Evening journal., 1890-10-13

contest. do not believe IT possible to
paint IL darker than IL Is. The rights Of
American freemen are &C stake and all
are to be lost unless you reclaim them at
the ballot box.
Upon the ides Of next month problem
frsurht with great Importance is to be
placed before you, 1t Is not to be by car
mage, but thank God IL win be done by
free ballot II may be that It Will be
the last time you win 60 to the polls ex-
cept by passing under crossed bayonets,
but you should 80 this fall and prevent
such q possibility
This is contest IN which classes are
arrayed against masses and he who runs
NAV read which is the party Of force and
which Is the party of law.
| Forget fsctional dissension. Forget
| the fact that there was ever a difference
between Greek and Greek and let MS
| lock shields. redeem your state and make
her record as great la the future as it
has been In the past. Let us solldify
the Democratic party until there is not
break from dark 20 flank.
They howled about a Solid South. In
Gods name keep 1t solid. Not for re-
belllon. not for strife, not for slavery,
but keep IL solid for equal laws and just
taxstion and solid for the principles
which underlie the Democratic party and
under the protection Of which alone our
institutions are safe from harm,
Senator Gray's speech.
In response to loud cries Senator Gray
arouse and said:
my FELLowCITI II would not be
| lust TO you nor TO myself II should at
| tempt TO detain you at this hour longer
after you have stood listening to the elo
quent words with which my eloquent
| friend from Kentucky has done me the
honor to come before you TO night.
"Instead of making a speech | am 60
| ing TO promise this Senator from Ken.
lucky that you will give response to
the speech in November next that will
make his heart glad, even though he be
ole thousand miles distant
II believe you will convince him that
the spirit OF American freemen is not
dead 10 this little state Her devotion is
as alive as it ever has been IN all her
past history. We are going to keep the
government OF this little state in our
own hands, and there shall be protest
90 up against that insolent boast Of the
Republicans that in the future that
party was TO do its own counting and
registering all over this country. We
have had our taste of marshals IN
this state We always believed that
they were only there for partisan pur-
poses and not to promote free or fair
elections AS far as we can prevent it
by our protest we don't intend to let 1t
be done. We are able to run our own
elections and when we are NOT we will
apply to the Federal authorities at
| Washington for a guardianship.
I'm your name want to promise Sena
tor Blackburn, who has done us the
favor TO core into this state, that we
will give heed TO his words and record at
the polls the effect they have had this
evening"
Hon. Thomas y. Bayard, Responds.
No sooner had Senator Gray resumed
his seat upon she stand than loud cries
OF "Bay ard bayard arose, and in re.
sponse to them the honorable gentleman
said;
my FELLOW CITIZENS: The hour
has passed to night for further speaking.
have been with you a delighted listener
to the words OF the tree, brave man who
has come from his home TO the people OF
Delaware to tell Them just what is beat
ing to day All over the land, and that Il
that the gross injustice all over the land
aud the heavy and exhorbitent taxes
being levied upon the people, until they
are being divided into a Class of million
aires ana mass Of poor men.
God gave to some. great intellectual
powers. which he Withheld from others
SILL IL great powers were to be bestowed
they were to be exercised for the com
mon good Of mankind, We cannot pre-
vent one msn being smarter thar
anoi her. II is wise provision OF Pro Vi
dence We cannot prevent indu try
In fact we want to keep and help indus.
try. We cannot prevent the fact that
nature denies to weak men eelf-
coutrol. but it is the great object OF thu
, ! Democratic party TO defend the veal
from the strong Our government
should not be made tbs machinery to IN
tensify the misfortunes of the mass
1.-The manhood of the citizen Is tb,
: thing that stands highest in the Demo
cratic institution We will not allow
! the laws to be made to grind the poor
still less at the behest of the rich auC
the strong We take from no man bis
strength aud his power. We deny t,
any party or organization the right t,
make the weak weaker, the strong
stronger, the rich richer, or the poci
, poorer We only ask that these fact
be paced before the people We wan
simply 10 make, to justify
and TO record our demands. Let monel
/ and corruption keep away from the bal
lot box and away from the people o
/ Delaware aud don't doubt for a momen
what will be the verdict in Move m Der
They will be for the government of equa
, laws and for the equality Of all me
under these laws
Mr.. Bayard sat down amid deRfenin
} applause, and Mr.. Porter announced tina
7 the meeting wks ended,
There probably De-er was such a
: audience at an out door political meetin
In this city. They seemed to be deepl
! interested throughout tie speeches en-
] even when they were told that the spaab
7 ing vas over for the night they SCENE
9 unwilling to depart.
/ The Last Autumn Excursion TO Switch
back via PennsylvAnia Railroad Com
= pany.
r Past seasons have not recorded th
9 geeat number OF persons touring to ia
r Switchback IS have been carried thi
a year The feet Of making this journe
q | under narqnnal acenpf fndrrao ,,,a,r, .