The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-03
DBMOCRAGY'S
|. FIRST GUN
Fired by l.. |. Handy at Wood.
land Beach.
EQE M lllMMEiI MAC CuEHI
EBE W. 7UNkElL WAS SILENT,

But ESCongressman Martin and Would
e.Congressman Handy Want an Hon
est Dollar.
The grand Democratic rally held a
Woodland Beach on Wednesday afternoon
was rather a tame affair. There wns N
music. no enthusiasm. Very few Of th'
politicians Or party wire pullers wero pres
ent. They were noticeable by their alb
sence. OF course John +. Salisbury wa.
on hand. He was cock Of the walk and
kind of bossed things, AS 1t were. Ex.Gov
ernor Reynolds, EzChancellor Wolcott
Peter J. Ford, Senator Gray and the men
who helped to nominate Mr.. Ebe Tun.
nell were not there to greet him and L.
Irving Handy on their nomination for two
of the highest offices to be voted for in Del
aware at the fall election: To say the least
the reception given to Mr.. Tunnel was
extremely chilly
of course the Hon Ex-Congressmen
Martin and Pennington were on hand,
but they are pronounced free silyertes.
But the sound moncy Democrats, the
leaders in Kent, Sussex and especially
New Castle county were conspucious by
their absence. Of course Gen. Kenney,
Col. L. 7. Cooper, John II. Dickey, Alex.
Comegeys, Levy Courtman Scott. e. A.
|
Of Kent Co, Clarence Layton, ex.sheriff
Cole, Park Postes, Rev. CharlesI. Stem
gle, Fifth Auditor Of the Treasury, Hol-
comb, Ex-Congrcssman Il. L. Martin,
State Senator Harrington, Dr. X. Cooper,
DR.. Beniah Lewis, Attorney General
White the New Castle County Demo
Gratis, simply did not go, and from all ap.
pearanccs, without all signs fail, tho Dem
ocrats will have a harder time to elect
their Governor and Congressman, than
they had two years ago
| There were some eight hundred persons
| at the Grove several hundred coming on
the Clyde while several hundred drove in
carriage and came on horseback The
porch of tho hotel had been druped with
| one American flag and under this impro-
| viso platform the Honorable Mr. Ebe W.
Tunnel made his maiden speech of the
campaign to the listening multitudes.
1t was very brief one, in keeping with
some of the deceased Governor Maryil's
speeches. He spoke in such low tone Of
voice that it was hard to hear him ten
feet away. But ho thanked the Democrats
for nomination for the Office of Governor
and accepted the nomination and would
do all in his power to further his election,
and asked those present for their help to
that end.
Tho Hon. eX-CongrGssman John B. Pen
nington was chairman of the meeting.
He introduced the speakers.
L. Irving Handy, of mixed school fame,
was the orator of the day. He, as all our
readers know is running for Congress on
the Democratic ticket, but he is foolish
and will know better after next November.
He was introduced to the crowd as the
gentleman who would represent the
Democratic party in tine 5ith Congress.
Ho commenced his haranguc by saying
that his voice would not permit him to
speak very loud, but he thought he would
be able to make himself heard by oil pres
cnt That SO long as the ballot shall be
fair and just, SO long will tho popu-
lar will be expressed by the voters. That,
barring death on the 4th of next March,
either Mckinley or Bryan will be elected
President. (Vcry faint applauJc)
Let us deal fairly and honestly with one
another. The American people aro in no
contcnted mind in regard TO personal and
business affairs. The interests OF all are
intcrwovgp With tho interest of our
country. That every man shall have equal
rights and no man privilege A land run
In the interest of the public. A country
so that every citizen may be able to earn
an honest living
The American people are dscontented
with tho affairs and want change.
the people, but the people mlnuust Support
the Government. They must 90 and dig
for minerals, go and catch fish and 90 in
the work shops and toll. 1t is an old say
ing, by tho sweat of their brow they
should earn their bread"
The Government can do great deal to
impede the people to support themselves.
Ii Is in order for tho people to protect
themselves. There is nothing wrong to
get together before election time to better
our condition. We are not satisfied, We
arc discontcnded. The times are hard bit.
terly hard, increasingly hard The labor
er finds his wages decreasing and work I'M
certain The manufacturers find little
demand for their product. ihe merchant
sees suspicion and dcrad walk along in his
business. The farmer can't produce his |
crops for the price he can get for them God |
pity the man now in debt hero Mr. Handy |
threw up his hands and raised his eyes and |
tossed his head Of long, black, shaggy |
hair for this means financial death TO |
them. They are unable to got out Of debt
any moro.
MaSbc our Government is not respon.
bic although We have not found any ma.
tural causes to exist for it. Our national
resources have not diminished. We had
no disastrous fires, no war, no earthquake |
Except the one in Vermont on Tuesday, |
to visit our land Our land is the best on
the globe to-day. The American people
know that there is no obstacle in the way
to have once again good times. I paid
Mr.. William Mckinley Il visit at his homo
in Ohio He said there was something tho
matter with our country but nothing the
matter with our money.
would vote the Republican ticket IL l |
believed that tho Mckinley tariff would
bring good times, for want to bring back
good times. DO not you gentlemen hero
before me remember in 1874, when soup
i,> l
and other cities?
The new tariff law went into effect on
August u, 1891 | remember it we'll All
the hard times came under tho Mckinley
tariff laws
Friends and fellow citizens, this time
we are going 10 elect Mr., Ebe W. Tunnel
Governor Ct Delaware.
can't believe that another dose of tar
If would bring good times. Some of our |
friends are assembled to-day at Indianap-
dis 10 help elect Mckinley. (Fecblc ap-
DallSc.)
William J. Bryan traces his anc cstors
back to our good old Delaware stock
There is something the matter with our
money system for money is the life blood
If business, Morgan forcod the govern
ncnt to issue bonds to roplonish the gold
pserye, and made several million dollars
~ it. There is something wrong with
he system, whore $262GJO,CC0 worth of
,ond; are issued Ia 3 years.
Every indication Is that we shall yet {
ssuc so, OOuOOJ more before the year is
nut. We wantan honest dollar that shall
,e dollar to-day, and worth the same 10
md 20 years from now.
The gold dollar is not IN honest dollar.
We have thc arguments for the silver dol
ar and the Republicans have got the bud
lame. have been called everything that
} bad. There was nothing too bad to call
nc have been called everything but an
Id maid, and expect to be called that be-
ore the campaign is over. He gave an
Illustration of how money had deprecated !
v supposing himself and Edward r. $
cochran to have been each given $lJ),Ou0
ftccn years ago. Mr. Cochran invested
is in real estate and making improve
ncnts, while he, Handy, placed his in IL
nult and lived off the principal for you
now tho Hnndys are not "A long lived g
lmily, himself being over fat s
Well ut the end of fifteen years l had |
pcnt half of the original sum and had l.
My fifteen thousand dollars Left, but with
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