The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-12-29
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all Its parts: that will NO longer let the
traditions Of the past that is forever and
| ever gone, check their growing faith In
those principles Of economic truth upon
which the prosperity Of the American peo-
pie depends
The Republicans OF the South extend their
hands to their brethren of the North, with
hearts brimming over with love OF the Gag,
full Of the glory of our common country,
and yielding to none in our aspirations that
rich and prosperous at home, abe shall
take her full place among the nations Of
the earth.
And SO West Virginia and North Carolina
have placed their state governments In all
their branches in Republican hands. Ten
nessee has elected Republican governor.
Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri have
chosen majority of their representatives
to Congress as Republicans-the entire vote
in each state aggregating Republican ma
jorty. while in Virginia, Alabama. and
Louisiana. msjorities of the white voters Of
these states are held in the embrace of gov
ernments they abhor simply by methods at
last to them equally abhorrent. To such
methods the sugar planters of Louisiana; the
$4,000 white majority of Alabama. and the
So far but the first step has been taken.
have faith to believe there will be no step
taken backward. but that in Delaware and
throughout the hitherto Solid South we are
at last to see the reign of law replace the
reign Of force-that we are at last to realize
a union Of states from which the last ves-
tiges of the ideas and influences springing
from slavery shall have been eradicated.
For us in Delaware it is a day to rejoice
Democratic detection In part gave US the
victory Of 1888. The victory we celebrate to-
night came from our own strength; from the
deep demand Of the entire country for
change. in which the people of Delaware
fully shared.
But for the repression laws against which
we contend our majority would have been
from two to three times as great.
We still have great odds against which to
contend, but / have confidence that the
out-heartedness which has sustained us
In many an unequal contest during the
eventful thirty years that have passed will
not desert us now when the eastern horizon
is brilliant with the dawn of the coming day
Let us but continue to deserve II, and the
people Of Delaware will see to it that the
destinies Of the state for years to come shall
be placed In our keeping.
But our cause OF rejoicing tonight does
not end here. Delaware has made her full
contribution to the Republican strength in
the national councils. We have elected a
representative TO Congress, and we have re-
tanned the seat we now hold in the Senate Of
the United States BY our action. together
with that Of our sister states of the South
West Virginia and North Carolina, the Re-
publlcans will control the Senate In the
Fifty-fourth Congress, both as to its organi-
cation and TO legislation The parties. how
ever, in the Senate, remain SO close that but
for the seat from Delaware the Renubiicaps
would not control that body, BY our achieve
ment In 1883 the Republicans kept control
of the Senate were able during the frst
Congress of Harrison's administration to
legislate, and brought In the six new
Northwestern states Now we render
anothef ana vast service TO the party ana
the country.
The Republicans will control both House
and Senate In the coming Congress, The
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inefe "ii' oe an emu ol ,he paralysis ol
the legislative functions OF the government.
If President Cleveland and Secretary Car
Isle are UNEQUAL to the task of formulating
a maasura IN simn,ify our discoraant cur
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an' W y, en' " "in y. e'iu iion,
the treasury, II the present congress shouio
adjourn without amordiDg the finances OF the
country relief, let President Cleveland call
together promptly the new Congress, and
tbe Repub,iran mainritias will nass hills
tha. ,,,,i, ,oa,nta,,, ,ha aoid ,osarya raa,, ,ha
enae "ii' .ns 9oiu ,e'e. t., "eep .Ao
country iroui eotnB 10 silver OASIS, Sim
piify the currency, revise wisely our bank
ing SYSTEM and also pass bill revising the
tariff on protection lines, that will stop the |
defcit In olr ravenuas and start again the
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sum measures ieoiuehe Sie'eiahu ea"
affirm or veto. With him 1t would be to de-
eide but 1t is enough for us to rejoice over
Tonight that by our victory in Delaware we
have tbus made national relief nosslhle in
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ehis o@' VI ett.N .Neisai u1't.ess
EDWARD G. BRApFoRD's SPEECH.
He took as his topic "Ihe Future of Re. |
publicanism."
AS Air. bradford arose he was greeted |
with applause. He began his speecn by |
saving MIR. Chairman and gentlemen, / |
GLADLY avail myself of the opportunity to /
nraant t,, tbts aaaambInua soua nonsId .