Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-08

condition; Shafter was preparing to
withdraw ,at tho same time Toral was
preparing to surrender. When Shafter
called council of war to decide what
to do, old Joe Wheeler, Bryuu Demo-
crat, said he would not retreat unless
be had orders from the President him
self and he held on long enough 10
force Tural to send flag of truce to
ask for terms. The surrender was
dictated by Wheeler.
Continuing, Mr.. Rhea said that the
horrors of war were nothing compared
with tbs horrors of peace under Re-.
publican administration. Not unIy
beneath tropical sun have our, sol
disrs laid down their lives on account
OF criminal neglect by somebody in
power, hut here in our own country.
excepting at the camp in charge OF
Fitzhugh Lee and William Jennings
Bryan, which the Secretary Of War
himself says is a perfect camp. the
rank and Gle of the American soldiers
say they have been starved into sick
ness and death. In Camp Algsr. with
In the shadow OF the capital, out of
30. 600 men, 1000 have been stricken
in four months. He held that the five
years Of the Civil War with it's 5000. ;
600 men engaged would show no such
encampmsnt He held that incom-
nstence was doc to the appointment of
the SONS and nephews, friends of Con-
rsasn,en or of friends of congressman.
lie dwslt, too, upon the fact that
leaders in the war and the administra.
tion are at loggerheads. tie declared
that Joe Whesler deserved the credit
for tho Santiago victory rather than
Miles or Shutter
The press, without regard to politics,
ia demanding an Investigation, calling
on the President to rise equal to the
occasion and let the blame rest where
lit belongs. Soldiers in camps are cry
ing out: others are pleading, wives
are praying that their government may
be humane, wise and patriutic enough
| to guard their loved onea against the
unseen foe OF disease. Mckinley goes
in his palace car TO Montauk camp
" hich has heen prepared like citizen
prepares his back premises when he
receives notice that IL 10 to be in
specied by the health officer
The time of reckoning is coming. II
the President will mot, il The dare not,
put the prube into the wound, Congrast
| will demand aud will be bHckad hy ths
merican people, that u rigid, i'm.
partial, non political investigation bt
held and that those who are guilt,
may be brought to the bar.
Then Mr.. Rhea changed thg subject
and took up political matters. Hryar
| lives today said he, in th heart o.
every American truman. When hit
detractors die and have been forgotten
the memory Of that man will live il
the hearts of the people, and genera
! tions yet unborn will seek his las
resting place to plant a flower and droT
a tear, consoling themselves with thu
thought that his grave is not SO munt
the tomb of patriotism ss it is it,
shrine.
The issues OF the Chicago platform
I-ars the issues today in American poll
tics and will remain until they are set
tied and rightly settled. tApplause.
Our platform is not to destroy thu
/ value uf the dollar, hut is an absolute
rromise to restore the value to al
other forms of product; not an attemp
to enthrone the mob or substitute
reign Of disorder for one of law, bu
to guarantee that the rights OF habea
corpus and trial by jury shall be pre-
served.
] Referring to the 16 to motto, hi
maintained that every dollar Of th
about 900. 900, 600 coined was coined a
that rayiu; every dollar OF which i
dependent not upon the intrinsic valu
OF the metal in the coin. but upon th
fat OF thu law. The value of a dolla
is regulated by the number OF dollar
10 circulation, just the same as tn
value of wages ia regulated by th
number OF lahorers. There neve
existBd dollur that was not the fiat o
the law. He held that the other sid
proposes TO take frum the government
, the sovereign pnwer OF coming o
| issuing money and lodge that powe
| with the bank corporations OF the lam
or with individuals. He opposed tn
currency hill, claiming that it followe
] the suggestion of the indianapolis con
! yention Of bnnkers to withdraw al
, forms of United States notes. cance
them and substitute therefor nationl
. bank notes issuud by the nasioni
, banks of the country at their ow
| sweet will and pleasure. The value 4
, every dollar is made certain accordin
, to the number of dollarH and th
, government is TO stand as paymaster.
The Congressman spoku of the OF
position of the Democratic party
national hanks from 1882, when Andre
6 jackson fought the national banl
: until lS56, every convention holdin
. that the national banks we're mimic;
to the welfare of the people. After thl
war issues occupied the party'a after
tion.
HIS defended the plank of the Oh
cago platform which has been charge
(; with upholtling Debsiam, and takin
Q up the money question again DECLARE
that all political euohomIsts deny thi
D money has intrinsic value, for value
i relative term. This l6 to basis h,
Q been followed for so years and he hel
d Id to be good System. lie oppuse
t giving the bankers control of I'll
o volume OF money, and remarked thi
D bankers we're not in business for the
health, and that a banker could sse
. nickel further with the naked eys thn
I poor lahoring man can sue the fu
9 urbed moon with telescope.
d He closed with enlogy of Bryan |
being without selfish ambition, AN en-
+ hodiment of ths Democracy of tt
!, United States; oxtolled the influence
Q women, and hoped to haar that Del
9 ware ia once more on a Democrat
r foothold and that she will stand the
forever and ever.
4 HANDY TALKS FOR HARMONY.
n The evening crowd may have reacht
i 800. President Alexander introduce
o Congressman Handy to preside aud NJ
4 Handy made a 30-minute speech. I
a said that as i matter of polite
q strategy, when lie Republicans In th
t~u Is