The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-12
Paid by Hon. Thomas 0. Reed on
Saturday.
A MONSTER REPUBLICAN RALLY
Held in the Auditorium, at which
3oCo Persons Were Present
and an Equal Number
Turned Away for
Want of Room.

was by tlCket TO the reserved seats ana the
demand was in excess Of tickets available
At 6,45 o'clock the doors were thrown open
and rush was at once made for the
seats
Delegates from Milford, Dover, Smyrna
Middletown, Now Castle, Newark and
Hockessin were in attendance and scatter
ed here and there In the audience could b,
seen prominent mon of every political
faith who attended TO soc and hear the
great American statesman. The building
had been elaborately decorated in a beauti
full manner by Ferris Giles. Around the
electric lights hung japanese lanterns
Tho stage was decorated with the nation
nj colors, tastefully ranged,
The pictures Of Mckinley and HGbart
wero on the sides and that Of Congressman
Willis in the front.
Three thousand thr0ats shouted ap.
plausa when Speaker Reed made his ap.
pearanCe accompanied by John II. Hof-
fecker, Congressman Willis Stansbury j.
Wiley, Stephen Downey, DR.. Layton and
DR. Marshall,
Tho best of order prevailed and every
word could be plainly heard
The meeting was presided over by Mr..
Wiley, chairman of the State Central
Committee of the Union Republican
party.
Mr.. Reed said the crowds Of this year
had been so large that the last one had
caused him to damage his voice and he
therefore asked for order. He came here
he said to speak fer the whole Republican
party in the Unitel States, and he
wanted to speak to the whole Republican
party Of Delaware. When Republican
electors are chosen, the duty Of the Re-
publcans of Delaware is but half done
There are members Of Congress needed
and the Republicans Of Delaware have a
right to choose whom they please yet
he knew Mr.. Willis TO have been faithful
and efficient representative OF the Repub-
LEANS Of this state and Of the United
states
It was his privilege this time to speak to
both Republicans and DemoCrets. 1t some
times becomes a privilege for man to
leave his party temporarily as these Demo-
Gratis have now decided They deserve credit
for it.
Mr. Reed said that he did not propose to
discuss the tariff. Mr.. Bryan has dropped
that subject and called a truce upon that
score. If he has dropped it, it must be be-
cause he has found that he was wrong upon
that point. Had it not been for the wonder
full resources of this nation its action dur
ing the past four years would not merely
have brought it to the brink of ruin, but
would have brought it to absolute ruin.
But on account OF its wonderful resources
and wealth it has stood the strain this long,
A hundred years ago people could labor
at home. To-day vast buildings are re-
quired, and there has been change. There
no, b>np pau r0r hin q ion Df c6ritsl sO1
labor If you build great mill it is be-
cause it is necessary to house a number of
employees. cobbler may be one thing, but
shoemakng shop is another, An army
wins a victory not alone by the courage Of
an individual man, but by the enthusiasm
of the whole body. This new system is
the more readily disarranged. The soldiers
who first fought against Napoleon the arm
les lost because they had no confidence in
themselves. When the Prussians met the
French the result was changed, So it is in
the business world. All depends on one
thing-cosAd
CREATING DISTRUST,
Since 1882 We have been trying to create
distrust in the world Since the German
tariff act was passed we have not been
time Marching means going ahead, Mark
ing time is standing still. Should this sill
yer question block progress?
There was a time when only the rich
loaned Now poor and rich loan and poor
and rich borrow. Borrowing money means
progress; it means running mills. Business
is done on credit. Now would any man,
whether he is poor man with money In
savings bank, or rich one, lend dollar
when he knew that he would get back but
50 cents? Do you suppose that anyone in
Europe will lend you money when men go
ranting around the country speaking from
the back of a car saying that you will pay
back those dollars in ffty-cent dollars?
Some gentlemen on the other side say
that we believe" that under free silver
coinage the price would go up to the price
of gold. That will do very well for the
ology where the question is to be answered
in another world. 1t will not do here.
| do not propose to talk of Mexico or
China know little of them and you may
know less. We will talk Of the United
States. In 1873 an act was passed to pur-
chase 100000 a month and the govern
ment bought that much, In 1880 1t in
creased the amount to 4 800 600 a month.
Then the government bought the silver and
it went down like lead. This is great
people, and we have had great experience
1t is claimed that there will be more dollars
around How will that benefit the people
when they cannot get them? There must
be some working men here, men who work
for salaries and they have had experience
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