Evening journal., 1908-10-31
DOVER G. 0. P.
IN BIG RALLY
State Candidates Discuss the
Campaign issues at En-
thuSiaStiC Meeting
F. II. DAVIS IS DEFENDED

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Oct. a.-"rhere Is one charge
a man can never answer in any earthly
tribunal or before the people" said Ruby
q. Vale, OF Philadelphia and Milford. last
night I'm addressing the final Republican
rally at the Dover Opera House. And
that is general charge OF incompot-
oncy."
Mr.. Vale had followed an address by
Frank H. Davis Republican nominee for
attornoy-gencral and was speaking. then.
~ his behalf
Are you a shoemaker a matchmaker
or blacksmithg II general charge OF
incompotency is lodged against you in
your town and State, it spreads to your
disadvantage and YOU cannot successfully
answer it. II one specific complaint of one
specific job, however, is made. you can
and viii quickly demand: show mo tho
shoe that botchedv
II have listened TO an address here TO-
night by the Republican nominee FOR
attorney-goenral. Frank II. Davis. lie is
tho nominee on the State ticket who
comes from this town, and IL is to his
! fcllow-cltizons that he has been talking.
lie Is the man who has. throughout thus
campaign. been mado the victim of in
sldlous and dastardly attacks--of ,uich a
character that they cannot be specifically
answered by his friends. and Of such a
sweeping venom thot II made in that
manner against any man, his lips would
be scaled.
Il have heard that man speak 10 YOU.
and now say that that address not only
showed an intellectual force worthy OF
the high office which Is IN question but It
shows three Of those powerful essentials
a. was logical II was chaste English, II
was magnanimous Those three charact-
crs backed by that hriliancy Of Intellect
which was apparent with every utter
ance, dlscloses COMPETENCY; YES. compct-
oncy snfnicient for this great office.
He "a not cringing before YOU for
sympathy. 1ic asks only what every
man has a Fight TO ask-a fair oppor-
tunity."
III Simeon $ pennewin candidate for
governor addressed tho crowd in a
l. final word before the election strugelo
d William n. Heald. candidatc for cop-
+ gress, spoke on tho important Repub.
licau National issucs
1t Caleb r Layton discussed at soms
8 length the law OF supply and deaarsi
A and tho markets abroad and at hom,
10 for United States products. He con-
d cluded his address by summary OF
(. states Taft would carry. In this ne
IS gave the Ohioan all Of New England
=, and the Eastern and Middle States. the
J. Middle West and the West and North
west He counted in Delaware Then
a he asked II there WIS any state that
y he had omitted. for he did not want 10
q underestimate.
How about Maryland2" shouted d
g voice in the rear.
How about Maryland" shouted A
voice In the rear.
4 Maryland is a little in doubt but
O with our chances better than the other
d fellows was the Characteristics Lay
Il ton reply.
William T. Smithors caught the
crowd with an cffervcscent address on
the Democratic policies In this hs
# ran In an occasional story which made
10 his auditors unbcnd, or rather bend
10 with laughter. He declared that the
"A Democratic fiip-haps reminded him o.
@ tho Irishman who had temporarily for
e often with hcside Of the COW he should
s sit TO milk her.
o Did you mover milk a COW asked
~ his landlord.
II Faith. did" was tho answer. but
N the last one was a kicker and | was
first on one side and then on the other