Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-13
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
Comments of the State Press-A Ticket
and Platform That Gives Assurance
of Sweeping Victory.

OF II Sweeping Victory.
Seaford News-
The nomination of Ebe w. Tunnel
for governor as foreshadowed in this
paper several weeks ago, was the spon-
taneous outgrowth of Democratic senti-
ment throughout the State. BY the
unanimous expression of the Sussex
delegation, sustained by like unanimity
by the party in Kent and New Castle
the nomination went to him unsought,
the management of the politicians alone
but was the united desire and demand
of all of the people who have the well
fare of Democracy at heart Mr.. Tun-
nell is q man of education and ability,
of unquestioned integrity and popular
manners. He has always been active
and energetic in behalf of ali public inn
provements and in various public and
private trusts he has never betrayed the
confidence of the people.
Samuel Bancroft, Jr, the nominee for
Congress is a manufacturer and came
to the Democratic party because he was
conscieutiously opposed to the Republi.
can policy of taxing the toiling masses
for the benefit of the favored few, and
because he was opposed to the general
theory of that party to encroach upon
the rights of the people OF the States.
He is man of wealth and generosity
lie has been instrumental in the founda-
ton of various benevolent and chari-
table institutions. During periods of dis
turbance and unrest through the land,
| there has never been strike in his
mills. He has never reduced the wages
| of his employees and has paid his men
| full wages when working on half time.
| About the mills has grown up the
tiourishing village of Bancrofts Banks.
There are happy and contented homes.
| Electric lights, water and all improve
ments make this village Of contentment
living memento to the generosity and
kindness Of heart of the man who is
the head of the great establishment near
the historic Brandywine. With Tunnel
an Bancroft as the standard bearers,
upon platform of sound Democratic
principles, the result cannot be i'll doubt.
The beginning is indeed bright omen.
Let every man do his duty and the re-
suit will not only be grand Democratic
victory but u crushing defeat TO Re-
publicanism, Mckinleyism, Higginsism
and Addicksism in this State.
1.-THE LABoRER IS WORTHY OF HI'
HIRE"
"Paulus" in Dover Delawarean.
Last Saturday had occasion to visi
Wilmington, and during my rambling
about town happened upon coterie o
workingmen who were discussing thu
political outlook in the State. From wha
Icould CLEAN tue men were all engaged il
the leather ndustry-morocco shaver
and tiuishers-and were connected will
labor union. The most vehement an(
positive of the crowd was young man
not over 2S years Of age, who declared
that he was Republican in politics
and had never yet voted for Demo
cratic nominee for Congress. But
said he, ''no man who believes in tn
principles of organized labor, if he ha
intelligence enough to distinguish blael
from white, could do otherwise thai
vote for Samuel Bancroft, Jr., mex
November. Mr.. Bancroft is man VIII
believes in paying all his employe
/ the highest price for their labor. G
ask the weavers and Others employe,
at Bancroft's mills on the Brandywine
ask the printers on EVERY EVENING
} whether they 40 not receive hlShe
, wages than are paid by any othe
journal in town. | don't believe ther
, is union man in Wilmington who vii
+ not support Mr.. Bancroft's candidacy
irrespective of politics, especially as til
enemies of Mr.. Bancroft are known
, be opposed to organized labor. If til
: antagOnism from certain quarter con
t tinues it will only serve to intensity tn
8 feeling in labor organizations and caus
: the members thereof to take an activ
part in contributing to the election {
I the Democratic nominee" That thi
+ young man knew what he was tallkin
/, about is apparent to everyone VIII
! knows anything of the feelings of az
miration with which the la6oring classt
of New Castle county view Mr.. Bal
, croft. He is not II recent convert to til
y principle of justice to labor, but eve
! since he has been in business, and whe
y he had no political aspirations wha
:, ever, MIR. Bancroft has steadily mail
~ tanned rate of wages both in his mil
= and in his newspaper property whic
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