Evening journal., 1896-10-20
M 'kINLEY AND HOBART.
]. B. Henderson Addresses the
Business Mems Club.
NO FREE COINAGE OF SILVER


THE EX-SENATOR FROM MIS-
SOURI, MADE AN ABLE SPEECH
AT THE AUDITORIUM LAST
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HASTINGS
AT THE MEETING.
Hon. ]. b. Henderson, OF Missouri,
addressed the Business Mems McKin-
ley and Hobart Club on the issues of
the campaign at the Auditorium last
night.
Washington Hastings presided az the
meeting, and in a short speech thanked
the club for the honor conferred. Mr..
Hastings denounced Mr.. Willis for lob
! bying with the Democrats to defeat the
regular Republicans. He said that Rob
ert G. Houston is the nominee of the
regular Republicans and he should re-
ceive the support of every honest Re-
publican. The party owes him the cleo
tion, and must stand by him. Mr..
Hastings then introduced Mr.. Hender-
son, the speaker of the evening.
MIR. HENDERSON'S ADDRESS.
I'VE are very near the close Of this
/ great campaign" the man from Mis-
souri, said "and as you all appear to
be in a very good humor, | will address
you in tireside way. II has always
! been a desire of mine to address a
meeting in Wilmington, for | have al
ways had a great regard for Delaware
! Perhaps Delaware may control the
election. Suppose Mr.. Mckinley is not
elected and Bryan is. Then heaven
! help our country If the women of this
country voted. ] dare say that every
state in the Union would so Republi-
can"
The speaker then read from several
books the opinion Of the great men OF
the country on the evils of free silver.
Bryan says the people are the ones
who should settle the currency ques-
| tion," Mr. Henderson continued. THE
/ farmer should know best when to plant
crops, the capitalist should know what
/ kind of currency is best. If the poor
/ white man goes down, the rich man
| suffers with him. Providence makes
/ them dependent upon each other. If
| you wish the old Constitution replaced,
1 If you wish the Supreme Court madv
! the puppet Of Congress. vote for these
men to go on with their work. If you
! wish the Constitution undermined go
/ ON i'm your work Mr. Bryan is not
satisfied by arraying classes in our own
country, but in others as we'll He tells
us that England wants us to adopt the
gold standard and then again he tells
| us that she wants the silver standard
"We have paid in gold $500 600 000
| 70 benefit the silver mine owners of the
West. Why is it that England insists
on keeping up the gold standard? Be
cause her capitalists can keep on in
yesting her money in our country. I'll,
Argentine Republic attempted to grow
wheat on a silver basis and failed
Look at her condition to-day, and yol
can see what this country would COM
to should free silver come into effect
Look at India, another country on
silver basis. See what she pays hel
laborer-12 Is and 27 cents day. Are
you going to submit to any such pro
ceedings as this? Bryan proposes to pay
off the debt OF this country with a so
cent dollar, and If he succeeds. he viii
want TO pay il in a 25-cent dollar, anc
not stop at 12-cent dollar, if he could
make it so.
"A community as intelligent as this
knows what the country wants. Wher
/ was a Democrat, it was an honor tC
be a Democrat. But when | saw tn,
danger that confronted our country,
. left the party that would ruin It. Som'
Of you here will vote to place Bryan il
the presidential chair, but YOU know
{ not what you do. Mr.. Bryan says VI
want more currency. that we have no
half enough. But / tell you, it's no
the currency, but the confidence i'm tn
government that we want. Give mo
| NIar.H mil
give you a country that is prOsperou
and respected by God and man. How i
IL that England has four dollars les
per capita than we have. and still pa
her debts in gold while we have twic
as much, but pay our debts in the in
famous silver certificate?
SHALL WE GO BACK?
"Shall we go back to the dark day
e of Roman history? Shall we go bac
to the days when mammon ruled in
e stead of God? Shall we go back to tn
- days when robbers ruled instead q
y civilized men? God help us If we do.
D 81 regard the election of Mr.. Brya
/. as the wild dream OF fanatics and, m
= friends, l want little Delaware to d
f her share in putting him where he b'
a longs-in a lunatic asylum.
d HONORS BAYARD AND GRAY.
"The Democrats who have left th
e party must put on sack cloth and ash,
r If they ever wish to go back TO Il
a party. ! am pleased to see such men Z
q Bayard and Gray stand up for tn
country in this time of peril They al
men whom the country respects; the
are men who place patriotism abo'
m party and such men are a credit to oil
4 country
A. Mr.. Henderson closed with a stin'
ar ing rebuke to Richard Bland, the fathl
" OF free coinage.
s.
le WILL REPRESENT DELAWARE.
re Tomorrow afternoon the 5000
Id fund raised by the Ancient Order of II
/. l. !