Evening journal., 1892-10-27


Men who Form Honest Opinions Re-
gardiess of rarty-CoioneI NIelds At
tempts TO show the beneficial Effects Of
the Mckinley TarIG Legislation.
Rev Jonathan S Willis, of Frederica.
Republican candidate for congress and
Colonel Benjamin Nields, Of this city.
addressed a large and enthusiastic meet
ing In the Grand Opera House last even
ing. Fully 1000 persons were in attend
ance, including the members of the First
Voters and Higgins Republican clubs
The Opera House orchestra furnished the
music.
The stage was appropriately decorated.
General James II. Wilson, chairman OF
the Republican state central committee.
presided temporarily. Among those
upon the stage were Colonel IL. A.
DUPONT. Rev. j. s. Willis. Colonel BEN
jamin Nields, Philip r. Clark, F. B. Col
ton, Washington Jones' J. j. Gallagher.
NJ. M. Child w w. Hopes. DIR. Joseph
Chandler DR.. Peter Cooper, II. f. Dure
City Treasurer Joseph X. Adams Colonel
d. p. Barnard, Councilmen NJ. 4. Dan
nenberg, John w Kirby and James T.
Ratledge
Chairman Wilson made few prefa-
tory remarks in which he said that the
Democratic contention that the people
Of the United States are as much inter
ested In the people of the world at large
as in the people OF this country is false;
he denied that the interest Of labor is a
solidarity; that wages are not affected by
protection or free trade; and that the
nation has no authority to coerce
state saying that that was settled for all
time at Appomattox.
He introduced Colonel II. A. Dupont
as permanent chairman, who, in turn.
introduced Rev Jonathan S. Willis as
the first speaker Of the evening.
speech of the Preacher-Poiitician.
The preacher politician Of South Mur-
derlill hundred was loudly applauded
when he took the floor He said, In
part
There Is probably not person in the
audience who has not thought of the
shadow OF death having entered the
White House and touched the bosom
companion Of the president. It has
touched the whole American heart. re-
gardless Of party.
In this great free government the
laws by which people are 20 be controlled
are made by the people themselves In
the conduct Of such a government It is
necessary to have two or more great
parties. The process of thought leads
TO crystalization Of opinion that makes
party In this city there is a Lincoln
party, but the Democrats must take care
of that
"The principles Of good government
relate to ihe great matter of human sal
vation. II is necessary. therefore, TO
have two parties TO watch each other.
If a Republican or Democrat regrets
that the opposite party exists he is very
wrong. The Democrats should be glad
for the existence Of Republican party.
for if IL had not been for the Republican
party It would be hard 70 tell where the
country would have BEEN The Republi-
cans do not claim to be better than Dem
ocrats and it knows the Demo
Gratis are no better than the Repubii-
cans. II any one expects that hard names
will add votes and victories TO either side
he is mistaken. Many a man would take
his chances on perdition rather than be
driven to Heaven.
'if the Democrats honestly think that
state banks and wildcat money are best,
then we respect their opinion If you
believe It is better TO send out of the
country for goods instead of making
them, and instead Of nourishing a home
market nourishing a foreign one, then
we respect your opinion, however thin it
may be. If we believe il is best TO have
n national currency good over the world.
we want our opinion respected, and not
to be abused for having an opinion.
1T would not take long to compare
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low tariff with its prosperity under a
high tariff or see that the latter is the
best and only one TO live under The
( low prices Of the necessaries of life is an
evidence Of the benefits of protection
But competition will bring down prices.
The logic of the case is against the Demo-
Gratis
willis Anxious for a Change.
"With regard to the State Of Delaware
is 1t not good thing once in a while to
have a change in administration The
Democrats thought so when Cleveland
was elected President. Il is we'll once in
while 20 have a change in administers
, ton. That is what the State of Della
ware wants She needs a change.
There are hundreds of Democrats who
q are ready to acknowledge it. Better to
4 have change and have affairs looked
| into. Then If the Republicans did no
better than the Democrats they could be
q turned out. Are the Democrats afraid
to have the light shed upon them.
I Delaware wants new constitution
it wants the judiciary elected by the
people; it wants local self-goyernment
to a greater extent than it has ever had
it. Why should not the hundreds elect
T. their own representatives in the Legisla-
turei Then every one would know the
man who was running for Office and the
best man would be elected.
Z Colonel Nields on Tarin.
e Colonel Nields took the tariff as the
snbiect of his discussion. He eulogized
the Republican candidates; spoke Of the
tariff to the morocco, hosiery, dry goods
grocery and milling industries He said
that he had no respect for Senator Gray S
I Democracy when that statesman said that
o each day the struggle of life became
C harder under the Operations Of the
Z tariff When Mr.. Bayard argues that he
D is convinced that great danger threat