Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-11
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hand over the destinies Of the State to
crowd of political manipulators
whose loudsst boast is their ability by
the unstinted and corrupt Use OF money
TO degrade the electorate of Delaware.
What will he the answer of men mind
full of public as well as of private
honor?n
Mr.. DAILY. the candidate for Con
gress, followed Mr.. Ford. His recep-
tion was flattering.
He paid high tribute to the Demo-
Gratis of Duck Greek hundred, who
could always be counted upon to stand
around the banner of Democracy. Mr..
DAILY told the audience what evils had
arisen from the trusts and what would
be the result if the Republicans should
elect Mckinley. He assailed the
policy of Mark Hanna and Mckinley
tward the Philippines, and closed
with strong appeal to the audience
to SUPP ort the ticket led by Bryan and
| Stevenson.
Mr.. Cooper followed. He spoke half
| an hour upon Imperialism ard trusts.
He urged that if the present policy CT
the Republican party should continue
for decade civil liberty would he a
memory and constitutional government
would be failure. Mr. Cooper re-
viewed the origin of the Span sh War,
showing that the American peo 10
were driven into it fiom high moral
| principles and it had Become source
of dishonor and reprcach to people
that boasted of liberty and free iustiGu-
tlons. He said the Declaration of In
dependence had become IAN instru-
ment to mock us with" and that
American inconsistency had become
patent to the other civilized Powers.
Mr.. Cooper said trusts were supported
by the Republican party for campaign
contributions to debauch the people. =
Ex-Congressman l.. Irving Handy
said:
"Under Mckinley we have left the
| pathway of Eeace and happiness and
| which glory Is supposed to lie agleam-
| ing. Glory is a bubble, and a free
people may lose their liberty by ohas-
ing it. When rulers involve the State
| in unnecessary foreign wars they
usually have sinister designs at home.
This great and liberty. loving country
| of ours should never draw the sword
! unless it be in self defence, in the sup
port OF our Just rights or to maintain
| the national honor. Why should we
have any war in the Philippines? No
man can say it is a war Of self-defence
The Filiplnos cannot assail us; we are
forced to go halfway around the globe
to get at them.
"This war on our part is war Of
| aggression. 1t IL the kind OF thing
| Mckinney once called criminal agrees
sion, and is not war in support Of our
just rights. Until Dewey sailed into
Manila harbor we had absolutely no
interests IN the Philippines. There
were no Americans there and our trade
| with the isla1ds amounted to nothing,
We went there to destroy SPANS
fleet because we we're at war with
Spain, and having acc -mplished that
purpose, our legitimate business In the
Philippines was at an end. No Ameri-
eau right would have suffered il Dewey
had filled his coal bunkeis and turned
his prows homrward.
"But Mckinley began to dream
dreams and see visions Of glory. He
developed the blcodthirst for warliRe
renown AND the robber greed to get the
land belonging to another people. He
insist d 90 bringing on war by pay.
ing 500 100000. 1t was falsely called
| LE6tIy VI I6hC6, IL WAS u ~
close an honorable war Justly UNDER
taken 10 the name of humanity and tc
begin an unjust war to crush the as.
pirations for liberty cherished by dis
tant and alien people.
"The Just war against Spain was 9
little oney it only lase three months.
The unjust war in the philippines has
proved to be a big one. 1t is good fol
two years at least We must send al
least 10000 more men to the Philip
pines before we can conquer and hole
the islands. We are pouring out treas
urs in the unmeasured flood. The wal
expenses for September were as heavy
as those OF any month since the glory
chasing began.
"Undar Mckinley the expenses Of
our national government have been il
three years $500 900, 600 more than the,
were for the three years immediRtel,
prece ling, aud everybody knows thai
the government was extravagant before
Mckinley took hold. Six hundred mil
lions is the extra cost of Mckinley
military spirit. 1t is SO fer every man
woman and child in the country. Tt
bring the matter home, this wretchec
business has already cost the people
J living in Kent county, Del, ovel
$3.50, 600. What has Kent county b,
show for that money? Now, ask yor
this question: Will you vote to give
MCKINLEY chance to take from 20,
$3.50, 900 more for the same purpose
no." was the answer from the crowd
"Who will he bold enough 10 pretenc
that this war is for the purpose O
main aiming the national honor?
venture 10 assert that you cannot fine
10 the whole country nan not run
ming for office on the Republican cke
who will say that he takes pride ant
rajoices in this war. Some will excus'
it and apologize for it. many vii
tolerate it, but no1e feels altogethe
right about it. Most politicians arr
forced t. hang their heads and fee
Inundated because OF ii.
"Our humiliation does not com,
from any lack oY gallant conduct u
the part of our troops. Better soldier
, never drew sword than the men VIII,
wear our uniform and follow our fial
today.
1T humiliates to know that on
, great Republic is giving tbs lie to ouI
, own Declaration Of Iudependenc.
the torch OF liberty is to be extin
guished here, whe shall the light o
the world be found in the future? Cai