Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-29
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Michael Byrne.

special Correspondence II Gazette and Journal
Lewes, Oct. 2s.-The Regular Re-
publicans OF Sussex county held a
large and enthusiastic meeting here
last night. Messrs. Higgins and dous-
ton were accorded a royal reception.
IL is believed that they are winning
men from the Addicks party every day
anu Mr.. Houston's attack on Addicks-
ism was rapturously received. Guber.
nstoral Candidate Higgins in a few re-
marks made favorable impression and
Increased the inroads into the Addicks
camp. Speeches on national and State
issues were made by Hon. Edward g.
Bradford and William Michael Byrue.
The speech Of the evening was made
by Mr. Bradford, who said In part:
Crises arise 10 the history OF self
government which compel the sacrifice
OF craftsmanship to patriotism. To-day
sees the time honored leaders of
Democracy retiring from the fortress
they helped so much to build because
dishonor and dishonesty are running
riot within its walls. Cleveland and
Carlisle, Whitney and Watterson,
Bayard and Gray, your own Stockley,
and a host of other resolute and de-
termined patriots have courageously
resolved to save the country from the
disaster Of Rryan's election; not be-
cause they love Mckinley more but be-
cause they fear him less than this new
prophet Of Popocracy.
AtterR treating in few terse SEN
fences of the revolutionary and dis
orderly principles Of the Chicago plat-
form Mr.. Bradford gave lucid and
convincing argument in favor OF honest
money. The purchasing power of the
standard silver dollar now In circu-
lation does not depend upon it's
mere bullion value, for If the dollar
was melted the silver in it would
sell for only about 5U cents. But
the purchasing power of the dollar
is composed of two elements, the bull.
lion value of the silver in it and the
guarantee Of the government of the
United States expressed in the Act Of
Congress Of November LIST, 1893, de-
olaring it to be the policy of the
United States to insure the mainte-
nance of the parity in value Of the
coins OF the two metals anil the equal
power of every dollar at all times in
the markets and in the payment of
debts 1t is the purpose Of the silver
agitators to strike down this govern
mental guarantee and to send a dis
honest dollar on its errand. robbed of
nearly half its value. Mr.. Bradford
showed that under the early coinage
laws of the United States providing
for the free and unlimited coinage of
silver the commercial ratio between
silver and gold varied and fluctuated
and was not held unswervingly to the
ratio arbitrarily fixed by law, The
general laws of trade were potent over
tine power of the government in the
past and the ratio fiuctuated according
to commercial laws with very littls re-
gard TO governmental action. With the
experience of history to teach us, is it
wise to trust to, the mere experiments
OF the silver agitators? Mr.. Bradford
showed that Jefferson and jackson and
Pierce, all Democrats. opposed the
coinage of silver dollars when that
coinage was detrimental to the true
interests of the country, and he pre-
dicted that the great rank and file of
the Democratic party to-day stood
satisfied with the Democracy Of Jetfer-
son and jackson and would not substi-
tute for it the prostitIted principles
of Bryan and Altgeld. The country is
independent. 1t is great. 1t is strong.
But We must not be misled by sophis-
try. We must distinguish between in
dependence and isolation. We are not
an isolated nation. Our national pros
perIty depends upon trade, domestic
and foreign, and our dollar must be
worth dollar wherever the sun Shines
Mr.. Bradford applied the principles OF
morality to the policy of reputation
and dishonesty and held that nations
as we'll as individuals are bound by
the natural laws OF good conduct
After complete discussion of
national issues Mr.. Bradford turned to
State issues and declared that the best
interests of true Republication de-
manded the defeat Of any man who
would degrade that party by the foulest
means of prostitution. The honor of
Delaware aud Delawareans is at stake
in the present canvass and the best
method OF yindicating that honor is by
the triumphant election OF Higgins and
Houston and the whole Republican
| ticket
Mr.. Byrne followed in short speech
urging the voters to take the surest
way OF restoring industrial prosperity
to the country. On the one side is a
party of experience. On the other a
party OF experiment. One is party
with facts; the other party with
fancies. Experience is the safest and
surest guide and the American people
will make no mistake. in defeating
Bryan and electing Mckinley.