The sun., 1900-10-18
NEhRY THREW
OPEN HIS CIRCUS
TENT LAST NIGHT
Bill Norton Was Ring Master at
Political Perform
anCe.
STAR PERFORMER MISSING
Congressman Williams Tells the
Audience it is Facing a Crisis.
One Little .Shaver" in Speak
ing of the ..Neary Circus,
Said it Was the Rot
tenest Show ON Earth"

The unteiiified Democracy gathered at
Patrick Neary's circus tent at Ninth
and Lombard streets last night.
Senator elect Blackburn had been
billed as the main star but owing to the
unfortunate death of his son-in-law
cancelled the engagement. Great prep
aration had been made by Chairman
Neary and his cohorts to make this the
largest political meeting vet held in
Delaware, but they fell far short.
Previous to the meeting the Peter j.
ord West End Club the Eleventh End
Club and the Third Ward Club headed
by the First Regiment Band paraded
through the streets to notify the faith
ful and entice them to the fake circus.
Upon the arrival Of this aggregation,
the following prominent Democrats
took seats upon the stage: Mayor John
G. Fahey, John L. Almund, Il. l.. Buck
master. Alex. McCloud, John Mullroney,
John w. Lawson, A. j. Kooch. Lewis
Legg. Hugh duffy, Thomas w. Holland,
w. j. Beringer, Thomas Passwater, A..
J. Hart, w. II. McGarrity Lewis Sasse,
Il. J. McAIannus, John G. McCracken,
DR.. IL. Il. Spruance, Bernard Dona-
iots AlC1bThlt, DpUUlS u.
Leary, Prince A. Mousley, William
Alexander, Thomas II. Cassidy, J. Har-
vey Whiteman, Artemus Smith, William
II. Blake, George A. Willis, John Il.
Haley, and G. Il. Montgomery.
County Chairman Neary opened the
circus performance at S.15 o'clock and
introduced William b. Norton as ring
master who after specially lauding Peter
j. Ford, introduced Judge McLane of
Virginia as the first speaker.
MIR. McIune touched upon imperialism
and trusts but more particularly urged
the Democrats present not to sell their
votes. Mcl.ane spoke Tor about an
hour.
Congressman John T. Williams of
Miss said i'll part. 1T is the universal
custom OF politicians to tell the people
that they are facing great crisis. In
my judgement a more critical cond-
tion exists now than over before. The
great question is shall this country re-
main Il republic Or become an empire.
| am an alarmst when | confront the
issue. The Republicans are dodging the
issue. Is there Il full dinner pail? Who
filled it? Ii there is prosperity why is
it! There is a condition of prosperity
existing which md not exist under Cleve-
land who was a Democrat. Mr.. Harri-
son attributed his defeat to the hard
times prevailing under his administra-
ton.
They say full dinner pail. l deny
it. / find the prices in Europe have in
creased u per cent. in America II per
cent In what source of curious con-
dition do we find the Republican party?
President Mckinley says there are good
and had trusts, and the Republicans say
that they are going to crush out the
trusts, but the trusts magnates say they
think not.
I'VE are Il great country because we
are Il great people. We have passed
through, in the South, the race prob
lem. The rule Of the colored ma. the
white man."
He closed his speech by endeavoring
to give Il plausable excuse for the dis
franchisement of the negro in the 50, III.
Short speeches We're then made py
Judge Springer of Ill. and Col. j. Il.
Wood fFrederick, Md. There was no
after concert.
The small boys on the east side were
attracted by the sight of the circus tent
but as one of ,.4e ''shavers' put it 'it
was the rottenest show on edrth.''