Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-18

House. And now no longer will IL dis.
grace the statute books OF the country.
| CHEERS
After recounting other legislative vic.
tories, inclusive OF The repeal of the Sher-
man bill, OF United States supervisors. &C.,
the speaker referred to the Republican ex.
plantations of the business depression aud
their charge that u is due to Democratic
conditions. Nearly / 200. 0O0 of a majority
OF American votes decided that the Nc
Kinley law must go, and yet Republican
speakers claim that the mere expectancy
of change from Republican adminlstra.
ton was the canse of the business depres.
sion. If this anticipation SO frightened
the manufacturers, how do the Republi.
cans account for the fact that the actual
contamination of it, in the repeal of the
Mckinley law, did not plunge the country
into greater depression, while the fact is
ii was the signal for an immediate revival
of business, which has steadily proceeded
to this moment and still continues
Now, Democrats of Wilmington, do you
propose to be stampeded, or shall you
stand to your guns until the full fruitage
of freedom to American labor is achieved
We have won the first battle. But we
have vet to stand rs steadfastly and truly
as we did in '92.
When Cleveland went out in 1880 he left
100000, 900 of surplus in the treasury
and he said that the laws that made it pos
sible for the people to be taxed unneces.
sarily to that extent should be repealed.
When the Republican administration
came in, they too, said u surplus was bad
thing and in the first two years every dime
of y had disappeared at the hands of that
billion dollar Congress, which created /, 700
new offices, increased salaries, and ended
up with an expenditure in four years of
81, 2OO.000,0O0 as against Mr., Cleveland's
expenditure in four years Of $500, 900. QUO.
Why should MIR. Harrison have spent
about 100000, 900 more than Mr.. CIeve.
land And then they made appropriations
of immense sums. which were placed upon
the statute books and which the next
Democratic Congress had to meet, so that
another S75, 100000 expenditure had to be
made on account of Republican admins.
irrational profligacy.
The speaker then referred to the Louisi-
and planters and their millions of dollars
OF bounty. They have gone over to the
Republicans, and that is where all men
belong who will take money from the
pockets of the workingman which is ex-
acted as tax outside OF the needs of the
government.
I'll make proposition. that before this
year is out, before six months have rolled
around the very people who are arraycd
against tariff reform will recognize the
good the Democratic administration is do
ing and they will be unwilling TO 20 back
to Mckinleyisn for anything. The better
times have commenced already and will
go on as the gradual swelling of the tide to
full Hood of prosperity.
believe yon will put Ebe w. Tunnel in
the governors chair. Loud cheeis.l |
have known him for life time. There is
no better man all the way from Brandy
wine to Baltimore.
You have also nominated for Congress
one than whom there is no filter for that
responsible position, interested in one of
the largest businesses in the State he has
studied and thoroughly appreciates the
value of an open market. He is manu-
facturer who has given lifelong atten-
ton to business affairs. He will speak
with authority on all these subjects.
! need not say word about James Car
michael and the rest of the ticket. | be-
lieve it is all safe in the hands of the Demo.
Gratis of these wards.
The Senator was loudly cheered as he
took his seat.
In response to loud calls for Mr.. Tunnel
Chairman Reilly arose and introduced that
gentleman as the next governor Of Della
ware.
When the cheering that greeted him
had subsidized, Mr.. Tunnel said am very
6'NNA AhJ AiiSldsI W nuNo lIlS OPP
portunity to meet you. | did not come
here to make speech, but | hope to have
the pleasure of shaking hands with you
all when the speaking is over.
There were calls for Mr. Bancroft, when
Senator Gray arose: II may as well tell
YOU" he said, that Mr.. Bancroft has
gone to New York to-day to Join in the
welcome some Of your friends aud mine
will give our friend, Mr.. Bayard [loud
cheersl, on his arrival there. | should
have been there myself but for the
pleasure | have in meeting you here to.
night"
The next speaker was Branch H. Giles,
who asked for united Democratic effort
to elect the whole Democratic ticket. Mr..
Giles was followed by Attorney-G General
Nicholson, who spoke on the impudence
Of the Republican party, who used the
taxes raised from the American people as
party campaign fund. He spoke of the
repeal of the United States Supervisor law.
OF which Senator Gray was the leading
instrumentality in the Senate to defeat.
At the close of the addresses the audience
passed along the platform where Mr.. fun
nell stood, when each one shook hands
with the Democratic nominee. Governor
Reynolds and Attorney.General Nicholson
were also warmly welcomed.