The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-03

DONhR, DCl, MATCH S'-N llllaln JeD'
nings Bryan arrived on the train reaching
hero at 10 80 p. m. He was accompanied
by his wife and little daughter, Congress
men l. Irving Handy and John S. Crosby.
They were met at the Station by tho Leg.
islatiye committee, composed Of Senators
John Pyle and John Fenimore and Repre-.
sentatives Robert ii. Wilson, Charles
Dempsy and Isaac n. Whitney.
The citizens committee was composed OF
John Il. salisbury, chairman; John ID.
Hawkins, Henry G. Collision, Harry Ford,
Louis Schabingor,, Houston Culbreth,
Clarence D. Sypherd, Mark w. Cole and
Stephen Slaughter.
Mr.. Bryan was taken in hand at once
by the committee and escorted to the
Capital Hotel. Mrs. Bryan and her
daughter were mot ut the station by Mrs.
Senator Il. II. kenney and they were i'm.
mediately driven to the kenney residence.
When the train arrived there were about
two hundred and fifty people in and
around the station, but the lack Of en-
thusiasm plainly showed that the assem-.
biage recognized the difference between
Bryan the candidate and Bryan the lee
turer.
The address to the members OF the AS
sembly and the Constitutional C0nven-
tion was delivered in the Opera House.
Mr. Bryan said:
Members of the Legislature ladies aud
gentlemen: l esteem this "a high honor,
especially as you have a Constitutional
Convention in session at the same time.
Those who desire To hear what is true are
always glad to listen to those who have
made II study of any subject in which they
are interested. A good IDEA when once 1t
is launched forth is bound to spread.
Delaware, though small in population and
territory, is we'll known.
When Il boy in my home, in n small
Legislature, 1 was known as "the Senator
from Delaware" Of which | was never
ashamed. Tho best legislation is not that
which gives ono person or persons an I'D
vantage over others, but that which pro-
tects and defends all equally. The pro.
prietles of this occasion preclude the dis
cusson of any particular question. but
think can with proprlcty discuss the
pruprlety Of government, because We
must all be concerned in our Govern
Iuent.
What may say might meet with your
approval, but If | say anything good L
want you to accept it.
RULES TO MEASURE LEGISLATION.
l want to give you some rules by which
you can measure legislation-rtlles which |
you may apply no matter what political
party you belong to. There is one rule
which lies beneath all others.
This rule is the fundamental rulc,iand
it is found iu tho Declaration of lnde.
pendence. 1t reads that all men are
created FREQ and equal. If those princi |
pies are true and no party has yet denied
it-then no government will permit one
citizen to inj lure another Aud that form |
of government which prevents such acts
Of affirmative injustice is/t!e bust govern.
mGnt have been surprised to find out
how wide the principles Of larceny may
he. Some governments say II man must
not steal directly, but Indirectly, he iruy
steal rs much as he has II mind To.
There is polite stealing. which is far
moro injurious than highway robbery.
One form Of this Is unjust taxation, You
will all ugrce with me that every citizen
should pay towards the support of his gov
ernment In proportion to the benefits he
derives therefrClu.
INJUSTICE N THE LAWS.
The people in this county are vitally in
terested in this matter, and we nre all CON
cernGd in roofing 1t out. There is nothing
you cEn leave your children that is equal
in value to II just government
l know it is difficult 10 convince man
that anything Is bad which brings hun III |
a little money. We have no right TO con
slider whether we will make money out OF
fetal or not. 1t is not only in tho making
of a law that injustice is done, but also in
the enforcement thereof. | call your ut
tenliOn to these matters so that you can
apply the principle Of equality III framing
your laws.
If you treat corporation better than
you do an individual you are doing more
for the works for your own hand than
you are for the works Of God. An in
Il Il trtb btn To
fund because he has political views, but II ,
corporation can have no political views
according TO law IL can ia fact, but ''i. .
according to law.
Suppose bank contributes money to
compagn fund and fails, then ii Is the
dcpOsitor's money that was contributed,
and not tho bank s money.
If Il corporation contributes enormous
sums to a mnus election 1t has n holt on
that man, and while he is i'll Office he is
threatened with political decaptatiOn if
he daras to exercise his own Judgment in
any matter iu which the corporation is
interested
Whenever l come before body whose
political complexion is the same as my
own feel that can speak TO Ihen wiGh
frankness. Remember, you cannot al.
ways fool the people. Those who mako
laws must recognize that the people who
electeu thelH nave rlBht loC&acI tnat
they shall justify them in their elevation.
Those who have power must remember
that opportunity is the measure OF their
ability.
My friends, | believe we are entering
upon II new era. | believe the campaign
through which We have just passed has
made tho people think. | can excuse u
man ii he refuses to accept my conclusions,
but know that in the long run, whether
it be your way or my way, we will eyenlu.
ally be able TO solve every problem Of gov
ernment.
Mr.. Bryan went to Philadelphia, and
thence West.
r. A. Lindsay late of No. Engine
Company, Baltimore City Fire Depart
ment says, that the members Of his com