Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-10-27

these was the Force bill. which was a
blow at the local control all over the
United States. and placed in the hands Of
the party then in control y greater power
than was ever given any party in free
country. One of your senators, with
extreme vigor, declared that this was
moderate measure, What, wonder,
would be call an immoderate measure9
This was one Of the bills which tended
TO make men more anxious and TO
destroy confidence Backed by Mr..
Harrison and the rulings of Reed and ap-
proved by the Republican senator from
Delaware, it was nevertheless gloriously
defeated by such men as George Gray
The country was alarmed Justly. When
the Americsn people saw the power
handed over to a small body OF men as a
reward for the payment of money given
to debauch their representatives, they
stood agbast. When they saw the tax.
ing power placed ii the hands Of few
by the Mckinley bill; when they saw the
United States isolated from foreign
markets and kept from competing with
other countries in order to benefit few,
they rose and in 1892 expressed their
opinion in no uncertain tones"
The Sherman Purchasing BIN.
Mr.. Bsy ard spoke, at length, on the
Sherman Silver Purchasing bill. which
made the government a partner of the
producers Of silver and loaded into the
treasury two millions of dollars worth of
that metal monthly Wise men looked
on this bill with apprehension. The laws
have been changed to meet the wishes Of
the silver kings The result Of contin-
uance Of this law would have deprecated
our currency and unsettled confidence,
and then came the Mckinley bill As
a result of the Sherman bill, our
currency would have been worth naught,
gold would have disappeared and our
commerce and business would had been
blotted out He warned his hearers not to
allow the standard of value to be shaken.
The value Of metal cannot be increased
by legislation, and any act of Congress
intended to do so would be idle and foolish.
Money can never be too good, and an
honest man is entitled to the best.
Letting the Democrats Suffer.
"These three measures" said he,
"existed before Mr.. Cleveland went into
office the last time Mr.. Harrison knew
the evils arising from them but from
him and his officers no word of advice OF
profer Of assistance came They ssid.
We can live till March 4, and then turn
over to the Democratic party the results
Of our folly and charge them with Great
ing them Harrison didn't veto the
Sherman bill because he wanted the silver
vote.
Mr.. Bayard said that the troubles in
Chicago. the Ooxey and Debs movements.
were due to toe Republican Mckinley
bill, which provided legislation for
class, and not the masses
The Sherman bill, said he. has now
been repealed, and you can change your
silver dollar for gold one, your notes
for either, and this is due to a Demo-
cratic government ana a Democratic
President The Mckinley bill has been
repealed and already businefs is showing
make improvements. lie welt on
the advantages which would come to tho
workingman, in decreased prices of the
necessities Of life, aud TO the manufac-
turer and farmer, through their being
able to reach other markets The re
moval OF the heavy tax on imports and
the corresponding increase In exports.
Mr. Bsyard described the decrease ia
our commerce as due to the Republican
party There Is no country" said he
better fitted to control the commerce Of
the seas than this With 10 geo miles Of
sea coast, lying between the two great
oceans and rich in sea ports, there is no
reason why we should not be at the
front Of all nations There is no state
better fitted than Delaware with her fne'
water front and her facilities for ship
building. Yet to day the flag Of our
country is scarcely to be seen in foreign
seas except on man-of war or from
ship bought from foreign power The
old-time sea captains who used to be SO
well known in Delaware have disap-
peared. Abolished by the friends Of
American industry"
Honesty Of Elections 9 Necessity.
Continuing he said 81 have spoken TO
you OF measures which showed that
/ private greed in the exercise OF public
offices had the effect OF treating the
laws as sources OF private gain, and
turning them into the hands of mercen.
/ sry men When we sell the power Of
the law, and put into power men who
seek that power for gain, the offices be
come the corrupt possession Of mercensry
men. l have sometimes felt while
| abroad, and have been stung as with a
blow, when l read in the papers that the
4 high offices of Delaware were to pass to
the party which could raise the most
money to buy votes. What will be the
effect Of passing the power over to such
meng If paralysis Of business piuched
faces, followed want or confidence
what will become of us when we cease
to believe in the honesty OF men whom
we look to TO represent us? ANY honest
man may make mistake and may right
It, but when nation no longer believes
| in the honesty of its chosen representa-
tives, there can be no want OF confidence
so great as that What can you do with
the Bnsve or trickster the man who
makes merchandise Of his views and
lis politics.
"There is a period of moral decay
which precedes death. II the people
believe that possession Of power means
personal gain, then they cease to respect
themselves or their officers Honor,
truth and worth are essentials to the
commanding Of respect in candidates,
and, in my Judgment. there never were
two men seiected by any party who were
and are more entitled to this confidence
than those who have been placed at the
head Of your ticket Ebe w. Tunnell and
Samuel Bancroft. Both are natives of
the state, born and r. ared on our soil,
among our pevple, and both are useful