The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-28

THK Now YORK world OF sunday says
Mr. Bryan spoke last week at Dover, Del..
on the subject Of producers and non-pro.
ducers or drones. He intimated that the
opposition to his candidacy came from
those who represented the drones in hive
Of bees
1t would indeed be most remarkable
circumstance If the education, the intelli-
gence, the learning, the business expert
ence and success, the accumulated capital,
and the financial, commercial, manufac-
turing, transportation and industrial con-
troll and supremacy Of the country were In
the hands Of drones.
OF course such Is not the case. There
Is no ono who does not know that such is
not the case. Aud no ono knows 1t better
than Mr.. Bryan. He knows that In this
land Of self-made men SUCCESS In any ca
reer does not come to dr0nes. He has tried
the law and journalism, and he cannot
help knowing just what chances the
drones have of getting along in those two
professions. The chance is the same In
any other profession or business.
II Mr.. Bryan were opposed only to tho
drones there wodld be no need Of his cam
paigning, which he is doing with almost
equal cleverness as a politician and ability
as an orator. The drones are not In
majority In this country.
The Now York Tribune asks peril.
nent question; w. ]. Bryan In speech
said that when the Government fixes the
price of silver at 81, 20 an ounce, that will
fix the price throughput the world. The
Tribune wants to know: why can't the
government fix the price of potatoes at
IS bushelP Then every one who owns
potato patch will be as well off as II he
owned gold mine The government has
just as good right to fix the price Of po'
tatoes at IS bushel as it has to fix the
price Of silver bullion at si29 an ounce.
The supply and demand surely regulate
the price and is the only safeguard in all
commodities The Government has no
more right to fix II price on silver bullion
than 1t would have to fix a price on the
products of the farmer.
ON Friday and Saturday the clothing
firm of N. Snellenburg s. Co, corner of
Seventh and Market streets, celebrated tho
first anniversary Of the opening of their
handsome store. The store was very taste
fully trimmed with bunting and ported
plants arranged in different places through
the bunting. The display of fall aud
winter goods was large and tastefully ar.
ranged and the prices put at such a figure
that large quantities Of goods were pur-
chased by our citizens, who were attracted
to their store in search Of wearing apparel.
Being big advertisers they could not fail
to gain the attention Of the buying public
to tho fact of Its being their first business
anniversary in our midst They are live
and enterprising business men and deserve
to succeed.
WE still insist on a compromise of the
Republicans, the placing Of but one ticket
in tho field Two Republican tickets
mean defeat There's no use of hugging
oneself In delusion Of anything else,
The Republicans, that is, the voters are
not to be driven or led to the polls like u
flock of sheep on election day. They will
do their own thinking and their own vot-
Ing The Australian ballot Is secret one
and no man, without the voter chooses to
tell him, can tell how his neighbor votes.
You can lead horse to water but you
can't make him drink. So with the voter.
Be sure and get registered. Every Re
publican should see that he is properly
qualified. or he will be unable to vote on
election day. Every vote is needed this
fall. Delaware should by all means be
carried for Mckinley and Hobart. The
men who stand In the way Of Republican
success will be marked men forever In
Delaware. We have all along advocated
compromise and We yet advise it, II
the party is not united, 1t cannot be sue
ceSsful. There Is no uso in getting mad
and calling hard names, that will not
remedy the evil.
TIE, Philadelphia Item on Saturday
celebrated its 5vth birthday and enters a
new year with bright prospects. The Item
has been growing steadily in circulation
and ia justly entitled to the namo The