The Indianapolis journal., 1896-08-30
AT THE HERCULEAN CLUB.
Enthusiastic Meeting, with s. II
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Enthusiastic Meeting, with s. III.
Spooner and other Speakers.
About two hundred colored voters assem-
tled at the headquarters Of the Herculean
Club, at 139 Indiana avenue, last evening.
and listened to addresses made by Samuel
III. Spooner r. u. Bagby, Gurley Brewer,
Octavius Royal and Gabriel Jones. A brass
band furnished music for the event. Jo-
seph Broyles. as chairman Of the meeting,
announced the speakers from a platform
which had been erected under a tree in the
yard. and above which hung large colored
hthograph of William Mckinley. After the
Harry s. New Quartet rendered a few
songs Samuel III. Spooner made a short ad-
dress from the side porch. His address was
in the nature of an :'enthusiazer," one
colored listener loudly expressed 1t.
There is not man here tonight who
does not know that his vote will be an ims
portant factor in determining the govern
ment of the United States for the next four
years" said he. Therefore IL is the duty
of every man on whom rests this RESPONSE
bility to inform himself on just exactly
what policy he believes will be to the adj
vantage of himself and this entire country.
During the war there were no soldiers
mere devoted to the interests cf this coun-
try, and none who made more sacrifices for
the uplifting of the Nation, than the COL
to shoulder in the fight. The Democratic
party recently put out platform that
seeks to array IL against everybody who is
in business to-day. They challenge every
man who proposes TO support the Republic
an ticket and We must down them. and we
will. (Cries of That's right You said a
sure thingi) If you recall the speech re-
Gently made at Albany by Bryan you will
remember he said the ministers of this
country are ready to barter the souls OF
people 20 put money into their own pockets.
i illustrate motives
of every man are being questioned.
-Four years ago you were well. but took
the medicine Of the Democratic party and
now are deathly sick. You took their medi-
cine and became absolutely free men, be-
cause you had no work. Now they say
they have a panacea and ask to be allowed
to administer to their very sick patients
and they will end all complaint. L think
they would. because they would kill the
patient. People do not want a cheap dollar
they want smoke curling from the factories
that have long been idle, they want en-
plcyment, they want dollars. not cheap dol
lars, but the best dollars coined by this
government. / charge you, my fellow-citi-
zens. To go to the polls on Nov. and vote
for the policy that will bring back 10 this
government the prosperity we had during
the last Republican administration. (Cries
OF Wen do 1t sure! Count all
right!) 1 want TO tell you that in my judg
men We've got the enemy on the run, and
let us keep him there"
r. b. Bagby. colored attorney, followed
with a short and pithy speech. Among
other things. he said; The South Is at the
bottom of this agitation. The Southern
people have always been hostile TO the peo-
pie cf the North. They are the leaders in
this issue against sound money. There are
Joneses and Morgans and other Southern
men OF note who are crying loudly for free
silver and keeping the matter agitated.
But for the South this issue would not have
been brought before US, for this issue was
only advocated by the mine owners of the
West. Shall We give the South the power
/ believe you Will Tot allow this. The Re-
talf TT a
1t was that party that emancipated the
slaves: IL was that party that set the coun-
try on the great road TO prosperity, and 1t
was owing TO the Republican administra-
ton that this country has reached the
highest mark of prosperity ever attained"
The assemblage WAS composed of all
classes of colored voters, and they were
loud and enthusiastic IN their intervals of
applause during the speeches.