Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-10

nan, The hrst time being On The evening
II Saturday, the 2lst OF December lST5,
when he was introduced TO me by a per-
S0nal friend, then and now one OF the
best free traders in the United States, who
told me that Mr.. Sperry was one of the
vice-preSidents of the Free Trade League
and managing editor of thenewspapertt' tt'i Il
owned by his ialher-in-law, Mr.. Hendcr-
son, and Mr.. Parkc Goodwin. as represent
Ing the estate of his fathcr-in-law, the latt
William Cullen Bryant. aud known as the
most prominent free trade journal i'll tue
country. The next and last time was a
few months later, when he sought me out,
accompanied by Mr.. Henderson, "a ask
my advice in regard to his purchasing the
.H0fWMy VEINS, then owned by the late
John O'Byrne and his sister. On his stat.
ing that he expected to make il Il Republi-
can organ, | advised him especially to be.
ware of factlonal politics in the Repubi.
can party iii this state, and especially of
the influence of Anthnny Higgins, which,
u he yielded to it, would most surely lead
him into trouble. Whether the events of
The past few days have fully confirmed
my predictions or not, leave it with this
audience to judge.
In regard to his personal assertions III
relation to me, would say that more than
10 years before | ever saw Mr.. Spefry, ]
had cast my last vote for Republican
President. Four years ago gave in this
hall, and on Just such an occasion as this
my very good reasons for no longer sup
porting the Republican party, which it
would take too long to 40 over now.
50 far as any tariff profits which have
come to me are concerned. would say 70
yoll that they are very much more than
overcome by my tariff losses and the net
result is therefore on the other side Of the
ledger; and while there is probably no
business nowconduCtel which, is nomtnally
more highly protected than mine, the
duties running anywhere from 80 to 800
per cent, these duties have no more effect
on the business and production of my
company. nor ON the wages paid its em-
plpyces, than there would be on the wages
Of the men who run the pumps ut the
city water works, If Mckinley in his i'll
finite foolishness had seen tit to put a duty
of 81 per gallon on the BrandyWine water;
and know no more conspicuous instance
of the absolute folly OF the American
tariff than my business presents.
But you did not come here this evening
to listen to me, and | shall therefore close
with an apology for having inflicted on
you so much of personal nature, and ask
| you to join with me in greeting man of
| whom no honest DelaWarean was ever yet
| ashamed.
MR.. RAYARD's SPEECH.
Ladies and Gentlemen, my friends and mn
neighborS. ny ,teiloWcitizenS ALL: thank
you, unaffectedly, for your kind greeting
and ! respond in the spirit in which it has
come to me.
The season of dcliberation has about
ended and the time for action and decision
must now soon take its place. On Tues
| day next the people of this State, under its
laws, are to exercise the elective franchise
the pure individual vote, secret private, Sc
that no man need have any other guide
| than his own conscience how he shall
exercise that first function which is the
very foundation of our government anC
the guarantee of our liberties. Applause.
My friends, we cannot be too careful iI
considering the responsibilities that res
upon us as freemen, living under
popular form of government, to estimate
properly the great privilege and the grea
responsibility of voting justly, honor
ably, honestly, for the construction of oul
government and the choice of our instru
ments of government.
Here first it is proper for me, as a Della
ware man born and bred to speak to you
citizens of Wilmington, of the condition
of the little commonwealth and of thC
county and of the State in which on
homes are found. What is the condition
in which upon the eve of the election o
1892 the State of Delaware stands iinan
cially before the people?
HONESTY OF DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION
For nearly 40 years, with slight inter
ruptiOn, the Democratic party was il
charge of the finances and the governmen
of the state. At the end OF 40 years tn
result is a credit well nigh perfect. II W
are not a rich community, we are at leas
trusted community. and the bonds of ou
State stand among the foremost securitie
of this great and rich country. Applause.
ia, n
need for their expenses can be borrowed
and has been borrowed At as low n rate .
interest as the government of the linitei
States itself can issue bonds for, and tn
fact remains, in summing mp our Cundi
ton, that our credits exceed Our debts
and il tomorrow hat political entity calle
the state of Delaware were to be dssolve
and dispersed, and the assets and the debt
were lnarShalei, there remains hand
some dividend to be paid every man
woman and Child in our midst. Applause.
My friends nothing but economy, moth
ing but good sense, nothing bat just man
agement could have produced this; moth
ing but honest management could hay
, produced this. You may run your cy
and tax your memory over this State, an
YOU cannot find single individual fol
tune that was built up by iobbery unde
Democratic administration; you caGnC
hear of a fine house or of u great builin
| that was the result of political jobber
j under Democratic government in til
! State of Delaware. [Appaitse.l
, Mistakes we have male-that is nature
or we would not be men-we have electe
men whom We have regretted haviE
elected; we have made errors and blut
! ders and mistakes: but the fact vet n
MAINS upon the score of pecunlary an
sterling honesty, that do not know, no
do think any man can State where on
dollar has been lost to the treasury of I'll
State or Of the county as the result {
Democratic administration. Applause,
THE REPUBLICAN, LEVY coURT.
: But; further ON this point, my friend
4 | want to say that within the last tw
| years, and since the Republican Ley
Court has had charge of the affairs of o,
! county, they have spent more in couns
fees that were unnecessary and imprepl
than ever was lost by the Democrat
: party in the history of the entire stat
G Applausel
4 Nay more; the Legislature of Delawar
e under Il Democratic majority, have d
e vised plan for the county goyernmel
more in Consonance with the growth
/ Ullr population and the competition OF ut
4 social and political interests than we hi
e pursued before. We find checks under
It men under restraint and protection, al
the Legislature OF Delaware have provide
1 such u law that nowhere in the COUNT
S does the peoples money, drained fro
d them by taxation, fall into a clearer Gu
rent undisturbed by pcculation, into Il
public treasury than in the county Of Ne
: Castle. 1t is capable of supervision. it
. capable of detection if ANYTHING is wron
there is no partisan spirit in it, and ii
men VINO are 10 be on the committees
m examine the books and to pass upon ii
a actions Of our financial officers are Ghost
i from both parties and by the highest iut
"a cial officers of the state. Every prote
:: ton against carelessness, every pfotectic
Y against dishonesty and j6bbery ha