Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-22

| anu hhuhAdCbuTeFs bue whole OF WuVee
manhood has been passed in our midst,
stands without his superior, and with
but few acknowledged equals as q man,
of sound business knowledge and integ
rity. To have the services of q man who
has given such proof of his capacity is
most fortunate thing for the people of
this county and state. do not mean In
speaking Of him In such terms to speak
in disparagement of his excellent col
leagues. could call out any part of this
ticket in any part of the county, chal.
longing Just charge to effect the trust
worthiness of any man who stands upon
that ticket So of Levy Court, so of
sheriff. so of coroner. | have reviewed
| the first part Of the action of our conven
ton, who placed before the people men
who were worthy of their confidence and
respect
There cannot be any man found who
can be an honest man in politics and
dishonest man in private life at the
same time. SO much for the men who
stand for your suffrage. What are they
to do and what are they TO meet to rid
this little state of the danger that now
hangs over herr She is part indissolutly
of great nation. Ours is part Of great
mass Of ga coo, 600 souls Under our
form of government Ia our state we have
little government Of our own. We have
trust that effects the daily laws Of
our people. We are therefore responsible
to our sense of duty rs to where we shall
place the character of this little state in
the coming contest | believe, my friends,
that this contest of 1890, although it does
not include the election of President
and vice president, will be q memorable
one in the history Of our country
! rejoice that at last the party mis-
called Republican, has revealed to the
American people its true effect and
intent. For myself, | only wish that
| they may show their forms and faces and
see what they intend to do by us. do
not intend to venture upon q discussion
of all issues that stand before us
because am happily aware of the pres
ence of him who in the Senate Of the
| United States has been the true, stauneh
and able champion of Democracy.
want that faithful Senator to give YOU
some little account of his honest stew
ardship want you to hear from him,
an actual detailed account of the things
that threaten the government of the
United States. / will reserve until some
/ other time to give my views. The people
OF Delaware may intelligently contem-
plate what is in the future If the Repub-
| liaan party be successful / have no
other weapon but reason, and with that
weapon | appeal to your conscience. If
| passion and the use of money shall affect
your vote, shall only pray the conse.
quences will not be those | earnestly
believe will be melted out to you.
| As look at the plain meaning of the
| Mckinley tariff bill; when / look at the
manner by which that bill was railroaded
| through the popular branch God save
the mark; when | look at the influence
| that favored that bill; when | recognize
the very handwriting of the men-who put
IL in that bill, say that they have taken
the great sovereign power of taxation of
this country, and propose to sell it out to
the wealthy class and still further i'm
poverish the people of the United States.
| There has hung over this country and
still hangs over this country the cloud
and the baleful influence Of a bill to take
from the people Of the state the control
Of their elections and put it into the
hands Of partisan nominees. do not
doubt it can be 50 used as to make it very
difficult If not impossible for the people
of the United States to poll such
majority that the Federal Government
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entrenching itself behind the acquisition
Of power, The rules Of Reed have de-
stroyed the usefulness Of the American
Congress.
The Mckinley BILL the Lodge aver-
port elections bill all prove that it is the
purpose Of Congress not to give us the
things that they have given the minor
ity in the past, and that it is the pres
emit intention OF the President aud Con-
gress to entrench themselves in power.
My friends. this is not idle declama-
ton. 1t is sober fact. If the American
people shall see il so, they will never
consent that liberties so lRboriously
gained by their ancestors shall be idly
voted away by themselves. The form of
our government is representative re-
public. The power Of that government
was an honest and conscientious public
opinion which, being swayed to and fro,
officiates so that their actionE shonld
correspond to the needs and welfare Of
the people. can see that gradually the
spirit that is governing the American
people is wealth. 1t is plutccracy, and
not Democracy, and Republican
policy. / can see it in this
city and in every great
city. A plutocracy has every evil and
not one Of the virtues of an aristocracy
which our government was to uispOssess
and make impossible in this country. 1t
is a battle Of money against manhood ;
and If the party in which I was born and
in which my lie has been passed has any
truth in il 1t Is the party Of manhood as
against tile influence of money. / have
seen 1t said by one of its chief advocates
that the advantage of the Lodge bill was
the publicity Of elections under its pro
visions All, my friends, what we want
is TO preserve the conscience Of the indi-
vidual voter 50 that none who may wish
to know shall know what vote be placed
in the ballot box 70 express his own
wishes. We Want men protected st the
ballot box. We want them neither
frightened from their duty nor de
bsuched. ! would be glad 70 say more
upon these topics, but already
have passed the limit that wss given
nee as a delegate to the con
veRtion that nominated one candidate
for governor ond one candidate for Con.
gress, consider IL q pleasure TO give
some report Of what has been done by
me and my colleagues Test the Issue
and judge for yourselves. You have
your candidates for governor and repre-
sentative The more you test them the
truer you will find them. TIE Issue as
il is in most states is money as against
manhood, and may she ever End herself
against money and for manhood
Hon. George 6ray's Speech
hardly know, my fellow citizens,
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