Evening journal., 1895-10-26
ADDRESSED BY ADDICKS
Gas Kings Appearance as a
Stump Speaker.
SAME MATERIAL HAS TO BE USED

Senator Handy sayssIn order to Flight
the Democrats We Have 20 Uso the
Same Material That They whip Us
with wiley Sees No Basiness In
provemont.
Before s o'clock aast evening the
building No 6l0 East Seventh street
occupied by the Eighth Ward Republican
league, was Gro wed TO suffocation.
The occasion was a.. formal presentation
OF two handsou lg-framed crayon
portraits Of the 'aie Governor Joshua A.
Marvil and j. Edward Addicks.
When two coaches rolled up the street
ana stopped IN front Of the house there
were hushed shouts Of
"There he is," Whats the matter
with Addlcks9' but the cries were feeble.
Accompanied by ex- Mayor Wiley,
Charles Kittinger. Robert O Fraim,
Senator Handy and others Mr. Addlcks
entered the building and began to receive
in the front parlcr Meanwhilea mixed
audience Of curious and various men
iostled In the narrow hallway Finally
two photographs we're raised and there
was ripple of applause. Ex Mayor
Wiley presented the picture OF Mr.
Addcks He said;
MIR Chairman, Fellow Republicans:
II is hardly necessary for me to state
that | like 10 get down here in the
Eighth ward where we are all Republi
cans without any frllls. When appealed
to out OF friendly aud kindly feeling to
remember you with one Of his photo
graphs Mr. Addicks has thus responded
handsomely Be hasn't horns on bis
head and he isn't An outlandlsh hyena.
although n you don't know him don't
blame you for thinking no. Fellow
Republicans IL is high time for us to get
together, bearing In mind that the time
has come for the Republican party not
TO allow any set OF small men to crafty
their mercenary motives by pulling us
around by the noses. Now hereafter
you have a rare privilege You may look
on the face OF the man who Is ready 10
do everything IN his power 60 put and
keep the Republican party on solid
foundation In Delaware.
Bear In mind we do not propose to
allow the Democratic party to gain any
ground by our differences They're in a
worse fix than we are This city Is to-
day living motto Of the incapaclty OF
the Democratic party. Now after seeing
all these men standing around since
1892 / am ready to soc some signs OF
better times. / want to see something
Of the success Of Democratic adminis-
tratlon The only business improvements
l see are In the Democratic newspapers
Aud on behalf OF Mr. Addicks he has
answered your suggestion to contribute
his photograph by handing this very
| 4 l. II i q
learn TO appreciate even more than to-
nignt
I'VE want now. men who 20 TO tho
Senste and VINO have the energy aud
the backbone TO do something for their
country, for their state and for their
cluntrymen Such man we have In
Delaware to-day.
Accepted BY Men who Are Not Monkeys
City Councilman Howard Stats
responded With the speech OF acceptance
on behalf OF the Eighth ward Republican
League In part be said.
Because we are part and parcel Of
that great political body, the Republican 2
the young men OF this section Of the citJ
who are tradesmen and earn their bread
by physical exertions, we organized and
fitted up our very cosy little clubhouse
a credit 10 any set OF worklngmsn
One OF our members, in this effort to
&c mp our clubhouse, approached Mr.
Add'ck and asked for q photograph OF
himself to help furnish our home, we
hardly expected 10 get such fine article
OF furniture and are douby'glad that it
is such a fine likeness Of him who has
shown more tourlge than any Republican
who aver showed himself here
"Now Mr. Addicks. on behalf OF the
Eighth Ward League gratefully accept
this fine present and hope that every
Republican OF Wilmington will get 10
know you as we'll as we do within the
next twelve months. There are Republl
cans IN tho Elghth ward who are not
mokeyH and cannot be monekeyed with
We earnestly hope, that before any
primary election. we can get onr fellow
Republicans TO opsn their eyes aud not
see only one side when they vote, and
that they ay realzs that we want
more business and less Law. in Washing
ton"
The Gas King Talks.
Mr.. AddIcks responded to this speech
He mounted the stage chair and surveyed
the faces and forms OF the workingmen.
and then began by TALKING Of national
affairs. In conclusion he said
81 an glad TO see. my friends this
first public denomination OF frlendllness
Co me. No opportunity, however, has
yet been afforded me TO see the strong
underourrent Of feeling that Is now
stirring Wilmington. bat when you do
oaa n NV hrotltar Rrpuhltrauo Won "