The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-07
'H0FFECKER
AND HIGGINS
Close the Campaign Here
With Speeches Pre-
dieting Republic
y. can Success.

O~ss
L The Republican Campaign was brought
~ b close Saturday night by big meet
ing In tho Bijou Theatre 1t wa' the most
enthusiastic gathering Of the campaign,
despite the fact that the absence Of Chas.
p 6chlrln and Lewis R, Thompson OF
6aiNmorc, was disappointing The audi
Gnoe was IN Intelligent and appreciative
one, the applause in many instances being
lprolonged. Mayor McL,ar presided and
fntfodncei John H. Hoffecker. candidate
for Repre- entative tor Congress aud Ex-
Senator higgins as the speakers.
Mr. Hoffscker spoke fest IL was net In
shy sense an Grafton; it was u political
speeoh moro than any thing else. 1t was q
case Of mau standing up and talking to
. number Of Others on subject in which
They felt an enthusiastic interest, yet it
stirred up the audience to as great fervor
- tho most inpassioned oratory could
have done.
He said, I'VE are hero Mt the last meeting
Of this campaisn. have just come from
our sister county, Kent, where the Repub
lioan party is assured Of success. In SUI
ssx have found situation which will
aiso give majority for the Republican
state ticket. Now we come to New Castle
County. l am not going TO say that the
party will win here but have every reason
V believe that she will"
Mr.. Hotfecker then remarked that he did
not know that there was a man IN the
stats who questioned his position Oh tho
money question until he heard local
paper demand Of him where he stood. He
replied that his position was best answer
ID by the platform adopted by the st.
-Louls Republican convention OF 1895, and
adopted by the Delaware Republicans sub
sequcntly. He read the sound money
CLAUSE and continued
~ am therefore in favor OF an honest
dollar. and If my statement and the plat
form PLANK which have read do not salts.
isfy those of my enemlos who have been
demanding my position en- this question.
I don't know what will. In case | AIN
elected to Congress will make it under
stood that l am a representative Of tho
sound money party.
Referring to the new constitution and
its provisions against bribery Candidate
Hoffecker said Il would that fair pty
could be dealt out to both parties and all
PARTIES. like fairness in every thing With
which have anything to do If wo havo
A fair election and full vote we mood not
fear tlle-outc me. 1t will DO such as to
satisfy every Republican that wants The
Republican party to succeed At that
election no doubt there will DO many
things thai will come up for adjustment.
but trust there will DO no violence. l
deprecate that, unl on the other hand
hope that the election will 10 the quiestest
one ever held in Delaware If That shall
be the on come, and victory shall perch
upon our banners, | think We will all he
really to say a:nen,
Mr.. Higgins was then introduced He
dwclt on national issues to some length,
declaring that the Democratic party was
utterly incapable Of managing the affairs
OI vub HuuIDt. anu phhu ~ VIVA"
he beaten in the next national election
more overwhelmingly than it was when
President Mckinley was elected
Mr.. Higgins reviewed the administ7a-
tion Of President Cleveland and charuc.
teriEed /. as blot on the country which
was obliterated, however, in 1896 by the
eieotion of Mr. Mckinley. Delaware, Mr.
Higgins said, gave no uncertain sound OF
her position at that time
"And what was the story Of those four
years Of Democratic misruls?" asked Mr..
Higgins. -Four families In one house,
no rents collectable by landlords, and no
work for the laborlng man and mechaDio
There was a paralysis OF everything ss
hong a the spectre OF the possible election
OF Bryan, that representative of Western
Democrooy. presented itself to the people.
Interest on money raised to 100 per cent.
before that campaign was over. People
1-cked their money in their safes, but
wien Mr. Mckinley was elected 1t was
circulated and honest money has been In
Circua lon since. From that moment the
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