The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-01

smite these false leaders and their still
falser doctrines with the wrath OF their
condemnaton-with the sword Of Gideon
and OF God They will repudlate these
foolish would-be-leaders and trample upon
their vain and empty sayings as the folly
of fools who would lead them to destruc-
tion. I appeal then to honest men and
good citizens OF all parties. TO honest DEM
ocrats and honest Republicans alike. TO
rally to the support Of Mckinley aud Ho-
bart, and triumphantly elect theh as
President and Vice-Presdent. But that Is
not enough. They will be powerless for
everything but resistance unless you also
elect Congress in harmony with them.
appeal to you to turn you faces from
false prophets and false doctrines wher-
ever found, and stand by the Union; stand
by protection and reciprocity stand by
honest money; stand by all the great prin-
.ciples OF the platform. and above all. stand
by Mckinley and Hobart. who are to give
them effect When they are elected-as
they most surely will be-and the frenzy
Of the hour is over. you may turn your
faces hopefully to the future. for tnat
party which has never yet failed or proven
false to you, will then be in power, let us
hope not only for four years, but inden-
nitely.
We are about entering upon the great
referendum, the quadrennial appeal to
the intelligence, the patriotism and the
virtue of the people, and for one believe
that they will show themselves worthy OF
the past, worthy of the future, and worthy
of their glorious heritage!
MR.. SPRUANCE'S TALK.
William G. Spruance was the second
speaker. He said in part:
While General Wilson spoke ! looked
over this large and intelligent audience
and looked ahead and wondered what
kind of meeting would be held after the
Chicago convention; after the return OF
Gold Bug Willard Salisbury and Silver
Bug John f. Salisbury. l imagine that
the police will have more to do with that
question than any other class OF citizens.
The Republican National Convention
did some very good things. 1t abolished
bosses 1t punctured several self-created
Presidential booms. 1t was compelled 10
do some other things which were not SO
pleasant, for they were compelled to pass
that great man, Thomas B. Reed. But
in passing him 1t did but its duty. for the
people demanded the selection of the man
whose name is a synonym for protection
to American industres-William McKin-
ley.
On the question of protection there could
be no doubt of how the Republican party
would declare itself. On the money qtles-
ton the Republican party Mas declared it.
self. We are for good money. honest
money and sound money. We were not
always anxious on that question. but we
are now, The matter has been discovered
and IL there are a few left who favor Sill
yer they had better follow Mr. Teller. The
Democratic party is going to declare for
the free coinage of silver. The issue has
been made and the American people have
it to settle. How it will be settled no one
seriously doubts. 1t will not do, however,
to be too sure. The silver men will COM
bine and Delaware must be on the right
side. The vote OF the state must be re-
corded triumphantly for sound money,
protective tariff and Mckinley and Hobart,
| have nothing to say against the sound
money Democrat Not one of them has
silver nominee Some Democratic office
holders have said that they would not
stultify themselves by voting for free sill
YER candidate In the last three years some
Of the Democrats have decided that the
Democratic idea Of tariff may be wrong. To
these Democrats we say: Come with u.s.
There Is nothing which can prevent Della
ware recording her vote for Mckinley and
Hobart except two Republican electoral
tickets, There must be but one ticket AMI
any man who loves this country well
enolsL % yatz with -E mTs. be E'Vn- ~"
opportunity to vote for an united Republi-
can ticket.
MR.. HIGGINs's STRONG PLEA.
Ex-senator Anthony Higgins was
greeted with loud cheers. We meet, he
said, to ratify the selection of the next
President and Vice President of the United
States, to ratify the work Of the National
which will again be ratified
by the people next November. AS has well
been said, never before except in the cam
paign of our great military President and
the second nomination of President Lin
coin, has the voice of the people been so
plainly expressed. Under deception, the
people four years ago reversed the policy
of this government for thirty years. For
three years they have been In mourning
for it, Manufacturers and those who IA
vored protective tariff were called rob
ber barons" To-day the people have
taken the greatest robber baron of them
all to their bosom and are bearing him on.
Every ono of the thousands of Democrats |
who have come over to the Republican |
party are Mckinley Republicans. You all |
know where you have been hit. Free trade |
policy has made good things bad and now
they come TO you with free silver. 1t Is
the same old doctor and the same old
uuack The people will not accept the |
luack remedy any longer.
But a single thought is called to your /
memory. No one who was living at the |
ime will forget the panic of 1873. We were |
IN paper money alone and that panic con- |
inued until the resumption act was framed |
" that grand old hero, John Sherman. We /
vent to a gold standard, which was good
money. Then came an era of prosperity |
which continued until the country was
urned over to the care of the Democratic
)arty.
Your representatives In selecting candi-
latcs have spoken with no uncertain sound.
t means a foreign policy without vacilla-
ion. Americanism all the time wherever
,ur flag has right to wave. 1t means a
confidence in every branch and a
of the policy which is the re-
ult of sound craftsmanship.
COLONEL NIELDS'S REMARKS.
Colonel Benjamin Nields was the next
peaker. 1t is great privilege, be said,
0 stand in the presence of this vast Re-
publican audience. There are some who
abored in the political field before the
Republican, party existed aud have seen its
development. The history of the party has
,een the history of this country. No ma
ions history for that period will compare
With that of this country for thirty years
rlor 10 1892. A part of that history would
e incomplete without the work done by
yihxra Mckinley.
The Democratic party has always been
Irong. 1t was wrong before the war and
was wrong during the war. Had the
party been In power there
,ould have been no United States. 1t was
II the wrong side after the war 1t was on
be wrong side when snncie nayment WAS |