Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-29
WILMINGTON. THURSDAY, oor. 80.
an Adare.. to delaware psmscrats.

An address to Delaware Dsmscrats.
The State Executive Committee of
the Honest Money Democratic League
of Delaware met Friday afternoon,
all the counties being represented, and
issued the following address;
To the Democrats OF the State OF
Delawares Never has there been pre-
sented to the voters Of this State, in
this generation. situation Of greater
gravity than that which contents them
in this campaign. Heretofore the
Democratic party has championed the
liberty Of the individual, freedom OF
trade, the rights of the sovereign
States, the purity OF the ballot, and
the honesty and honor Of the nation.
Never before has tho Democratic
party, in its national platform, arrayed
itself against individual freedom.
Never before has the Democratic
party sought to destroy the indie
pendence of the Supreme Court, the
highest tribunal OF our country for the
maintenance of law and order, and the
preservation of property, life and
liberty.
Never before has the Democratic
party sought to restrain the Federal
authorities from protecting their own
servants when interfered with in the
lawful and proper discharge Of their
duty.
The Democratic party has always
upheld the credit of the United States,
/. and nothing could be more foreign to
the principles of our party than that
plank in the Chicago platform. which
declares for free silver at the ratio of
l6 to l, clothed with legal tender power !;
proposition which on the one hand
offers the Republican principle of pro-
lection to the mine owners, and on the
other hand seeks to curse the people of
our country with dishonest money,
and to destroy the present value of the
savings of the wage earners OF the
country stored up in our savings banks
and other financial institutions.
The Democratic party has always
been the party of the people and has
ever been the champion of Legislation
that places all men equal before the law.
We cannot support the candidates
who have been nominated on the
Chicago platform and who advocate it:
principles. II is our duty as hones
men to turn away though sadly ant
regrettuly, and refuse our aid to tina
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not allow US TO support.
Fortunately We are not driven 10 GU
extremity TO the advocacy OF the almos
equally abhorrent principles Of GU
ancient enemies, the Republicans
The National Democratic Party, know
in this State as the Honest None
Democratic Party" presents to us
platform and candidates for Presiden
and Vice. President and Representative
ia Congress of the old and true Demo
cratic type. To their support shout
hasten every true Democrat who nri2e
the welfare of his country and the az
probation of his conscience above hi
allegiance TO the standards which hay
been stolen from us and are now in IL
hands of our former foes, the PopuIi
and the repudiator. John NJ. Palm,
for President, Simon b. Ruckner 1,
Vice President, Ebe w. Tunnel T,
Governor, Thomas II. Baysrd, Jr., fl
Congress, and for all the other office
State, county, hundred and distric
the nominees of the Democratic part
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every Democrat without disloyalty
party principles and every honest IN;
without a blush of shame
The duty of the hour is to stal
stcadfast in the defense Of our ancie
faith. In this crisis there is at sta
more than the possibility of Temporal
victory. The existence of our gre
historic party, that has withstood t
assaults of every foe, is threatened
reason of the recreancy of many of
own members. 1t has survived dole
before, and it can survive defeat agai
but it could not survive a victc
gained with the present platform unt
its present leader.
That this party, as We have kno
it, may not die, let the faithful
years rally round its historic bann
reform its broken ranks, and, W
abiding faith in the final triumph
it's principles, unite to restore
name of Democrat to it's forn
meaning and proud distinction.
BY order OF the State Execut
Committee.
James S. Dobb, chairman
John Dunning, secretary.
What has any farmer or workingu
to hope from the continuance of
present condition of things? "
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