Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-27


The honest money Democrats of Della
ware held a rousing demonstration in
the assembly room OF the Builders Ex-
change Tuesday night. When the meet
ing was called to order at s. 10 o'clock
by National Committeeman John S,
Rossell. there were more than 500 PEG.
Pile present, and that they were inter-
ested in the cause Of honest money was
demonstrated by the enthusiasm shown.
Mr.. Rossel, after stating the object
Of the meeting, read the call, which
brought forth loud applause. He also
read letters from exGov Charles G.
Stockley and State Senator W. M. Ross
OF Sussex county, both of whom ex
pressed regret at being unable to be
present and stated that they were
heartily in accord with the movement
and would exert themselves in the in
terest of the cause.
Another letter, received too late to
be read at the meeting. was from ex-
Clerk OF the Peace William b. Tomlin.
son OF Milton, Sussex county, who
wrote.
have read the call for Democratic
Sound Money Convention. and wish to
say that it comedies with my views.
hope the convention will send dele
gates to the convention at indianapolis
and assist to make out sound Demo-
cratic platform aud ticket, and so meet
this un-Democratic silver craze on
square footing.
Mr.. Rossell also made brief address,
3 in which he requested his hearers to
assist in the movement by ascertaining
who are favorable to IT and sending
their names to the secretary to be
chosen later in the evening. At the
duced William II. Swift as the tenn
porary chairman of the meeting.
Mr.. Swift, in few remarks, accepted
the honor which had been conferred
upon him. In the course OF his re-
marks he said that his unwillingness
to support tho candidates selected and
platform adopted at Chicago was due to
the fact that he feared in the event of
the SUCCESS Of the candidates and plat,
form the business interests of the coun.
try would be destroyed.
Mr.. Swift introduced Hon. William
NJ. Singerly of tho Philadelphia Record,
who spoke as follows;
Friends and Democrats of Delaware:
I feel particularly and especially hon
ored that l have been selected and in
vited to appear before you tonight IN
the incipiept organization of the
Sound Money Democratic League for
the State Of Delaware.
am Democrat. [Applau5e. In
the position that | have taken in
Pennsylvania, neither give up, sur
render nor abate ono particle Of my
Democratic faith and my Democratic
training. [Applause. I believe in
every principle nf Democracy. be.
lieve in the right of the majority to
rule, and / believe in the submissio
of the minority to the will of the ma
jority; but | do not believe that the
platform adopted by the Chicago con-
vention binds me by any party law or
tradition Of the party that have so
long served. There is hardly Demo-
cratic principle or Democratic OK
preston in that platform.
For hundred years, from the very
organization Of the Democratic party.
down to this convention, for the first
time and for the only time in the
party's history reigning Democratic
administration was not Endorsed by it's
national party convention. The con-
vention at Chicago was guided by
hatred, by malice and by an almost
unquenchable desire to overthrow-as
try.
The very candidate for the Presidency
named by that convention, in letter
within tine last two or three years, said
that under no circumstances would he
support a Democratic nominee If there
was gold plank in the platform of his
party. If that principle applies to him
and his new party, why not to us?
He and his frienus find fault with
the President OF the United States, not
only for maintaining the honor and in-
tegrity Of this government in its
plighted faith so Ear as it's indebted
ness is concerned, but they find fault
with him for executing the laws 10
suppressing what was almost rebel
lion In the city of Chicago. They
seemed to have had desire and de-
termination to overthrow every pre-.
cedent and every tradition OF Democ
racy.
To-day in Philadelphia, as the out
come of an organization not one tenth
as large as this, We had a convention of
about 200 delegates and have elected
delegates to the convention at Indian
apolis, which meets on September I'd.
Oar people in Pennsylvania are
thoroughly organized, with determ-
ination to go to that convention, nam
lug full electoral ticket in the State
OF Pennsylvania, and determined TO
carry it with as much earnestness as
possible for the sake of the SUCCESS OF
the party and the principles which we
represent. We believe that we are
the true Democracy. In our hearts
and minds We have no question as to
the rectitude of the attitude we are
taking, and we believe that in the near
future the very organization that you
are starting here tonight will be the
regular Democracy of Delaware, Just as
ours is the regular Democracy of Penn
sylvania. Applause,
This effort will require hard and
earnest work. The great danger was
the feeling spread abroad among many
OF the working people and the masses
as to the effect of free silver upon this
country. There never was such fal-
lacy as the free silver idea. We are to.
day, as are all the civilized nations oil
the earth, upon gold basis 1t is mol
possible that we should come to a silver
basis without destroying the various
lptereste and industries of this country.