The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-30
THURSDAY. DECEMBER so. 1897.
Their First Anniversary.

The Democrat League OF Delaware cele.
brated Its first anniversary In right royal
Democratic style Of the overall element
last evening in Turn Hall, corner Eighth
and French streets. The meeting was
presided over by George G. Morton and
the speakers of the evening wereC Congress-
man Handy and John G, Gray. who tx.
pounded the f-ce silver ideas and the fal-
lacy Of the Mckinley prosperity. Evident
ly the speakers have failed to learn that
the times have grown better and that tho
workshops, which had been idle for the
past three years, are running on full lime,
with full complement Of hands since
Mckinley was elected President The store
keepers report better business this Christ.
mas than for three years. There were be-
tween two and three hundred enth usastic
Democrats present, by cards Of invitation.
and they whooped it up while the speak
ers were telling them that William Jen.
nings Bryan would he the Democratic
nominee for President in 1900 and the next
time he would be elected by the people.
elected President by less than four million
votes, and his party thought he had q
landslide, while Bryan. who received over
six million and half votes, failed TO DO
elected. There was something strange in
the way in which ths votes were counted,
but the next time there would be no mis-.
count or failure to elect the Is to advocate
to the highest Office within the gift Of the
American people. From personal obser-
walton the Democratic League of Della
ware is fast assuming large proportions
and bids fair to be very lively faction in
the future deliberations Of the Democratic
party Of Delaware. 1t is surely the over
all element OF the Democratic party,
which is coming to the front, and who are
fully determined thai as they do the work
at the polls and the voting as WE'LL that
they shall be recognized in the selection
of the men who, in the future, shall repre-
sent the Democratic party in the State of
Delaware. From the make up Of the mon
who were present last evening, there will
be fun when the swallow tail element and
the overall boys meet In convention, led on
by Congressman Handy The Congress
man is as ardent free silver advocate of
the l6 to standard Us ever and his speech
last evening had no uncertain free silver
ideas in 1t. He is honest in his convictions
and expresses them fearlessly and with all
the vigor at his command. Although we
don't believe in his heresies, we certainly
admire his honesty in backing up his
opinions in no uncertain language, SO that
those who run may not fail % catch his
meaning, He is certainly better off in
this worlds goods than ever before in his
life. He receives q salary of 5000 year
with mileage and pay for clerk hire Pros.
perity has certainly struck him, but thus
far he has failed to see where he or his fol-
low men have been benefited since Presi.
dent Mckinley has occupied tho position
of Chief Executive Of the Nation. He
still clngs to his idols aud strange rs it
may seem, he has numerous followers in
our city and State. The Democratic party
has thorny path to travel In Delaware
during the coming years. 1t remains to
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lodge the present idols and leaders of that
drastic party. Lay on Macduff, and
damned be he who ilrst cries hold enough