The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-17
BRYAN AND sEwALL CLUB.
the Central Club Has Big Meeting
Prominent Speakers


The announcement that two such brill
liant speakers as Judge Presley X Ewing
and Hon. ]. C, Hutchcson would speak
the near approach of the election. the in
creased interest in the Bryan and Sewall
candidacy. or some other cause. or, posi-
bly,. all of them, oonsplrcd to bring out
last night one of the best audiences at
| tending the meeting OF the Bryan and
Sewall central club since its organization
The meeting was held In the newly
| opened silver campaign headquarters at
9li Franklin avenue
Presiden, Sam icrryman presided and
before taking UP any business he intro
duccd to the audience Judge Presley X.
Ewing, who was applauded and delivered
| speech which lack OF space prevents I he
Post presenting in full. but which was an
able and logical exposition OF the silver
cause
Mr. Ewing. in substance. said that ihis
campaign was in the nature OF a great
crusade. The man who was ..ot win US
In THIS campaign is against MS be WAS
not hero worshpper. but the great Cause
OF democracy lacked nothing In the 'vey
OF leader He regarded bryan AZ the
greatest American In ;hlS country today
He spoke from personal observation wien
he referred to the enth isilsn thpt Bfyin
created wherever he won't This was no
| ordinary battle. II Mist be Non e. it
possibly may be the last battle this coun-
Try VIII ever hght He referred cloqnently
70 'he "TRIP ne made with bryan between
Asheville and Knoxville lie spoke of
Bryan's simplicity. his earncstness his
eioquchce ana ms wonderful iuaSuotism.
| ne REFERRED 10 cNlstlnE condlflols, a tour-
Try OF plenty with want and distress star
ing us in the face. with 7O1OO,Oio oi the
btSt. me uuesi people in the World and
| -,oooVVu men driven INTO enfo'ecd id'c-
! ness. What an anomalous condition Nas
inns! ihe SOUND money WING Of the de-
| HloVraoN ne f'itrttu TO as SIDE show
| representing lot of lFpu II ited leHut rs
ana repudiatod principles. He compared
lhem with the tory party in colonial M S.
| lhey stand Tor reputation dHd ltsttpst
me democratic party WA toIy rngaSch
| III trying 10 M labor Tho wealth pro
uuclns element OF this country w TO tic
dignity 1t deserved, They make no war
upon capital but upon i'd" money ii idle
hahds In his discussion OF he lLaacial
| question. MIR. EWING Mas explicit AID con-
Nlnclng IN ms explanation OF taracs and
euec's crowns out OF The ''omoHctlMtion Of
silver. tilS illustrations were apt H,.t in
Struot!ro, ms arguments logical ahd his
conclusions convincing. he earnest clo-
quencc OF his remarks, his flights II era
tory were frequently punctudtcd w,'h APP
plarsc II was beautiful address r-nato
IN style and was received with marked
attention.
CAPTAIN g. Hutchinson WAS the next
speaker. lie said he had been in court ali
dav, was in no position 10 make speech
He said the conditions were not favorable
either. as he discovered that his audience
was all Of one mind and he novor felt
more al ease than when combating an up-
position. He profuccd his remarks by
glowing culocy to w. j. Bryan, whom lie
knew personally and regarded as one 81
the grandcst captains who ever led an
1t.,
democracy was To protect the laborilg
masses OF the people as against the tyranny
Of the classes who were able TO take caro-
OF themselves. He was not opposed to pri-
waite capital but only that which was in
truded into the government of this country
in trying to shape a policy conducive to
special protection of corporate interest
There are Institutions i'm this country
higher and more powerful than the gov
eminent itself Should these institutions
be encouraged simply because they claimed
vested rights? He believed in rcbeIling
against unrghteous power There Is IL
power in this country which controls the
government and DESTROYS trade and indus
try II was the gold monomctallist power
that controlled aud that of Grover CIeve-
land was the representation. Cleveland,
he said was a good man. but he was blind
He did him the credit to say that ne was
honest in his purpose, but no one in the
audience applauded the sentiment. He
referred to the repeal of the Sherman law
in 1898. against which he voted much to
the dislike of a great many Of his Houston
constituents But he was glad TO see that
many Of these constituents who wrote him
th,n complaining of his vote. were now
good BRYAN men One of his Houston
| friends wrote him II he would repeal the
| sherman act cotton would go up 10 ) cents
/. was repealed and cotton went down to
6 cents In the twinkling of an eye. lie re-
! ferred 10 the degradation OF the spectacle
! Of the president OF this Nation asking pri
| waite capital 10 run this government six
months for So 900 900. He challenged any |
rrnn 10 saw that this sor, of power should |
| no sustained and succored The man who |
said il he denounced MS a traitor II to !
want to null down such powor was an |
! orchism he was proud to be an anarchist |
Th,s capital. he commended. controlled the
! commerce Of this country through the |
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| meuluh u "u''9 i"s' as II ''''o''eN Wv
Cantein Hutcheson continued IN this
strain and his carncstncss of speech won