Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-22

Washington Hastings presided at a
Republican Ieeting under the auspices
OF the Business MEMS Mckinley and
Hobart Club In the Auditorium Mon
day night, which was addressed by ex-
Senator }. b. Henderson OF Missouri.
In his opening remarks Mr.. Hastings
said that Mr.. Houston can be elected IL
Republicans will do their duty, and il
elected he will never be found lobby
ing with the Democrats to defeat the
will of the Republicans of the State.
Mr. Hastings declared that Mr.. Willis
had done this thing and the speaker
held himself ready to provo the charge.
Ex-senator Henderson in bis speech
said that ho had always had great
regard for Delaware. 1t is possible that
Delaware may control the election,
but it appears assured that Mr.. Nc
kinley will be elected. He declared il
the women voted the Republicans would
carry every State in the Union. When
Bryan was nominated wheat was 53
cents bushel; now it is about S6
cents, and he would not be surprised il
wheat went back to 81. 20 should sound
money ideas prevail. We have been
told that wheat and silver go together,
but now silver is falling while wheat
is going up. 1t appears that the finger
OF Providence is in this matter.
Providence is not willing to let this
magnificent country be failure.
The speaker scored Altgeld and the
Chicago platform. He commended the
action OF President Cleveland in stop
ping the Chicago riots. The Chicago
platform Of the Democratic party seeks
to interfere with private contracts and
to revive the old doctrine of State re-
sistance to Federal authority. No man
in this country ever before declared
that Congress had right to interfere
between man and man in making con-
tracts. This platform seeks to reor-
ganize the Supreme Court and make it
subservient to Congress-. 1t seeks by
tho coinage system proposed to take
the property of one class Of people
without due process of law. The Popu-
list platform which is now part of the
Democratic party, for Bryan stands on
both, proposes to seize the telegraph
and railroad lines.
If these men know what they are
doing they certainly intend to reorgan-
ize the institutions of this country.
Should they be elected and attempt to
carry out this plan they will find no
less than 1000, 600 or 1000, 900 armed
soldiers to resist it, We will do as
mon did in 1861. We asked simply
then that the Constitution which
Washington and others framed should
be preserved and we are going to de-
fond il now. If nothing else will do
them we will defend it as we did in
1861 1865, and there are men who will
bring Mr.. Bryan and il cohorts in as
prisoners Of war as they did Jefferson
Davis then.
Mr.. Henderson made the point that
farmers should know best when to
plant crops; the capitalist should best
know what kind of currency is best.
II the poor white man goes down the
rich one suffers with him.
This country has paid 1920, 600, 600 for
nothing except to satisfy the demands
Of the silver men. and of the most
damnable trust ever formed. One. half
Of all the goods sent abroad goes to
England, ireland and Scotland, and yet
Mr.. Bryan wants to strike down this
trade which is bringing $50, 900, COO
to $4,000, 600 a month in gold into
this country and will continue to do SO
for some time. The Argentine Repub-
lie tried the free silver basis and the
farmers are now bankrupt Russia is
going to gold basis. Europe now
wants wheat, corn. oats and cotton.
All have gore up The speaker showed
by historical reference that in England
the poorer coin always drove out the
better.
lie also cited the history of this
country in coinage matters. He held
that no crime was committed in 1878,
and said that no better act than that
OF 1873 was ever passed by Congress.
There are but 81, 600. 900 silver dollars
in circulation. National bank notes
and silver certificates are used instead.
lie declared that We want no better
currency than national bank notes. Ii
wo pay dehts with silver we go to a
silver basis. Gold would depart from
the country. Lack of confidence caused
the panic of 1893. In closing the
speaker advocated one standard. He
declared that one yard stick will
measure all the cloth in a store. He
paid tribute to Ambassador Bayard
and Senator Gray for their patriotism.
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