The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-26

The Fourth Ward Club met again
" ednesday night, to hear the report
OF the Resolutions Committee; Chair
man Zadoo Butler presiding, and Geo.
W. Tucker secretary. The chairman
when he called tho club to order stat
ed that he had something to say, and
he would take this time to say 1t, be-
was taken up. As you all are perfectly
aware. said he, ] reside In that banner
ward OF Democracy, the Fourth, where
heretofore 1t was always considered
enough to ask man where he lived,
without asking him how he voted, as
that followed. That, / say. was in the
past. To-day ain sorry to say 1t ia
not so. Under the leadership that
obtained In the past. such was tho
condition OF our party In the Fourth
Ward; but to day under the leader.
ship OF Zeke Cooper and such, what
do we see? Why the Republicans
actually coming into our ward with a
band Of music and their public speak.
headquarters and reading where
our young men arc to be taught that
Republicans are not hunting votes
with a whiskey bottle, but by appeal
ing to their Intelligence.
Ii that 10 not boarding the lion In
his den. then | have read the papers
In vain, / have been O Democrat all
my life, as you know, and this grleves
mo much, to SEQ our voters In the only
solid ward going away from us; IN d l
think it behooves us to do someth ing
to try to counteract this move upon
the part OF our enemies.
Morgan-I endorse all friend But
Ter has said. too am a twenty.year
nj a.
Imocracy, and 1t grieves me beyond
depression to see our voters going
AWAY from us. We will have to do
II Hey, Mr.. Walton?
Whartun--Well, gentlemen. l have
never lived west of the First, and have
had Its houors thrust upon me in the
shape of Councilman. What you say
lis true. ns | have heard it from Mr..
Day, and he knows. What to do l
know not, but | will ask him. GEN
Itlemen, am afraid from the way we
have started out that this thing ia
going to be too expensive for mo, and
| think will not be membar OF your
club. as am afraid you will want to
tax mo too heavy. i know little
about tho expenses of campaign, as
Mr.. Day has told me. But would II
not be better to do nothing about
your Fourth ward business until 1t ls
time to use them. and then go In
and get them, as by that time the
money would DO here from Causey
and tho other fellows who want TO be
U. s. Senators2 IA chorus oil Fourth
warders: "Ws cannot sit silently and
have our people slandered In any
such way. They are above any such
lthing."l ---
Wharton-I only know what have
Hnl- fnlI nj hn he a
worked them.
Wlse-Oh, Zese don't know all, nor
neither does MIR. Day.
Wharton-Weil, l never knew Char.
lie To be far wrong, except when he
was Republican.
Dyer-Mr. Wharton, what will you
give to start an opposition reading
room In the Fourth Ward9
WhartoR-Well. gentlemen. did
not know wa met here for any such
purpose as that, and object to its be-
Ing considered Mt this meeting. What
we are Interested in IL the silver and
tariff questions, not reading rooms.
| Morgan-How are we to meet these
Republlcans. when they attack us 10
our own balliwick, as they have done,
unless wo have the proper facilities
and sinews of war. Como, now, say
what you will give. Key, DyerH
I Dyer-1t Is perfectly fair question.
Mr.. Wharton. You are Capitalist
and can afford TO give. and ought to
realize much pleasure in contributing
to tho success OF your party. OF
course FROM worker like Inc but
little can be expected.
Wharton-Wel, / SEQ the object of
this meeting Is entirely foreign to that
which l was led to believe 1t to be,
a 4 nht 30 HtRet har nil
alton OF this painful subject. can
understand Mr. Dyer; he of conrse is
anxious az he wants to get on the
Legislative ticket. but Zeke says he
lshan't, and what Zeke says goes. now.
Pennington-Gentlei came pre-
pared with few remarks this even
Ing upon the resolutions, but l see
you have another subject. but an i'm
portant one, although our friend
Wharton does not seem to SO realize
/ 1t. IL is important to stop any open
ing made by the enemy II possible
but fear they are 80 numerous that
Its we'll nigh impossible. still we car
stop the moro important ones, and
this last move of the enemy il the
most dangerous one to us. II is edu
eating our voters TO look after theil
own Interests and not trust in what
their leaders should tell them.
This is death to Democracy every
time. We can only win when oui
voters follow bllndly wherever the
headers lead. rs witness 1892, when we
led tile working men of this country
Ito strike a death-blow al their owr
homes and families. Thousands OF
men are tramplng 10 day and being
fed at soup houses who prior to that
ELECTION never knew what want was.
Lem ocracy requires blind submission
Ito the leaders Will.
Wharton-I move we adjourn, IS /
want to see Charley. Carried.