The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-22
THIRD EDITION.
uhe Delaware Cold Water Army Out
in Force.

@eHHe 8~o
The Delaware Cold water Army Out
in Force.
From the Kennett Advance.
Whlteman's Grove. In Mill Creek
hundred. Del, was tho scene of much
animation on Thursday. August 18th.
the call of the |. o. q. T., filed the
grove and all tho avenues Leading to
IT, Fully two thousand persons lis.
tened 10 the speeches and enjoyed the
music by the Spring City Prohibition
Quartette and the Walnut Grove
Brass Band. The theme was political
Prohibition, but the labor and equal
suffrage problems received fair ut.
tention.
The morning was largely taken up
with procession OF tile Independent
Order OF Good Templars, who rods
their horses decorated with handsome
Blankets AID trappings aud carried the
banners and ensigns OF the order
Wreaths Of evergreen hung from the
necke OF the stced5. The riders wore
the bright regaiias OF their clan, leg
Rings, sashes, etc., and were followed
by the band, which sent forth its lus.
Niest tones for God and Home and
Native Land" Speeches were made
by local minister's. and the quartette
sang und sang again at the ready and
enthusiastic demand OF the multitude.
A splendid dinner was served TO al |
for % cents, and many were the
praises and accents OF satisfaction that
passed amid the throng. Such bounty
Ter such price WAS never before
invished upon grateful people. Then
Followed q feast OF reason SGT forth by
Mrs Clara Z. Hoffman, Of Missouri:
s'Fit words attended on her weiyhty
sense
And mild persuasion flowed in elo-
quenee." ".
Tho crowd stood spcll-bound as it list.
ened to her Tor ono hour and forty
minutes. She wouldn't he interrupted
by interrut tons, she said, and invited
Z all questions. What sho knew she
would answer, and what she did not
know she could frankly admit. 1t
would be said OF her, OF course that
she was "a Democrat from the South, "
1MissouriD, but she wanted it known
thnt her father WIS New York Adolf.
zionist, who spoke out nall occasions
and I'm his daughter"
She presented tile issue of tho new
and Indispensable conflict with
great weight and force, laying tho
guilt indiscrlniiI.ately upon the old
parties and scoring them With aniable
Wit and womanlyart The labor QuCs.
ton was only second to the liquor
problem. and when the latter Is settled
the other Will DO. ller example oil u
ballot was one OF her freshest ingenui-
ties. "a ballot" said she, is that by
which man registers his convictions,
4 as woman, may only express mine
Many men who 20 to the polls cannot
express their CONNECTIONS, but they are
priYilegeu 10 lcglSt them.
She had no words Tor tho confirmed,
personal liberty, rum drlnkiug and
rum arguing class; her arguments
were to honest, Intelligent. God
y fearing men. In them she trusted.
30 keen was her logic and SO search
ang her analysis, that II purity Of con
ecientiouS listeners, OF tho male gen
der, who sat atlentiveiy before her, cl-
bowed one another uneaslly and tx
claimed In frightened. audible tones
"Ain't she knockin everything III N
under us p
Mrs. Holman, in referring to the
vexed labor strife. spoke IN emphatic
terms ugalnst strikes und other con
Bequent enOrmitles. Her discourse
was interrupted by frequent upp,au 81
and cIiOs oil hear" "hear-'that5
so," etc.
David II. Durwell, OF Ohio address
cd the crowd in tho evening. The
grove was Illuminated and tho crowd
Kefueed to Jeur itself away until late
hour. We didn't stay FOR the speech
but the fame Of this young orator has
gone abroad and he is said to have
pleased and convinced his many hear
9Is.
One of the most active men on thu
ground was an Individual who "burst
Tie shelf OF his party prejudice at tht
Kennett Square meeting -'coulun'
stand Helen Goug airs logic" and wa,
making himself generally useful al
Hhlteman's Grove rs well as dissent
mating HE new views.