Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-01
THE STATES SPLENDID SCHOOL FUND

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
NEWARK, Oct, 25.--The Democrats of
White Clay Creek hundred could not well
have selected a worse night upon which TO
hold their first massmeeting than last
night. All day the clouds indicated wet
evening and the evening Itself did not go
back on its forecasts, the elements seeming
to conspire to keep the faithful away from
Caskey Hall where Senator Gray and Will
lard salisbury were advertised TO open the
campaign.
But 1t was discovered last night that it
takes something more than damp weather
and darkness TO keep the sturdy White
clay Creek Democrat from doing his duty
by going to hear Democratic doctrines
preached by the leaders of the party. They
are not made OF the kind of stuff that
shriuks before such u small thing as I'M
favorable weather, and that is why there |
was such q good gathering Of the faithful |
in Caskey Hall last night when Mt. Gray |
and Mr.. salisbury arrived from whining
ton and took seats upon the platform,
The hail was tastefully decorated around
the stage with bunting and the national
colors festooned together above the pros
ceninm arch. On the stage itself were
placed palms and in the centre stood q
mass OF yellow crysunthemums. The
Aitna Band was placed in the gallery at the
rear and played ut Intervals throughout
the evening.
In the audience were to be seen all the
prominent Democrats of the town and not
few from beyond the town borders.
Those present lost no opportunity to
make their presence known by frequent
and loud applause Whenever one of the
speakers made particularly good thrust
at Republican principles or records.
On the stage were seated the speakers of
the evening, Theodore f.. Armstrong, chair.
man Of the county committee and Charles
b. Evans. Mr.. Armstrong opened the meet
| ing and upon his suggestion Mr.. Evans was
made chairman and at once introduced
| Willard salisbury
NH. sAuLspunY's SPEECH.
| Looking at his accustomed best. Mr..
| Salisbury stepped forward anu expressed
his pleasure at being able to address the
| Democrats of White Clay Creek hundred.
| He began his speech with strong appeal
to his hearers to do their duty on Noyeni-
Der 9th. If you all pull together hard and
| strong. he said, under the valiant leader
ship of, Mr.. Armstrong, this town and
hundred will do its duty and will never be
ashamed of its effect. Delaware is no
pocket borough to be bought and sold as
commodity, and it lies in your power,
Democrats to elect q Legislature that
will make its purchase impossible. What
does the Republican party promise to do
to better your condition or that of the
ing. For 40 years the Democratic party
has been banded together for the protec
ton of this little State, its fair name and
its full treasury. BY economy and honest
administration it has accumulated fund
of $l,000,000 to be used In educating its
children-th etwo races in separate schools.
Applause.
Suppose Addicks gets control of this
State by purchase, where will that pile Of
$1,000, 600 CO. anyway? He looks upon
this State as purchasable and when he has
once purchased it and is in full control lac
will pay himself back you may be sure.
! would tell him to his face without a
blush that he would follow the same
methods in this State corporation as he has
pursued in the business corporations in
which he is concerned.
The Democratic party relics upon the
plain people and 1t is only because il is a
union of the laboring and honest people
that it deserves to stand and conquer We
have no rich men pllfering the pockets OF
the people, and apropos of this will tell
you of an incident that occurred only the
other day. A Democratic workman i'll
Wilmington came up to me and said; u
tell you, Mr.. salisbury, we have had an
: awfully hard time the past year in getting
enough work to keep us but / will vote
7 the Democratic ticket even if l grow sc
, thin that wont be able to tell whether
| have backache or bellyache." Laugh
teri. And there are many others like this
man enough to enable us to have Demo
cratic majority even in this stronghold OF
. protection. When the United States wants
protection we wont exact it by laws or By
erecting Chinese wall but by brotherly
cooperation. The Republican idea l!
protection for manufacturers and FREE
: trade for laborers, while the Democratic
principle is one of brotherly protection fol
y the laboring man.
After touching upon the good record o
!. Congress in fulfilling all its promises Mr.
: Salisbury predicted that Delaware woul,
redeem herself next month in glorious
q style.
], APPLAUSE FOR SENATOR GRAY.
Mr.. Gray was greeted with great ap
n plause when he stepped to the front of til
y stage, A very commanding figure III
d made, and he began his speech with a
much gravity of manner as he would us
in opening u debate in the Senate chambe
itself. He began by paying high compli
ment to the true and tried Democracy o
White Clay Creek hundred, and thei
l. went on TO say that Delaware is sci
', governed State we Democrats shoult
q strive by their votes to keep 1t so, not be
il grudging the trouble we are put to ever.
. two years, to keep it SO. You all know tn
n paramount question of the hour. Th
II Democratic party is no newborn
. |
u has stood all the chances and changes o
ct one hundred years, and will stand fo
ii another hundred years. Do you believ
" that that mighty protest from 100000
4 ballots in 1882 was all for naught, and tina
y, We are to be driven back to Republicanisr
= like sheep to a fold? | don't think Sc
p Applause, When for a second time th
people elected the Democratic party
power what confronted MIR. Cleveland
He found the country on the verge {
bankruptcy and despair. There was
re nearly depleted treasury as an inheritanc
in of Republican misrule. There was appa
IL emily balance in the treasury OF S2iU0O
A. 600 at the time of MIR. Ceveand's acce
b. sion to the Presidency in 1898. But tn
ne after all was not an actual balance, b.
he only one that is produced by what is callC
H. forced bookkeeping. There wasinclude
'r. in this Republican balance accounts thu
=; were never so used before and the corne
6. Of the Treasury had to be swept CAREFUL
lst to make even such small bal nee as thi
p. -Four years previous to this Mr.. tlevelan
xt left 500, 600, 600 That is the difference yc
on see between the two parties. Tho methot
ed of the Republican party--whutever Il
men themselves may be-are as dishone
as the Democratic principles are lonest al
worthy and this accounts i'll great measu
for the disappearance of the surplus.
in was spent by the Republicans III extrav
as giant and unnecessary appropriations j
,Ie stead of going back to the people where
~ belonged and when Mr.. Cleveland can
~ into power there WAS bankrult rreasu
nc, and the Republican party could only
er, lilened to a spendthrift who turned ov
he and died after spending his last Gel
ev. Laughter Mr. Gray then went in
es- figures to show the extent of u
he publican acknowledgements. Dnril
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