Evening journal., 1900-10-15
DEMOCRATS
HEAR STEVENSON
Addresses Big Crowd in the
Opera House
ENTERTAINED By SALISBURY
Candidate for IiceDTeSldent Entirely
Ignored Money Question in Ills
Speech Here
ENTERTAINED By SALISBURY

Aalai %. Stevenson, the Democratic
candidate for viee-president, had a
iaree audience in the Grand Opera
Honse. this city, on Saturday night
In the afternoon he spoke in Laurel
and came to Wilmington on the even
ing train. He was met at the station Dy
Willard salisbury, Jr., chairman OF
the State Committee, and Patrick
Near-v. chairman OF the County COM
nittee and took dinner at Mr. Sauis-
burv's home. Two hundred strong
the Peter ]. Ford Democratic March
ING Club Joined by members OF the
Ravard Legion and the Young Mems
Democratic Club, paraded the stree@
sn the rain headed by the Philhar-
monic Band, before the meeting.
Mr. Stevenson was introduced 20 the
audience in the Opera House by MI
Salisbury. and said in part
Il bring you words OF good cheer from
the great state OF Illinois and when 1 60
home ] will take back words OF good
cheer from historic Delaware. shall en-
deavor not 20 appeal TO your passion
or your prejudices, but TO your sober
Judgment and patriotism. ours is gov
ernmcnt OF the people, ana II Is wisely
provided that at stated times the govern
ment shall return TO the hands Of the peo-
plo. on November the people are 10 de-
termine whether there shall be a contin-
uation for four years moro Of Republican
rule. or whether they want a change.
AT the recent Democratic convention
q resolution OF sympathy for the Beers
was presented and when that resolution
was not lodged or put under the taph.
but passed by the unanimous vote OF the
representatives OF the great Democracy
OF this country. the sentiments OF not
only Democrats but OF hundreds OF thou
sands OF Republicans were reflected
I'm the history OF this country there
has never been a time when our people
refused to respond TO the plea OF other
people who desired larger measure OF
freedom, and I trust the time win never
come when Americans viii fail 70 extend
a helping hand 10 such people.
"As an illustration OF the terrible power
and influence now welded by the trusts,
YOU know mat not very long ago the
President OF the United States sent to
Congress a message telling us that It was
our plain duty 20 give TO the people OF
Porto Rico free trade Three weeks
later you know also that the president
sent another message 70 Congress telling
us that It was our plain duty TO impose a
tariff OF IS cents upon these people in
their trade with us. Why was It? Why
was itg I ask.
"While that message was IN the hands
OF the committee dominated by Republi-
cans, as IN every branch Of the Govern
ment now. the halls OF the National Cap
itol We're nlled with representatives OF the
Sugar Trust and the Tobacco Trust, and
pressure was brought 10 bear on that
committee and on the Republican mem
bers OF the House and OF the Senate and
upon the President himself, and he yield
ed. Our plain duty became another thing
The president saw # IN a different light,
and the % cents tarif was put on. This
is an instance OF what control these
trusts have with the Government as Il is
now conducted.
In less than four years COO trusts have
sprung up I'm our country with an aggre-
gate capitalization Of little less than s1O.-
ooo,oQ000o. one OF the questions which
you viii have 10 decidc-and ] ask you to
think well over it-you men who have no
interest IN the trusts-is whether these
Great corportions shall control this
country or whether stringent laws that
viii be faithfully enforced and executed
shall be made IN regard to them. Think
wei whether you are the benehciaries or
the victims OF these trusts Look FOR in
stance, az sugar, a necessity IN every
household. Look how IL has increased
and gone up In price. Is It IN your inter-
est or In that Of tho trusts? II YOU de-
sire 20 control them you can do so bv
electing Bryan and Democratic Con-
gross this Fall"
Now give ms your attention on am
other question. Imperialism has been de-
clared by our platform TO be the para
mount issue. and it has been declared bv
distinguished Republican Senator 10 be
Of greater Importance than the welfare
and happiness of a single. generation.
IT was this disclaimer that iustined
that war, and under Il the fleets of Spain
and her power disappeared forever from
our hemisphere. In our fight with Spain
the Filipinos were our allies. Aguinaldo.
leading his eountrymen, told them to
gather around the American flag and that
Americans were their friends. Again
Spain was conquered. and we are now at
peace with Spain, but strangely enough
we are stiil engaged in war. not with
Spain, but with our allies
"Tnsr are those that tell you there Is
no war IN the Philippines. I want to say
10 you they are the same men who tell
you there are no trusts in this country.
tApplause).. No war;. why, don't you
know there are $1,000 American soldiers
out there? Don't you know we have spent
over Sso.ooo,o0o trying to subjugate and
conquer the people OF those islands? What
mookery II Is TO tell the mothers-hun-
ofeds OF them-who have lost their soldier
sons In those islands by bullets or by dis
ease-what mockery ! say, 10 tell them