Evening journal., 1898-11-05

listen 10 the proposition or compromise
and keep its good name, If to comprO-
mise with Addicka was a felony in
1896. then in 1898 1t Is a confessed
felon and It's good name, If It had one,
is gone.
'lhe Morning News is not alone in
its assertion. Ministers of the gospel
have declared it from their pulpits.
''Why, fellow citizens, the way these
Republicans talk to-day when com
pared with what they said two years
ago, reminds me of the candidate for
office who was etumping his district
After he had made his speech, in
which he told his hearers what he be-
lieved, and described what he
would do IL elected. and when hefound
he did not get much applause, wound
up by saying: These. fellow citizens.
are my principles, these are my senti
ments, but if they don't suit you l VIII
change them
How does the Republican teaching
of 1896 compare with that OF 1898?
"In two short years we find the News
placing Addicks names at the head of
It's editorial columns and the Regulars
keeping step to the tune of git there
and git together for the political
loaves and fishes they hope to share.
"The party by it's own confession has
lost its good name has compounded
felony. has abandoned it's honor and
now only seeks to fatten itself upon
the spoils Of office, to obtain which II
lplrades itself in open shame.
No, fellow citizens, the laws con-
cerning felonies have not changed since
1896.
THE laws of political morality have
not changed
THE laws Of political decency have
not changed in the last two years, az
the News seems to think, and we iint
as consistent a Republican as Judg,
Bradford refusing to register and dis
qualifying himself from voting becaus,
he cannot become Democrat and viii
not put himself in the position Of help
J ing the degenerate Republican party
} which in its best days delighted to d,
him honor"
! Mr. Salisbury then dwelt at lengtl
2 upon the recent war and the misman
r agement Of the Republican party II
r connection with 1t.
''Yes, said he, this was a great Re
e publican affair, this war, so far a
Delaware Democrats can see, but nov
] they waive Old Glory and you are toll
8 thot great foreign possessions hav
r been given to our country by a Repub
lican administration. Well, fellow
S citizens, a great many people Of thi
e country hope that the foreign posses
70 sions which are added to our nations
o domain as a result Of the Spanis
y war, will not be great"
e Concluding Mr.. Salisbury said.
C have never held an office. fellow cit
Il zens, and I doubt If I ever shall, but
want to see the Democratic party su,
N cessful, no matter who may fill the o
i fees, for l believe that on it's succel
a depends the future Of free governmel
- in America.
70 "On the success Of our party he
= and elsewhere and the maintenance
> it's principles depends the hope Of q
future prosperity and freedom Of OF
country.
le ''And we. in little Delaware, mu
- not be remies in duty. must not see ol
II little state the plaything Of adventu
y ers and opportunists.
A ''We kept the fire Of Democra,
Is burning here when all but oi
H. sister-state had fallen into darknes
N and individual liberty had indeed ebbl
u, most low, and remembering the pa
III history of our state. her honorable tr
er ditions, resolved that her future ehl
y not be a record Of disaster and di
III grace. We cannot fail
y. Good tidings reach US from Ke
ne and Sussex, and I know Wilmingt
lg and New Castle Democrats too well
ne believe they will be backward in t
ly race"