Evening journal., 1896-10-16

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tofore been averse to the success OF
Mr. Tunnell The meeting was one OF
the biggest ever held in the ward, and
the Democrats turned out en- masse to
do honor to the man who the majority
says shall be Delaware's next governor.
The hall was packed to suffocation.
and many were unable to gain admit
tance.
Among the, prominent Democratic
workers were: Howell S. England. (.
r. Cochran, Jr., Josiah Marvel, John f.
Callahan, Francis McNulty, Joseph
e. Cafferty, Samuel S. Adams, M. j.
Conway, John N. Carswell, Michael
Gormley, Joseph Dunlap, United States
Marshal Lannan and many others.
NJ J. Kelley was chairman OF the
meeting, and, in brief address, intro
duced Peter ]. Ford.
Mr.. Ford's address was chiefly on the
governor question. He asked the
hearty cooperation and consolidation
Of all Democrats in support OF the
ticket. He said that Mr.. Tunnel was
chosen as the one to bear the party
standard, and should receive support.
Mr.. Fords speech was short, but to the
point, and closed with an appeal to the
Democrats of the ward to patch up the
disruption and vote a straight ticket
from the top down. Mr.. Ford's address
was received with applause and cheers.
MR.. TUNNELL INDISPOSED.
The next speaker introduced was
Ebe w. Tunnel. He, too, made very
short speech, stating that he was glad
to be welcomed among the Democrats
OF the Tenth ward, and was pleased to
see such rally for Democracy. Mr..
Tunnel was indisposed, and this pre-
vented him from making longer
speech.
MR.. HANDY'S SPEECH.
L. Irving Handy made the speech OIL
the evening. In substance he said. Il
am pleased with such a meeting as this
tonight. It goes far to prove that the
interest in the coming battle is not
| tagging, but moving on. Our ancestors
did not only see fit to enclose and place
1 the ballot in the hands Of the wealthy,
but the poor as well. They gave it to
the everyday man, preferring to make
it a common trust, and so It comes that
you and 1, and all OF us, have the equal
rights and privileges. II our fathers
had given the ballot to a certain class
It would be something different. hav,
never seen an election in allmy life thai
has caused so much disruption and dis.
content among the classes and the
masses as this. We propose a policy
OF bimetallism; we propose the
coinage Of gold and silver. We want
them equal, because they can be made
so. We bring forth trut- in that propo-
sitiOn, and we are called anarchists
Il am not here tonight to make a
\ show speech, but am here to tell you
what is just and right. The Republican
party said In 1888 we are in favor OF
both gold and silver ] submit to YOU
this propositions: II the Republican
party can make such a declaration IN
the past, why we can make such one
for the free coinage of silver. II or
such a platform we can elect Grover
Cleveland, we can elect William ]
Bryan as well. (Applause)
IF we can elect a Democratic presi.
dent on such platform without bring
ing disaster to our country, why can
not we elect another?
MONOPOLISTS AND SYNDICATES.
When the monOpolists and syndi
Gates OF our country array themselves
p against the poorer classes, there il
' something wrong. Why are we calleg
E anarchists? l will tell you. Becaus
we are in favor Of an income tax. 4
law was passed by the United State
Senate making the tax a law, but
4 was declared unconstitutional by tn
o Supreme Court of this country. Sine
the wealth Of this country has fallei
s in the hands of the few, why shoull
\ not they be made pay for their protec
g tion? Instead Of protecting the poor
s as the government should do, they ar
: spurned. You never see anything Il
s the newspapers owned by the ric
4 about the income tax. Oh, mol It
a all about free silver The financier
! say that we should not delve in tn
; mysteries of the money question II
too hard to understand, and we shoul
leave that to the moneyed men Of tn
country. They also say that the pee
l. pie go to hear Bryan out Of curiosit,
q But, when they go to hear him, d
they cheer out OF curiosity. Will the
! vote for him on November out {
. curiosity?
y we have had bimetallism since ii
- time OF Thomas jefferson, and the la
y remained so until 1873. When IN ii
history Of the world can you find
. people who has advanced so rapidly
80 NS nave. ne uOutg- BIdODtIb Cdl
along and saw that things were not
y they wished, and so the law W;
u changed. Did we not prosper und
such a law? Yes we did, and we ca
prosper again. Out in the mountain
of the West we have silver in abun
W ance. When we cannot have gold. WI
81 not use the silver. put it in circulate
y so we can have the use OF il? But '
10 must not use the silver, for II we
T. they call us anarchists. What ha'
C. these three years done for the laboriI
at man? | want to say to him, let hi
cast his vote for Mckinley, and he W
keep the times as they are. We wa
a better man than he to beat Bryan.
Mt the country cannot prosper, the labo
ne ing man cannot prosper. All over th
< broad country we hear OF the coerci,
Dy OF the laboring class. We have
sa chance now to place In the Viii
rk House a man who is a friend OF q
worlxingman, and that man is Villa
j. Bryan"
The next speaker introduced W
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