The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-20
ENTHUSIASTIC REPUBLICANS.

detson Speak - Washington
Hastings Has His Little Say
An Able Argument Against
Free Coinage.
Ex-senator ]. y Henderson of Missouri
had an audience At the Auditorium last
night which half filed the house. The
meeting was under the uspices of the
Business Mems Mckinley and Hobart
Club and while in point of attendance it
Syas not the largest meeting of the cam
paign it ranked among the largest In
point of enthusiasm and interest. While
the crow was wai5ing on the speaker, the
Smyth Post Band discoursed national
airs 10 the delight of the auditors. When
Mr.. HENDERSON entered the building and
nsceuded the platform he was accompanied
by Washington Hastings, Tatnall Warn
er and Anthony higgins.
The former wa, chairman, and in ac-
cepting the position took occasion to
handle J. Edward Addicks and his fol
lowers without gloves. He had heard
Republicans who are honest in their con
vietions say there was no use to vote for
Robert e. Houston, as he could not. be
elected. That Is q good way to defeat II
man. don't believe it to be fact lilo
can be elected and will be if every Repub-
liCan does what he knows to be his duty
But II he fails and gives up before the
fight is over the candidate will lose Such
statements are not fair and Just He
represents the only Republican party and
1t Is your and my duty to stand by him.
He was man whom the Office sought.
He Is n man who will never sell you out to
the Democrats to defeat the viii of the
Republicans OF his state. Hastings had
SO accused Mr.. Willis.
Then auplnpizinP for his sprlnyv hat
lengthy address he introduced ex senator
Henderson.
We are very near the close Of this extra
ordinary canvass, therefore | will address
you in sort of II tireside way. | have al
ways had IA desire to address meeting in
Wilmington, having n high regard for
Delaware. 1t is possible that this little
State may prove exceedingly valuable. She
may control tho great contest. Your vote
may decide it all. But can come TO you
with acknowledged assurance that Nc
Kinley and Hobart will be elected. Sup
pose he isn't, what sort of fix would
this country be in? l wish you women
voted. My wife is in favor Of woman snf
frage and therefore 50 am l. II tho wO-
mea voted we would carry every State i'll
the country ut this election.
Tho Democrats want to rOvoutiODizc
this government, but do tho women No.
they have children and homes to protect.
hE6 We illtu SblllS ~ l'tilllll q lt'OiIibI'll
for such will come in the election Of our
advscrary. | witnessed the canvass of 1910
and was a witness Of the panic Of 1887,
In 1871 saw the best COW sold Tor g.! %
and everything else in proportion. l
have heard that produce was never lower
than 1t is to-day. In 1871 wheat sold for 40
cents u bushel. When Bryan was named
wheat sold for 50 cts. but when the cOnvtc-
ton fastened Itself upon the public mind
1t raised to 81 cents, and when the people
ore more thoroughly satisfied wheat viii
be 81 25. We have been told that wheat
and silver go together, but now silver is
falling while wheat Is going up.
The finger of the Lord is with US in
this campaign. Our Creator is not ready
to allow us to stand AS il confessed failur"
before the nations Of the world. That il
moi our mission We have conquered the
West, laid railroads throughout the
world, the finger Of Edison has set tho
nations to thinking We have upliItcd the
standard of American liberty, aud have
increased in population from three mil
lions to seventy millions We are not
ready to die Aud Just before the uler' ion
Notwithstanding the hard times the raven
Of destruction porChe1 upon our windows
and cries never more Bat it has been
provided that he be turned out and our
Creator bring To us the truth 80 strong
that we cannot discard it,
Senator Henderson, then alluded to Alt
geld's New York speech In ability Alt
geld is above Bryan. That speech Wa tho
keynote of this campaign Congress has
the power to establish post offices and post
roads; to collect taxes without the aid Of
the states and with the power to suppress
ilsurrectiuns. Yet because President ClCyc
land, in 1884, sent troops to Chicago. n
thing proposed by General Washington,