
~ lowing election swept the intrnders ont
q sight into the Atlantic. Cheers In tn
~ county they obtained control of the Lev
- Court What mess they made Of i
|! Attempts to subvert the county laws HI
Is to prevent the collection of taxes We
OF what we witnessed. They sought to pc
he petuate themselves in power and to di
he tate who should cast vote and vt
q should not. We shall never cease 10 than
al Mr.. Bayard for sweeping Messrs. Spruan
~ and Higgins clean out III court Gherrs
~ Is this an entirely homogeneous party
el General Wilson has the temerity 10 CLAIM
ed Do the rioters Of Eighth and Orange stree
III and Bach and Muhatfy define it s02
he Is the Republican party inyincible?
.rt remains with the Democrats of Drlawa
IN. to show whether any such party Can rcta
IA any hold on the government oil this stat
90 Loud applause greeted the speaker at t
'es close Of his address.
~ Following a vote of thanks passed to I
'a- speakers uI the evening the meeting .
Ill juurned