Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-15
INDICATIONS IN DELAWARE
NATIONAL, STATE AND LEGISLATIVE
TICKETS SURELY REPUBLICAN.
Well-knOwn WashfngtOnian Adj
dresses Wilmington Club Named
In His Honor.

Evidence Is accommodating to indicate that
Delaware will give rousing republican ma
jority this fall when the size of the state
is considered. 1t is considered among the
certainties by experienced observers that
the electoral vote. the congressional vote
and that for the legislature will be safely
republican.
Mr.. Simon Wolf of this city, who has been
honored by having strong republican club
Of Wilmington named after him, addressed
ratification meeting of the organization
held Wednesday night in Tuon Hall, Will
mington. His speech was received with
overwhelming evidences of approval. and in
the course of 1t he spoke as follows:
Il had no doubt of the result four years
ago and sober thought will again prevail
and elect that ideal patriotic American
William Mckinley.
Promises Kept.
Give power to the republican party
and we will lead you out of the slough of
despond into the land of promise. We said
that four years ago and we kept that prom
ise. Mr.. Bryan predicted disaster Now
ne says. yes, there was some prosperity:
but God was largely responsible for 1t. I
am as reverent a man as lives. My sainted
mother taught me piety In early life. / say
1t reverently, but is it not strange that God
Is always on the republican side? So far as
prosperity is concerned God did not appear
to know the democratic party was in ex-
istence about 1910. Mr. Bryan says the
people are intoxicated with prosperity They
are going in the opposite direction from
what they think. The American people
want more Of this intoxication
But our good friends, the enemy. know
Ing they could not capture the east with
the 16 to ! fallacy they patented a new is
sue-imperialism-with the Siamese twin
n mil n RI
Ing so much about these issues now. He
was called to Chicago and Chairman Jones
said: William stop this. Talk about trusts
When you talk to soldiers promise them in
creased pensions. When you talk to ne
groes tell them you will give them offices
in the south Then Altgeld told him thai
If he saw he was whipped to say that Mark
Hanna is going to buy the election. Bry-
an, four days ago, said he feared the re-
publicans would buy the election. Who are
we going to buy? The republicans are all
right, and II the democrats are for sale 1t is
not our fault.
The BOgy of imperialism.
$50 far as Mr.. Bryan is concerned the
issue is closed. The Washington Post says
that Bryan made a mistake in not keeping
at home and not talking 1t would have
teen harder to defeat him if he had for his
memory is bad and he does not always re-
member what he says. But let us consider
all matters fairly, as the republican party
always does. Let consider this bogy
this flying Dutchman of Imperialism Who
would have supposed that in this age any
one outside of a lunatic asylum would
charge the American people with imperial
ism. We are capable of the high civiliza-
ton which we have reached.
Il am responsible for what | say There
is but one imperialist. in my Judgment in
this country, and his name is William j.
Bryan. do not go into history The news
papers are in every mans house. The re-
publican party and the republican Presi-
dent were not responsible for the war with
Spain. The democratic party was in a lar
ger measure responsible. Knowing the hor-
rors of war the President refused to de-
clare war until ordered by the Congress of
the United States, to which all citizens the
President well as the humblest must
bow. Glorious pages of history We're writ
ten. You know what happened when that
war was over. A treaty was signed and a
man from your town was sent as a COM
missioner. He was from the opposite party
but the people and the President knew that
George Gray was patriot.
The Philippines
'"The Philippine Islands became ours after
the treaty ratified. That treaty was
ratified by one man who resigned his blood
less sword, laid up his spotless uniform
and coming to Washington engineered the
adoption OF that treaty. Now he abuses us
for what he did. Had we withdrawn and
left those islands in the possession of
Aguinaldo they would have denounced the
republicans for cowardice. AS they never
do anything they have plenty of time to
criticize those who do something. Had not
the friends of Mr.. Bryan prevented the rat
ifcation of that treaty 1900 American lives
and millions of American money would
have been saved. Suppose we had gone
away. With those people half civilized the
converts and churches of Manila would
have been destroyed, pillage would have
ragged and the United States would have
hat nd fho pr1n ya1
victims would have accused us before the
white throne of Him on high. Bills for
damages would have come in. Every ma
ton would have held us responsible for
damages to the property of their citizens.
Civllization Is creeping into those islands,
the true spirit of liberty is growing and
the time will come when William Mckinley
is elected again when the American people
VIII bless the hour when those islands were
purchased. 1t is a question of duty. Who
is the best fitted for that duty? The re-
publican party. 1t may not suit the old
Rip Van Wrinkles of the past We need the
Philippine Islands for commercial social
and political relations with the far east.
We need an outlet for over-producton.
They talk of commercialism but there must
be market in the outer world. This is
first chance. This commerce must go
in American ships and under American
flags that the people of this world may
realize that the young giant of the west has
put off his swaddling clothes"
The meeting was also addressed by former
Senator Anthony Higgins, H. H. Ward,
and others.