Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-08
BAYBRu LEGION MEETING.
L.. Irving Handy ami the Rev. Alexander
Kent Address the Meeting la Turn Hall


Kent Address the Meeting Ia Turn Hall
Friday Evening. t
The Bayard Legion Democratic Club
held Bryan and Sewall demonstration
in TurD Hall on Friday, the attendance
filling the auditorium of the building.
Congressional Candidate Il. Irving
Handy and the Rev. Alexander Kent
of Washington we're the speakers, and
each was frequently greeted with APP
plause.
Shortly alters o'cnck tho members
Of the club, preceded by the Smyth
Post Band, entered the building. and
few minutes later Il. Il. Cochran,
Jr., called the meeting to order, and
named Daniel o Neil as the chairman
and read the following list of vice
presidents: James Monaghan, q. 9.
Morton, J. r.. Il. Fueckel, Judge ].
Frank Ball, John Davis, Jesse X.
Baylis, A. l.. johnson, Police Com
missioner John w. Lawson, City
Councilman F. J. McNulty, Dr. J. p.
Pyle. DR.. ii. ugle, Mayor G. X. JefIeris,
NJ, II. Hawkins. M. ii. Cooney, Frank NJ.
Sewer, John Hartman, John p. Dona-
hoe. Hubert Cassidy, ID. Taylor Brad
ford, Walter A. McEyilly, Michael
Newell, Howell S. England, Daniel W.
Lynch. Baldwin Springer, W. II.
Todd, George A. Willis, Michael
Donahoe, James b. Toman, @. g.
Mammele.r Charles Hurlock, Harry j.
Stoeckle, Owen j. Hession, Chief Of
Police J. +. Dolan, Barnard }. Doua-
hoe, Councilman Stevenson, John W.
Aydon, Thomas McHugh, Henry l..
Bryan of Washington, d. O., County
Treasurer John 4. Dickey, John j.
Mealey, William Smalley, George Nc
Intyre, Peter A. Horty, Frederick W.
Heiss, John B. Meaney, L. Jefferson
King, J. Harvey Spruance, Dennis
S. Shields, Councilman ID. +. Leary,
Hon. John Pyle, G. c. Montgomery,
Clerk of Council W. P. MORRISON,
City Solicitor Robert G. Harman, b.
L. Kent and j. f, Mccoy.
The presidents were requested
to occupy seats on the platform, and
many Of them did 30.
Chairman O'Neill stated the object
Of the meeting, by saying that as the
Democratic com mittee had been slow
in ratifying the Democratic nominees,
| the club felt called upon in doing so.
He introduced Mr.. Handy, who spoke
in part as follows:
Fellow citizons: There is one place
uha q huy Wubb all WIZ luNt
the honor of their country can ratify
the nomination of William j. Bryan,
and that is at the polls on election
day. Our opponents seem to think
that by hurting epithets they can
win. They must convince; cannot
brighten the American voter.
4" think it proper to state what we
Democrats do not stand for. We do
not stand for anarchy. We do not
stand for the free privilege of rioting
on the street. We as Democrats have
stood up at all times against any arbi-
trary interference by the national
government. We are able to govern
ourselves. We want no interference in
our State and city governments.
I'VE put the duty Of maintaining
law and order on the locality. The
people have their constables, their
policemen, their sherilfs. 1t is the
duty Of every man to answer sum.
mons from any of these officers to
assist them in suppressing disorder.
II it happens that the governor oil
the State cannot cope with the stu
alton, then he can call upon the CHIEF
executive of the nation. The main.
tenancs of order is with the people
themselves and that is what we Demo.
Gratis believe in. If that is anarchy
then the men who wrote the Consti.
tuition of the United States must have
been anarchists.
Law and order will be as safe
under President Bryan as anyone else.
1--WE do not intend to assault or
overthrow an Independent judiciary,
as has been charged. The only answer
have for this is 1t is not SO.
"Our platform says there would bt
no such deficiency as there is a
present IL tho income tax law had mo-
been annulled by the Supreme Cour
of the United States. We passed an
income tax law so as to equalize taxa
ton. A majority of the Suprem,
Court declare that this was unconsti
tutional, which made it imperative
Is it disrespectful to the Supreme
Court tn say that in the future tina
body may be differently constituted
some one of the number may 60 TO |
better land.
Does any one mean to say that il il
an attack upon the Supreme Court t.
say that some lawyer might be ap
pointed there who is not owned by
corporation; whose heart beats for th,
plain people?
1--WE do not intend revolution in thi
campaign. There is no revolutionar,
spirit in this movement. Ii there b.
any signs of revolution in this count,
1t is on the part Of those who have pu
an unjust pressure on manhood. |
you press human nature beyond
reason, then comes revolution
American people are getting restless
under the pressure that monopoly ha
been putting upon them. They hal
better give us some relief.
I'VE will protect the rights of ever,
citizen in this country. We will pro
: tect the millionaire, but will not forge
the humblest citizen. We will punisl
every criminal. regardless Of condi
ton.
II believe the fight this fall is
fight for the prosperity of the people
We are dissatisfied and want change
Our country is rs good as it ever was
it is the very best country in tn
world. We have here skilful men an,
women ready and willing to work
With the best people why shouldn't w
prosper? There is no natural reason
why We should not be leaping ant
bounding along the road of prosperity
There IS no natural trouble. Thei
, there must be some governmental
, trouble. We claim that there is some
thing wrong with what the govern
ment is doing.
The Republican party says let u
have higher tariff and LET the mOne