Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-25
CROWDS At DELAWARE CITY
Enthusiastic Democrats of
Red Lion Hundred.
BIG MEETING MONDAY NIGHT
The Addresses by Democratic
Speakers.
Speeches by t. Dayard Heisei, L. Irving
Handy, Hon. Il. L. Martin, Peter L.
Cooper, Jr.--Iseception 10 samuel Ban
croft, Jr.-- Delaware City All Agos.

A big and enthusiastic massmeeting
of the Democrats of Red Lion hundred
was held Monday night in Delaware }ity.
There were over 800 present, the largest
meeting in old Red Lion hundred known
for years.
The meeting was held in front of the
Delaware City hotel, which was beauti-
fully decorated with flags and bunting,
and brilliant Examinations. The Newark
band escorted the speakers from the rail-
road station to the hotel.
Dr. +. s. Dunlap was the presiding
officer for tho evening. The first speaker
of the evening was L. Bayard Heisel,
the candidate for representative from
Red Lion hundred lie made most
able argument. Starting ont with the
principals as enunciated by Thomas
jefferson he applied them to the present
tariff. The speaker took up the wage
question and showed that the American
workingman got more wages because he
did more and better work in the same
period. That he got less wages in pro-
portion TO what be produced by his
labor, while his days wages arc bigger;
what he receives for producing given
quantity of finished product is less than
what an English, Austrian, French,
German or Russian workman receives
for his finished product. [Cheers.
Mr. Heisel took up the question of
American shipping and explained to his
audience, many of whom were scafar-
ing men, how Republican legislation
has been hostile to shipping interests,
L. Irving Handy was introduced by
tl,nt Mr. all la
speaker. He spoke for an hour, devoting
most of his time to u discussion OF the
question Of responsibility for the hard
times.
No great party would purposely do
anything to bring on Il panic or to make
hard times. Whoseyer the mistake it
was mistake of the head and not of
the heart.
Did Cleveland make hard timesP He
is the same President with whom the
country tiourished in business prosperity
from 'S5 to 80. In him and in his con.
sentative administration all conservative
citizens had confidence.
Did the Democratic Congress make
hard times? 1t was not in session when
the panic developed, and it had not
passed single law. Did fear Of what
the Democrats might do mako the hard
times? If SO, events have proved that
tho fear was unfounded and the panic
came through the mere cowardliness OF
Republican business men. Was it un.
certainty that caused the panic? If so,
the election Of Republican Congress ut
this time would bring about uncertainty
once more and produce another panic.
The panic was rather caused by tho
dollhouse legislation of the Mckinley
tariff. High protection always produces
first, an unhealthy boom and then a
deadly depression. ta
We saw in 1873 and 1903 alike, a
panic produced in part, at least, by pro.
lection. The farmers had been reduced
TO poverty, and being unable TO buy,
the home market failed, and that helped
to bring on the panic.
Under Republican tariff legislation
the farm lands Of Red Lion hundred
have decreased one-half in value. With
the farmers wheat at 80 cents a bushel
il is cruel to force them TO contribute to
the profit and protection of the million
aire.
Chairman DIR. Dunlap then intro
duced Samuel Bancroft, Jr., the Con-
gressional candidate. His appearance
was greeted with the heartiest applause.
Mr.. Bancroft refrained from making a
speech but invited his friends to a
cordial handwriting at the close of the
meeting.
The Hon. Il. L. Martin was the next
speaker. He addressed himself partieu.
larly to the effect Of the tariff on the
farmers. lie illustrated fully the causes
Of the low prices for wheat. Under the
Mckinley tariff tho manufacturers of
agricultural Implements ship from the
United States to tho Argentine Republic
and % the farmers Of Southern Europe,
farming implements at half the price
American farmers had to pay for them.
Thus they furnished to the competitors
of the American farmer the means Of
cheapenlng the American market and
giving his foreign rival, under the
Mckinley law, an advantage over the
American farmer in the very direction
where he would feel it the hardest.
The meeting was closed with stirring
and eloquent address by Peter u.
Cooper, .Ir. The largo audience re.
NAMED throughout the evening, al
though the speaking continued for
three hours. Although ii was the most
successful and enthusiastic meeting that
has been held in Delaware City for
many years.