Evening star., 1896-09-21

which bore these Inscriptions: 1T is too
dry for Mudd In the 9TH What does IL to
l mean? 1t means SIG in our pocket then
to 81 now" What does the gold standard
mean? Pay out s1o0,0oO.OoO we have bor
rowed and borrow more
Next followed club of North Carolina
democrats. which secured good position
not far from the Lakeland Club and un-
furled a large banner on which was the
portrait of Mr.. Bryan and the words,
North Carolina the first to indorse MIR.
Bryan for the Presidency" The banner
of the club produced demonstration which
lasted for some time. The cheering and
waving of various articles being made
more lively by inspiring music from
Weber's band
Called to Order.
The meeting was called to order at AIS
o'clock by Chairman T. B. Kalbfus of the
general committee, and after this Col. VIM.
Dickson stated the object of the meeting.
He said that Mr.. Bryan was expected at
o'clock. The mention of the candidates
name awoke cheers. Col. Dickson intro
Guced Col. James G. Berret as the pre-
siding officer. Col Berret spoke to the
crowd. asking that it indulge in patience
until the arrival of Mr.. Bryan. The Fare
we'll Address of Washington was read by
W. j. Houghtaling. ex-reading clerk of
the house. and. when he finished. a lively
citizen yelled, "Hurrah for George Wash
ington. He didn't go much on interna-
The list of vice presidents and secretaries
was read. They were requested to take
seats as near the speakers stand as pos
sible. Among those on the front row were
Senators Butler. Faulkner and Stewart,
Representative McMillin, William Holmead.
A. A. Lipscomb. J. l.. Norris, Lawrence
Gardner and ]. NJ. Devine.
Mr. Lipscomb Speaks.
President Ber-et introduced A. A. Lips
comb the first speaker. Mr.. Lipsoomb
stirred his audience by SAYING that Fir-
ginia and North Carolina were all righI
for the democratic ticket, and that the men
OF those states could not be corrupted by
Mark Hanna and his "bribe-givers." He de-
EoLnoed the Indianapolis ticket and created
enthusiasm by saying that the men who
put it out would not vote 1t, and that they
would be contented Ito trot along Under
the Mckinley wagon He said that the
combined age of the Indianapolis nominees
was a century and a half, whicn was sug-
gestive of a graveyard rather than of the
White House.
MIR. Houghtaling I ext read the report of
the commttee on ratification. This report
uEqualifiedly approved the platform and
nominees of the Chicago convention, and
pledged them 'our full, unco npromisirg
and unyielding support" The report was
adopted. This was followed by a speech
by Representative McMillin of Tennessee.
He reCounted the progress made by the
United States in every way, and said that
ufe citing of the world, and 81 per cent of
the worlds banking. the United States,
ne said, produces onc-fourth of the worlds S
wealth. He did not see why a great and
strong country like this could not return
to the free and unlimited coinage of silver
which it had sustained for two genera tions,
during which time the country did not pro-
duce one-twelfth of the wealth of the
wcrii. Mr.. McMillin referred to Mark
Hanna as the republican nominee for Pres
iGent, and this was greeted by a salvo of
cheers and cries of Hit him again.
Mr.. Bryan's Speech.
Mr.. McMiiln had not finished when the
arrival of Candidate Bryan was announced
by the band, and by the cheers of those
who first saw him. Mr.. Bryan spoke as
| follows:
| mir. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
l am grateful to you for the very cordial
\ welcome which you have extended to me
| as return to the city in which four years
| of official life were spent ca voice, Wen
| make 1t four more.) (ApplauSa.) 1 see be-
fere me the faces of a great many who
are known as young men, and am glad to
| speak to the young tecause we who are
| young and who in the course of nature
| must live under cur government for many
| years. are interested in making that gov
| erL rlent coed enough to live in. Appla use }
desire to call your attention to two
| planks in the platform adopted in Chicas go
| before touching on other matters connect
| two planks because they concern the people
who live in the District of Columbia. Cap
plause) The Chicago platform contains
| this plank.
| tory of New Mexico, Oklahoma and Art
| zona into the Union as states and we favor
the early admission Of all the territories
having the necessary population and re-
| sources to entitle them to statehood, and
| while they remain territories we hold thai
| the officials appointed to administer the
government of any territory, together with
the District Of Columbia and Alaska o;rgh,
TO be bona fide residents of the territory OF
| district in which their duties are to be
performed The democratic party believes
IN home rule. and that all public lands"
/ have finished the part which refers tr
| the District Of Columbia. / desire to EN-,
| phasize these words:
THE democratic party believes in home
rue Applause) 1 believe in that plat
form and in that plank of that platform
and in that portion of the plank which
l have emphasized (applause), and wner
1 say l believe in home rule 1 do not NEAR
that they shall have home in the Distric
or in the territories after they ccmmenc.
to rule, but that they shall I've there be
fore they are appointed to Office GAP
planse) Let me read another plank:
We are opposed to life tenure in tn.
public service. (App.ause) We faycr an
pointments based upon merit fixed terms
CT Office and such an admin n.stration of tn,
civil service laws as will afford equal op
| pOrlEnltleS 10 all clt.ZenS OF aScerta.nC
| fitness, except otherwise provided d,
the Constitution of the United States"
My friends, we are in favor of the civi
service reforms that mean something, an
not a c,vl service law that permits tn
President to suspend the civil service Law
until he can get his friends into office an
| permits another President to extend tn
service just as he Is going out to keep hi
friends in. (Applause.) We believe in ar
po:ntmentS based upon merits. and sue
q method OF appointment as will open tn
offices to.those of ascertained fitness (Ar
pIause.) We are in favor of fixed terms q
office in the civil department of the govern
mert. We want it so that when a ma
goes in he will know how long he is go!n
to stay and when he IS going out. w
do not want to build up office holdn
class and fill our offices for life. A ma
when he gets his appointment will the
have no more concern about his country
: except to draw his salary when it Is due
Great applause) We believe that the iif
tenure. which relieves a man from a
other further care. is destructive to tn
highest forms Of citizenship and should nc
}, he tolerated in a country like ours (AI
i :.iause.)
i Criticized Mr.. Carlisle.
. Now. my friends. want to call your a
tention to one other subject. Our oppt
! rents are doing as much for us in th