The sun., 1898-10-29
WILMINGTON. DELAWARE, SATURDAY. OCTOBER 70, 1898.

time, from 1870 to 1890. In our twenty
years we increased the wealth of the
country almost five folds and they
scarcely more. than doubled theirs in
their twenty.
This is a crucial test. This is surely
enough to make out a case but it is not
the whole case. We not only created
m ore wealth, but it WAS more evenly
divided.
can helped 20 create the. wealth, and
it carried blessings to men of every sta
tion. 1t found its way to the farm, fac
tory and store. 1t is different now. Men
have fortune. so great that they i've on
the interest under inonarchies across the
sea. 1t was not necessary then to sub
scribe vast sums to corrupt the ballot,
nor did you hear OF man buying his
way into the Senate.
''This disgrace is new chapter in our
history" .,.4..
He,said he despised men who arrayed
the masses against the classes He con-
tinued: Every man who holds office
should be responsible to the people for
the manner in which he conducts the
Office. The laws were more just because
more equal. Men were more loving to
each other then than loving each others
wiqes. -.
"Why vote for such a party? Della
ware was true to the cause when the Re.
publican was twenty times better than it
is to-day. The Republican is worse and
the State follows the bad example.
"There is not money enough to buy
the State of Delaware for the Republi-
cans. The Republicans trv to cultivate
our quarrels. The gold men were wrong.
They helped the Republican party with
whom Uhey did not agree with on any
thing. 1t was not Judgment but anger.
'The gold men we're cranRs, and we
called them gold bugs. Tee gold men
discovered their mistake, and now the
Republicans ask them to support the
Administration in the conduct OF the
war.
"How was the war conducted? (laugh-
ter The Republicans used to want to
talk about the civil war, but now they
don'C want to talk war ....a
"Instead of the Peace Commission
sitting in the finest room of the finest
hotel in Paris, they should have settled
the matter in Washington"
He then claimed that the expenses OF
the war should have been raised by an
income tax, which would have placed
the burden on the rich. rather than on
those less able to bear it, who were risk
ing their lives for their country. He
said bill similar to an income tax had
been approved by Lincoln, and passed
during the Civil War.
He then touched OH the money ques-
ton. He said the Republicans were at
one time for gold and silver as the Dem
ocrats are to-day.
He SAID that the mints should be
opened for both gold and silver, and that
although it was inconvenient to carry
silver around, it was not halfsas incOn-
venient as not to have any to carry
He said the Republicans wanted to do
all the business on credit, which was the
cause OF oil pancs. He continued: "The
manufacturer and farmer have to take
silver and transact business with it,
while the gold is locked up in the bank,
being too precious to be used by the
masses. Silver should be good enough
for everybody or nobody"
He next paid his respects to war mat
ters, and said the Republicans were
violating the declaration Of war in keep
ing control Of Cuba, as already 10000
troops were under orders, when the
Cubans should be allowed to control
their own country.
lie also denounced an alliance with
Great Britain, stating the fact of the
wrong done to his Irish ancestors, and
quoting the sayings of Washington and
Jefferson.
He closed by saying the Democratic
party would march to the polls in No.
vember with stainless banners in their
hands and not sa ords, and cast ballots
as pure as their own hearts purposes,
and that the ballots as snow fakes
fall.
Before concluding, he said he had de-
tanned the audience too long, but some
in the audience cried out 'gs on" He
said it was better to quit when he was
wanted to 60 on. than to go on when he
was wanted to quit.
He held an impromptu reception on
the stage and then walked to the Clay
ton House. Later he took the midnight
train for Petersburg, Va, where he speaks
tonight.