Evening journal., 1896-09-03
HANDY ON THE ISSUES.
Big Ratification at Woodland
Beach Yesterday.
KENTs ENTHUSIASM AROUSED

THOUSANDS OF DEMOCRATS AS
SEMBLE AT THE BAYsIDE TO
HEAR BRYAN AND SEWALL,
AND TUNNELL AND HANDY EN-
DORsED.
The Democratic ratification meeting
held at Woodland Beach yesterday
was possibly one of the largest that
will be held in Kent county during the
present canvass. 1t was a red-letter
occasion for the pretty little resort on
the bay-side, and several thousand
persons were in attendance. Among
the politicians of more or less promi-
nence present were: John f. Sauls-
bury, ex-Congressman John b. Pen
ingtOn, State Senator George Fisher
Pierce, General r. r. Kenney, Ebe W.
Tunnel, l.. Irving Handy, Colonel e.
T.. Cooper, ex-Congressman E. l. Mar
tin, John G. Gray, w. A. G. Hardcas-
| tie, e. II. Cochran, Sr., William J.
Gibbons, John r. Dickey, James Ford,
Nathan Hutchins, Attorney-General
r. c. White, Deputy Collector of the
Port w. A. Comegys, Clarence r. Clay
/ ton, United States Marshal H. E. Lam
nan. Police Captain Robert w. Cham
bers, ex-Fire Chief Dennis S. Shields,
Senator" William Crow Harry Hol-
schumacher, Fifth Auditor of the Trea-
| sury Thomas Holcomb, ex-Sheriff
| Amos Cole, Rev. Charles l. Stengle,
| Edwin M. Herbert, ex-Sherif Allen,
/ William Salisbury, ex-Speaker of the
Senate John p. Donahoe, and ex-Sher-
| iff Alvan Allen.
Ex-Congressman John B. Pening-
| ton, of Dover, was chairman of the
| meeting and Clarence II. Clayton was
secretary. Mr.. Pennington introduced
| Ebe W. Tunnel, the Democratic nOmi-
1 nee for governor, who refrained from
making a speech, but declared that he
had come to the beach 10 meet fell
| low-Democrats at a Democratic meet
ing.
He was followed by L. Irving Handy,
the Congressional nominee, who re-
ceived an ovation. He said that once
more the people are in the midst of
Presidential campaign. The parting
of the ways has been reached again.
The voters would have to choose Sc
riosusly and we'll. The American peo-
pie are not satisfied and are discon-
tented. They are unhappy in the their
business relations. 1t becomes the
I NOLGlo " Dt Ntlg CAREFUL
a decision.
They think something is the matter
| with the government Some expect
the government to support them. The
government cannot support the people
They must support the government
( and support themselves by their Owl
productive Industries. They must put
aside part of what they receive from
their productive industries for the
government, and in return the govern
ment gives them protection.
No one is here to hold out any false
promises. While the government can
not support the people the government
can do considerable to impede the pro-
gress of the people by misgovernment
The protection to the people rests with
the people. They make the final decis-
ion. 1t is not left to statesmen, but is
left to the common issue and patriot
ism of the citizens.
The times are hard, bitterly hard
increasingly hard. Laborers' wages
are decreasing. Work is hard to get
Manufacturers find little market for
their products. Merchants see sus-
picion and dread with every business
transaction. The farmer cannot pro-
: duce the crops for the price he gets for
. them. God pity the man who is in
/ debt. OH the times are hard. What
) / is the cause? There has been no fail
- | ure of crops. There has been nc
4 plague among the flocks or herds. The
| ground is fruitful. There has been nc
s war to ravage the country. The peo-
a pie are as industrious and as brave as
= ever
e With this condition facing the peo.
J, pie they are forced to ask what the
B government has been doing. What
{ lack of wisdom has it shown. Every
q freeman stands armed with a ballot
|. This state should feel a pride in vii
/, liam Jennings Bryan. He can trace hii
ancestry back to this Peninsula, some
g / where about Bohemia Manor. He Il
Il / friend of the people. Such friends
z / are raised in this part of the country
: He said that the country was not OF
l. a gold standard. Much suspicion is at
| tached to this kind Of money. Onl.
n few days ago some wealthy men go
e together in the office of J. Pierpon
e / Morgan and they decided to give tn
l. government some gold, considering
o unwise to have any more bonds issue
d during the campaign. A year or s
ago these same men got large mum
l. | Der of bonds and made several mil
3 2 ilOAo VI uOlldlo. WITCH a udlA ANAN
it men can say that this country has {
d go in debt for several millions, some
y. thing is wrong. We want a good, saf'
T, sound money and plenty of it. w
: don't want a dollar that is any large
l. or any smaller. We want a dollar ths
le will measure a dollar now, and wi
re measure a dollar thirty years an
more to come.
Is The Indictment against the gol
ol ! standard is that it is not an homes
I'd ! dollar. It has been getting bigger an
I'd bigger. 1t has crushed the debtor an
rs l thrown wet blanket over the agricu
m turist The American people will stan
d. in a corner for awhile and have a fl
s. shaken under their nose. but final
IS, they will strike out and on NOvemb'
iy they viii strike out with a blow Il
Sc Bryan.
Id The country will have to go back
bimetallism. The whole world wi
have to go back. Back to the goC
e MI