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

ueHonslrution wednesday,, fully 8, 00O
people being present. Early in thu
evening the employees Of the Augustine
and Delaware Pulp Mills in this city
boarded two special trains on the vii.
mingtoE & Northern railroad at French
street station, they having made a
short street parade. Three bands
Brandywine furnished music. Al
least SOC people went from this city.
At Montchanin tho paper mill en-
ployes from this city aud Rockland
formed in line and for fully an hour
paraded in the vicinity of Rocklapd.
Near the station they were mot nv
mounted clubs from Centreville, Elan
and galleyville, which also fell iDtu
line and proceeded with those on foot
over the route. John j. Harris was
chief marshal. The paraders received
an enthusiastic reception from the
residents along the route and in the
hamlet and the mills there and nearby
every house was illuminated. Fire.
works were also largely in evidence and
the little settlement presented an ami.
mated appearance.
A stage had been erected on an
elevated position for the use of the
speakers. About $40 o'clock several
prominent Republicans stepped upon
the stage, and A. g. Harris called the
meeting to order and with few re-
marks stated the object of the gather
ing, after which he introduced ex-
Senator Hughes of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Hughes said he was glad to be
able to address such a gathering on
the banks Of the Brandywine. Beliey-
ing that the issues of the campaign are
30 important, he said, do not intend
to abuse those who differ from US.
believe the masses in all parties vote
honestly. The only difference between
| the Republican and Democratic party
| il that those in the Democratic party
are mistaken and those in the Repbli.
can party are not. The Bryan people
are not going to fool the farmers this
time. They take the measure as sham.
There are other friends Of the Silver
party who are endeavoring to fool the
working men, but don't believe they
are going to be fooled again. When
an American citizen drops the ballot
into the box he exercises tine most
| glorious privilege ever vouchsafed man
on this earth. When we remember that
our fathers fought for this great
privilege; when we remember the
millions of dollars that were expended
and the $50, 600 brave men who fell in
the cauee, We ought to realize how great
Ia the privilege and how sacred is the
duty that privilege carries with it.
After dwelling at some length on the
important matter of voting, the orator
spoke of Presidential Candidates Me-
kinley and Bryan, in which he eulogized
the former and spoke in not very com-
plimentary terms OF the latter. Bryan,
he said, was nominated at Chicago in
whirlwind of excitement, because he
had given expression to Populistic and
Anarchistic ideas. / have read nearly
all OF Mr.. Bryan's speeches, and in
them he has not appealed to the in
telligence OF the people. but to their
prejudices and discomfort and has
sought to array class against class.
They propose to pack the Supreme
Court SO that they can pass the Income
Tax law. Mr.. Bryan and his party
propose to accomplish their purpose by
tho way OF doing away with life tenure
OF these judges; so that they can be
removed by the President of the United
States.
The money question was also referred
to. The plan of the Democratic party,
he said, is to raise prices by debasing
the currency. There can be only two
kinds Of money-redenptio money and
token money, gold and paper-and
since 1873 the silver dollar has been
worth less than its face value. There
can be no more two standards of value,
which the Bryanites claim, than more
than ono standard yardstick for the
measure of cloth. What is needed for
standard money is that the sub
| gtunpa itaa1 no Ir,h4 a.. L.
portable: it must be hard enough to
be durable, and must be stable in pur-
chasing power. Gold comes nearer to
that standard than anything else. No
ailverite can deny that no other money
has the equal of gold in stability. They
tell us that prices arc too low; that
high prices indicate good timos. Such
Is not the case. Low prices and good
money are the Indication of good times
The Democrats propose to take away
from the government its pledge to re-
deem its silver. My appeal TO you ia
that you ehall give your vote to that
policy which means a permanent pur-
chasing power. lie was loudly an
plauded throughout his speech.
John q. Higgins, the Regular Re-
publican candidate for Governor, was
next introduced. He made a speec h
appealing principally to farmers and
employees Of the paper mills.
Robert g. Houston, the candidate for
Congress- was next called upon. He
congratulated his hearers on the
demonstration aud said he wished the
,, enthusiasm of the people in Brandy.
wine hundred could follow the paper
made at the mills into all the news-
paners printed from it. He paid his
respects to Addicks, when voice from
the crowd cried, 1T amt sol" be
: having attributed to Addicks, without
giving his name, the split in the party.
William Michael Byrne followed Mr..
Houston. He criticised the Chicago
platform and the Democratic party. lie
said there is something wrong with the
. government and informed his hearers
that the Republican party intends to
remedy the evil. He talked for some
time on the money question, and
appealed TO his hearers to support the
ticket. His remarks were enthusiast.
cally received. The meeting closed
with cheers for the national ticket.
Presbyterian Minister Ex PEELED.
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