Evening journal., 1908-08-11
DAY
AT SUMMIT CAMP
Influx Of Visitors Listen this
Morning to S. E. Nicholson
and A. 0. CrOZier
BISHOP WILSON TO SPEAK

BRANDYWINE SUMMIT CAMP.
Aug. 11-This is Temperance Day in
camp. and with It came great influx
of visitors. especially from Wilmington.
Automobiles. hacks and carriages
brought the w. c. T. U. workers.
under whose auspices the special ser
vices are being conducted. At Tic
various cottages and boarding tents
unusual preparations were made to
entertain the visitors.
Temperance Day was observed on ar
elaborate scale. with prominent men
as speakers. Addresses were made
this morning by the Hon. S. r. Nichol-
son Of Maryland. and Alfred o. Cro1ier
Of Wilmington. Mr.. Crozier spoke OF
Good Government" iu the course OF
which he gave an intlmation of some.
thing ito drop" politically in the near
future. He said;
"DelaNare faces a crisis in the mat
ter of good government. The advent
in politics of a great moral issue has
created new conditions. Party lead ers
must adopt new methods or invite dc.
feat. The people are in the saddle
and VIII guide future political events.
They win welcome AMI give promiu-
ence and support TO party workers
who sincerely strive for the public
welfare. They will repudiate those
who are selfish and oppose the things
the people want. Aud parties tina.
do not bow to the will Of the people
cannot succeed this year. Platform
and candidates must stand for what a
majority demand. There can be M
lodging. no evasion. for the people are
awake and determined Party work.
ers do not want defeat. They must
avoid defeat at all hazards. They
must have the confidence Of the peo'
/ pie. This they can get only by be-
/ ing honest and frank and fair Will
the people. II is useless, not practical
TO nominate men who win be defeated
They win weaken the ticket and de-
feat other candidates. So, uprigh
and independent men are being sough
as delegates to conventions and candi
dates for all Offices by both parties
They know the people will scrutiniz
as never before. This is a district ad
vance for the cause OF good govern
ment
"There can be no doubt that IN
sentiment at least of Kent and Sus
sex and of rural New Castle is strong
" for local option. These control three
fourths Of the delegates 10 all convan
tions and members Of the General As
semhly. Wilmington has only one
fourth. This easy mathematical
problem should enable any politician &
figure out on which side his bread I
buttered on this question If he does no
want to be for all time 'down and out.
This campaign IS their last chance
because the people this year will tax
every mans measure and classify hn
for or against permanently. The tid
is rising, not receding. 1t will over
whelm for all time those who now op
pose the peoples will
"There are certain political move
under way that viii cause general sur
prise and upset all ordinary calcula
tons They viii make local histor
rapidly. It will demonstrate the II
repressible power OF conscience and
moral issue once they are firmly I'm
jected into the politics OF a State. on
State is on the eve of great develop
ments."
This afternoon Bishop Luther 3. WI
, son, of the Methodist Church, is to .
the speaker, and tonight the Rcv T
c. Dinwiddie and the Rev ]. M. Arter
will make addresses.
No "Blue Monday"
/ rag.fa upt ttR1fI
Monday" but may well be calle
"Sunny Monday. Ths sun show
brightly and soon dried up the woods
AS there was no morning service
! housewives availed themselves Of til
% opportunity to put their tents in orde
!. SContinuea on Second l'agcJ