The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-05
DEMOCRATS
HEAR LEADERS
Willard Salisbury and
John Biggs Address a
Bijou Meeting.

John Biggs and Willard Salisbury ad-
dressed 5 o Democrats in the Bijou Theatre
last night. There was little interest In
the meeting and therefore u failure. Amos
J. Cummings of Now York, was to have
spoken but he failed to appear and Mr..
BiRgs spoke In his place, ~
Mr.. Biggs was the first speaker He
spoke of q tariff as the most convenient
way to raise taxes for the maintenance OF
this government and when enough is raised
there the tariff law should stop. The tar
if at present 10 the highest ever laid and
vet it resulted in a deficit. The Democra-
tic party has always been the poor mnn
friend and Is to-day the worklngmanS
friend.
Delaware has right to be proud Of her
war record In the revolutionary war she
furnished more men and money than any
other state in the Union In proportion to
population. In 1861 she did the same. In
the war with Spain she furnished three
times her quota, brave boys ready to lay
down their lives for their country and the
old flag.
Mr.. Biges declared that the soldiers had
been neglected and the Republican party
was responsible; Mr.. Biggs urged tho peo-
pie to elect l. Irving Handy to Congress,
and he would see that the conduct OF the
war Is Investigated.
Mr.. Biggs then took up local affairs, and
declared that for moro than thirty years
the Democratic party had ruled the stlte
well. The Democratic party is responsible
for the laws passed and is proud OF them:
The state has SGT apart as "a public school
investment $5ii, TAP.
That sum Of money is to forever remain
inviolate, and untouched, except that tho
interest shall 20 to the maintenance OF
public schools. TO this is added revenues
to bring it up to 100000 year. Every
man, however poor, can have his children
educated. The state owns bonds worth
1885,, O0) and S92, 100 in bank stock, which
added to tho school fund, makes 81 ,O2l SAP
II the liabilities were taken from this the
state would havo left 1887, Q92, in addition
to the hospital at Farnhurst, the armory
in this city, and other properly. Bonds
of ths state bearing but perc entum IN
tersst a year have been sold at par.
Mr.. Biggs condemned The Levy Court OF
Sussex county, a Republican body, and
said it did not even pay its witness fees,
and witnesses sell certificates for " ices
for 30 cents.
MIR. B!ggs in conclusion, said that
every man on tho Democratic ticket Is
we'll worthy Of support. His work in got
ting the appropriation for the Chrstiana
river entities him to reelection. Give
him good old-time Democratic majority.
Mr.. Biggs mentioned all the men on the
ticket and asked for support for all.
Willard salisbury proceeding on state
and local lines, said: at Is for Ut o decide
whether we will maintain tho high stan
dard which has been set for US by those
who have gone before, or whether Delaware
shall sink 10 the position of u yenal com.
mon wealth, the natural and chosen prey
of rich adventures who desire to crafty
political ambition by filling the Hottest
places which our people have within their
gift"
He rsferrod t. Delaware being the first
OF the original thirteen states, told that
one of her sons gave the casting vote
which decided that independence should
be declared said that her representative
first rat fed the Constitution Of the United
States and declared in lifting terms that
from the very first ION batt)e!lulds and in
the halls of Congress Delaware has main.
tanned her proud place. Why is 1t, he
asked, that any Delawarean should in the
coming contest vote the Republican ticket?
He did not place much creutnce in the
getting together" process of the Repub-
llcan party, and further said: Confident
OF their ability to control in tho Le2isa-
tllre the votes OF q majority Of the Rcpub-
licans who will be elected, one wing OF the
party demanded from their iactional OPP
ponents In New Castle county that they
snail pledge Jne1nSelVe5 10 HDllc DY me re-
suits of caucus, not only in tho selection
of officials for every place who are to De
chosen, but in matters Of Legislation.
What docs this msang Why is 1t that il
man sses fit to be Republican honestly
though mistakenly, that when he is plac-
cd in a position OF responsibility, where
the interests of his state are concerned his
honest opinions may not be trusted, but
that he must yiold not only AS TO matters
of party policy not only as 10 tho selrc-
ton OF the official heads of their urgnniHu-
ton, but also In matters Of Legislation
which the whole people OF the state without
distinction olparly are concerned but must
yield his opinions no matter how strong
they may be, to tho will and wishes of
few others who may be elected to sit with
him In II legislative bouyY
This sort Of thing was characterized az
an attempt to rule by "king-causes, and
the party itself, to use a slaLs expression,
he said, "ls II bird" And think Of the
number Of wings 1t has 1t has no head,
10 tail no feet but it ha1 wings The lat
Ter we're named thus: Higgins Wing, Adj
dicks Wing, Morse Wing, DUPONT Wing,
and Get together Wing and "thoy
are now trying TO get them all to flop to-
gothcr."
Tho Democratic administration OF the
state was referred to as honest frugal aud
economical, which will compare iavurably
with any state in tho Union.
No matter how long you have hnd ths
cough, II II hasn't already developed intp