Evening journal., 1896-10-02

governmental policies and who bringsto
their presentation rare eloquence and
sound logic. / have the great pleas
ure Of presenting our senator, the Hon.
George Gray, who will now address
you" (Applause.)
NOT IN GOOD FETTLE.
The senator read his speech, but did
not confine himself so closely to his
manuscript as to impair the effective
ness OF his delivery. He showed, to
some degree, the effect OF his illness,
both In his appearance and voice, and
hundreds Of those present regretted
that they could not hear him in better
fettle. But the truth OF the matter was
that he had left his bed to make the
speech.
He was received with hearty ap-
plause when he arose to speak. and
there were several friendly Interrupt
tions of this character before he got
fairly into his speech. He said:
We are here tonight as Democrats,
TO uphold the time-honored principles
ofthegreat party of which most of usare
members We are here as Delaware
Democrats, to ratify and support the
nominations Of our party for state and
county officers, TO the end that Demo-
cratic governor and a Democratic Leg
islature, sheriff and Levy Court may
continue that wise, just and economi-
cal administration OF public affairs
that for more than the period OF a gem
Grafton we have in this state enjoyed.
(Applause)
No honester man, no better and
purer citizen than Ebe W. Tunnel, was
ever presented for the suffrages of the
voters OF any state. When the choice
lies between such a man and candidate
owned by Addicks ought the result to
be doubtful? The self-rospect and
manhood OF Delaware citizenship. un-
less indeed those qualities have disap-
peared from our midst, must confidently
and courageously answer this ques-
ton n Ahhsf
STANDS ON THE STATE PLAT
FORM.
For myself, / stand upon the plat
form of the State Democracy, declared
at Dover on August 10, and shall sup
port the nominations then made for
state officers, governor and representa-
tive in Congress.
But we are also here my friends, for
another purpose. A purpose higher
and broader in its scope than the sue
cess or defeat OF candidates. Our pres
ence here tonight means our protest,
our solemn and emphatic protest,
against the perversion OF Democratic
doctrine contained in the platform
lately adopted at Chicago, and the
prostitution OF the organization OF the
Democratic party to its promulgation
and support.
1t is this that has stirred the con-
sciences and challenged the thought
and intelligence of the American peo-
pie, as they have never been stirred OF
challenged before during this genera
tion. II this be Democracy, then we
must read backwards. the book OF ouI
Democratic faith, unsay the doctrines
and reverse the teachings of hundreS
years of glorious history and turn will
their faces to the wall the pictures O
jefferson and Gallatin, OF Jackson anC
Marcy, OF Tilden and Lamar, Of Cleve
land and Bayard. Nay, more, we must
give the lie to what the Delaware De
mocracy in it's platform has solmenly
and repeatedly said. (Cheers.)
A PLEA FOR SOUND MONEY.
We believe that the true interests OF
the people require that the earnings OF
agriculture and trade and the wages OF
labor should be paid in money that ia
intrinsically worth in all the markets OF
the world what it purports to be
worth, and that the government should
keep all its obligations at all times re-
deemable and payable in money OF the
standard adopted and in use by our
selves aE1 by the most advanced and
civilized nations of the world.
AS the party Of the plain people Of
this country, who for the most part de.
pend upon the wages they receive W,
are opposed to the experiments il
finance which will lessen the purchas
ing power OF the money they earn.
We believe that a fluctuating cur
rency or a falsified money would b.
fatal to the interests of agriculture ans
labor. and would only inure to tn,
benefit of the speculator and gol,
gambler, and we uphold the Demo
cratic administration in its efforts L
maintain the credit and integrity o
the government We believe that tn
Federal government should be divorces
from, the business Of banking, whicl
should be left TO the commercial ac
tivities Of the people. (Applause)
So il is not a question of boiling, a
Is SO NtututnlAg CndIbcus Dul Ol SldnN
ing fast in the ancient ways and o
maintaining the oft-proclaimed tenet
OF our party faith. But, however tina
may be. principles make parties. an
they cannot be juggled with or ignored
We cannot close our eyes to the trut
0 OF current history. The propaganda G
r the silver-mining interest, represente
by the Silver League, capturing easil
- the newly-formed Populist party, set {
s work to compass the subjection of tn
g Democratic party to the accomplish
O ment OF its selfish ends. It had shrew
n and able managers and ample pecur
d larry resources.
l. How we'll it accomplished that wor
y the Chicago platform, it's candidate
and the consequent decentralization
p the ranks OF the Democratic party a
too plainly declare. (Applause)
$, STANDING ON AN UNSOUN
- PLANK.
se Upon a platform OF practically OF
al plank. how can an honest man stan
n IL he believes that plank unsound?