Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-03

cume hepunilcnn orator remarked the
other day that there is an apathy among
wilmington Democrats in regard to the
Issues of the campaign.
Could that gentleman and his audience
have beard and seen Mondays audience
at the rink they might although of the
opposite political persuasion, have been
self'compelled to change that opinion TO
notable degree, Anything like The life,
the hurricane of political demonstration
that put itself in evidence at the rink Mon
day. night has never been witnessed in
Wilmington.
Everyone thought that the Democratic
ovation to Colonel Mcclure in previous
rink mass meeting was tremendous for
Wilmington. And so it was. But last
nights gathering, its continuous. inccssant
tempests of popular applause, the deafen-
ing volume of cheers that arose again and
again. replying direct to the inspiring
utterances of the highest and noblest
Democratic principles, told story. a revc.
lation, of the magnitude and the pro-
fundity with which the party principles
possess the masses of Delaware, and with
what yirile strength, not apathy, they are
cherished and loved
An audience, equal numerically to one
tenth of the population of the city gath
erred to express its open sympathy with
Democracy last night.
Ladies in hundreds graced the occasion
with their presence.
1t would be impossible to give an
adequate story Of the enthusiasm of the
1Dassed thousands The city wards marched
in in serried phaIanxes. Tho Y. NJ. u. g.,
the old guard of the Tenth ward the
Cleveland First Voters, that gallant corps
of young citizens whose political baptism
in thisgreat Presidential campaign has been
of such signal significance to Democracy
in this city-the Polish Democrats, the
New Castle contingent and other Demo-
cratic clubs from the hundreds, from
Elkton, Dover, and down State poured in
and were welcomed with cheering demon
STATIONS by their fellow Democrats.
II was a sight to inspire all Delaware
anda guarantee of its everlasting anchorage
to the ancient faith of the Diamond State.
The picture was simply understandable.
70 COME ALL We FAITHFUL"
The First Regiment Band was touched
n with true inspiration as it clashed out the
old. hymn, 20 Come All Ge Faithful
N and they continued coming and surgng
Y into the rink until it woGli seem that
+ there would not be left breathing room in
A .Wilmington's largest assembly hall. And
q then the band played maryland, My Mary
land, and mighty uproar followed. Hats
A waved, ladies ana gentlemen stood on the
chairs, handkerchiefs iluttered
THE GREAT TAMMANY ORATOR.
It was all for the great rammany orator
the silyer-tongued lourke Cochran. Blue.
coated policemen came first and the surg
ing masses gladly made room for them
Then followed, amid an ovation that en-.
ycloped and seemed to overwhelm them
Senator Gray, Mr.. Cochran, Willard Sauls
bury, Hon. Thomas Il. Bayard, General
Parke Postles and other gentlemen, wht
proceeded with some difficulty and took
heir seats upon the platform. With then
we're seated Alexander b. Cooper, William
Baxter, John II, Callahan.
The cheering continued when Mr.. Sauls
bury arose, who, instead of speaking, wa,
forced to accept i'll turn another round oil
applause accorded him personally. Al
length he found opportunity tospeak. HI
said.
"Fellowctizens, have the pleasure OF
naming lchcers broke out again, 'hurraf
for Salisbury, as your chairman on,
whom the state of Delaware and whom
all the United States has delighted tt
honor, one who, through all the vicissi
,lIdes Of political life has been known a
!he Honorable Thomas +. Bayard."
A Wild tumult of cheering broke on
over the speakers pointed alluson to MIR
Bayard. 1t lulled Il little, then recon-
menced as the chairman advanced to tn,
railing. Mr. Bayard bowed aclnowledg
ment of the hearty expression of persona
admiration and was at length enabled t,
speak.
MIR. BAIARDs ADDRESS.
In introducing the speaker of the even
ing the chairman said
Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends, Neigtboy
and Fc'loUcitiEenS: | sensibly appreciat
the honor and pleasure of presiding owe
such meeting as this, called for such al
occasion as this. Some time ago | wa
very well entertained i'll reading dsserta
ton by kindly eSsayist called "A Quarre
with Old Acquaintance, in which tn
writer said that there are certain proverb
which men repeat and which men Away
feign TO be true, but with some of whicl
he found fault; and so will tonight fin
fault with one or two Of these old proverbs
They say that duty goes before pleasure
n but propose to prove to you tonight. q
have it proved to you that pleasure an
N duty may be thoroughly associated so tina
. pleasure shall possibly be foremost
"a Another old saying is that poets and ors
TX tors arc born and not made, hut thin
i& tonight we will combat that propositio
va by showing you an orator who is bot
born and made lapplausel; not born to til
@ purple but made by the sense of manhoo
K within him Iapplause; man, whor
America has gained at the loss of Irelant
Applause. 1t has been a gain to til
country, not in the mere Snowy and senst
Qe tional part of oratory however fine an
captivating that may have been, but i
& sterling actual service to every man ,woma
4 and child in the United States. Applause
lS There has been an issue thruSting il
v dark shadow over the prosperity of ever
d one in this country who wishes to live b
VA the pursuit of honest labor upon whic
Y the gentleman who is presently to appea
j& before you has been the champion and tn
n friend of honesty, of industry, of securit
lN and safety everywhere i'll the Unite
States. Applause.l
"a If there be- and know there are man
Woodworking conscientious, industriot
81 men and women and boys within til
sound of my voice who only ask that the
may be fairly protected in that which the
have earned and that the money which
the result of their labors should not PROV
"a q mere phantasm and slip from their gras
81 that the money which is the token of the
XVI industry should not provea delusion; the
say let them thank the voice, the hear
M and the brain of William Bourke Cockra
Ia whirlwind of applause and chee
eI drowning the speaker words. and to lei
his voice. his logic, his power, and h
learning to make every dollar of hone
wages more valuable III the hands of: I'll
honest owner. Applause.
NM Fellow citizens, on the tomb of Il
proudest monarch of Great Britain, on u
tomb of Queen Bess, the great EliZabet
there stands engraved one sentence whic
III has done more than any other to glori
s her reign; it is that she raised the mont
of her people to the honest value whit
they had earned; in a language which '
tt call dead but which speaks more of tru
than any living language it records tn
she secured an honest money for the DEF
m ings of her people.
& i leei trat / cannot better close the
M words of introduction than by presentii
M TO You the man whom America has gain
at the loss of Ireland; who has render