The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-08-24
HANDY FOR
SILVER.
In a Speech at Woodland
Beach. He Nails His :.
Flag to Bryan's l
Bannee.

Kent county, meeting of the Kent
county Democrats will be held at
Woodland Beach at 2 o'clock, on
August %. Let every Democrat
who can, attend. Music and
speeches will be provided. but the
primary object is to give the local
county organization an opportunity
to meet and confer together when
no election is pending, and when
plans and purposes can be impas-
sionately discussed. Let this be a
great day for the Democracy. The
Democratic county executive COM
mittee will lend its support to this
effort,
"By order of the Kent County
Democracy.
But strange to say, none of the
Democrats could tell who or what
comprise the Kent County Dcmocra-
cy. John f. Salisbury presided at
the meeting. AS he called the
Democrats to order, it was evident
that Kent Democrats do not like
water. The recent rain caused
the marshes to be in such a condi-
ton that the causeway was impas-
sable.
l.. Irving Handy was warmly
greeted by the meeting. In the
course of his speech he SAID: II
came here, tempted by the chance
to be in old Kent county and Duck
Creek, which is so dear to me. This
to me is the dearest spot in the
world. Ispent my young manhood
here. 1t is the best place in the
world. We are here to talk of the
questions of the day. We quarrel
with the administration when tho
Republicans are in control and
when the Democrats are in control
the Republicans quarrel with us.
"The United States is the best
country in the world. 1t is the best
government the world ever knew.
This IS because of the principles
LAID down by our fathers. There
is something wrong with it now,
however, and we think it is time to
make 4 change and right matters.
II stand by the Democratic plat
form of 1896. My flag is nailed 10
the same mast, and to the same flag
Bryan carried in that campaign.
When this country was started it
was on the gold and silver basis.
Our proposition is to go back to the
same basis. This country is not as
good as il would have been if we
had not changed the same basis.
~ next wish to speak Ct trusts.
Dur country was the best because
The individual man was the most i'm
portant thing. The Republican
party has reversed that rule. Our
,orefathers had a rule that all men
we're equal. The Republican party
made rules that some men should
De very rich and some poor. Our
Intention is to go back to the old
rule where all men are equal.
Our torefathers were opposed 10
military government. There has
oeen 4 change in the last two years.
We have a government by soldiers
md not by the voters. We did not
want to be held as a colony, and
We have no right to hold the Philip
,nes. When the Spaniards blew
10 the Maine, | wanted to dick"
hem, and voted to give money and
varships to do it. When the war
vas over, President Mckinley start
ID somethins'else. He brought on the
' ar in the Philippines. When you
ools back to the Congress which
oted to do this, you will find | was
ne of the "a who voted against 1t.
made a speech against it. Two
f my brothers, who knelt with me
round my mothers knee, are IN
he marshes around Manila. One
aries a muskct and the other
word. l want our flag, wherever
| goes, to mean home rule. God
orbid that it does not mean that
wherever it floats.
1.-The three questions l have
poken Of are the great ones. The
honey question is first. William
IcKinley will be renominated and
William Jennings BRYAN will be re-
ominated. We might just as we'll
ace it.
John D. Hawkins was the next
pcalicr and during his remarks,
riticiscd Judge Gray for his part
n the Peace Commission. Refer
ing to the Democratic party in the
tate, he said that the party is not
very strong majority one IN Della
'are. DO not make the mistake of
ian worship. Do not make the
listake Of following any two or
nrec men. II it had not been for
ne set of men wanting one man.
nd one set another, the Democrats
ould have elected United States
cnator last time, and there would
OF have been vacancy from this
tate. | am talking now as a poll.
clan. ] don't care what some pco-
lie say, politicians are necessity"
Alexander NJ. Daley and William
). Shockley were the other speak
rs.
Senator r. II. Kenney was pres.
ut during the early part OF the day
ut left for Dover. He said Mrs.
enney wished to return home and
e would accompany her. His pc.
teal enemies haired his departure
it'll delight, as they claimed it
lowed his weakness when Handy.
lc advocate OF free silver, was
resent
Among those from Wilmington
oticed at the meeting were: Hon.
. Irving Handy, Senator John Pyle,
rtemus Smith, Isaac Dillon, c. S.
urlock, John Ireland J. d. Lord.
lillian Willis and Joseph L. Cav
lder.
Others noticed were; George w.
picer, John McElwee, Elijah Bar
IN, John Harley, Frank Barton
nd Samuel Gray, of Marshallton.
'hn F. Campbell and Artemus
NTH Of New Castle.