Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-07-05

carried to the point of -endangering the
safety OF the Republican electors, the
action becomes party treason.
'Our natibnal party this year needs
q Republican Congressman from, Della
ware. We must not lose sight,of the
fact that the last House was Republic
can by only small majority, and ID is
not improbable that that majority may
this year be brought very near the
danger line. The power of the next ad-
ministration to act and continue its
policies may depend upon the Congress-
man from Delaware. The growth and
progress Of the city of, Wilmington dur
ing the next four years depends much
upon the politics and activity of our
next Congressman.
That our national, State and county
Tickets may have the earnest and SYM
pathetic support OF oil Republicans, re-
gardless of factional differences. 1t Is
proposed to divide equally the candi-
dates on the Stale ticket and to 60 into
common primary for the county
Offices. To my mind this proposition
is just and fair. More than that should
not be demanded, and less should not
be accepted.
In view of all the great interests
we have at stake In this coming cam.
paign, ! implore you TO think earnestly
and seriously over our situation: let us
he guided by the hopeful. rosy future,
rather than the dark and dismal past |;
let us louk and move onward, NOS back
ward, and " we must fight let us fight
our enemy, and If We must slaughter
let il be oui oppressors. With these
high and ennobljng purposes in view,
we will 20 into the coming campaign
with consciousness of being led by
principles of right and honor, and from
the field Of gioriously fought battle,
as sure as the night follows the day,
we will return as re united Repuhli-
can rarty with victory perched high
upon our banners.
MR, HAYES FOR Harmony.
Walter III. Hayes was next introduced
and he was very cordially received. at
Is the duty of every Republican in the
State OF Delaware" he said, to got
into the fight and stay in 1t until the
end. We have got national candidates
who deserve our support and we will
have State, county and district candi-
dates that should have our support |
believe Delaware will go Republican
by a. majority that the Democrats could
not have II they had the assessment
laws. L believe we are all going to be
together for one State ticket from top
to bottom, and we are going into COM
mon primaries from one end of the
State to the other, and every man will
be given fair show. :"
After speaking in terms of high
praise Of Mckinley and Roosevelt, Mr..
Hayes turned to the Democratic State
Convention and ridiculed its platform,
especially In its reference to standing
upon the principles of good govern
ment, to the currency legislation, to
the question of trusts and to i'm
perialism. As to trusts, Mr.. Hayes
declared that John G. Gray, who gees
to Kansas City, is president of trust,
and as to Imperialism, he drew atten-
tion to the facts that George Gray was
n member Of the Peace Commission
which signed the Treaty of Paris and
Senator r. r.. Kenney was one of those
who voted for it's ratification. The
Democrats say they oppose trusts. yet
all those in the Legislature voted for
the Corporation Act. MIR. Hayes said
that law was good one and had
brought thu State Sl25, 600 In revenue,
but the Democrats should be honest
and not try to make people think they
oppose trusts.
As to the National Republican Con-
vention, Mr.. Hayes declared that the
nominations were those of the people
and IL hehooves every Republican to
go to the polls IN November and
triumphanty elect that ticket.
4 MIR. HILI.Es FOR HARMONY.
William 8. Hilles followed in
stirring speech for party success. He
argued that Republicans could not
vote the Democratic ticket. His politi-
cal policy was not one of negation, of
denial OF something. ST believe" he
declared, lin electing a Republican
ticket In the State Of Delaware and in
the United States from Mckinley down
to the lowest man who may be voted
for 10 the hundred. l believe that
Delaware is and has been a Republican
State. ] believe that the majority 10
Delaware is vastly IN favor of the Re-
publican party. On an honest vote,
where every man who under the Con-
stitution is entitled to vote, does go and
is counted, Delaware Is an overwhelm-
ingly Republican State"
There is no chance for the Prohibit
tionists or Single Takers to carry the
State, it remains for the Democrats or
Republicans to do it.
Mr.. Hilles looked upon the Demo.
cratic party as party of negation, and
he did not consider the State conyen-
tion az oreditable to that party. He
was informed that one DEMOCRAT SUBJ
mitted proposed platform TO tho com
mittee on platform to the effect that
the delegates be instructed to vote for
Bryan and to indorse such platform as
might be laid down by the National
Convention. And it was only because
a compromise platform was presented
that this was not adopted,
The Republican party is, on the other
hand, a party Of an idea, of positive
purpose. The people win tell Mckinley
that The country is back Of him. They
viii say to him: "You have gone out
where God Las shown you the way.
You have met the duties as they have
come to you. When 1T was necessary
for you to do something for the cur
rency, you did it. When It was neces-
sary to do something with Spain, you
did 1t. We approve of your administra-
tion. We approve of your American
rolicy for American citizenship and we
will stand by you. This country will
never tear down the Stars and Stripes
wherever it has been raised"
Mr.. Hilles SAID he was not an adyo-
cate Of war, that his family tradition
and his own view were against war,
but unless this nation proposes to have
the respect of other nations it had
better go out of business. There is not
a citizen who does not feel bigger acd
Of more account since Mckinley became
ha 81
lection to Americsn manhood, to the
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