Middletown transcript., 1896-10-10
HbFFEcKER AND WILLIS.

II
The Opera House was we'll filed o.
Thursday night at the meeting called to b
addressed by Hon. John II. Hoffecker an
Hon. ]. 8. Willis, candidates for Goyernc
and Congress on the Union Republica
ticket. Nearly all the seats not taken earl
in the evening were filled later. The ha
1 had been beautifully decorated with OIL
Glory, bunting. and the Autographs O
i of Mckinley and Hobart. Ladies compose
about third Of the audience and ther
were men of every political faith present
i The meeting lacked in enthusiasm and il
this respect was typical of the campaign Ii
this State, where apparently no man ofan.
party has what he wants in the tickets. The
mention of Mckinley and Hobart brough
forth applause and telling points in tn
speeches were approved in our true Ameri.
can style.
| The Diamond State Band was out in full
| uniform and furnished most excellent
music. Visitors in the audience expressed
surprise : at the superior playing OF
our band, it excelling the average country
band SO much. They can always be relied
upon to fill their part of any program.
Shortly after o clock the speakers ap-
peared on the platform, accompanied by
the committee of arrangements and others.
MI H. w. Pharo called the meeting to
order and read list of Vice Presidents and
Secretaries, the names of quite number of
prominent Regular Republicans being
placed there without their con-
sent. Besides Mr.. n. W. Pharo who
presided and Messrs. Hoffecker and Willis
there were seated on the stage W. A.
Rhodes. sr., p B. Alrichs, Representative
Horace Brown, J. B. Goff, John M. Clayton
T. e. Hurn, George B.. Roberts, HID.
Pleasanton, Edward Pleasanton, Joshua
Clayton of Thos. w. A. Rhodes, Jr., 81. T.
Long. 1. T. Croft, M. Fl. Appleton. George
W. Ingram, BENZ. G. Lockerman, s. @.
Eaton, Ferris Giles and W. e. Coale.
After the band had rendered selection
Chairman Pharo presented Mr.. Hoffecker
in few pleasant and complimentary words
The speaker confined himself to the tariff
and silver questions in his address of
twenty minutes, showing the benefits of
the former under Republican laws and the
fallacies and dangers of th Q latter. He men
toned the experience of friend in Mex
leo who in payment for his dinner at the
hotel gave an American silver dollar and
received in exchange Mexican dollar with
90 grains more silver. that amount Of sill
yer and the dinner which he ate showing
the difference between the free silver dol
lar and the gold standard dollar, one buy
ing twice as much as the other.
The Chairman next presented Mr.. George
Roberts of the State Sentinel who it is
presumed took the place of Mr.. Addicks
who was advertised to speak, and for whose
absence no explanation was made. Not a
few had gone through curiosity to see the
Gas man and to hear what he could say of
himself. and he disappointed them. Mr..
Roberts talked for half an hour. dividing
his time between condemnation of Demo-.
Gratis and laudation of Union Republicans.
As the last speaker Mr.. Pharo introduced
our Congressman Hon. Jonathan S. Willis,
who was received with applause. Mr..
Willis is always pleasant and entertaining
speaker. He referred to his course in Con-
gress and his determination to uphold there
the dignity and rights of Delaware. He
our fair daughters and
gallant sons, and passed to the issues of the
Mr.. Willis made some telling
points. Among other things he said there
is no free coinage country in the world to-
day but it stands on silver basis; BIZ
metallism exists nowhere except where
gold is the standard of value. In answer
to the plea for an increase in the volume of
the currency. he said but one country,
France, has larger per capt. circulation,
and to disprove that the volume Of the
currency affects the price of products he
showed that Switzerland has but 1857 to
$500 in France and yet the price of pro-
ducts are about the same in each country.
He knocked the Bryan plea that the price
If silver regulates the price of wheat,
,ince silver has fallen q cents an ounce
'ince September 4th, while wheat has ad-
7anced IA cents bushel in that time.
After the meeting. the speakers and
others went to the National Hotel and
.mong other callers was Red Lion hum
lred Republican, enthusiastic for the party
success, who made q patriotic plea for COM
promise and victory stating plainly his con-
viction that with two tickets defeat is GER
ain. Editor Roberts Insisted upon making
he reply and said it is the Union Republi-
ans or nobody. Mr.. Willis was entertained
" Mr.. George W. Ingram and Mr. Hof-
ecker was the guest of Mr.. Merritt N.
Willis.