Evening journal., 1896-10-03
DEMOCRATS RATIFY.
Bayard Legion Held a Rousing
Meeting in Turn Hall.
L. IRVING HANDYs GREAT SPEECH

HE AND REV. ALEXANDER KENT,
OF WASHINGTON, d. c., ARGUS
ED THE CROWD TO GnEAT EN-
THUSIAsM FOR BRYAN AND
SEWALL.
Ii was q wildly enthusiastic ratifica-
ton meeting for Bryan and Sewall that
was held in Turn Hall. at kighth and
French streets, last nigh under the
auspices of the Bayard egion. Ihe
hall was filled with Dem rats. whose
prolonged applause showed that their
support OF Mr.. Bryan was not on the
surface.
Turn Hall Is always prettily deco
rated. and for that reason Is a good
place for a political meeting. Before
going to the hall the members Of the
legion marched over the principal
streets. One of the incidents OF the
meeting, which showed the manner in
which politics are unsettled. was the
entrance of a colored man, who took
a front seat and listened intently TO
the speakers.
E. X. Cochran, Jr., called the meet
ing to order and introduced Daniel
ONeal as chairman and these as vice.
presidents: Justice James Monahan.
G. G. Morton, j. r. T. Fuekel, Judge ].
Frank Ball, John Davis, Jesse X. Bay
lis, A. l.. Johnson, Police Commissioner
John w. Lawson, Councilman Francis
McNulty, DR.. Joseph p. Pyle. Dr. How
ard Ogle, Mayor G. r. Jefferis, Milton
III. Hawkins, Frank M. SEWER, John
Hartmann, John p. Donahoe, Hubert
Cassidy, ID. Taylor Bradford, Walter
A. McEvilly, Michael Newell Howell
S. England, Daniel Lynch, Il. B. r.
Springer, W. II. Todd, Candidate for
Coroner George A. Willis, Michael
Donohoe, Candidate for Sheriff James
B. Toman. G. c. Mammele, Charles
Hurlock, Harry ]. Stoeckle, Owen ].
Hession, Chief OF Police Dolan, Ber-
nard J. Donohoe. Councilman Charles
Stevenson. Superintendent OF Fire
Alarm ]. w. Aydon. Thomas McHugh.
Henry l.. Bryan, OF Washington, ID. c.:
John T. Dickey John ]. Mealey, w. +.
Smalley, George Mcintyre, Peter A.
Horty. Frederick Heiss, John B.
Meaney, Jefferson King, ]. Harvey
Spruance. Dennis S. Shields. Council
man ID. +. Leary. Senator John Pyle. c.
c. Montgomery, Clerk OF Council w. Il.
Morrison. City Solicitor Robert Har-
man, b. Lundy Kent and ]. II. Mccoy.
Mr.. O'Neal stated that after waiting
for some months since the Democratic
National Convention for the Democratic
Executive Committee to call ratifca-
tion meeting, and after IT had failed tc
do so. II devolved on the Bayard Leg
ion to do it, He then introduced /.
Irving Handy. who said in part:
One OF the principal argument
against the Democrats is that we stans
for anarchy. We do not stand for an
archy or for the privilege of riot OF
the public streets. When we meet the
people who say we do stand for these
things, they point to a plank in the
Chicago platform as their authority
because that plank favors arbitration
We stand for local self-government
We protest against arbitrary govern
mental interference with our local Of
ficers. We believe the people can man
age their own local affairs without the
interference of the central government
at Washington. We believe in placine
the duty of maintaining law and order
on each locality. The people, i think
can be trusted to maintain their owl
law and order
order would not be as well conserved
under President Bryan as under an,
other president.
Another baseless charge mad,
against us is that we intend to max,
an assault on the independent and i'm
partial judiciary of the nation. The,
say we want to overthrow the Supreml
Court But / have seen no evidence o
any desire to overthrow the Suprem
Court. Instead, in the Chicago plat
form, we have simply said that w
would use such rights as the decision
of the court left us in the income IA,
case to further the establishment o
such a tax, and that we would use sucl
further rights as the Supreme Cour
as hereafter constituted, may grant us
! see nothing wrong in that The Su
, preme Court has been known to chang
its decisions, and surely those VIII
now constitute that court will not re
, main on the bench forever.
Had the income tax been declares
constitutional, there would have bee
no such deficiency in the revenue o
the United States as we now see. Tn
income tax is simply a provision whic
goes TO the very rich and makes ther
? pay a propOrtionate tax TO thei
ability.
''Wnen the Supreme Court shal
. have become differently constitute
you may be assured that the men VIII
will succeed them will be lawyers q
{, deep learning. keen judgment and hon
esty, such as have been all the judge
of that tribunal; and they will be law
yers who will not be the property {
any syndicate, trust or corporation
That's all we mean by that plank.
: I'VE mean no assault on the courts
for we people of Delaware too we
know what assaults on courts meal
We have seen too many such assault
made by Republican newspapers an
politicians.
y y "Then they charge that we are in +;
vor of revolution. Nothing is farths
from the truth. We are making a n
form along the lines Of law and ords
and good government But those wh
s are so persistent in bowling revolutio
n would do well to mark signs Of II
s times.
Our opponents favor the gold stan'
ard. We have the gold standard nov
If it is such a good thing and wi
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