Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-25
OUTPOURING OF DEMOCRATS
The jMassmeeting at Eighth
III and Lombard Streets.
FIRST HELD IN THE NEW TENT
An Immense Audience Was In
F Attendance.

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An Immense Audience Was in
Attendance.
spceches Made by Judge McIane, Con-
gresham Williams, Former Congress-
man Springer and Col. wood-Thc
Meeting Closed After IL o'clock.
Tho Democrats had IN Immense mass
meeting In the tent at Ninth and LON.
bard last night week, the size of the
crowd making II most auspicious first
meeting. Eighth warriors were largely
In evidence, il being their ward. hut
the marching clubs brought d large
crowd frcm other sections of town.
Headed by the First Regiment Band
aud John E. Hcaley. George b. Ward
and T M. Monaghan, tho Peter j..
Ford Marching Club, the Eleventh
Ward Club and the West End Demo
otHtic Legion, had about 900 in line.
This total attendance was about 2, 600.
Among those on the stnee were County
Chairman Patrick Neaiy, Judge G. B..
Williams of Virginia, ex- Congressman
w. M. Springer Of Illinois, once chair
man OF the ways and means COMMITTEES,
Congressman John s. Williams Of
Mississippi, and Col. ]. II. r. Wood oil
Maryland, Courtland Montgomery. VII.
lam s. Alexander, j. Harvey White
man, Josiah Mfrvil, John j. Cassidy,
James Monap han, Martin e. Smith,
Artemas Smith.
County Chair man Patrick Neary
called the meeting to order and pro.
eented Col. William d. Merton as th u
presiding officer. Col. Norton held the
State and county tickets to be thu
clesnest most honorable ever put ur
and saw no reason why every NOMINEES
should not be elected. He spoke in
very mplimentary terms OF Peter j.
Ford, the gubernatorial candidate. say.
ing by perseverance and honesty he
raised hinself to his present high posi-
ton, and WIN was ever charitable.
Every Democrat, he said, is goiog I,
vote for him; aud the Republicans
have chance to help elect him rather
than to allow the eovernorship to 70 tt
the lover part of the county.
Judge McLane of Virginia was the
| first speaker. He related q dream
| which he said was tod him by mar
who said he visited he'll and in tn,
hottest part saw 100 men hanging by
their heels; ard was informed that il
included 81 DENT Gratis, three BelvH
Lockwood men, six Prohibitionists
| five middle-of- the track mon and tn,
rest Republicans who believed Mari
Hanna when he said there we're NJ
trusts nor imperialism. These men ha
died after the ele ,tion of Bryan an6
Stevenson and were found to be Sc
| green they had to be dried befor,
burning.
Judge McLane declared that The
National Committee had openly avowec
that 1t would buy little Delaware, ht
denounced the ayo~al as lie.
Touching upon the trusts, he re
/ ferred to the tube trust, the Pickel,
pipe foundry, the match factory, anc
declared that trusts affect o person
from. babyhood to old age and death
| There are two sacred rights, that O
bowling the knee 10 Ged according {,
the dictates of their conscience anc
that OF an untrammelled ballot. Labo
creates wealth and he wanted labor t,
| do the voting. As to Delaware, b,
urged the people 10 name two Demo
cratic United States Senators. He de
clared that Imperialism will result II
drafts for soldiers He referred I,
Roosevelt as nonentity and McKinle,
| as jumping jack in the hands o
Hanna. The Democratic party stoot
for the most good to the creates
number.
Congressman Williams Of Mississipp
declared that the question is whethe
we shall continue as republic or b,
come an absolutism. First. he desired
to clear the ground OF things which b,
said had been brought in to befog th,
issues. As to the Republican claim o
full dinner pail aud prosperity, b.
admitted that times are prosEerou
compared with the times Of Cleselant
and Harrison, but that when times ar,
good here the same conditions ar
likely t. exist elsewhere. Thirty pc
cent have been added to the metalli
money, Mckinley himself havin;
coined more silver dollars at the rati
of 16 to than any other President
There was a 10 per cent increase in th
volume of money and only per cen
in the rise Of prices so that we haven
got all we were entitled to.
Speaking OF trusts he sad MoKinle
declared there were 2 BOD and Ind trus'
and Roosevelt said about the sam
thing, then Hanna, the right and LEI
bower and joker, said there were n
trusts. Everybody knows there ar
trusts, and the Republican party wit
full power, has doue nothing agsins
them. Tho Porto Rican bill was ais
discussed as sample of imperialism
Even Republicans had revolted agains
it.
Mr.. Williams said We are {. greu
reople because we are free people
with the government as the creature {
the people. But, starting with free
dom, the country which passes int
STRONG government seeking worl
power, Ia likely to become corrupt az
decay. He declared that imperialism
is here. As to the Philippines W
would rather have the Filipints neithe
as citizens nor subjects. The thing I
do 10 to do what you would do whe
you have hold of hot brick; drop il
At the conclusion of Mr.. Williams
speech, three cheers were proposed fc
him by President of Council Alexands
and they were given with will.
A few remarks we're made by ex-Cor
gresham Springer. He told the Poop
his ancestors came from Delaware. u
promised to speak here again befoi
J the election. AS to Illinois, he az
mitted there is contest on there an
asked them to keep an eye on it. II
looked for $4,000 or 5000 majority
Chicago and believed Bryan woul
carry the State An Indiana man to
him Indiana was also going for Bryan
Kentucky is claimed for the Democra
and Ohio may cause q surprise. II
paid warm eulogy to Brsan, sayir
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