Evening journal., 1894-11-02
THE NINTH WARD IN LINE
Her Loyal Democrats Hold a
Rousing Open Air Meeting
ON THE VERY Eve OF THE ELECTION


Victor b. woolley, j Harvey whiteman
and Peter L. Cooper. Jr., Speak on the
National and state Issues, and Urge
Fidelity and work.
The Democrats of the Ninth ward
demonstrated the loyalty which has made
them noted factor In local politics by
an open air meeting held at Thirteenth
and Claymont streets under the Joint
auspices of the Ninth Ward Democratic
Club and the German Democratic Club
DR.. George W. Quinn presided, and 3
number of representative Democrats OF
the ward occupied seats on the platform,
among them Jacob DaKlne, Nathan Hill,
]. O'Donnell, David Johnson and Daniel
g Moonly.
In opening the meeting DR.. Quinn said
1t gave him pleasure TO preside at the
first meeting held In the Ninth ward. He
did not propose to make 3 speech, AS
there were present, men who we're more
eloquent and whose knowledge of how
well the state had been operated under
Democratic rule was better than his own.
He then introduced Victor b Woolley.
After the applause which greeted him
had died away, Mr Woolley said Ever
since. September 6. when the Democrats
OF this end Of the Ninth ward at the
primary election gave me 80 handsome
majority, have wanted to meet you and
thank you heartily. 1t gives me great
pleasure to do so tonight and to
further note that the Democrats OF the
Ninth ward have entered the campaign
with vlgor and determination which
presages well for most glorious
victory. | see old war horses aud young
workers. with political vigor and
| political wisdom, which are q
pride to the Democratic party, and
| predict that on Novembar you will
put the enemy TO flight and demonstrate
the truth Of the words of Chief Justice
/ Robinson, the Democrats are the easiest
to scare, but the hardest TO lick. IL you
/ fight as well on election day as you have
In past campaigns there can be no doubt
of the result
The speaker then reviewed the acts OF
the Republican party in national affairs
the passing of the infamous Force bill,
/ the unwise and disastrous Sherman
| Silver Purchasing bill, and the unjust
and robber Mckinley bill, and then
showed where the Democratic party had
| proved the friend OF the worklngman bY
striking them from the statute books
| He gave a clear and able description OF
the workings Of the Mckinley tariff and
| the benefits arising from the Wilso II
bill, and urged that the voters retain In
power the party which made the latter
possible he then spoke of the import
ance Of the coming election both to th'
state and the nation. Ia concluding b,
paid glowing tribute TO the ticket and
augured It's triumphant election. Hi
speech lasted about an hour and was al
able and intere ting one.
]. Harvey Whiteman was the mex
speaker and he was listened to with clos
attention for over half an hour. H
spoke IN warm terms OF Mr.. Woolley, who
he said, was a man who would do homo
to his party and himself in the Stat
Legislature, and who could be trusted Il
work with single purposes for the work
ipgman He referred briefly to the goo
work done by the party in this state, II
reducing taxes and raising the credit o
the state, in making schools free as tn
air. yet separate to the races, aud II
doing away with the laws which made !
! possible Tor the United States marshal
to commit outrage after outrage on th
voters. He challenged any one 20 poin
J to any scandal which had ever bee
attached to the government of the stat
under the Democratic power.
In concluding MIR. Whitemsn took tn
! ticket aud paid eloquent tribute t
the individual members Of the Democrat
] ticket and urged that everyone staunchl
support each from the plow to the tail 0
} the ballot.
] Peter l.. Cooper, Jr. was then intro
duced and made a brief and telling ad
/ dress, in which he reviewed in abl
} manner the reasons why the success {
the Democratic ticket meant so much
every workingmsn He spoke OF th
{ impetus already given to business by th
passage OF the Wilson bill and pfedicte
I that before another six months hs
| passed there would be an era Of unez
/. ampled prosperity in this country L
urged work and hard work until I'll
night of November 6, and said that u