Evening journal., 1896-09-10
ADDICKSITES IN SWING
Hohfecker and Willis at the
Grand Opera House.
BRUMM AND GRACEY THERE, TOO

Addicksites had full swing at the
Grand Opera House last evening. Prob
ably 1900 persons assembled to hear
the speakers and watch the proceed
ings. On the handsomely-deco
stage were noticed: Daniel Dohl, Cap
tain j. w. Barney, Charles W. Sollo-
way, Robert c. Fraim, Prof. Moses
We'll, John b. Wharton, of Dover: DR..
George w. Marshall. of Milford; H0r-
ace Brown, of Seaford George w.
Roberts, of Dover; Stephen Downey,
W. II. Robinson, Charles r. Ewing, j.
Frank Alice, of Dover; John Nj. Clay
ton, of Middletown; DR.. Caleb r. Lay
ton, Of Georgetown; Samuel b. Virtue,
S. s. Pennewill, of Greenwood; Walter
II. Hayes, Harry Whiteman.
Hon. John H. Hoffecker, candidate
for governor, and Hon. Jonathan S.
Willis, candidate for congressman, en-
tered at o'clock. State Chairman
Stansbury ]. Wiley, Col ID. p. Bar
nard, Congressman Charles M. Brumm,
of Pennsylvania, and Hon. S. L. Gra-
cey, of Massachusetts. There was ap-
plause, but it was not particularly pro-
nounced.
State Chairman Wiley called the
meeting to order and made a short
] aR'NNhf WNAAoAAAAAD AAOot UANoNnN III tAAA
name OF the Union Republican party,
which had for its object the overthrow
! of a Democracy, which had misruled
! Delaware for so many years. After
paying his respects to the Democratic
! platform, he spoke eulogistically Of
| Mr.. Honecker, and introduced him to
/ the audience.
The Kent county man thanked those
/ present for the demonstration They
were, he said, representing the grand
old party Of Abraham Lincoln, of L. S.
: Grant, of James A. Garfield, of Benja-
min Harrison. He then alluded to the
prosperity of tho country under Re-
publican rule, and predicted that it
would again come under Mckinley.
( The number of local candidates gave
plenty of room for a choice, but there
is but one national ticket to vote for.
Further, he said. II stand before you,
fellow-citizens, as your candidate. If
you deem me worthy of your suffrage
/ | will appreciate it, and If elected 1
will do my level best to give you
clean administration. / am bound by
no pledges.
! When it came Congressman Brumms S
turn to speak, he said that old issues
have been thrust aside and new ones
tAAN AtAhAnH AANAA HANANAs DuA AlhAA 10
! dawning. and anarchism and socialism
/ have already received their doom from
Y the American people.
He spoke of the silver question, and
] said that many people were being mis-
t led by terms. The Democrats charge
= that the Republicans are In favor of
r a single gold standard and wish to
t drive silver out of use as money. There
is no party in favor OF single gold
{ standard. Free silver, as applied to
t this issued, means that any man who
has silver in any shape can take It to
! the mint and have every 81 cents
worth of silver stamped to be worth
100 cents. Silver men are back OF the
2 movement and want to get double for
? their product Sixteen to one means
that a silver dollar shall have sixteen
! times the weight Of a gold dollar.
! Value has nothing to do with it. Fiat
. means the edict OF a government on a
3 subject where il has exclusive jurisdic-
tion. Legal tender means not that
the government will or can force you
to take any kind of money, but it says
that if you will not take it you can use
5 the constabulary to collect it. The
= question is not which metal we shall
/ have, but how can we get the use of
z uQiM HnNAalcs IlNt AOAIaHE Vi clANEl
! means that all of the silver of the
! world can be dumped here and the
E government will be unable to keep il
e at a parity with gold.
S II free silver was tried it would
4 drive out the gold and increase the
! volume of money in use He favored
d an international agreemnt on bimetal-
G lism, and believed that it could be ac.
r complshed. Even some of the Demo.
Gratis think it would be better to pur-
chase silver at the market value
would that not be dishonest on the
Y part of the governments" asked som,
}. one.
d "If it is, Silver Dick Bland is tn,
most dishonest man in the United
Il States" was the response. He theI
u explained that it was not dishonest be
IL cause the government backs it, anC
~ makes it worth 100 cents. One reasOI
IL is because the government will redeem
B. silver in gold. Mr. Brumm then dis
" cussed the question at some length
le He concluded by discussing the tarif
question. In 1892 the Democrats erie,
'O that all was too cheap. Then it wa.
free tin or starve now it is free silve
or bust. Now they cry that things ar
too low What is wanted is work
good wages and good living. He ad
&c vised the people of Delaware not L
n forget the tariff He paid a tribute L
n, Congressman Willis in conclusion.
'p was a repetition of the speech mad
V. by Mr. Brumm in Congress on Febru
airy IL, 1896.
Mr.. Gracey stated that he had for
merly lived in this state. The elec
he tion in Vermont he said, was an in
e. dication Of what New England in
n tended to do. Glasses and district
s. should not be arrayed against eac
lg other in this contest. The question
involved should be debated. TO star
the wheels Of factories will help IN
B. farmers. The people do not want NOR
/, mints, but more mills. He spoke q
80 wages in China, where there is a sil
I, yer basis. and where men can be hire
-. for 81 a month.
S os Mr.. Wiley stated that the followin
~ y telegram was to be sent to Major Nj,
y. Kinley, informing him of the openin
&C. 4I.In