Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-29

The Democratic party in this
State, y said Mr.. Bayard, "has always
been together on State issues. This time
every Democrat in this State is going |
to vote for what no believes to be right. |
They will uphold Democratic principles
OF the past, present and future as
enunciated at indianapolis There are
some who will vote for Bryan. But,
gentlemen, all of them believe that the
government of tho State rests best in
the hands of the Democratic party.
I'VE have one man in this State who
has done more to hurt the State out
side than any other, and that is Mr..
Addicks. Last year after the adjourn
ment of the Legislature We were the
laughing stock of the country, because
one man dehauched the ballot. This
last is not u question of national but of
State issues and as Delaware Democrats I
we ought to stand together. " Mr.. Bayard
concluded with this plea for united
party on State issues and was applauded
as he sat down.
Chairman Bancroft laid emphasis on
the fact that tho governments guar
antee is behind the silver to-day.
Water put into cistern will remain
there when hoops and slaves are In
place, but pull the hopes and slaves
| away and the water will flow out. So
it is with silver. it is all right so
long as the government guarantee is
behind it, but take that away--which
would he done unaer free coinaee--and
| the silver like water would soon seek
| it's Ievsi.
MIR. sANBoRN ON THE ISSUES.
Mr.. Sanborn, the next speaker, said
| that he came before them TO say the
truth as he believed it, because he be-
| leved it to be his duty as an American
| citizen TO say what no could in support
OF the principles OF the Democratic
party. His reference to Grover Cleve-
| land as a true Democrat was applauded.
| All were in favor of anything to do
! good TO the United States. This State
| has always been represented in Congress
| by able statesmen. Where are the lead
ing Democrats Of this country to-day?
/ You know that it is no pleasure for a
man to break away from his party
LOOK at our own State. Where are our
leaders to-day? Where are the leaders
of the party organization? They are
not on the side of free silver. Ii they
are in favor of it they are very silent;
you don't hear of it. Referring to
Senator Gray he beld that the Senator
should be applauded for his bravo
position. When it came to a question
OF honor, the Senator was found on
the side of honor.
Mr.. Sanborn held that there we're
three great crises in the history of this
country. the Revolution. tho Civil War
and the present campaign. Mr.. Bryan
by some method had succeeded in
hypnotizing the Chicago convention,
but thank God he hasn't got his eagle
eye ON the whole country. There are
some of rs who are still awake and
think.
The speaker then went into dis
cussion of the free coinage question.
He declared that coinage at "A fixed
ration was impossible. He maintained
that the government would not be back
} of the dollars under free coinage, hui
thry would simply iuctuate with their
commercial value. As d man who
! worked for what he received be said
! that the dollars never bought too much
, for him. Among some needed things
in this country he held to be better
; feeling between capital and labor; the,
are not antagonistic. He declared tina
1; lack of confidence on account of the
. silver question caused the bard times
. Over production not only in agricultural
t but in manufacturing interests ha'
8 been one of the factors. The Demo.
j. cratic party has always believed II
s tariff for revenue only and he believed
: that the tariff had not produced enough
. revenue and the country had been run
t ming behind. He believed wise re
I vision OF the law to secure sufficien
o revenue would be well.
AS to the effect of Bryan's election
he felt that the country would sec
g bad panic. Creditors would force
t people to pay their debts and would no
!. loan money. But he had brighte
+? hopes in the defeat of Bryan and tn,
: death of the free silver heresy, afte
j. which the country would enter upon al
# era of brighter prosperity. .
!. MIR. RossELL SPEAKS.
o In introducing Mr.. Rossell, Mr. Ban
g croft said he was the one man anon
y the working Democrats of Delaware t
> take charge of the sound money move
+. ment and who had since been tn
10 draft-horse of that movement. Mr.
IL Rossell, in opening his remarks, state
y that he had always been Democrat
Ut After tho adjournment Of the Chicag
!. convention he found himself confronte
d with the question of whether he woul,
20 follow that convention or would stan'
10 by the principles of the party. III
d deciied TO repudiate tho platform an
W candidates of that convention. He di
" this as duty. Ii the Democratic part
ID to endure it must stand where it ht
i'd always stood, on tho Constitution. An
D, the doctrine Of the free coinage {
Is silver is contrary to the Constitution
as for that doctrine assumes that Co:
ns grcss can create the value of money.
ty Discussing the question OF free silyl
ed Mr.. Rossell declared that there il u
or free silver country that is not on
r. silver basis, and no did not belle,
it there was u free silver country whei
,d the working men were as well off as
b. this country. lie quoted from the n
q port of the two men sent by the Oh
es cago Trades League 10 investigate ii
b. condition nf labor in Mexico. Thei
in poor condition he traced partly to the
of deprecated money. He showed
AS Mexican dollar which contained 2
TO grains more than our dollar and "
mt cost him but - cent?. Mexico ha
he not been able to keep UP silver.
ad In this country We need first Of all
IN stable currency, essential to the Oper
10. ing of our nalla, the starting of ol
to industries. Ii the government cou
as make 80 cents worth of silver dolla
Is why not make some basor metal in
n. dollars? Why not uso iruu or TIN?
ter Tho speaker held up a disk of ii
lis which he said would maze chea