Smyrna times., 1894-10-31
Enthusiasm in Duck Creek Hundre,

meeting were neld IN the opera House. |
The voters of this hundred, and even |
many of the ladies are warmed up to |
the subject and turn out at every meet |
ing.
The Democrats held their rally on
Thursday evening before large audi
ence. Many went to see the Demo
cratic candidates, Ebe w. Tunnel and
Samuel Bancroft, Jr. The Democrats
were enthused and greeted their can
didates with much applause.
The speakers were p. B. Hopper and
A. d. GOldsbOrough, prominent lawyers
of Centreville, Nd, and Secretary of
the State, John d. Hawkins. These
speakers, together with a few of the
prominent Democrats of the town, met
at the Tunnel and Bancroft club room
and after an informal reception
marched down to the Opera House.
Music was furnished by the Excelsior
Cornet Band.
The chairman of the meeting was W.
Denney HAZEL. In few words he
introduced Secretary of State Haw kins
of Dover, as the first speaker. Mr..
Hawkins began his discourse by dehn-
ing the true elements of Democracy,
ciples as inculcated by the Republicans
whose whole stock aud trade he SAID
was "bigotry." He said there were
enough Democrats in this State 10
carry the election and that the under
lying principles of their success was
courage and harmony.
The next speaker introduced was p.
B. Hopper, of Maryland. In starting
out he spoke of the close alliance be-
tween the Eastern Shore of Maryland
and Delaware; low they had stood and
fought together in times past in many
an important crisis. The people fought
during the Revolutionary war against
taxation without representation, and
during this campaign the Democratic
party is lighting the unjust taxation of
| the masses. From here on he talked
tariff, emphasizing that any tariff was
unconstitutional unless it is for the
economic use of the government. The
Republican party is party of pre-
tences; it had its effect on the outside
1t destroys and not builds up. This
was found in the Mckinley bill, which
means death death to the best interests
of the country.
to send Samuel Bancroft, Jr., to Con
gress, man who represents the prin
ciples of Cleveland and Wilson and d
man who would stand by our State;
Democracy. Eternal vigilance, he said
is the price of victory. He urged then
to make an earnest effort this campaign
to stand together. He pointed to Eng
land as queen of the seas. It's eXten
sive commercial relations with Othe
nations were built up as she moved
along under low tariff This cOulC
be Americas privilege, for with the in
telligence and pluck of an American
people we can compete with England
for the markets of the world. This i
T what we want and this is what we mus
have.
In closing he told the people not Il
be deceived by the beautiful promise
: of the Republicans for they would fn'
, out to their sorrow, but to be courage
t Gus and stand for true Democray.
J Chairman HAZEL then introduced tn
2 Democratic candidates amid great aI
4 plause, which continued with spirte,
. enthusiasm. Each, when introduced
4 responded courteOusly and expresse
n pleasure at meeting the Smyrna people
; The last speaker of the evening wa
! A. d. Goldsborough, of Maryland. H
= began to address by stating, very briei
ly, the history of our country from it
e early stages through the differen
;. epochs, and endeavOred to shON
d throughout the underlying principle,
D Every man in those times was a her
n aud didn't ask assistance from any
e body. He stood for himself, and eac
h man standing for himself and workin
If together made this nation prOsperOu
e and now the Republican party tO-da
/ is running the manhood of Americ,
n The strength of every nation is in i
e manhood. You tear this down and tn
l. nation declines. The manufacturer
IS are not the most truthful people in tt
e world, or tSey would admit that ii
( protection theory was a fraud. Tt
l. Mckinley bill was fraud and he wei
,r on to show by statistics how unjust WI
b this tariff legislation, and then gave
e kindergarten illustration of it. H
It closing remarks were directed to Il
l. Democratic voters with a plea to {
their duty.
N After the meeting public receptio
er was given the candidates.
ia THE REPUBLICAN MEETING.
ut On the following friday evenir
I'd the Republicans held their rally and
at proved to be the most enthusiast
of meeting they have had. The Ope
o. House was nearly filed to its capacit
Sc Music was given by the Independe
es COrnet Band, (colored), who with Il
ed cOlOred people of the town occupi
Up the gallery which was reserved {
id them. DR.. T. c. Moore was chairmt
ly of the evening and the following vic
ad presidents were called to the stag
he John H. Hoffecker, A. G. Cummil
ne Edgar Spruance, John E. Phillips,
B. Megear, Edw. Beck, w. o. H
ge feCker, TheO. +. Johnson, A. l.. Hu
o. son, John p, Hudson, DIR. G.. w. Sipp
and S. S. Griffin. Candidate for Sher
of Kent county, Luther Shaw "
called to the stage.
'S- Chairman, DIR. T. c. Moore, aft
making brief allusiOn to noise a
,st ungentlemanly conduct which p
tic vailed at the last meeting Of the
tv publicans, he introduced James Penn
is. well, Esq, of Dover, as the Fl
ad speaker. Mr.. Pennewell is an oral
az and he gave to his hearers that ev,
ito ing a solid. masterly address, free fir,
mr.. any personalities or sarcastic remar
in which so often characterize politi,
in speakers.
Ter He started by saying that the |
nd occasion on which he addressed
iii Smyrna audience, was at previC
.ad commencement of our High Scho
Re. His subject then was on an educatiO
nd matter. Tonight is one of educatio
ere interest also. This is a campaign
of education and business. Speakers II
r talk and party organs may publish
cir after all there is no teacher like exp
fence. Our citizens are too famil
,ed with the depression Ofthe times, too v
re acquainted with how their own iut
mi ests and how they had suffered, to
me-. influenced by party promises.
Inn In reference to the cutting of
yis. names on the registration lists, he 4
r. he didn't believe the Registrars wo
w do it until it was actually done. He
~ too much confidence in them to th
dor they would do il. 1t was not a mat
MID of regret even from a party standpO
ha The law was not the object to cut th
names off and he thought everyth
tho would work out satisfactory for
,Ids Republicans.
- The campaign is responsible for
So, depression, melting labor against CT
IL tai. Promises were made that co
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