Evening journal., 1898-11-05


receive 81 per day and cents per mile.
But if you present a certificate OF Sus-
sex countyfor 81 youwlll onlyreceive so |
cents" In conclusion Mr.. Biggs urged |
all to support the Democratic nomi-
.nees next Tuesday.
Chairman Alexander then introduced
willard Salisbury, who spoke, in part,
as follows:
'Mr. Chairman and Fellow Citizens:
1T has fallen to my lot in most OF
the political campaigns of late years to
see that our forces were so drilled and
organized that Republicans should not
have an easy victory. The practical
details Of the campaign have been my
duty, and | have listened with pleasure
to the wise words Of counsel and en-
couragement which older men, the
| leaders of our party, have spoken to US
AS our fights were closing. Our old
leader is now no more. and his sue
cesscr is serving his country in a FOR
eign capital. Their duties fall upon
us younger men. l cannot hope my
remarks to equal either in wisdom or
eloquence those you may have heard
from them, but my earnest wish for
Democratic success and the faith that
is in me will, trust, in part atone for
some deficiencies.
"The people Of the State of Delaware
are engaged in serious business
I'VE have thought, until recently,
that in our snug little state we were
safe from those conditions threaten
ing our political happiness, which
might obtain elsewhere, but unfor-
seen combinations of circumstances
have so contributed that the question
J is brought home to us with the great
est force whether we shall hereafter
have a place fit for decent residence,
political conditions considered, or
= whether we are to be overwhelmed
with the scum OF political travail
b which in these times seems to threaten
the life Of each commonwealth, no
matter what it's past has been.
I'm this campaign Of 1898, it is for ue
to decide whether we will maintain the
high standard which has been set for
us by those who have gone before, OF
l whether Delaware shall sink to the po-
sition CT a venal commonwealth, the
UHluIdl
turers Who desire to crafty political
ambition by filling the loftiest places
! which our people have within theil
a gift.
p From the very first, on battlefieldf
p and in the halls of Congress, those she
has seen fit to honor with her commits
sions, have stood the foremost, and tC
. these later days Delaware has fairly
T maintained, by the reputation, th'
@ honor and the ability of her publ,
e men, the proud place which she frs
s obtained.
Now it has come to pass that mel
who would shake around in the shoe
- CT their predecessors like shrivelle
L peas do in a pod, strive to fill thos
70 high places OF trust and confidenc
le which she has been accustomed to pre-
s. serve for her 1ncst faithful and honor
p ed sons.
What conglomeratiOn, what a fin
. creation the Republican party OF Della
ware ie. As the boys would express
al in a slang way, it's a bird and {
is carry the simile a little further, thin
u Of the number OF wings it has. 1t ha
ot no head, it has no tail, it has no fee
but it has wings. A Higgins wing, a
Addicks wing, a Morse wing; a Du
@ Pont wing. a get together wing; an
ts heaven only knows how many otht
D. kinds OF wings; and the thing that the
I'D are now trying to do is to get them a
- to flop together and all in one wa
- This poor creature does not resemb
a bird in any other way than havir
III wings, and mCst Of the traits OF Il
PIE vulture. For years it has survived on
ne by constant administrations of the go
cure. and when nearly four years az
-, the poor creature had been brought
low that death was almost certai
Hy some well-meaning but foolish perso
M administered nitro-glycerine, blai
he powder and saltpetre. 1t has nev
In recovered from that mixture, and it
-ar to be hoped that it never will.
TOO "Why should any voter in Deiawa
help these schemers to obtain CONT
i"' of the government of this little stat
ha As administered by Democrats we ha
had an honest, frugal and economic
III administration. For a generation, wi
rrv very slight exceptions, Democrats ha
- controlled the destines of this state.
-, "I do not and l will not use harsi
-, terms than Republicans themselV
He use in speaking of each ether. N
ap- and then they seem to realize what
be- all means, and regardless Of politi
the considerations speak out as do all W
inq love their state and are unhampel
- by questions Of political expedien
The right Of the Morning News
speak for its party cannot be questi'
ggs ed What position does it place tn
sars in? On June 20, 1896, the News said
This 1.-The man who prevented the el
% tion of United States senator, there
robbing the Republicans Of Delaw
N Of a representative in Congress, advi
part his people to compromise with
742. party which was stabbed in the bach
re- Dover on May 8, 1895. How can S
oor,, respecting Republicans even think
~ compromising with a political trai
of that character? The Republi
S Is party cannot, and maintain its g
l0O,- name, afford TO listen to a prOposit
ever Of that kind. To compromise would