The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-10-31
DELAWARE REPUBLICANS,
VIM. 7. WarburtOn, Esq.,, of Elk.On, Ad-
dresses a Big Union Republican
Meeting In Wilmington.

this town was the principal speaker. 1t will
be remembered that at a Republican meeting
held at the Auditorium in that city on Octo-
Der goth, Washington Hastings charged Mr.
Willis, the Union Republican candidate for
Congress, with having lobbyed with Demo-
Gratis at Washington to defeat the will of the
Republicans of Delaware in preventing the
seating of Mr.. Dupont as Senator from that
State. This charge Mr.. Willis Indignantly
Denies and in defense of Mr.. Willis who is
the personal friend of Mr.. Warburton the
latter repeated conversation which occurred
between him and Mr.. Higgins on the ID of
July last. which proved the sensation of the
evening.
Robert c. Fraim presided and introdnced
| Mr.. WarburtOu. In opening he said that the
great political contest of 1856 is rapidly
nearing its close, and on Tuesday next more
than thirteen millions OF voters. scattered
over an area o! more than three millions and
Il hall of squar" miles, will participate in the
election. and will determine by their ballots
| whether patriotism aud honor shall rule the
land. or whatHor the dumu2oIc blot of repu-
diati0u and dishonor shall forever stain our
nationn! esrutchcon. (Applause.)
As Il citizen Of Maryland | bring you. Re
pubicanS OF Delaware, greeting. and | am
proud to state that IN our state Republicans
and Democrats are Keeping step to the music
| of sound money and national honor zap
| pause). and that grand old Commonwealth.
one of tn" original thirteen, rich in her his
tory and her traditions will. on Tuesday next,
| give not less than $4,000 plurality for McKn-
ley and Hobart. CHEERS and great applause. }
|
At the close of this campaign it would he
idle for me to stand before this audience and
argue in detail the issues thereof. Allow me
to say. however, in passing, that the question
is no longer "Shall Mckinley or Bryan be
ciectedI" The question now is: "Shall the
success of the candidate of sound money and
| national honor bn so overwhelming as to
forever put nm end to this ruinous agitation
OF free silver and the like attempts upon our
honor? (Applause.J
But the Administration OF President Me-
| kinley (applausc) can accomplish but little
unless it is supported by n majority in both
branches Of the National Congress.
Two years ago the Republicans ofthis state
nominated rs their candidate for Congress
your present representative (cheers for Willis
and great applause), and the people elected
him. (Cries Of ''We are going to do it again!O
| That is right. tCnecrs and applause As
you have already heard in this campaign
from the lips of speaker Reed applause.
Mr.. Willis has proved himself worthy of the
trust and has made the best representative in
the lower House Of Congress that Delaware
has had in the past twenty five years
| (Applause.)
| And | wish now to state. and | am proud
my fellow citizens. to he able to state il. that
| am personally acquainted with him. that
| have known him for Il numucr Of years and
| that he is my intimate, personal friend, and
| by reason of his many noble qualities of hcart
| and mind | love him as Il brother. And as
l. a I l..
| form, to defend him against the malicious
| charges that have been made against his
| Republiranism In this campaign. (Checrs
md applause.)
Referring to the attack upon Mr.. Willis by
Mr.. Hastings at the Auditorium meeting Oct.
20, Mr. Warbuton said:
wish here. before this Delaware audit
cnce as the friend Of Mr.. Willis, to enter a
positive denial Of the truth of all those
charges. (Applause). | visited him ut his
home on last Saturday and interviewed him
in reference to the first of those charges.
TIE uNsEArING OF DUPONT.
Mr. Willis told me that he never spoke to a
| Democratic Senator upon the subject OF the
contest of Colonel DUPONT until after that
contest was settled. and then the only con-
versaton he had with any Democrat upon
the subject was Il conversation with Senator
Gray, of this State. But, my friends. as his
R"publican7m is assailed in this way.
come here TO defend him and | come here to
tell you what think about it.
learned from no less . distinguished per-
son than Hon Athony Higgins on the second
day of last July, on the railroad train between
the cities of WILMINGTON and Philadelphia
the purpose of Mr.. Higgins and his friends in
this campaign. ! had hoped that those pur-
poses would not be carried out. Mr.. Higgins
toll! me, il that conversation that he and
his friends, the faction that he represented
intended to nominate Il ticket in this cam
parn for the purpose OF defeating the ticket
| whose success | am now advocating.
FOR pEMocRArIc SUCCESS
IIa told me that they not only intcnLel to
nominate Il ticket, and nominate it for the
purpose of getting a ticket that Republicans,
who would not vote the Democratic ticket,
would vote. so rs not to vote directly for
Democrats. but that others who were deter
mined to beat this ticket would vote directly
the Democratic ticket.
| replied to him: ''Senator, that means
| Democratic success
His reply to that was: eyes. it means
Democratic success, but it is preferable to
the success of the other people,
| And when | mentioned to him: ''Senator
how about our friend Wilis?" he said: son,
he is for Aldicks. and we intend to take down
;hn clcaycg and split all that whole crow /
down to the spinal cord.'
quote the gentleman literally. That con-
versation occurred on the ID day Of July,
1886, and if Senator Higgins is in this audi
cnce he will bear witness to the truth Of my
statement. And not only is 1t true. but |
challenge from the gentleman himself denial
of its truth (Appause.)
My friend was attacked on the ID day Of
July. On the 3d day of July sat down il
nay office and wrote those facts to my friend
Mr.. Willis, hoping that it might apprise him
of the true condition of the feeling of fac
tions toward him, and still hoping that those
feelings might die down before November.
and that the Blue Hen might gather her
chickens under her wings. (Applause.)
REPUBLICANS MUST GET TOGETHER.
And now, men Of Delaware, LET me virgo
upon you the Importance OF patriotic action
in this crisis. Give to the winds your fac
tional, your personal iealousies, smother out
of every bosom all feelings of resentment
and hate. and stand up in solid phalanx and
present an unbroken front to the enemies of
national honor and sound money. (Ap-
pause). Honor yourselves and honor your
State by eIecting Honorable j. s. Willis your
next Representative in the National Congress.
(Great cheers and applause.)