Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-11-01
REPUBLICAN MASSMEETlNG.
Parade of CIubs-Addrcsscs in Academy of
Music.

in the Academy of Music Monday night
and a parade was held 10 connection
with it. Both meeting and parade
we're under the auspices Of the
Veterans Patriotic League Of Della
ware. Col. Daniel r. Barnard was
chief marshal of the parade, which in
cluded tho Veterans Patriotic League
OF Delaware, the Veterans Patriotic
League of Philadelphia which had
come here in special train, the East
Side Republican Association, the
Eighth Ward Republican Club, the
Simon Wolf Republican Club, the
Third Ward Republican Club, the
Third Ward CoIored Republican Club.
the italian Republican Club aud the
Francis S. Bradley Republican Club.
Music was furnished by Hyatt's Mill
tary Band, the Philharmonic Band and
other musical org inizaticns. The Third
Ward Colored Club Ind q mounted
section.
The meeting at the Academy Of
Music was wall attended, starting be-
fore the parade arrived in that neighbor-
hood. The Philadelphia veterans were
warmly cheered. On the stage were
pictures Of Mckinley and Roosevelt
and three stacks OF arms. Daniel RCss
presided and presented Gen. j. W.
Latta Of Philadelphia as the first
speaker. He said in part:
Delaware has always been first ard
foremost in every patriotic venture
that has served TO rear and bring up
our institutions. We may therefore
look with significant suggestion to the
conviction that when the polls close on
November 9th Delaware will have de-
clnred for Mckinley and Roosevelt and
the whole Republican ticket. am
here tonight to speak 10 the old
ldiers, and l cannot but recall to
mind Gen. Thomas A. Smyth. Mark
what man and soldier he must have
been. He was side by side with men
who now occupy thu highest positions
in commission in the Amer lean army.
Ii was my privilege to serve side by
side with an adopted son of Delawate
In no loss a man than your honored
citizen, Gen. James II. Wilson. But
/ am not here TO talk soldering alto
gether. ! am to expound politics from
the Republican SIDE"
Gen. Latta referred to William J.
Bryan handing in his resignation as
colonel Of the Third Nebraska Volun-
teers when his command was ordered
to The front. He RECALLED that during
the Civil War if an officer should have
done such an act, this would have been
written opposite his name" Dismissed
from the service. y There's the old
enemy OF prosperity and plenty now
confronting Bryan in his campaign.
Gen. Latta spoke Of the widespread
prosperity in the land. contrasting
conditions now with those under the
Cleveland administration. at there
be those among you VINO are not salts.
fed with the way the wage Garner has
been treated" he asked, would his
condition be improved by adopting the
principles enunciated by the Chicago
platform aud reaiiirmed by the Kansas
City PLATFORM The Democratic party
now claims everything, even cory.
right gu the Holy Bible. Washington s
address, and the Constitution Of the
United Stats. excepting the four
tenth and fifteenth amendments. {"
o Gen. Horatio O. King of Brooklyn
told the audience that he was affiliated
with the Democratic party until 1886
when the Chicago platform drove him
with the sound money party. He said
in Fart:
"No man who ever stumped the
SulNSi otattS ouuulu bAU6Cp 10 Db
elected President, nor will he te. The
issues today are the same as they were
in 1856. Bryan was an original i'm
perialist, II there is anything in that
term.
What is there in tie Kansas City
platform that can appeal TO any Demo.
ctnt today Is not sixteen to one Us
odious to-day as it was in 1896? Ia
government by injunction less odious
now than it was four years ago? But
they say we have imperialism now.
This is an old orv. 1t began over 100
years ago, when Washington occupied
the Presidential chair. Let us come a
little further. Jefferson himself was
denounced as an imperialist because
he did then just what President Nc.
kinley is doing today. President
jackson was denounced as an i'm
perialist. Then let us come to Mr..
Lincoln. Ii there was ever man who
bore in his heart the nations woss. its
fears, its hopes, that man was Lincoln,
whom the Popucrats are now landing
to the skies. Gen. Grant was also de.
nonnced az An emperor, and such men
as Sumner and Carl Schurz said Grant
with au army at bis back would per-
petuate himself in the Presidential
chair.
Tho POpocratic party today is re-
duced to single feature-Mr. Bryan g
mouth-aud if MIR. Bryan should lose
his voice tomorrow the Popocr ratio
party would go to the devil. Bryan
can't assure the Filipinos a stable
government by surrounding them with
Gordon OF ships. There are but two
things to do-to give them the benefit
of trained men and minds sent to the
country to shape the natives into d
homogeneous organization, or to leave
them TO anarchy, and lawlessness.
Bryan says he will haul down the flag.
tCries OF never, neTer If Bryan has
brains enough to run peanut stand
on Chestnut street he would know that
the first duty of the President is to
enforce the law. Why II he should
attempt to haul down the flag in the
Philippines the very people who had
voted for him would rush to Washing
ton to turn him out of Office. BRYAN
came to New York the other day, and
/ believe by his utterances he lost
many votes.
EVERY old soldier here knows we
had more respect for the men who
stood 10 the front ranks than for those
kissing serpents who brought up the
rear, appropriately termed copper
heads. And OF the traitors Of today,
there may be difference in degree
but not in kind from those Of the Re-
bsllion.
1--WE have q new issue in New York
and it is a grave one Up TO the
present time, we have confined Tam
many to New York, but now Croker is
try ing to extend the tenacles of the
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