New-York tribune., 1891-10-16
IN THE MIAMI VALLEY.
SHERMAN MCKINLEY AND FORAKER SPEAK
AT DAYTON.
ROAST OK AND REPUBLICAN ELooUENCE FOR
THE PEoPLE-THoUsANDs DEFY THE IN
CLEMENT WEATHER TO HEAR THE
sPEAKERs-ON FAMOUS 70
MTICAL GROUND.
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the best political oratory available III ''io
that three such public speakers as oeliAVOi 'n0i
man, Major Mckinley and eN-uONe1Hoi t
meet on the same platform ana "uu''so VI. -
pie of q single county. Montgomery NO""oS' "
which this city is the county seat h'S o0en "i'
only one so honored in this cahpAsn' anu u
though both county and city are Donooi"lo'
the gathering to-day was cohIPic'c NAnui'"-
tion of the wisdom Of bringing to9eUher inc thlce
foremost party leaders III The o'a'e aU V'ls e1sie
| mint The Republicans OF the county nave pcch
stimulated 10 the greatest ACTIVITY py the mee'lus
| and = determined fight will DE made TO overcome
! tho usuaI Democratic majority of 1000 or more
an tbc state ticket and also 10 elect one or more
| hors of the LEGISLATURE The total vote in
| ,Io county is large reaching between 10000 and
! On oOO ard there is chance here for decided
GAINS on the tariff issue, chance which the
earnestnesS and enthusiasm of tO-day's rally have
done much TO brighten.
! The meeting, rs usual in Ohio towns whether
| large or small was held outdoors and had to
contend with a raw, wintry day, a threatening
sky and high and penetrating northwest wind.
ALI the conditions were adverse 10 Open-air speaking.
vet the crowd about the stand stood through six
hours Of speechmaking and was larger and more
dcmonstrative at the end than at the beginning.
Not more than 5000 or 1000 people could get
within ear-shOt of the orators. and the actual
audience was maintained all day at this figure,
but the crowd within tie county fair grounds
where the meeting was conducted reached from
8 600 TO O,000, and there was constant stream
of arrivals and departures, so that in all perhaps
/ 900 people took part in the great dcmonStra-
ton and saw or heard something of either Senator
Sherman, Major Mckinley or Ex-Governor Foraker.
The Dayton fair grounds are said to be the most
| attP in and
have been long used for political gatherings.
Henry Clay spoke TO great Wing meeting here
in 1912, from platform erected only few yards
distant from that used to-day. The ground here
rises in a gentle slope and from central point
at the foot of the incline shapes itself into
natural amphitheatre. No seats are made and
the listeners stand close together so that from the
| platform one sees only compact level Of heads
and shoulders. 1t is the effect out of doors which,
except for the head coverings, gets in an indoor
meeting place like Faneuil Hall
The arrangements for the day were under the
general charge of Major Bckham the veteran
| Editor OF The Dayton Journal" The
programme was divided into two parts-a
| morning speech at l o'clock, by Senator Sherman
! and them after a breath for luncheon two after
noon addresses by Major Mckinley and eX-Goy-
ernor Foraker. The luncheon was itself a stril-
|
and half dozen sheep were roasted over open
| fires in barbecue fashion, and the crowd was fed
with strips of beef and mutton cut fresh from
the carcasses. -Four Kentucky experts were also
| brought over to prepare "A sort Of broth called
burgoo," which is prepared from meat and
vegetables and strongly seasoned with pepper
| and Kentucky whisley. This "burgOO" was
served Ill tin cups which were for sale about tie
grounds for cent each, q practical refutation Of
the free-trade assertion that since the Mckinley
tariff the price Of tin plate and tin utensils has
| gone up. From 5000 TO 10000 people enjoyed
| this generous luncheon, and in spite of the III
! clemency of the weather made picnic OF IL
| under the trees The speech-maling was, of
course. of high quality and great popular inter
est Senator Sherman had the platform aloEe III
the morning and made strong and effective speech
on ali the issues of the campaign, both Stale ana
National His voice held out easily against the
wind and the rawness Of the air, and ne talked
for fully two hours and 4 quarter
The Senator's plain, often honely and always
crisp and vigorous, discussion of the tarin and
silver questions held the attention of the big
audience IL om start to Gnish and no more effective
presentation of the cardinal doctrincs of the Re
nnhican nlatform could have been desired. Major
Mckinley was present on the platform, and turn
| up--toward him at the close of his argument IN
defence Of the Mckinley BILL, Mr.; Sherman e@ad @
forciblv: will say for the Dill "haC per
hans nv friend Major Mckinley will not say-tia'
if is inc most comprehensive the finest ana tle
most benefcent piece of tariff legislation tiat ls
| country has ever known" Senator Sherman aso
| smoke emphatically on the State issues lhNolNc'
| in the canVaSS-the partisan gerI! hNIuGI' any
| the Democratic plot to capture Wo-tllTus vi
Ohios electoral vote next year by forcing eIeclor
TO be chosen by Congress districts. ~ ulseI &
tbc peope TO elect a Republican Legislature 9hu
save the Senatorship nov IN peru, anu ne
lie State programme of the Democratic PaIy d.
bitterly as he had denounced lis National pOIlCy:
| Al the conclusion Of his speech, WHICH
was received throughout with great cl
thusiasm, the crowd scattered Tor luhcheon
and it did not reassemhle aDouG , ~,
sneakers stand until p. m. Mayor MchHIleS w" wa
corn after hls nights ride from Rayehha, az
was not in his best voice When ne DeFah' III
warmed up after twenty minutes tal>, NV f O. .,
and made strong ana cohHHlclhs sP.ouiify % ,o o.
hour, cOhllnlh9 hlhiscH ciii0"S ~ VIZ
Ex-Governor Foraker came last and diScusfe(
State issues chiefly. lie was heartily applaudtt
and listened TO with great interest and attention.
"iu ,t 1c,rIV 4 o'clock wAcn the meeting brok
mn and il was declared on all sides 10 nave peel
the greatest and most successful ever htIn III ho m
Miami Valley During the morning there hl'
been highly interesting parade ana display o
| novtou's large manufacturing industries.
From DAYTON accompanied by the talrhel'
Club Of Hamilton, MAJOR MchInley @ IAN unWH o5 y
aoob ..,1ae IN his opDonents neghbors Butte
| Tountv. Of which Hamilton Is the county sea-,
| tho strongest Democratic County In the Stte eA
cont lIolmcs but the Major had warm reception
Srdd,n Two RrpuhlicqnS there and left behlnd MN
! LicLI,, tlvorlble impression. Tomorrow Nc VIII
sncsE AZ Econ, Prelic Comfy, In the afternoon
and at Springfield, Clarke County, III the evening
MIR SHERMAN ON TIE OHIO CAMPAIGN.
M THINKS THE ELECTION OF MKfSLEY AS