Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-24

Lion. Frederic IdylUr OF Now 1Ofk
delivered powerful speech on the
issue of the campaign, before large
audience in the Auditorium Thursday
night. The other speaker of the evening
was William Michael Byrne Of this
city. John G. Higgins, the guberna-
torial candidate on the Regular Re-
4 Hiles, were called by the audience,
and both responded.
The platform was decorated with
tropical plants. Pictures Of Mckinley
and Hobart rested ON easels, and
portrait of Abraham Lincoln hung
| from the proscenium arch which was
decorated with red, white and blue
bunting.
4 Among those on the platform were
/ f. Tatnall Warner, president OF the
club, and Thomas j. Lawson, secre-
! tary; Cen. James ii. Wilson, John g.
a Higgins, Charles Bard, Col. Samuel
IA. Macallister, Job III. jackson, Viii.
liam Michael Byrne, Alfred Gawthrop.
| Horny b. Thompson, Col. W. a.
| LA Motto. Horny g. Rumford, The
Rev. Il. T. Moore, John Ii. Null
hansen, DIR. John p. Wales. Thomas
II. Slavery and William S. Hilies.
After the list of vice-presidents,
| which included several clergymen, bad
been read, President L. Tatnall Warner
| addressed the club and the meeting
| He declared that no man who loves his
| country can at this time shirk his duty.
He declared that the members of the
| club would be individually responsible
| should Delaware fail to elect Repub-
| lican Presidential electors. In 1892
| Independent Republi cans Joined with
/ n ts,t d., nj ftlavaIpnI Dvaat-
dent. Now the Republicans are return
| ing to the fold and bringing with them
| thousands of independent Democrats
. to insure the election of Mckinley and
| Hobart. Vermont whispered the ver-
dict and Maine emphasized it in thun-
lering tones. After discussing tine
money question Mr.. Warner introduced
Mr.. Taylor, who was greeted with
warm applause. Mr.. Taylor spoke
eloquently and forcibly and was fire.
quently interrupted by applause. lie
began by referring to the firing on
Fort Sumter as sublime period of
history when loyal men of the North,
Democrats and Republicans alike,
/ united in the common purpose to de-
fend the flag and preserve the nation g
/ life. He showed that history repeats
| itself in the present state Of affairs, and
| that Democrats and Republicans alike
who love their country better than
their party. sunk out of sight the
difference between them, but as
Americans all have united in COM
mon purpose to save the nation from
disgrace and its institutions from de-
struction. He denounced the Chicag o
convention in acathing terms, saying
that it was dominated by a native
| hlutt,aralyifa and Gale fappa1 In
archist, whose eyes saw the light of
day ON other than this continent. Great
applaueel.
The only issue between the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties he said
was the tariff and under existing cir
cumstances he held that to be of small
Importance First thwart the attempt
TO scuttle the ship and then there will
he time enough to decide how lite
course is to be rowed.
of the many startling planks of the
nondeseript gathering by the lake side
the vital one is that which proposes
tho debasement of our currency. ii
for no other reason the plank should
he repudiated because an effect would
he to default at least on our national
obligations. Every bond has carried
with it our pledge to pay in the very
hest coin that is known to men. Our
national securities are to-day gilt
cdged in every country of the world.
Every American citizen should be
proud of the country's untarnished
credit. Every man Of us who is worthy
Of citizenship among us ought to resent
as worse than insulting that to satisfy
mine owners greed We should consent
to the debasement of our nations
,rnItt utbaf3u oil thara 10 ind Ia fraa
silver movement. Behind it are the
miners of silver. The free coinage oil
silver at 16 to l would guarantee to
owners Of the silver mincs untold mil
lions OF profit. He declared that our
populistic friends all the way from
Tillman to Mrs. Lease are never weary
in denouncing trusts and yet are foist-
ing up one of the most monstrous
inonopolies beside which other monopo.
lies are as penny whistle to band oil
music Other trusts leave to tho public
TO buy as they see fit. but the silver
men try to achieve legislation to COM
pei others to buy from them every
single ounce of silver that can be got
out of the ground and to pay twice the
value OF it. 1t would be soft thing
for the mine owners if the government
would hold out.
| shall we incur the lasting shamt
that would result from reputation
he asked. Shall we turn over thu
affairs to that scurvy gang OF which
the South Carolina blatherskite anc
the Chicago anarchist are the heat
and frontr Shall we do these thing
merely to supply soft thing to owners
of silver mines? Then in vain were al
the blood offered in tho war, and il
vain would have lived Lincoln ant
Grant
Mr.. Taylor indicated how the hare
times which had been so bad for th,
farmer and furnished good oppor
tunity for the silverites to spread thei
doctrines Through this he though
1t no wonder farmers have come to thl
belief that the money men are RESPONSE
BILE for tho hard times; but he declared
most strongly that the people of tn,
money centre of the East have suffered
by hard times as much or more thai
tho West. There can be no prosperit
IN tho money centre of the country ex
ceept through the we'll being of farmers
lie expressed the hope that when as
nation we breath in the sunlight o
prosperity we may be more cosel
bound together. lie strongly con
uemned those who instead of tryin
10 lesson the evils have tried to sti
up class prejudice and make it appea
mat 1T is battle between the ric