Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-09-29

LdtlOH AOI tue iOunlAe = Utliti AlNnAs
Il was a speech most beftting, ana
was well delivered by Senator dupont
He said.
Senator duPOnt's Words.
Senator dupont said:
1T is great pleasure to meet here
tonight so many residents of Will
mington and of its vicinity. | am told
that the audience includes represen-
tatives of several different nationali-
ties, and If this be correct it is a char
acteristic American audience for the
reason that in no other land can be
found people of so many different
countries living tremendously to-
gether and alike contributing TO the
general welfare.
Under the influence of our institu-
tons people of widely different orr
gin are bound together i'm solid mass
and imbued with American ideas and |
American principles; and, If this be |
true Of the foreign born, how much |
more does it apply to their children |
and grandchildren. The American |
people have always been, so far as |
lracal antecedents are concerned, /
largely a composite people, and as I
time rolls on are bound TO become
moro so in the future.
while political and religious
causes largely influenced emigration
/ from Europe in the earlier times, the
great mass Of those who have come to
us in later days have left their own
countries to sbetter their economic
conditions; and in lettering them
selves they have immensely helped
us. The amazing rapidity with which
| this country has developed, indus
trially, agriculturally, commercially
and financially could never have been
attained had we been dependent upon
the natural growth of the population
and had we not been assisted by the
strong arms and willing hands of the
many millions of those who have come
| from abroad. AS you all know, this
movement has attained great proper
lions, and in the last nine years alone
more than nine million people have
come TO us.
THE newcomers have found them
selves not only in a land of liberty
but I'm a land of great and equal
opportunities. asd for generations
many men of foreign birth have made
the most of these opportunities, and,
short of the presidency, have filled
with credit TO themselves every pub
lie post of trust. or responsibility, of
profit and of honor in this country
from that of the humblest official OF
a village or of a rural community all
the way up to seat in the Presidents
Cabinet or in the Congress of the
United States. At this moment there
are several foreign born members of
the House Of Representatives and five
in the United States Senate, all of
whom are well-known TO me person
ally.
las you all are probably aware.
have the honor to represent In part
our little state in that body. AS a
Senator from Delaware I have al
ways felt that I not only represented
every portion of the state, but all
the people in it, irrespective of their
politics. irrespective of their race, ir-
respective of their religion, irrespec
tive of their condition; and It has
been my duty, as well as my pleasure,
to endeavor to promote in every pos
sible and proper way the individual
interests of the citizens and residents
of Delaware.
my friends, It has been stated that
public speakers can be divided into
! two classes: those who have to say
something and those who have some
, thing to say; and, naturally enough,
: the palm Is accorded to speakers OF
, the latter class. But sense of JUS
tice, and, possible, a slight spirit OF
contradiction, impels me to say some
4. thing-and that is this: That they
, always are sure to cut it short and
, not to strain the patience of their
hearers which in my judgment, is a
A. cardinal virtue; whereas the speak
20, u
, of them, al least-say that something
: and when Il is said they have some
, thing more to say, and they say that;
p and when that is said they have still
3 further something to say and say that,
and so on ad intinitum.
1T has been my fortune within the
, last two years to hear a speech-or,
at least, n part of a speech, for /
must confess I did not hear Il all
which began about one o'clock In the
4 day time and laster all that afternoon
= all the evening, all through the night
all the next morning, up TO three OF
r four I'm the afternoon. Permit me "a
: observe that there is a concrete exam
y pie of a man who had something 10
say and who said 1t.
"If 7 were dividing public orators
u into classes, i should be inclined tC
e marshall the people who have some
thing 10 say under two categoriesi
- those who have something to say and
= say It at length, and those who have
+ something TO say, speak to the point
j. and put in few words; and as | an
> much more otter a listener than &
a speaker to this last class of orators
q my sympathies would always &c
= out.
!. Now, my friends, having made thi.
statement, I am sure you do not wisl
- me convict myself of inconsistency
believe in suiting action to the word
and in closing ] thank you for you
l. attention and again express my grea
pleasure is having met you all her
e tonight"
n To Develop River Front.
S. Chairman Rossell introduced May
n or SpruaHce as the next speaker. Tn
mayor congratulated Father Connel
lie ly on his development of the Western
* side of the city HE has Develops
lie this part of the city so extensivel
Of that after while we viii have to as
a him to 90 on TO the river front" sal
ID the Mayor amid laughter.
Former CShanceuor Nicholson wa
e the next speaker. He said he ha
Id known Father Connolly long befor
ne many present, when Father COnnell
IN was in charge of the church at Dc
st yer. his first charge. Mr.. Nicholso
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