Evening journal., 1900-06-29
HUNDREDS OF
REPUBLICANS RATIFY
NATIONAL TICKET
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bearers William Mchlnlty anu heo-
dore Roosevelt. We can also congratu-
late the country. that. as a nation, 1t is
soon to have at its head two Of thel
noblest men America has ever pro-
duced
"As Republicans of Delaware we oWel
a duty to our country, which Is to givel
our electoral vote to Mckinley and
Roosevelt. and any plan or scheme that
does not have that end in view cannot
be countenanced by any man claimingl
allegiance to the Republican party
- ssensions and discord may exist in
our local politics, but, If they are car
ried to the point OF endangering the
safety Of the Republican electors the
action becomes party treason.
"Our national party this year needs
a Republican congressman from Della
ware. We must not lose sight Of the
fact that the last House was Republi-
can by only a small majority, and it Is
not improbable that that majority may
this year be brought very near the
danger line. The power Of the next
administration to act and continue its
policies may depend upon the congress-
man from Delaware. Should Delaware
elect a Democratic congressman ard
the next House be Democratic, 1t will
paralyze the administration and result
in all the war and naval appropriation
bills being defeated our troops in
Cuba, the Philippines and in China will
either have to starve or be brought
home, and the grand and good work
of building greater navy would have
/ to cease. Besides these national con-
siderations, the growth and progress of
the city of Wilmington during the next
four years depends much upoa the poll
tics and activity of our next congress
man.
"That our national, state and county
tickets may have the earnest and sym
pathetic support of all Republicans
regardless of facSS2nal differences, ii is
proposed to divide equally the candi-
dates on the state ticket aud TO so into
a common primary for the county Of
fees. To my mind this proposition Is
Just and fair. More than that should
not be demanded, and less should moi
I be accepted.
Republicans OF Delaware have Sc
much at stake this year that good and
wise councils must prevail in order tC
b avoid a defeat and disaster from which
b IL would take many years TO recover
ONE TICKET, SAYS MR.. HAYES.
Walter II. Hayes was the secont
speaker. He prefaced his speech witt
this statement; 1T is the duty of ever,
, Republican in the state to gst into tn,
! fight and stay in It until success J.
/, achieved We will have state, county
and district candidates that will de-
|, serve success. We are going to lie to-
! gether in this fight because we are go
ing into common primaries to achiev,
that result, and every Republican vii
r be given the same opportunity for sue
( cess.
"You know the records of our nation
b al candidates. You have found then
men up to the requirement OF their re
spective offices. Who is going t
hang back and clog the wheels that ar
now moving toward Republican sue
. eess?"
Reading from that portion Of tn
r platform OF the DemOcrati
party OF Delaware which say
the party is pledged to the funda
mental principles OF good government
Mr.. Hayes said:
"Mind you. gentlemen, the Demo
cratic party pledging itself to g)o
government. Who ever heard OF goo
government coming from that party
In Delaware they give you the kind q
j good government that deprives you {
your political and your civil rights.
"In that same platform they dc
nounce the Republican party, because, a
they say, of its partiality toward trust
and Imperialism. How inconsister
they are Only last week under this
platform they sent John G. Gray, III
president of a trust in Wilmington
to elect William Jennings Bryan to II
presidency. Their United States Sci
ator. Richard r. Kenney. also rattle
the policy of the Republican govern
ment In the Philippines"
MR.. HILLES ASSURES PARTY sue
CESS.
\ William S. Hilles was next lntr'
J duced and after briefly referring
national questions said In part;
I'VE are met with the question, sha
we vote the Democratic ticket?" Tn.
is the practical question that confron
n us. / say as a Republican, as long {
G, the Democratic party stands for VIII;
J. IL does to-day /, for one, will never vo
a that ticket My political principle
are not of denials | believe in electiI
a every Republican fromWilliam MclSil
n ley down TO the lowest officer in II
,e hundreds believe Delaware is a r.
n publican state. / don't mean accordir
ID 60 returns under Democratic electic
n inspectors. I mean on an honest coui
l. Of the vote of this state.
IS I'VE as Republicans Of this lit
IN state should uphold the policy OF WI
Ia liam Mckinley. The people Of q
X country have approved it, and we mu
D. stand by those people in seeing that u
A. policy is upheld; that the Stars an