Evening journal., 1894-10-26
JUBILANT DEMOCRACY.
Rousing Meetings at Which
Noted Men Discuss Issues.
SENATOR GRAY SPEAKS ON TARIFF

The Second ward Democrats held an
open air meeting last evening at the
Junction of New Castle avenue and
Heald street, which, despite the cold
damp air, was well attended. A stand
had been erected aJ the intersection of
tne streets and it was decorated pro
iusels with Aags, bunting and Chine Sc
.@rlterns, The First Regiment NBand
furnished the music and Wed with the
Delaware Iron Works in proclaiming the
Fact that there was business ia the air
Ga the platform besides Senator Gray
and Willard Salisbury. Jr., were the
Ioliowingl City Councilman Bernard ]
Donohne, who acted as chairman; ].
,Weldin, Charles Cannon Joseph August.
Samuel Rodman, James 4. McHugh,
fhomasl 3. Russell, Thomas Haniey,
James ID. Green, George Atkison, John
Deoruon, James L Brown, Joan May,
sames jackson, John Kelly, Dennis Carr,
Ehomss Dugan, William II. Quinn,
Onarles b Dohetty, John e. Curran,
Walter heating NJ. f. Cannon, Simon F.
Moran, John Quinn, Edward Clark,
George August, Calvin Allen, J p. Welsh.
Terrence CALVIN, Daniel Mcbride, Joseph
schorer, Edward Abbott, Lewis Little.
y
Hanrahan, John Mccarthy, Martin
o'Toole, William P. Windish. George
Porter, August Welsh, Peter Welsh.
Captain James Stafford, John Cannon.
M F. Cannon, Andrew Crumlish and
Hagh Scanlan.
Senstor Gray was the irst speaker
He expressed his pleasure at seeing so
many out on such night. and psid
compliment to the Loyalty and Ds-
mocraey Of the people Of the Second'ward.
Ia a monarchy there is no need of public
meetings, and this the Republ can
party would favor were 1t not that
Democrats insisted on discussing the
political issues of the day. The
Republican party has placed itself on
record as favoring the fleeing Of the
workingmen in order to benefit the few
monopolists, and the Mckinley bill was
formulated as a means of so doing.
The Democrats of this land, however,
issued mandate to their representa-
tives in Congress to take the Infamous
law from the statute books and it was
done, after hard fight.
Senator Gray gave brief history of
the condition Of things when Cleveland
took the chair and the difficulties be met.
He was the heir to a number Of perplex-
ing conditions. The treasury, thanks to
the prohlgacy and wastefulness Of the
Republican party, under Mr. Harrison
was bankrupt. The expenses had been
nearly $500, 600 600 in excess Of Cleve-
lands four years, the surplus Of
500 COO, 600, the guarantee trust of
$54 200, 600 and the seigniorsge fund OF
$3O, 900 600 had been spent This. he
said, was a sample Of what the people of
Delaware might expect il the Rspubli.
cans got into power here. He then re.
lated the work of Cleveland, Carlisle and
the Democratic Congress to straighten
out matters and what had been done in
the repeal of the Force BILL the Sherman
bill and last tle Mckinley bill In con-
Guiding he urged every Democrat, every
workingman, to stand firm by the ticket,
and by so doing, protect themselves and
their industries.
Willard Salisbury, Jr, was the next
speaker. He said that this was the first
time he had had the pleasure of speaking
to the Second ward Democrats, but he
knew OF them, especially on election day,
when their loyalty was unquestionea.
He cited the attempt to bulldcze voters
by the Mshaffy and Mscalllster msrshsls
and said that by standing to the colors
any possibility of repetition Of that
outrage would be evaded. If the Re-
publicans once gain power it means
ruin, said he "snd ignorant negroes END
carpet -baggers would rule. Who is
the chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee now9 A man who
lives near here, it is true, but who was
not born here, and don't own land here
Who is the chairman of the Republican
County Committee2 Who is this man
Bsch2 he was neither born here nor has
he any interests In common with us he
merely lives here so long as he gets 4
good living by it. LOOK at our city
government It is in the same condition
rs described by Senator Gray and is only
kept from showing a deficit in its
treasury by a system of crooked
bookkeeping. You can see that your
taxes have been raised on your little
house and lot. The Republicans believe
in collecting from you every dollar they
can and paying it out to fsvorites and
contractors The Washington street
bridge is still fresh in your mind To.
day the members of Levy Court, which
had the awarding Of that contract, are
going round wearing gold watches, with
the bridge engraved on them, gifts from
DnblF lfleQuS.
Mr.. Salisbury spoke of some Of the
benefits which had accrued to the people
Of the state through Democratic rule.
One was the unmixed schools. he cited
several states where mixed schools existed.
Ohio, Pennsylvania ana New York. la the
last named he said 1.-THE Republicans
gained control of the state and gave the
people mixed schools" He spoke of the
A. P. A.. which he said was the grand.
child of Know Nothing eism and the child
of the Republican party.
In concluding he urged every Second
ward vot t'r to follow the example set two
years ago, and show to the state that
they were ever true and stood for the
protection to the workingmen and the
upholding Of the honor ofzthe state
The meeting then adjourned with
hearty cheers for the speakers and the
ticket.
The Unterrlfed Tenth.
About 700 enthusiastic Democratic
voters assembled last night in Weccscoe
Hall to hear the principles of Democracy
explained and the issues Of the campaign
discussed
The First Regiment Band, after psrsd
ing the Tenth. Eleventh and Twelfth
a. 4 I.