Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01
REPUBLICAN. BUSINESS MEN
Their Meeting Friday Night at
the Auditorium.
A LARGE AUDIENCE PRESENT
The Full Seating Capacity oc-
cupIed.


D
city addressed a large Meeting under |
| the ausnices of the Mckinley and
| Hobart Business Meme Club In the
| Auditorium Friday night The full
| seating capacity was occupied. By the
| simple application of little headwork
/ the Auditorium had been so arranged
that nearly IL not quits everybody could
actually hear the words Of the speakers.
i This headwork resulted In such an
alteration in the seating arrangement
that all seats looked toward newly
erected stand in the western side OF the
hall, near the centre. The beauty OF
this arrangement will be easily APP
parent to those who have been forced
in times past TO sit In the rear OF the
hall when the regular stage WAS the
speaking stand. Last night the old
stage was given up to the band.
The speaking stand was beautifully
decorated. A large American flag
was stretched between the girders above
il and pictures of Mckinley and Hobart
hung from the side posts. Below the
flag was a festoon OF red, white and
bblue and the front OF the stand was
draped with the national colors. A
pamphlet containing six patriotic songs
was distributed.
: Gen. James II. Wilson presided and
opened the meeting by reading the list
OF vice. presidents. On the stage were
OK Senator Higgins, Gen. James II.
Wilson, Hon. Johr r. Dos Passos,
Col. Ben iamin Nields, e. Tatnali
!, Warner, president of the Business
y MEMS Club, Richard Patzowski,
9 treasurer of the club, Jacob Mintzer,
g Samuel Wode, James @. Hughes, Will
. liam A. Croney, q. W. Remington,
y Joseph L. Davis, William Lubb and
J William r. lirinckle.
i Henry f. PicRelH led the singing Of
y "America, the audience standing.
Gen. Wilson, in his opening speech,
y referred to the defeat OF Blaine through
> Burchall's utterance of the three
= RS" but said ii was an open secret
e that New York went for Blaine b,
l. 10000 majority although it was no
. counted for him. lie said that thil
y campaign also has its three Rs" Re
?. uuiiation, Robbery and Revolution
% The first word is given to the proposed
y free coinage of silver, the second TIL
y proposed passage OF an income tax, ant
% the third the attack on the Fedora
judiciary.
Tho speaker introduced Mr.. Do
-, Passos as distinguished iurist. j.
- beginning Mr.. Dos Passos said that h
- had feeling Of sadness on account 0
~ two incidents in the past week, one a
~ Richmond, where Buckner was Kissed
~ and the other at New Haven, wher
~ Bryan was Kissed. The speaker OF
he posed such exhibitions as restrictive {
be the right Of FREQ speech.
be About this point the several clut
~, which had been gathered benin
:. Hyatt's Band reached the ball, and Ii
- ..aolyar ,unaa1 atub ila until tha IA N
In. had played and the new arrivals b,
,n came quiet.
~ Mr.. Dos Passos then went on to oil
A1 serve that great events sometimes 70
low small beginnings The lamp kicke
over by COW in stable caused ii
M great fire in Chicago. A spark fro
hts the speech Of Bryan at the conventic
the caused his nomination for tho Pres
In dency. He IL politician without
On history, statesman without recor
ng- After the adoption of the free coinal
cry platform the people we're dazed. HI
ans there been an election then the poop
and might have gone for free silver, b
will now the question is fairly before the
will for consideration.
ent The present bad business conditi
was referred TO by the speaker, and
blamed Mr.. Bryan nomination for t
| lDGTtHbb III thliuI6b. Ilo tutu turn
'om his thoughts to Bryau's speech
ng- livered in the Auditorium last Mond
LIST, night, which be proposed to answ'
oly. Mr.. Bryan claimed that the pub
hen debt Of the United States should
ions payable in silver. II propose to sht
and you, /" said the speaker, that he "
liar absolutely and fundamentally wrong.
ued deny it on legal ground, but i VIC
anne refer to them. Let US consider ii
question on the broad ground Of just
and national honor. The public dc
rtar was issued during the rebellion for {
- abling this government to preserve
oil Union, The government was compel
ia to piteously beg of its citizens to TO
Far to its rescue and furnish their NOR
mt ard that money came flowing fir
lapy eNeiy soul.o uS IT, -.
and sovein'.,ont "neio 20 st
of honor on every American citiZt
IApplause OF that sS47, 900, 600
pro government obligations there is
liant $40, 00O, 600 held abroad. :"
,ort. lie declared that Mr.. Bryan could
the touch that obligation because it ,
yeen protected by the constitution.
the This debt of the United States in l
and was 81, 600, 600, 900 and the funding
n he the debt was proposed and carried
in the funding acts Of 1870 and Il
Bryan says that the use of the W
coin in those acts makes it justifia
ap- to pay the debt in silver. That sou
enGe alluring, but it is superficial.
i, of silver dollar was at premium at
,key, time and it flowed to Europe, VIII
iday, 1t was traded on ratio of l512 t
Clay No living being had an idea that 8
chasm would open between the
metals. The government has alw
paid its creditors in gold. This is
gned debt which Mr.. Bryan wants TO pa,
riday United States silver dollars WORT
lting cents. Think of it, you wage carr
'. II. whsn man owes you $40 and !
lie you So and points you to statut
r the the United States
Insreplying to Bryan's attack u
Clevoland's bond issues he said
President Cleveland's conduct in m
,, WIN tanning the credit Of this countr.
" rem- keeping the parity between gold
rticle, silver deserves the thanks of the pee
a Fig The American people will support
otton il he pledges every dollar TO main
nsible unsullied the character Of our nat
(Applauso.) The interest on $50, {
600 and more is put upon the gov
run- ment through the failure of the q
mon. men to help the government
10 oil Mr.. Bryan and his friends sa!
,n.,irs you'll give us free coinage OF silvt
| no rnfi, ,,ft 10 xrliIl houa. nv n