The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-27
THREE SPEAKERS.
S. w. Petit Rudolph Blankenburg
and H. B. French on the Issues
of the Day.

S. w. Petit Rudolph Blankenbure
and H. B. French on the Issue.
of the Day.
good audience attended the meeting II
the Auditorium last evening under the aus
pices of the Business Mems Mckinley an,
Hobart Club. Hyatt's Military Band fur
nished music.
Seated upon the stage were Silas W
Petit, president of the Union League o
Philadelphia; H. B. French and Rudolph
Blankenburg Of Philadelphia, the speaker
OF the evening; E. T. Warner, Richart
Patzowsky and Washington Hastings.
Previous to the evenings addresse
Frederick E. Bach explained the manner o
voting.
In making the explanation Mr. Bach sait
1t would be good thing for the Democrats
to cut out the name of John Pyle, who II
the Democratic candidate for senator. HI
also denied the statement that Horace G
Rettew would appoint him deputy receiver
of taxes.
E. T. Warner. the president Of the Bust
utSS hSh . hShihiSy anu Aiopoit Shuct PiN
sided at the meeting. On behalf of the clul
he thanked the people for contributing tt
the success of the meeting. He also thank
ed Richard Patzowsky, the treasurer Of the
club, to whom the club is largely indebted
for the success of the meetings SO far held
He paid a high compliment to Mr.. PatZow
sky He also, on behalf of Colonel Benja
min Nields, denied the report that he would
vote for Willis. Mr.. Warner said thai
Colonel Nields would never vote for any
traitor to the Republican party. He charged
that it was largely through the influence Of
Mr. Willis that Colonel Henry A. DUPONT
was not seated as senator.
He declared that Jonathan S. Willis
would not receive rs many votes in the
State as would l.. Irving Handy In New
Castle County.
Mr.. Warner alluded to the work Of Mr.
Houston for the Republican party while
Mr.. Willis never worked except when he
was candidate. Addicks's leaders are in a
state of agitation. Mr.. Addicks cannot
carry the state. Mr.. Warner then intro
duced Silas w. Petit.
MR.. PETTIT's REMARKS.
Mr.. Petit alluded to the number of wo-
men present anu saiu 'ha' Tue ',epuoiicai
party no" wants the'r auVice' "hene'et
a moral question arises the women have
the courage to meet it and do meet it..
This campaign presents features which
are peculiar to themselves. There is an
issue as Important DIS Ina. Vi ioof when .he
people were ca'ieu upon u ueeiue "ne.hei
" eontihue 'ha hsil' u piesei We INC ohion'
anu now we nlus' ueciue Nhetner we ea''
govern 'his country Inc 'epuoiicah party
II 'h's campaign came peiore Tue people vi
Inns country Win pi"'i'iiii Ill ae'oi uaiee
with lts history mat platlorm declared
Tor protectloh' ior souha money ana o'ner
blessings TO TINS country Inc other party
heid It's convention. condenser lts pat
form was no proteetion' 'he supreme court
TO be packed 10 SUIT congress- ana that the
feuerai court ana federal Government
should nave nothing TO 40 with internal az
1alrs' rms convention was hlied with every
ism except PATRIOTISM On thelr PLATFORM
they placed William J. Bryan. TO their
one-headed ticket they placed TWO talls.
The convention which usurped the name
of the Democratic party lost all the men OF
prominence and these men met in Indian
apolis. At that convention forty-seven
states were represented by S4S delegates,
and every man had been lifelong Demo-
Gratis. He paid a high tribute to Senator
Gray, who was also opposing Bryan.
Mr. Petit asked the laboring man and
the farmer If he could follow the platform
Of party which has been repudiated by
all the learned men and business men Of
the party When men like General Palmer
and General Buckner unite against Bryan
men who represent both North and South,
it is time to think what Organism means.
Bl SlNESS FACTS.
The speaker desired to talk cold bust
ness to the farmers and laborers. In the
first place the Democrats want the frer
AMI unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to l.
Mr. Bryan says that money Is a matter
OF law. He does not say that Congress
can make iron worth as much as copper,
Nobody could believe such thing. 81
it IS with silver and gold. Years ago ona
ounce OF gold would buy nearly sixteen
OF silver. That was when silver was not
so easily mined and transported. In 1872
the ratio was liked at u to |. But $4,000
600 were coined. No more was coined be
cause silver was worth more as bullion
and went ont CT the country. In 1873
when S.Yer became cheap and the mine
owners wanted to get ril Of it. they 60
the United States TO buy their product
The pu'pnt Was about 900 ounces Z
var, They g. the United States to buy
100000 ounces a month. Still silver
wont down Then they got the Unite
States - bay 1900 900 ounces month
which was their whole product. 1t dit
not accomplish their purpose, though il
cost the United Safes $50 OOO, 900 to II.
it.
The purchasing was stopped and tn
free and unlimited coinage doctrine wa
put forth. At present a man can hay
gold coined by paying the expense of tn
coinage. Silver is not coined that way
because a silver dollar contains less thai
a dollar Of bullion. The government
therefore, purchases the bullion, coins tn