The sun., 1900-10-15
STEVENSON EVADED
MONEY QUESTION IN
HIS SPEECH HERE
He Also Practically Ignored
William ]. Bryan, the
Free Silver Exponent.
TRUSTS AND IMPERIALISM
Pet er j. Ford Was too Ill to Appear
at Meeting. Stevenson Was
Guest of Willard Salisbury
Yesterday and goes to
Jersey Today.

The Democratic National Committee
is already scenting defeat for Bryan
and this accounts for the desperate eff
impression in Delaware. 7. 5. Sena-
tors and speakers Of national import
ancc are being sent here.
The speakers on account of their
prominence and the positions they oc-
| cupy attract audiences Of curious people
Of I'LL political beliefs.
| The audiences are cold and apathetic,
| for the reason that the speakers have no
popular issues 10 present and no CON
meeting arguments to produce i'll defense
Of these issues.
| As Il last resort the Democratic Ma
| tional Committee sent Adali II. Steven
son. Democratic nominee for vice presi-
dent into delaware on Saturday and will
follow it up by sending Bryan here on
October "a. s
A strange and peculiar thing about
all the speakers is that they cannot be
admirers of Bryan as his name is rarely
ever mentioned at the meetings. The
speakers apparently have been instruct
ed to talk ''Imperialsm" in Delaware
and they are doing it with Il vengeance.
Adlai Il. Stevenson spoke mt the
Opera House on Saturday night and
was greeted by an audience made up
largely of people who We're curious to
see IN ex-vce-president
The meeting was opened by County
Chairman patr4,.. Neary, who was
temporary chairman. Mr.. Nealy intro
duced State Chairman salisbury as
permanent chairman. Mr.. Salisbury in
il few words introduced Mr.. Stevenson
Mr.. Stevenson confined his remarks
largely to imperialism. He touched for
IL short time on trusts i'll Il general way
Bryan was practically ignored and the
money question was not mentioned dl-
rectly or Indirectly.
He spoke of the sugar trust and the
tobacco trust but was careful not tt
J bring in the ice trust.
In his TRADE about imperialism he
quoted Lincoln and Franklin.
lie traced the history Of the Spanish
war from the causes which led up to it.
down to the conditions existing now in
the Philippines. lie said that while
peace was declared with Spain we were
still ut war and had $4,000 men in the
Philippines. He called the followers Of
Agunaldo patriots and overlooked the
fact that they are tghting against the
flag
J He declared that --mericans would
, never so to the Philippines for IL home
and that those who would 80 would bc
soldiers or those who seek to exploit
the country.
} John &. Gray. who recently said the
flag was only Il piece of bunting, and
Peter L.. Cooper .Ir.. also spoke.
petei j. Ford, the Democratic candi-
, date for Governor, was too i'll to be at
the meeting. He has been confined to
the house since Friday.
Stevenson reached here at 1890 O'Clock
Saturday morning from Hagerstown
At Ii O'Clock he left for Laurel, where
: lie addressed Il meeting. After the meet
: ing he returned to this city reaching
here Il little before o'clock. He was
driven to Willard Saulsbury's house
where he took dinner. lie was the
guest Of Mr.. salisbury yesterday and N
7.42 o'clock this morning will leave fol
Philadelphia. which place he will leave
at o'clock for Millyille. \. j. 4 mass
meeting will he held at Bridgcville III
) 1.9O and another at Woodbury. ut 430
Z He will speak at Camden. \. ]. at
{ O'Clock tonight.