Evening journal., 1892-11-05

ter than he would have done in the hands |
of man whose strength Is in oratory. |
The ex- secretary of state spoke as Del |
awarean who felt the shame of his state |
reflected upon himself, and he painted
''the infamy of the Union in true colors
He did not plunge into Senator Higgins
at first, but contented himself with in
PRODUCING his remarks upon the general
condition of the state finances. He said
Season For Action Almost Here.
"LADGEs AND GENTLEMEN, Ny FRIENDS
AND MY NaIGHBoRs, My FnLLOw-CITI-
zNNs ALL thank you for your kindly
greeting. The season of deliberation is
about ended and the season for action
must soon take its place. On Tuesday
next, each voter in the state must cast
his ballot, under state laws, in secret,
and every man will have an opportunity
to vote as his conscience dictates. Upon
that vote the political fate of the nation
az of the state depends.
Delaware and Her Credit.
1T is proper for me, as a Delawarean,
to speak of the condition of the little
commonwealth in which you and reside
What is the condition in which, upon the
eve of the election of 1892, the state of
people? For nearly forty years, with
slight interruption, the Democratic party
has had in charge the finances and gov
ernment Of the state At the end of
/ forty years the result is credit we'll
nigh perfect. If we are not a rich com
munity, we are at least a trusted com
munity, and the bonds of our state stand
in the foremost among the communities
of this great and rich country. The
money hich the people of Delaware
need for the expenses cf government,
can be and has been borrowed at as low
a rate of interest as the government of
the United States can issue bonds for
And the fact remains that our credits
exceed our debts, and il tomorrow that
political corporation, called the State OF
Delaware, was to be dissolved and dis
bursed all the assets and the debts were
paid there would be a handsome divi
dend to pay to every man, woman and
child in our midst Nothing but econ
omy, nothing but good sense, nothing
but good and honest management could
have produced this.
You may run your eve and tax your
memory all over this state and you can't
find single individual fortune that was
built up under political iobbery You
cant point to building and say that it
was the result of a Democratic Job in the
state of Delaware Mistakes we have
made; that was natural or we would not
have been human. We have made errors
and blunders and mistakes, but the fact
yet remains upon the records of stirling
honesty that l do not know, nor do
think any man can state where one dollar
has been lost to the treasury of the state
or county by the result of Democratic
administration (Applause).
sample of Republican Extravaganza.
Il want to say this-that within the
last two years since the Republican Levy
, Court has had charge of the affairs of oul
county, it has spent more for useles!
counsel fees than ever was lost by the
! Democratic party in the entire state.
''The legislature of Delaware, under
q a Democratic majority, have devised 4
5 plan of county government more in con
sonance with the growth of our count,
than that which preceded it The legisla
| ture approved such law that nowher,
s in the country does the peoples none,
Z flow in a clearer current than today il
, the county of New Castle 1t is cheaply
T. and honestly accomplished. There is M
e partisan spirit in it. The men who are
to be the committees to examine thu
f books are chosen from both parties am
e by the highest judicial officers of tn
j. state. Every precaution has been fairly
, provided by the party whose success w
, have the right TO demand at the hand
y of our fellow-countrymen
, Laid Down By the Law.
"On the other hand without goin
v into the lawless actions of the Lev
L Court this spring it is S fiicient to sa
K that it had to be held down by the stron
e hand of the law to prevent the creates
e wrOng-hrst, against the treasury an
n then against the elective franchise. Blu
a we had upright magistrates aud obtaine
q. the relief to which we were entitled.
n "Inthe meantime you know of the rune
"a of iobbery which has already spread.
~ bridges to be built the probable cost {
n which should have been estimated an
e. placed before the people in order that
rs might have been reached by a prop'
Dr. assessment.
10 without passing upon the reasOn
bleness or justice of the bridges which
Is am led to believe a wise system
re county improvement would call for, I'll
r preceding system should be followed an
a the people should know in advance whit
1 the county expenses would be. Pay
c. you go, is plain, honest rule of bus
II ness and that is what the people Of Ne
IN Castle county have a right to ask
70 those to whom they pay the
money. 1t is not only so in regard
IN our state, but it is true wherever q
Id Democratic party have control. l cha
re lenge a denial of my correctness. 1t
Id something for man TO be able to 81
er what l have said and to be able to b
is lieve that the persons who hear me ha'
ed confidence in your truth. God graz
C. that that same history of honesty al
Y good credit may be told in this lit
Sc community forty years hence.
81 1--WE are proud of the vast and gre
or ma tiOn; proud of the great country, al
an we are called upon TO lift our minds
N the contemplation of the imperial inte
er est. 1t is not a day for small thing
1l. small men and small thoughts. Let
le approach them in high spirit, strivil
ne to comprehend our great destinies and
rs properly comprehend our great duti,
he What are these duties2
,ss Nineteen-twentieths of all the bloc
IL 81. IL 4