Evening journal., 1913-06-24

o0 lle pOSluOu OF Cldlt Coihihiocioh-
er Of Education. which he declined,
made one OF the ablest speeches OF
the evening. brimful of bright say
ings, and at the same time speaqing
straight from the shoulder as to Will
mington's needs as he saw them. He
said
"Mr. Toastmaster and Gentlemen:
Rural editors have made the Penin-
sula what Il is and residents of the
suburbs of Newark; this is the great
est combination of labor and capital
that this Peninsula has ever seen.
Another happy omen of this meeting
to we rural New Castle folk, II is one
time that Wilmington has recognized
that there is such a thing as rural
New Castle. AS a usual thing, we
are never recognized by Wilmington
until the week before election, when
the powers that be come out to the
hills Of White Clay and Pencader and
say, God help the State. and won't
you help him.
I'm reply to the object Of this meet
ing. and ] understand that am not 70
make a speech-Mr Marvel said that
was simply the cub newspaper man
Of the Peninsula, and / was 10 furnish
a little entertainment before the
heavywedghts came on the scene.
would suggest that IN order not to
bore you further, that you permit
your President, Mr.. Marvel, Mr..
Houston OF Sussex, Mr.. Magee of
Kent, and myself, who are all origin
ally from Sussex, to go into caucus
and decide what this Peninsula shall
do. and in the final analysis, though
you men Of Wilmington and you gods
OF the pan of the city newspapers
won't publish this, when It comes TO
the final showdown, Sussex county
has always got something to say.
Il want 20 explain how ! became
h rural editor. Here I am. a far
mer among editors; out home / am
m editor among farmers. The New
ark Post was hrst published by my
kind friend who didn't know my bank
account, Mr.. Williamg. Of the Cecil
Whig. During the Revolution, the
British camped at CoochB Bridge;
they came through thioket, and as
the British Diary neiates It. they call
ed that 'purgatury Woods' When
they came out to q clearing or cross
Point'-that'si where / live. The
ACIll W NIX - Iuhh Vu tAA0 0AhNA hAa'
sf Prrgatcry. Here ia the bottle that
4 was presented this evening through
the Cecil Wing. feel a good bit
aike the editor OF the Cecil Whig while
on one of his one-night stands on
lecture tour. He had several hard
nights and his expenses were not paid.
AS he was entering the hail one night,
he was accoBted by an old colored
gentleman, who said, Are you one of
the showmenY He said, Yes,
Uncle. 1 am the Star Of the Evening
The old gentleman said, 4 would like
to see the show, but / amt got nutthin
but this old yaller dorg-an old yal-
Ter miser'ble cur" and Mr.. Williams
kindly admitted him. The next morn
ing he paid his bills for that night,
and he was passing up and down the
nlatform. and he saw the old Uncle
with his dog, and he thought that per-
hans he would surely say something
kind to him, and he said, Uncle, what
die you think Of the speechr and he
said, Deed, boss, you shouldn't ak
me dad question: But, Uncle,
7tould like your opinion, and he said
boss. I'm awful glad I kept my
iawg. That's just about the way
F. feel
"And speaking again that you VIII
mington people don't recognize rural
folk / remember that in a recent cam
naign there came a notice one day in
me press that the friends had urged
a cer1aIa edit3r from q rural paper to
stand for nomination for Congress,
and all the Wilmington papers said,
Who is that fellow7 Never hear Of
him. and they looked in Who's Who
and they said, Why he's a farmer.
He used TO stand in King street mar
11et. He can't represent the magnih-
cent and the capital interest OF Wil-
mington. land he didn't.
"This meeting. ] believe, II I Judge
its object Alright, is to create heartieI
cooperation between Wilmington and
the rural sections of Delaware, Mary.
land, and Virginia. Well and good
and / am not going to pay the ordin-
airy banquet compliments; / have
understood from your President tha
aside from the social side, and WI
congratulate you on the dinner tina
you have set forth, we have enjoyed
ourselves and we appreciate the in
vitation. and as one of you editor
said some few weeks ago, urging u
TO come, that very likely the rura
editors of Delaware had not seel
Wilmington-did not know Whining
ton-and l want to tell you news
paper men Of Wilmington that tn
rural editors of this State know VIII
mington a heap better than you knoN
rural Delaware. (Applause). Tn
slogan Of the Newark Post and Il 1
the slogan of all the papers in thi
State, at 6 cents a line when yoi
want to give it TO us, Is this: II yol
can't get II in Newark, buy II In vii
mington' That has been blazed o
ehe headlines OF the Newark Post TO
three years-'If you can't get Il
Newark, buy Il in Wilmington an
not only that paper, but every rura
paper of this Peninsula, has urge
our people to come to Wilmington {
do their dealing. and reciprocity ha
got something to do with business
We have urged this from q purel
sentimental standpoint. Try TO boOr
this rural suburb of Newark, and
want to say to the Chamber OF Com
merce, if you can't get your printin
done in Wilmington, don't go TO Phil
adelphia, but come to Newark (ap
plause.) You will have the suppol
of every rural editor on this Peain
sula
Another thing, in order for you I
present this 10 the people in the pro
per light, it has got TO be told i
some other column than in the ed
torial column / am not soliciting ad
veriisements-I have done that 70
three years-but you gentlemen,
you haze the goods. and you say 70
have fo-a cot a. tsteeant fba-1 40 ~,