The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-25
EEPUBLIcAN
THURSDAY. ArRIL 25. 1898.



THunsDAt, APRIL 90. 1895.
THE Western Democrats CRn't Agree.
A riot like meeting OF the members OF
the Chicago Iroquols Club was held In
Chicago on Wednesday evening. After
one Of the most exciting meetings OF the
ciuL's history the Democratic national
platform of 1899, the State Democratic
platform OF 1894, was repudlated. and
b resolution adopted which several of the
members boldly declared would result in
the disruption OF the famous Demo
Club OF Chicago. Tho meeting was rep
resentative Democratic one and came near
breaking up in big riot.
After a warm discussion, the following
resolution was sdopted:
Resolved. BY the mem bers OF the Iro-
Quois Club that 1t is lnexpvdle ut and un-
wise to open the m ints OF the United
STATED to the free coinage OF silver; that
IL would be most unfortunate at this time |
when signs OF returning confidence ana |
renewed prosperity are multiplying. such |
an unwlse and disastrous step should be |
taken. Inc necessary effect would be to
sggravate these industrial, Commercial
and financial lille from which we have but
lately suffered, and to postpone indel.
nitely tho advent OF normal and prosper.
Gus conditions"
The above resolution was introduced In
the beginning OF the meeting by S. s.
dregory. Tho silver faction was led by
Joseph b. Mann Charles Shackelford ex.
Mayor Hopkins q. S barrow. Louis Horn.
stein, u. b. Talman. Lawrence Z. Boyle
and others, who soon made 1t apparent
that at least cne-third OF the seventy.flve
members present were opposed to the
gold standard. Mr.. Shackelford began
the light by offering as substitute the
silver plank In the national Democratic
platform of 1892 The sound money mon
voted It down.
The session finally adjourned in great
disorder.
Nor satisfied with taking few dollars,
somo enterprl5lng thieves entered the
First National Bank at Plainn cid. n. j.,
on Wednesday and distracted twenty.
TWO thousand two hundred aud slxty.hve
dollars from behind the enc,o5u re where
1t was lying while two clerks were in the
bank attending to their dutIes The rob.
berry thus Tar is a myst cry. The bank Is
out that amount by somebody's careless.
ness. The banks nowadays are having
hard time OF 1t between the thieves on
the inside and the robbers on the outside.
DENNIS j. Mention who after more than
forty years service III tho employ OF tho
Harlan & Hollingsworth Company has
severed his connections with that Com.
pany. He began as an errani boy and
Afterwards learned the trade OF ship Join
Ing. He was mads Sup eriut endent OF
that branch, aud helped the iirm to make
the reputation which it received for its
excellency OF work. Mr. Mention will de-
vote his time hereafter looking after his
real estate Interests in our city. He has
well earned his competency and We Wish
him many years Of good health and sue
cess In his new venture.
CUPID is as busy as ever in making
matches. There were several couples
made joyously happy by being Joined to.
gether by Gods holy ordinance on Wed.
nesday in our city. They have under.
taken serious partnership. which is
strewn with hundreds OF blessings besides
lots of little troubles anu heart aches.
What God has Joined together let no man
put asunder should he borne in mind by
hose who contemplate matrimuny or
take It's responsibilities upon themselves.
bear ard forDear should b. the motto OF
husbands and wives, and they should
bear III mind that there Is no boss IN the
family. They are one who live up to the
precents taught them i'll the bible
lEeEY BALDWIN tue notorious piunger
on the turf, has nude 4 very frank answer
20 a suit for betrayal brought against him
by Miss Lillian Abbey OF Boston, Mass
Baldwin answers That his reputation Is
such that any woman Of the world should
have known that he (BadwlnJ was de