Evening journal., 1896-10-08
NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.
ADDICKS MEN SPEAK.
Rev. Mr.. Willis Takes Sew
eral Scriptural Texts.

Rev. Mr.. Willis Takes Sew
eral Scriptural Texts.
TO THE CANDIDATES. !
SPEECHES BY MEssRs. HOF-
FEcKER, HAYES AND WILLIS
BEFORE A LARGE AUDIENCE OF /
UNION REPUBLICANS AND
OTHERS.
The New Castle Opera House stage
was prettily decorated last night at the
Addicks meeting and reception to Can
didates John II. Hoffecker and Jona-
than S. Willis. A large audience ap-
plauded the two well-known men as
they entered the building at O'Clock.
Edward Challenger presided at the
meeting, and among the prominent Re-
publicans on the stage were James G.
Shaw, e. /. Rogers, Edward Dalby,
James ID. Phillips, James G.. Shaw, Jr.,
George w. Roberts, of Dover: w. r.
Hushebeck, William Brown, Robert w.
Wright
John H. Hoffecker, candidate for
issues, and in closing said:
In relation to our state affairs, in
which we are most .deeply interested. /
do not know, nor is the recollection of
any of you large enough to recall any
campaign where there are more candi-
dates for office. Each party seems to
have put forth two tickets. But, my
friends, remember that when you con-
front that large blanket ballot on No
vember 3, be sure to select the men
who are, in your judgment, the best
men, and who will secure you the best
| government"
HAYES ON LOCAL ISSUES.
Walter H. Hayes, of Wilmington.
spoke at length upon free coinage from
good Republican gold stand
point. The Republican party, he
said was in favor of increasing the
revenue of this country by increasing
the duties on foreign goods; by maxi
| ing very high duties on goods which
are produced largely in this country
in order that the workingman who
produces the goods may receive a just
reward for the production thereof.
The Democratic party not only did
not propose to do this, but they pro-
posed to bring into effect the idea Of
free silver coinage at a ratio of 16 to l..
/ They say it is campaign of the
masses against the classes. Any man,
no matter who he is, who goes out and
| tries to preach any such doctrine is
| utterly unfit for any office, high or
| low.
Coming down to state issues l will
| say that while there are three promi-
/ nent tickets in the field this campaign,
only two have a chance of winning.
That there are two Republican tickets
| in Delaware to-day is no fault of ours
| The situation is brought upon us by
| the Georgetown convention. And
every reason those people of that con.
vention have advanced in withdrawing
their electors applies to governor anC
congressman. and they, too, had better
be taken off.
Mr.. Hayes concluded by suggesting
some timely changes in the state consti-
tuition, for which he hoped to vote, be-
cause he had been nominated for Con-
stitutional Convention delegate.
He admitted that at one time Mr..
| Mckinley was favorable to the free
coinage of silver, but that when he
changed his mind and said so, the ma
tion would believe him.
REV. WILLIS QUOTES THE BIBLE
Captain James D. Phillips introduced
| Congressman C Willis as a man who was
known and loved from the blue rocks
of Brandywine to the huckleberry
swamps of Sussex.
| Congressman Willis said that Mr.
Bryan was very fond Of quoting scrip
: ture, and he proposed to quote some
too. In Proverbs it is said: "A mar
of understanding holdeth his peace.
w. J. Bryan, however, had beer
spreading his anarchistic belief:
, throughout the East. And again, Mr.
I Bryan has arraigned Jew against Sa
maritan, by saying it is a campaign o.
z | classes against masses when the Bible
= SAYS: "The rich and the poor are
alike. and the Lord is maker of then
ALL"
y IF Mr. Bryan is elected president 4
: is quite likely that Ben. Tillman vii
- be secretary of war; John p. Altgeld
q | secretary of state; Carl Browne, Coke,
p and Debs with the other portfolios.
g '"Another passage of scripture is
when he that is a fool walketh b,
the way, his wisdom departeth from
: him and he proclaims to every man ntha
y he is a fool A little while after Bryai
/. | made the speech nominating MN 10
r. president he went to New York AM
:. | made a dismal failure, where it wa
/. ! found that he was only a third-rat
lawyer. a fifth-rate speaker and an eX
!, congressman who had never accom-
!. plished anything.
1T reminds me Of that passage in tn
J. Bible which says: Woe unto tina
country whose king is a child!
s There are no privileged classes 4
h this country. 1t is piece of contempt
ible demagogy.
PROUD OF HIS RECORD.
IS "Of myself I will say but little, eS
cept that 1 will look back even in ol
IS age, with complacency on my record
the House Of Representatives. 1 al
pledged TO no man, but am pledged