Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18
AN OVATION TO STEVENSON
Warmly Greeted in This City
and Down the State.
WAS HEARD BY MANY PEOPLE
Made a Fine Address in the
Opera House.



manned in Wilmington Until Monday
Morning, When He Went to New Jersey.
A magnificent audience greeted Hon.
| Adiai L. Stevenson, the Democratic
Vice Presidential nominee, in the
| Grand Opera House, Saturday night.
In spite Of the adverse weather condi-
| tions the people turned out, and those
| adverse conditions did not prevent the
Peter j. Ford Marching Club, accom-
panied by the Philharmonic Band, to
make u good showing. although it had
/ to march to the theatre in the rain.
Mr.. Stevenson had met with oyations
at each of the towns where his train
stopped on his way here from Laurel
10 the afternoon. He travelled on
Superintendent Holidays private car
attached to the regular train, arriving
here ut 6.52 O'clock. Al many OF tho
stations he responded TO the demand of
the crowd and showed himself and said
q few words. He urged the people to
redeem the State, md at one place told
some of these standing near the train:
Put down your umbrellas, you don't
mind the rain if you are good Demo-
Gratis.
Upon reaching Wilmington Mr.. Stew
ehsou and Statn Chairman Willard
salisbury entered cab and drove to
the Salisbury residence, Fourteenth
and Broome streets, where they had
dinner.
OVATION TO STEVENSON.
There were tremendous cheers when
State Chairman Saulabnry ard County
Chairman Patrick Neary esenttsd the
distinguished visitor upon the stage.
Pictures Of Bryan ard Stevenson
adorned tho stage. Numer aus citizens
occupied sants there.
After some Lively music by the band,
whose efforts were warmly appiauded,
Mr.. Neary announced that Mr.. Sauls-
hurry would reside The State chair
/, man expressed regret that the nominee
, for governor was unable to be present,
by reason OF having overwcrkcd him.
self, to welcome tho next Vicu- Presi-
!, dent OF the United States.
When Mr.. Stevenson arose the
tumult was tremendous, and 1t was n
minute before no could speak. lie
said in part:
= "Mr. President, Ladiea and Gentle.
I men. appreciate moro fully thar
words can express the kindly manner ID
n which | have been presented by my
= friend, your distinguished chairman,
= to this magnificent audience. au
: grateful for the cordial welcome you
= have given me tonight. | bring yor
;, from tho great State of Illinois word
/ of good cheer tgreat APPLAUSE, ant
:. when | return 10 my home q few day
- hence will bear back to the grea
. central State of the Union words o
I. good cheer from tho great and histori,
. State of Delaware tApplause.l
Z II am here tonight for tie purpos
!, :, of discussing in brief words some o
Il Il the issues that are now before the PEG
i ple OF this country for determination
!. Ours is government of the people, an,
=. = it is wisely provided that at stated in
r. tevals all political power shall returl
4 to the hands of the people.
n "We stand tonight upon the eve of
~ Presidential election, and the people
u upon the 9th day OF November, arc t
10 determine whether the present admins
20 tration shall be continued four year
4 longer, or whether there shall be
:; ~ change in the methods and policies @
10 our government.
az "The Democratic National Conven
40 tion, in session few weeks, ago i
IL Kansas City, adopted resolution Q
- sympathy with the Beers in thei
ID struggle applause
m AMERICA SYMPATHY.
10 cit was not strange that the politics
I'd disciples of the authority in tn
es Declaration of Independence shout
a express their sympathy with peopl
who are struggling for Independence
who. with our declaration as thei
guide, were edeayoripg to establish
government fashioned after our owl
All along the pathway of our histor
he for 100 years, our government had bee
amongst the first to extend friend
q greeting and official recognition to til
ed South American States, to France as
he Republic, to Mexico as Republic
ng when they cast of the despotism ,
he Spain, and in France tho despotism
90 Bourbon, who sought to establish
ly Republic fashioned aftar our ow,
And / need hardly tell you that whe
ny the resolution of sympathy was pr,
is scented in the Democratic Nations
OF Convention, the resolution was nj
lot thrust under the table, was not referre
or, to committee to be buried foreve
til but that great convention arose as OF
an man aud adopted that resolution
lin sympathy with an enthusiasm rare
J euualed in eHhvention (great a.
81, plause). and in doing that. they b,
is voiced the sentiments Of all the Demo
racy OF this country from one ocean
ny the other, (AEplause.
of Passing from that subject, my fe
,k, low citizens, desire to call your n
his tention for moment to one OF ii
nut great evils, now the over shadowii
he commercial evil, in this country.
Us. refer To what is known as the trust evi
we THE TRUST EVIL.
10 1.-THE trust evil had grown up in tn
w country during a Republican admin
al; an traticn until within the last thr
er years, under Republican rule, mo
1rs than GOO trusts having grown up in o
,nn country with an aggregate capital
'u - little less than Sl0,0 600, 600, 600, and 4
mn w end is not yet
WI "What is the effect? We know 4
r effect is that the commercial travel
"a has been driven out of business almos
~ more than one third of them have di
appeared, and the wages of the othe
~ ~ have been lessened. And when t
wv wv trust evil shall havo dcne its perfe
"a "a work, the SNAIL tradesmen, the smi
,n. business man and the commerce
We W. traveller will disappear, and the gre
,,,n trusts OF tho country will hold with
= - their iron grasp the entire business
!, terests of the country.
10 at is a serious evil to the you
Az ~ man, because in this country of on
w., this country OF equal opportunity, I
oti NJ young man of brains the young m
''- of energy, the young man of oharac
had the world hafOTe him, and thnl