Evening journal., 1914-10-21
THREE SENATORS TALK
AT DEMOCRATIC RALLY


suffrage, asserting he was happy to
represent State in which every
lady is a gentleman" The Senator
said suffrage might not now be an is
sue in Delaware, but that he felt justi-
fled in believing that granting the bal
lot to Colorado women was an
achievement worth while. and that
the State had benefited thereby.
The speaker then turned TO the rail-
road situation and said: 1.-THE Demo-
cratic party is charged with being
hard times or depression party, and
its enemies point to the pleas OF the
railroads and lack of work in railroad
yards and shops to justify their posi-
ton and statement Now let us see.
have been reading about the wreck
ing of the Rock Island Railroad, a
great and valuable property, serving
ten rich agricultural States, and !
learn that the road was crushed by
scOundrels masquerading under the
name of financiers. These men form
ed a company with millions of capital,
and then another holding company,
forcing the Rock Island to maintain
itself, pay dividends and support the
holding companies.
Friends, these are the sort of op-
erations which cause idleness In rail-
road shops and yards, and they also
cause the transportation companies to
ap, cal for higher freight and passen-
ger rates. ] have studied the rail-
road situation of this country, and l
want to say right here that there Is
only one railroad. the Delaware, Lack
+ awanna and Western, which can pay
it's obligations. ] do not except even
/ the Pennsylvania Railroad The rail-
road managers know they cannot
meet their bills, and they also know
/ they are headed straight for govern
ment ownership or receivers. Govern
ment ownership is coming. unless the
railroads are allowed higher freight
I tariffs, and it is coming, because of
high financiering. If railroad men are
out of work, high financiers, not the
Democratic party. is to blame"
Congressman BrOcksOn's Words.
At the conclusion of Senator
\ Thomas remarks. Senator Salisbury
1 again resumed the floor and urged
Democrats to work for the election OF
representative who will support
:, President Wilson and his policies. He
then introduced Representative
Franklin Brockson. whom he de-
clared had been nominated by the
white voters of Delaware.
your servant is before you 10
render an account Of his service in
your House at Washington" Mr.
Brockson said. II have been al
Washington for the pas; eighteen
months and / have done my best ia
serve you and yours. How well
have succeeded and what have
done I leave for others to say.
Fellow Delawareans, we are face
to face with mighty issues. The
Democracy is fighting to sustain g
man who has given himself body anC
soul to the service of the people, ;
man who has placed right and justice
= and his duty to the plain men ant
e. women OF this Republic above al
!, other considerations. l mean Wood
e row Wilson. The Democracy o
Delaware appeals to the people o
s. this State TO sustain that man an
s his record, not because he is a Demo
r. crat, but because he is right
e Take the Democratic peaC
s. policy" Representative Brockso
= said. Here we are blessed wit
t. peace and plenty and this becaus
d of the humanity and wisdom of gu
II President In 1896 I followed ths
glorious leader. William Jennine
,e Bryan, into battle / stumped III
~ State for him. In those days, peopl
20 said Democrats, Bryan Democrat
,e were Socialists, but we were no
" Today William Jennings Bryan
al our Secretary of State, and we hay
n peace treaties with the nations of ii
n earth, The humblest country
IA South America is being treated e.
n. actly as the great powers of Europ
10 Equality and justice for all
I'd Democracy's motto, whether Il
40 principle be applied to men or to nj
~ TONS
IA Congressman Brockson denied tn
ss the business depression is due
a., lowering of tariff duties He said Il
M war in Europe has closed the cha
nels of trade. In closing he salt
Germany has her Kaiser, Russia h
10 Gar. England her King; but "
nv, fellow citizens. have no King nor CT
,,s nor Kaiser--the people are suprem
and it is to them that Democra
q appeals. confident that it's work
y humanity, for the toiling masses, a.
@, for all true Americans win be a
.o proved at the polls. Stand by I
- administration.