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

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presented before an audience made up
chiefly Of voters in the Manning Library
Hall, Union street and Parkway Wednes.
day night. Some single takers were pres
emit. Samuel Bancroft, Jr., presided,
and the speakers Of the evening were
the Honest Money Democratic Con-
gressional candidate, Thomas +. Bayard,
Jr., Andrew II. Sanborn, who made his
S. Rossell, one Of the warm supporters
of the sound-money movement in Della
ware. Others on the platform were
FrankJ. Williams, Victor du Point, ex-
President Of City Council John q.
Farra and William J. Gibbons. Among
the auditors we're @. q. Cameron, Park
Engineer Theodore Leiseu, Spottswood
Garland, Z. Bayard Heisel, William
M. Field, L. Scott Townsend, William
+. 'Kurtz and Fred L. Kurt.
After some instrumental music the
meeting was called to order by Mr..
Williams, who introduced Mr.. Bancroft
rs the chairman Of the meeting. After
expressing his qualification at being
asked to preside at the meeting, Mr..
Bancroft said:
What is party political or other
wiser Most of the dictionaries say
that it is "a number of persons united
III MI Upihion ~ ues'n.
little State has produced in our genera
tion of the party Of which we agree
that We are members, says that "a party
is means to an end" 1t has always
been my claim that party is not a
party in any proper sense unless its
ana; nd .isn th.t nant,, 10 =
aof 49, oa,a,;at;on ,,,a
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n, a.ua ,o,mhap hss he shara &c o oun anu
o h:y ~. ao ~ "a .%e
SUP h,. o. H., 49,, 80 49,, To- W Z
parry uei bS ~ y. .ho navtn oahou,, ~
nhe neo ''iI ~ .no pa,'y T.. ~ 'monm ise
a;a nan M9su s.n" .no as'I S;,''
e,' w" W. n 4Ls"u 1919 -
SSH Mneh; .nole,oae' pais =. p1In
nao sso'en 10 q, nao ~ sn"s nas
always heans pne 'nins, as ,he f tiallt
ss;L,. 1--we h,t .an .no IA hoss1
etaue pos 1 nou tha nony anu non'
ruieaud apppeu sno tanio " on IA ass9
cia1ion .hat heens, anu says tnat
means, tne opposile 10 an .nes9 tnlnss,
oeiieve .hal .nose N.Y. are Deliiucrat'
IN reai lastn, anu n1s ~ uauie only, ar'
apsoiveu from an ooilgation, oi ever.
sort, 20 tne association OF organization
snat mas as tne poes says
stolen the llvery OF tne court OF HeaVei
10 serve Tue DeVii IN
anu reverses ID It's present profession
every doctrine and TRADITION OF tn
party oil when we are, and remain
voluntary and faithful members.
IL we are TO DO and remain Demo
Gratis, we must De so IN pellet, convlc
tion and doctrine, as well as in simpl
profession and that, consequently,
we go on AFTER party that mas adopte
tine professions ana doctrines that wer
inserted into the platform adopted !!
Chicago In July last, that we are
longer Democrats. but something else
Will leave you to give 1t name!
A sreet-car conductor down !
mobile named Ilmberlake, II woul
suggest that ne ls good wood an
water tooD has been asking his Bryan
lite friends some very bothersome ques
tlons; THIS among others Mr.. Brya
says that golu has appreciated. Iht
under the gold standard the dollar ha
grown IN value from lUO to 200 cents.
Wages IN this country are paid in gol
or Its equivalent. The rate of wag'
has risen since 1913. CHE Unite
States Census official returns say tn;
In 1870 wage-earners received on a
average $50 year, aud in ls9e mo-
than S4SO; Just ~ per cent, or one ha
more. IF the American workingmi
receives as many dollars only for day
work now as he did prior to 1873, ar
these dollars have grown in value fro
100 to 700 cents. do you not think that
would be unwise, to say the least
swap them for dollars that Mr.. Bryi
tells him frankly would only
worth half as much?"
Mr. Bryan is telling the thousan
that throng to his travelling circus tn
it is the worker-the producer as
calls IlH-tlaI VIII pe heipeu py ma
@ ;toI;ntp Nh ,'nra aHI -, snI H. - 10
thpt viii bo hnrt Nou son'a y, T"S :,
Gnnu NJ" that an, !" ,ran%ar 9o oF go, W y
rn.at;ons tbat a,a r,a1o ,,, l ao ~ ~
~, tbat 10 n,,areot - i,,'; onl 49,
bns,o 49, I've ort IN 49,, w. ana ~
abnn, a ~ ',,arter 81 n,;II;as oat ).
Joilars that Mr. Rrya, teiis wnu ONO an;
ton nainabiaH,9oa, cont JcIIa.s ~ NJ
mbose advantaao tal,;nn III. &C.
,uaot =, ;ts facaS wo'id ia tha ~; ~"
in bay;na 5o.ceot dollars tine corp st
ton wb6 conld saya in waaas ~, ana ~"
aiona in tha frat ve,, siSh mn ~
wage.,arnars whose WAGES wa wn,la
emf in half9 "
This il nv simnle contribution to ,
argument nj the eveninp' I nnv ba
to present to youNhe needs M inf
duetion--the worthy son of a limo i
of Uemocratic fathers VIM have alw,
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