Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-04

A
greeting.
SENATOR HIGGINS ADDRESS.
Senator Higgins opened his address
with the picturing Of blight which he
alleged has been placed upon the whole
country, including the State of Della
ware BY tho Democratic government.
lie then turned his attention to the
Republican ticket, which he claimed to
be good from top to bottom and was
Just like that in every county in the
State. He thought that Democrats as
well as Republicans should vote for it
aud then the contamination will be a
Republican success throughout Della
ware. Mr.. Higgins asserted it to be no
discredit to Mr.. Marvil, the head of the
Republican ticket, that he started life
an absolutely poor man. When MIR.
Marvil did consent to let his name go
on the ticket all other names were with
drawn. The gubernatorial nominee is q
fair dealing man who, when he loaned
money, never exacted more than per
cent and would not press his debtor if
he appeared to be very hard up.
The speaker expressed his belief that
the greatest difficulty, (impliedly Of the
Democratic managers), this fall will be
to put up brakes in order to prevent the
people voting for Mr.. Marvil.
Congressional Nominee Willis was
gloritied as the individual who at the
PRESIDENTIAL election ran ahead of Presi-
dent Harrison on the ticket. There is one
thing the speaker said that his audience
may be sure of, he will not be cuckoo.
Laughter]. He will not vote for sugar.
lie will not vote for whisky until ali
have full opportunity to get out aud pay
the tax. In all his experience Senator
Higgins had never seen the Republican
ticket in this county surpassed by the
present one. He had made up his mind
similarly in regard to the Kent aud
Sussex legislative tickets.
The speaker congratulated his audience
that now, after 40 years of Democratic
rule in Delaware, the good people of the
State will come to their own again and
will have laws and a constitution made
according to the principles of freedom
and justice, when every man will be
allowed to vote once and when that
vote will be counted. The obstructions
against the poor will be removed; those
distractions that are never removed
, from the path OF the rich.
The people of Delaware have been
living under Democratic promises, and
they have been rich in wind rah
'rah Here the speaker, under the
warmth of the applause accorded him
gently child some Republicans north OF
Sixth street who had acted in manner
the speaker did not approve of. He
never thought they would desert their
fellows. They should have remembered
Democratic times.
He conceded that the hard times have
not been felt so far outside Wilmington.
The farmers have not felt them. He
continued in upraiding the Wilmington
lawyers, latter-day prophets, he called
them, who have never turned a lack.
plane, for promising every workingman
two or three iops apiece, for saving that
flour would be 81 barrel and wheat
$3.50 bushel. He thought that per.
tormances aud not promises should be
depended upon.
Senator Higgins claimed that the
Democratic party has demonstrated its
absolute and perfect incompetence to
rule. [Cheers. 1t does not know its
own mind and cannot direct the minds
Of anyone else. Its own President, its
Moses, stood for 10 days in chronic
state Of sick stomach [cheersl while the
people waited for tariff bill to be
enacted into law, after he had de-
nounced it as poriidy and dishonor.
The speaker then drew lively
picture OF the senatorial caucus on the
Wilson bill, of Senator Hills position,
OF Germans, that the latter was to get
the knife to the hilt for protecting his
local Industries, that a man of that Kind
Is to be driven out Of the Democratic
party. With great JUNCTION Senator
Higgins cried out | welcome them
There is but one haven for them and
that is in the grand embrace of the Re.
publican party of the United States.
The speaker closed in stating that wal
Is declared and it Is the duty of his party
to receive the enemy on the steel Of the
serried ranks OF the Republican cohorts
[Cheers.
COLONEL NIELDs' ADDRESS.
As Colonel Nields arose amid the
cries for Levi Bird, he told his audience
that 1t was the largest gathering he had
seen since war times. He thought that
through Democratic mismanagement the
people had got more holidays and longer
ones than they ever had had before
When the employers thrust their hands
into the employees pockets they will find
nothing there, for they have been get.
ting no wages. He thought the Demo.
cratic party has been allowing the peopie
TO sit upon the stone coping Of the Court
| House very long time. Laughter.
He then began telling Irish stories and
said that new organization had been
established, that of the Order of Indus.
trial Pilgrims. The speaker then en-.
barked in the argument OF demon.
strating that the business depression
commenced Immediately President
Cleveland was inaugurated. Then the
business OF the country became
thoroughly paralyzed just as if it had
been handed over to the government Of
Great Britain. 1t would have been alto
gether different If Benjamin Harrison
had been elected and although '03 ant
94 there would have been good times
The speaker thought 1t possibly true
that blankets are cheaper, but the luncl
basket is not 50 well flied. He told the
story OF the interview of the 1000 Penn
sylyania weavers with Chairman VIII
son. They told him to the effect that
only four days work in the week in
stead Of six will outbalauce all the ad
vantage of cheaper clothing. Colone
Nields then made comparison of til,
wages among the trades as they ar,
now and before 1892. In regard IL
sugar the colonel said the Democrat
were very particular to guard it as tn:
party always uses sugar with its water
LLaug litter.
HUGH C. BROWNIES ADDRESS.
Hugh c. Browne was the next speaker
He directed his argument more part.
culariy To the young voters. He said L