The sun., 1900-10-06
WAS It SALISBURY
HIDING BEHIND A TREE
IN THE OLD Graveyard
Story About a Man Whe Played
Eayesdropper to Hear
Republican Speeches.
0RAT0RY MADE HIM GROAN
Shook His Fist at the Speakers.
Made the Big Old Tree Boughs
Sway, Suggesting the
Rock-a-by-Baby
Lullaby.
IIark. from the tomb,


Have the Democrats really got down
to grave yard politics?
There was story current about the
Republican speaking stand at Tenth and
King streets after the meeting on Thurs
day night, that man had been discov-
cred hiding behind L tree and listening
to the Republican speakers. Whence
this man came or whittier he went is not
accurately known. lie was there, he
listened and was gone,
Yesterday there was n story told at
the Court House, in which it was said
that Chairman Salisbury Of the Demo-
cratic State Contnittee, listened to the
speeches ut the Republican meeting
from behind tree in the old First Pres
hytelian grave ward.
While il is NOT accurately known who
the man was who was discovered hiding
behind tree listening to the speeches
on Thursday night there are suggestive
| indications Of his political character and
Of his personality. He wanted to hear
and didn't want to be seen. Whether
he went to the grave yard to hear ana
hide to prevent being seen listening to
| Republican speeches is not specifically
stated by the narators of this story. IT
| is suggested that he might have been
making a search:" that he might be try
/ ing to verify date by a tomb stone
reference: that he was indulging in
might thoughts anent an elegy:" COM
nosing an ode to "Algy:" or making n
Democratic block book; or getting the
names of Delaware's great and reput-
able dead for Democratic voting lists to
give them tone and character. consistent
with the ideals and raditions of the
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speech for a Democratic candidate: or
getting himself ready for 4 spell binding
| torr.
Under any of these conditions it would
I have been reasonable and natural for Il
grave yard walker with political in
cinntions to turn the course of noe
turnal stroll toward the light and music
of the Republican iolification. and. when
in danger Of discovery. to hide behind
Il tree. II was from this coign Of van
ta@e that this man behind tree heard
Walter II. Hayes say:
Peter j. Ford talks Of n pure ballot
Does he mean only while it is going in
the box. You remember that in ynnder
! Court House an attempt was made to
count ont Republican candidates. Did
he speak against it then? Did he sneak
against il when the Democrats of Kent
county stole an election. They declare
| the Republicans stole the Presidency.
] These Democrats stole il constitutional
convention. Did Mr.. Ford say aught
then? Did he say a word when his own
friend Willard salisbury sent armed po-
lice to Georgetown TO over awe the peo-
lple there? In the FIRST representative
Ilistrict they defeated Republican cam
didnte for assessor by the use of
| F,,,, II
drcd part Of the returns could not be
counted by the court because Demo-
cratic election officer had burned the
| ballots.
The tree shook. The man behind it
shook his fist 1T the speaker.
When w. T. Smithcrs said:
"Rrmemher return day of 1896. when
Kent county was sandbagged and New
Castle county assaulted:" there was Il
Suggestive "rock-a-by baby" motion to
the foliage Of the tree.
When w. $. Hillcs said: IF
YOU only knew what was go
ing OH over in that Court House
| there would not be man who would
vote for the Democratic party. 1t has
fallen SO low that no one would place its
body in hallowod ground: there came
from behind that tree 4 real grave ward
groan. Its houghs swnyed violently.
suggesting line from the old lullaby:
Down will come baby
.Snd cradle and ALL
Mr.. IIlllcs' peromton brought il great
wave Of APPLAUSE from the iuhlant
crowd IT the Republican moeting, and as
i echoed back and forth among tho
tomls of that old grave yard, the eavcs-
dronnrr. who had heard enough. Slipped
away.