Evening journal., 1916-11-03
MARSHALL ENTHUSES
CITY DEMOCRATS
ForgetS High Cost Of Living,
Party Extravaganza and
Tariff
BIG STREET PARADE
PRECEEDES MEETING

Democrats OF Wilmington and vicinity
had their greatest demonstration Of the
campaign last night when they held a
big street parade and a rally at the
Playhouse that was addressed by Vice
President Thomas r. Marshall
Nlce-President Marshall was greeted
by full house of Republicans and Demo
Gratis with many women sprinkled
through the audience. He spoke for %
minutes. His speech was a disappoint-
ment to many in that it dealt largely
with generalities and did not touch upon
many vital questions of the day. Vice
President Marshall was eloquent and
witty and an interesting speaker, but he
depended upon his sarcasm TO denude
some Of the crying issues OF the day OF
their Importance.
The speaker did not touch upon the
subject of the high cost of living; he had
no defense to oifer for the alleged ex-
trayagances Of the Democratic admins
tration; he did not take the opportunity
10 praise the Underwood tariff law; he
mad no word to say concerning the sec
tional prosperity the country is expert
encingi he gracefully sidestepped these
Important matters which many of his
hearers were anxious to have discussed
by such high Democratic authority as
the Nice-President of the United States.
The meeting did not open until nearly
nine o'clock, and when the Vice -Presi-
dent walked upon the stage he was
given an enthusiastic welcome. Escort
ed by Senator Willard Salisbury and
former Judge George ID. Gray, Mr.. Mar
shall took a position near the footlights
and stood while the orchestra played
The Star-Spangled Banner" and the
audience on its feet clapped and cheered
loud enough to nearly drown the music.
Judge Gray Presides.
Senator Salisbury presented Judge
Gray to the audience as the chairman
OF the meeting as "the most distin-
gmshed Delawarean among us" In tax
ing the chair, Judge Gray alluded 10
the present campaign as the most mo-
mentous crisis the country has ever
faced. Never in my long life have l
known this country to be menaced as
II Is today he declared. "The danger
Is that that great statesman whom YOU
honored four years ago will be removed
from his Office. II will require a noun
tain of proof TO convince the men and
women Of America that Woodrow Will
son has betrayed the trust which the
voters placed in him four years ago.
The leaders and notably the candi-
dates of the opposite party have ever
since the campaign opened been search
ING Tor an sue-manufacturing one. in |
tact. There have been points of differ
ence between the parties before but /
never have ! seen campaign when all I
the issues were personal, besmirching the
man who occupies the Presidential |
chair Judge Gray praised President
Wilson's method of dealing with the |
Lusitania incident and lauded him for
his success in obtaining the promise
from that proud German Emperor not .
TO jeopardize the lives of American ,
women and children any more"
Mr.. Marshall was given rising vel /
come when he stepped forward to speak
He said he had no desire to carry the ,
weight of the world upon his back. but
that he would be satisfied if ON next |
Tuesday he and Woodrow Wilson car. /
lied majority Of the electoral votes of
the nation
Speaking of the political situation in
his state he said that he was not
about Delaware. Get good
government in Delaware and quit growl- (
ng about it." he added.
Referring TO Mr.. Hughes as a doc
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