The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-13
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.

Tho Unterrtned Hold Forth I'm the
Opern House Last Evening.--Hon. ISL
dore Reyner and Hon. Charles II.
Lore Speak.
The Opera House was partly filed
last evening, the occasion being herald.
ed far and wlde as a grand Democratic
rally,
There was a number of well-known
Democrats on the stage. and DIR. Will
lard Springer presided. He called the
meeting to order at S O'Clock, and
made brief address. In which he pre-
dicted Democratic success, and said
Delaware would not have any more
accidental Senators.
He then introduced Congressman
Reyner, of Maryland, who was recelv-
ed with applause.
He said that no was present by lnyi-
tation OF the distinguished senator
from this State. He was present in
behalf OF the rights of the people to
rule themselves. lie favored a gov
eminent OF the masses and not the
Glasses. The Republican party favor
ed the classes and not the people. 1t
has been said that this question. ms 1t
would unsettle the business OF this
country. should not be discussed, but
this ID not so, for as long as the pres
ent system continues, that long will
the busineas Of the country DO upset
by monopolies.
What are the principles OF the advo-
Gates OF high tariff? They claim that
tho tariff Is to protect the American
wOrkmen, but you can take the
workmen OF Europe and find that they
are as well off as the workmen OF this
country. The fact Is that the tariff is
for the monopoliste and not for the
protection of labor. Nine-tenths of
the labor In this country is not pro-
tected, and the other tenth is taxed to
benefit them. You claim that you tax
foreign labor to protect American
labor, but the fact Is that American
workmen pay this tax.
Now let US look at the Mckinley bill,
which is falsely called bill for the Re.
duction OF revenue. Now it Is said
that this is a protection to American
workmen, but on the contrary IL has
raised the price OF blankets and all
other WOODEN goods used by the work
ingmen, Does the farmer object to u
MORTGAGE Why he ought to he pleas
ed with it with this high tariff. But
go on. but there Is q mighty cyclone
over the country this fall,
American commerce has been swept
from tile sea by the Republican party.
This very peculiar speaker then took
up a paper, and after an undignliied
attack on his superior Governor Me-
kinley, read an extract from his speech.
and told an anecdote which caused
the few In the gallery to laugh and
applaud, but was received with dis
gust by the better portion of his audi
ence.
He said, the Democratic party is in
favor that American ships shall carry
American commerce, but this has been
opposed by the Republican party. The
true policy is, that the gates should
be taken down. and the pirate flag of
ports opened to the nations OF the
world
1t ls said that the force bill Is In ia
vor OF free vote and full count, but
claim that it Is dishonest bill. and
opposed to free ballot 1t means
restitution to the South. and that the
outlaws Of every community shall be
delegated with authority. This bill Is
not dead, but merely asleep, ana we
must never allow 1t to wake up, or a
cruel burden will DO placed upon the
South.
This bill Is opposed by the people,
and ON NoyembarS 8. they will show by
their votes that they are opposed to 1t.
This campaign is battle for constitu-
tional government. Are we union
OF states OF are we a pr0priety gov
ernment? lhisis aquestion that must
be decided by the ballot. and not by
bayonets or bullets.
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composition of tho audience was
shown by continued cheers. The same
was tile case when the rame of Grover
Cleveland was mentioned.
lie eulogized him as the leader in
everything that would benefit the
people, and said that for every enemy
he had made, he had hosts of friends,
who admired and endorsed his course.
Cleveland was not purchased by the
money OF Wanamaker, as was Harri-
son. The West, once the great strong
hold OF Republicanism, has now turn
ed. The starving workers In the great
factories in that section now realize
that protection does not protect them.
but it is only for the benefit of the
monopolists who are grinding them in
the dust.
When he closed the Hon. Charles b
Lore WAS introduced and received
with cheers. He said the great issue
of the day was tariff reform or tariff
oppression. Grover Cleveland was in
favor OF the former, aud Benjamin
Harrison of tho latter He read over
list of articles on the free list, and
said that he thought aeonite, nux
vomica. arsenic, all of which are ON
the Mckinley bill, were good things
for the Republicans. Upon looking
over the list. he found that diamonds
were free, but tin was taxed 6J per
cent.
He went over the bill, and after
crllielzing 1t, said no one could SEQ
how ii helped American labor, or how
it benefited the workmen. His speech
was received very coldly, and while he
continued number of men, evidently
workmen won't out apparently dis
gusted with his specious and untrue
argument.
Senator Gray was called for, but did
mot raEnnnn