The sun., 1898-10-29
Addresses a Large and Enthu-
siastic Number Of Democrats
Al the Bijou Theatre.
MONEY QUESTION DISCUSSED
Said the Democratic Gold Bugs
We're Cranks Two Years Ago, But ;
Had Since Found Out Their
Mistake.-HOn. Il. Irving
-' Handy Presided.

Texas, leader OF the Democratic party in
the House OF Representatives, addressed
u Democratic mass meeting in the Bijou
Theatre last evening.
There was good attendance, and
amongst the audience was fair sprink.
ling Of ladies'.
The parade arrived shortly after 8
O'Clock. A delegation OF the New Castle
Democratic Club came over by trolley
and left the car at Fourth and King
streets. There they were met by the
First Regiment Band and the Democratic
League. =,
They we're Joined later by the Bayard
Legion and the Young Mems Democratic
Club.
The procession by histime had grown
almost large enough to fiji fair-sized
hall When it reached the Bijou Theatre
the doors were flung open and the
paraders filed in to the music of a
march.
The speaker Of the evening arrived
about the same time. He had reached
Wilmington from Washington late in the
afternoon and had been met at the
Delaware avenue station by County
Chairman Neary, Congressman Handy
and John G. Gray. He was conducted
to the Clayton House and entertained
there until the time of the meeting.
Upon mis- arrival at the stage Mr..
Bailey was greeted with applause. 1t was
about s.l5 when John q. Gray arose and
addressing the audience said he had the
p distinguished pleasure to open the meet
ing for the county. He continued: "But
in doing SO ] should not be doing my
duty il | notdid mention the fact that
New Castle county has a chairman
worthy of his place tie stimulated the
Democrats of the county on the twenty.
second OF this month and caused a chill
TO speed along the spinal column of the
Republican party. .
''He has given them wager that it will
result in an old time Democratic victory
on the Sth Of November next. The
gentleman who has been selected to pre-
side needs no introduction. He worked
TO get Congress to appropriate money to
better the harbor OF Wilmington when
there was no river and harbor bill on
the calendar"
He then said 81 announce, as your
presiding officer, your very distinguished
young Congressman, Hon. L. Irving
Handy"
a Mr.. Handy was greeted with applause
as he arose.
'My fellow Democrats, began Mr.
Handy, 81 cannot begin to tell With how
much pride and pleasure | look in the
face OF my wDemocrats, By the
triumphant registration of last Saturday
we can see that Democracy is still the
ruling power.
"Mr. Baily is man of fearlessness
and absolute faithfulness to the people
and the speaker OF the Democratic ma.
jOrity to come. | now present my friend
and colleague, Congressman Bailey
Mr.. Bailey was greeted with much ap-
plause, and waiteu moment for it TO
subside. He opened as follows:
"FelIow citizens, l know have come
amongst you total stranger, yet DO
not apologize for having come, because l
knew before ! came that if any man
comes within the borders of your State,
bearing himself as he ought, he will re-
ceive a generous welcome at your hands
The fame OF your hospitality is as i'd
as the Union. do not apologize as a
! Texan, for believe a Texan is as vel
come in Delaware as a Delau arean would
be in Texas. We are blending the two
extremes together. Although surpassed
.by q greater number of acres, Delaware
is still the equal Of her sister State,
Texas.
"In proportion to her area and popula-
tion she eXerted greater influence upon
the destiny of the Union than any other
State in this Ulion.'
He said Delaware had been repre-.
scented in the House and Senate by men
who became conspicuous in that great
body, but claimed that Delaware had
never sent man like Mr.. Handy.
He. continued: 1T is my business to
know him as 1t is to know any other
Democrat, and not one commanded moe
respect than the distinguished represen'
tative from Delaware:
If the people of this glorious common
wealth knew how he stands in the opin-
ion of friend and foe in Washington, all
except hide. bound purtisans would as
sert their manhood and give him an al
most unanimous vote. ! did not come
to praise him, however; he does not
need it. You know him better than do.
He said furthers "If you were coming
to choose servants without considering
parties and nominations what would be
the result%'
This was we'll understood in the early
day of the Republic. Men who ought to
be the servants of the people aspire to be
the masters. The persons who seek
favors are your servants. Apply the
same rule to politics as God would to
men. Judge of what claims the Repub-
L,ns s,,l x.,sll ah ln
by the verdict. Take the last twenty
years when we had party control, and
\ compare the first twenty years OF Repub
sglican. control.
n Cut out the ten years OF civil war how.
X Qter nnd cumpare our Hast twenty years
0k ypeace, and their twenty years Of
box from the years 1910 to 1860
IS 36l IRE with the years 1870 to 1890.
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