Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-22

Declaration "IrI Go or Nobody win Co."
Levi G. Bird delivered an eloquent
and impressive address on State and
national Issues before a large and en-.
thusiastic audience in the Auditorium
Friday night. Before the meeting opened
Henry F. Pickles led the people in
singing patriotic airs. Col. q. M.
Leitch sang the solo part OF 'Mckin-
ley's Marching On" to the tune OF
"Glory, Glory, Halielujah." He had
Just returned, said Mr.. Pickels, from
Canton, whore be shook hands with
the next President of the United
States. Mrs. Annie Morris acted as
accompanied. While the singing was
going on the First Regiment Band
entered at the head of the marching
clubs The Young Mems Republican
Club gave its slogan ana was applauded
On the platform were John @. Hig-
gins, the Regular Republican Guher-
Material candidate. Robert 9. Houston,
the Congressional candidate; William
II. Foulk, Richard Patzowski. e. Tat
nall Warner and Levi G. Bird, the
speaker OF the evening, Three cheers
were given for Mr.. Bird and the Young
Mems Republican Club again gave its
slogan.
William H. Foulk presided. He told
the story of the suffering man who
wanted to go by freight because he
could not express himself. He pre-
scented some figures of the condition OF
labor in Mexico. When be said that
beer was s1S barrel, someone in the
audience whistled wonderingly and the
people laughed. When Mr.. Bird was
Club again shot forth its slogan.
speech. In it be most severely de-
nounced Addicksism.
MIR. BIRDS SPEECH.
Mr.. Bird said 10 part
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies' and Gentle
men: come to speak tonight more
particularly to Democrats than to Re-
publicans, because Republican votes
right anyhow. / come to talk with
that class of Democrats who are not
after office, for If he ia OF that class
cannot convert him. come to speak
to that other class of Democrats who are
willing to sacrifice party for right.
Applause. There is class OF Demo-
Gratis in this land tonight who are
listening for argument and reason.
There is class OF Democrats in the
city of Wilmington, in work shops. 10
driving motor cars, who want to know
the truth and vote accordingly. To
these Democrats | want to speak
tonight. There are Democrats who
will vote for Bryan. The Demo
cratic party gets out OF gear every now
and then. Ii was out OF gear in 1872
when many of them voted for Greeley. 1t
is out of gear to-day by repudiating
the principles OF the party.
The party founded by Jefferson was
party that believed in sound money,
absolutely in sound money. Where
to-day does that party stand? Is there
man here who did not breathe freer
when the Chicago convention adj
journed? 1t was almost like the firing
on Fort Sumter. The people were
frightened at those declarations Tae
Democratic party had never heard such
declarations--a denunciation of the
highest court in tho land-and If you
denounce courts, tell me men, Demo-
Gratis, what becomes OF our country
When you take down the highest court
in the land you take away the last
resort Of every man in the land.
Mr.. Bryan was nnminated-a young
man who ought TO know better-by an
oratorical effort carrying the Demo-
cratic party off its feet 1t recognizes
new element unheard OF in the land
before, the element composed OF A!tgeld,
Tillman, Debs, Populists, Communists,
Socialists, bomb throwers, house
breakers, life destroyers. The speaker
asked what became Of such men as
Dickinson, Villas. Hill, Gray, Russell.
He paid special tribute 10 the late
ex-Gov. William E. Russell Of Massa-
chusetts, who he said, indeed will live
in the future with a lustre unknown
by any man of his age in this country
Mr.. Bird asked Democrats il they
we're going to join hands with Altgeld,
whom ne scored for his actions in the
time of the Chicago riots, when
Altgeld declared that the President
should not interfere, although property
was being destroyed and people were
being shot down in the street. Mr..
Bird called Tilman villain, a man
who at this time prides himself upon
his sectional hatred. In the event oil
Bryan's election Mr.. Bird asked who
would be his advisers. Certainly not
the old Democrats but the men that
put him there. Who are running the
Democratic party, day. william ..
bryan, Tillman. Who of the old Demo.
Gratis are in the line OF march? | wait
for reply. Applause. Democrats,
vote this once to save the country mace
by Washington and Lincoln, the best
country in the world. Say with
thousands of others 81 am Demo
crat, but I cannot vote for William j.
Bryan" (Applause.)
The election comes at time wher
BUSINESS everywhere is at standstil
and has been almost all of Cleveland
administration. AT this time the mar
who is nominated for President OF this
great republic Is trying to array th'
poor against the rich. Is that the KING
Of man you would elect to the Presi
dency? That cannot be: there are
honest men left. Everybody know
who thinks, that one must supply tn
means and the other the muscle. II
that the kind of man to whom yo'
would trust the country for four years
have told you that his advisers ar
Altgeld and Tiliman-- would you slice
in the same room with those men
Altgeld pardoned the lives OF men VIII
threw the bombs in Haymarket am
caused the deaths Of dozens.
Bryan speaks of going into tn
"enemy's country" That's a nm
man to run for President. We though
We had but one country, that we ha
but ono flag. but my Democrati
friends, Mr.. Bryan says mo, We nav
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