Smyrna times., 1896-09-09
RALLY AT WOODLAND BEACH.
Candidate Handy the Star Orator, Shouted
for Free Silver.

sent up clouds of dust from the country
roads, and they did not finish arriving
until after the meeting opened. All
sorts and descriptions of carriages and
wagons brought the crowd. Whole
families, even to the babies, and the
hired labOrers, came. The Thomas
Clyde also brought large number
from Philadelphia. Wilmington; New
Castle and Delaware City, all of whom
went to swell the crowd from the sur
rounding country.
Among the more prominent men
present were: John F. Salisbury,
eX-COngressman John b. Pennington,
State Senator George Fisher Pierce,
General r. R. Kenney, Ebe w. Tun-
nell, l.. Irving Handy, Col. T.. Z.
Cooper, ex-COngressman E. L. Martin,
John G. Gray, w. A. G. Hardcastle,
f. r. Cochran, Sr., William j. Glib
bons, John 7. Dickey, James Ford,
Nathan Hutchins, Attorney General
r. G. White, Deputy Collector of the
Port w. A. Comegys, Clarence r.
Clayton, United States Marshal H. E.
Lannan, Police Captain Robert Cham
bers, ex-Fire Chief Dennis S. Shields,
Senator" William Grow, Harry HOl-
schumacher, Fifth Auditor of the Treas
ury Thomas Holcomb, ex-Sheriff Amos
Cole, the Rev. Charles [. Stengle,
Edwin M. Herbert, ex-Sheriff Allen,
William Salisbury and others.
The enthuiasm for free silver was un-
limited. 1t was talked from the time
the first man arrived, until the last one
had left for home. The interest in the
rest of the campaign or ticket was very
slight. Ebe w. Tunnel, the nominee
for governor, scarcely received any ap-
plause from the crowd, while L. Irving,
Handy the free silver candidate for Con-
gress, was given the glad hand by all.
The Single Takers were there in goOdly
numbers, and they pushed windlordism
hard, but from appearances received
little encouragement. They declared
after the meeting that Mr.. Handy's
speech was a frst-rate Single Tax
speech.
Ex-COngressman Pennington was
chairman of the meeting, and in call
ing it to order said that he felt com
piimented to preside at the first meet
ing in Kent county to ratify the nomi-
nation of Bryan and Sewall. The
manner of the candidates were loudly
applauded Mr.. Pennington further
placed Bryan upon the same standing
as Washington and Lincoln. AS they
had set the people free, so would Bryan
liberate them from England and the
trusts and syndicates of this country.
Clarence R. Clayton of Middletown
was elected secretary, after which
Chairman Pennington introduced Ebe
w. Tunnel. He said he would at
tempt to make no speech and had been
assured that he was not expected tc
speak. He had come to the beach tc
meet his acknowledgements. He had
already taken a number by the hand
and hoped to shake hands with all be.
fore he left.
The star speaker of the occasion, l.
Irving Handy, the nominee for Con
gress, was greeted with large and
prolonged round of applause. Mr.
Handy said that once more the people
were in the midst of Presidential
campaign. The parting of the way,
has been reached again. The voters
would have to choose seriously ant
well. The American people are no
satisfied, and are discontented. They
are unhappy in their business relations
1t becomes the voters to be very care
full in reaching decision.
They think something is the matter
with the government. Some expec-
the government to support them. TIL,
government cannot support the people
They must support the government
and themselves by their own produc
tive industries. They must put asid,
a part of what they receive from thei,
productive industries for the govern
ment, and in return the government
gives them protection.
No one is here to hold out any falls,
promises. While the government can
not support the people the governmen
can do considerable TO impede the pro
gress of the people by misgovernment
The protection to the people rests will
the people, They make the final de
cisiOn, 1t is not left to statesman, bu
is left to be the common issue anC
patriotism of the citizens.
The times are hard, bitterly hard, in
creasing hard. Laborers' wages an
decreasing hard. Work is hard to get
Manufacturers find little market fo
their products. Merchants see sus
picion and dread with every busines
transaction. The farmers cannot pro
duce the crops for the price he gets fo
them. God pity the man who is il
debt. Oil the times are hard. Wha
is the cause? There has been n
failure of crops. There has been n
plague among the flocks or herds. TIL
ground is fruitful. There has been n
war to ravage the country. The PEG
pie are as industrious and as brave n
ever.
With this condition facing the peopl
they are forced to ask what the govern
ment has been doing, What lack G
wisdom has it shown. Every freema
stands armed with a ballot. This stat
should feel a pride in William Jeu
nings Bryan. He can trace his an
cestry back to this Peninsula som
where about Bohemia Manor. He is
friend of the people. Such friends ar
raised in this part of the country.
MONEY QUESTION DISCUSSED.
Mr. Handy then launched into tin
the money question, after he haC
scored Mckinley and the Mckinley
bill. He said that the country was no
on gold standard. Much suspicion
is attached to this kind of money
Only few days ago some wealthy mel
oot togatber in the office of j, Pier