Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-10-10
POLITICAL NOTES.


money speech at Augusta, Ga. yester-
day.
The local committee of arrangements
announces that Mr.. Bryan will speak
at Minneapolis Monday evening to la
dies only.
Mr.. Phil. Thompson, of Kentucky,
says: II feel that the only thing that
can possibly defeat Bryan would be mis-
Endorsement by Cleveland"
After the honest money parade in
Chicago yesterday there was mass
meeting at the Auditorium, at which
speeches were made by Secretary OF
Agricultural Morton and Chauncey NJ.
Depew.
MIR. Thomas L. Waters, of Alexan-
dria, representative of the sound
money democrats, has been making
trip through Loudoun county this
week. He reports the progress of his
cause to be surprisingly great, and de
clares that the Palmer and Buckner
ticket will poll q vote in this State that
the Bryan people cannot afford to lose
1t will be counted, he says, by teHs OF
thousands.-TeLephone
One hundred and twenty men and
women drew William J. Bryan through
the muddy streets at Sioux Falls, ). ID
yesterday, and thousands Of people
from nearby points in South Dakota,
Iowa and Minnesota turned out in the
cold autumn rain to do him honor. a
feature of the parade was big wagon
filed with girls dressed in white frocks
who are doing missionary work for the
democratic candidate by tabooing
young men who believe in a gold
standard. They bore banner in
scribed 'No gold bug need apply"
Then there were sixty men on horse
back and a calvacade Of another six
teen mounted on white animals and
one on sroan, typifyiug the ratio de
manded by the silver men. The schools
of the city were closed.
Mayor Strong, of New York, visited
the East Side last night TO make
speech in favor of the republican State
and national tickets, but, after striving
for fifteen minutes to make himself
heard, he gave up the effort. Abe
Gruber, Il political leader, was also
forced to surrender. Mayor Strong
tried to be funny, and cracked jokes.
They did not 90, however. The crowd
wanted to know what was the matter
with Bryan, and then they answered
that he was all right They wanted 10
know how the Mayors toes We're. The
Mayor suffers from govt, but is j1;!i FL,
orr. :.I;- wanted = r Nov lot of other
things, which the Mayor despaired OF
telling them, because they would not
let him. After talking, or trying to talk,
after fifteen minutes, he gave up tie
task.
Before the echo of the applause of
the multitudes who witnessed the
demonstration for sound money and
protection had died out in Chicago yes
terday evening the organized followers
of Bryan from every quarter of the city
marching with flaming torch to stirring
music, poured forth by score OF bands,
over very near the same route follow
ed by their political opponents during
the day. Red fire and search lights
added to the attractiveness Of the pa
rade, and lent their assistance in stir
ring up the enthusiasm of the specta
tors who looked on from every position
of vantage along the line of march.
The balcony of the Auditorium annex
was the reviewing stand for the free sill
YER parade, and from it Vice Presi
dent Adlai E. Stevenson, I. S. Sene
tor Henry NJ. Teller, and many noted
democrats reviewed the marching fol
lowers of Bryan and Sewall as they
passed. The demonstration in point OF
numbers and enthusiasm was grand
success. A big mass meeting Of demo
Gratis was held at Tattersall. Senator
Henry NJ. Teller was announced TO
speak but was unable to do so on &C
Count of his voice. Senator Cannon,
Congressman Hartman and others said
bitter things about the st. Louis plat
form.
President Cleveland's letter to +. B
Smith, chairman of the Honest Money
League meeting, was as follows:
GRAY GABLES,
BUZZARD's BAY, Mass.
Z. b. Smith Esq, Chairman
Nv Dear Sir Lar so much interest
ed in the work which the American
Honest Money League has undertaken
that 1 would be glad to do anything |
consistently could to aid its efforts.
Iregret, therefore, that must decline
your invitation to address the League
on some date previous 10 the approach
ing election. Even if the pressure OF
official duty did not prevent [ should
hardly deem it consistent with strict
propriety to mingle actively in the
pending campaign.
While it is impossible that any Of my |
fellow citizens should have the least
doubt as to my sentiments on the vital
question which at this time absorbs so
largely the attention of our people, the
work of advancing sound financial ideas
and the labor of enforcing the lessons
of public and private honesty and mo
rality feel must be prosecuted without
such participation on my part as you
suggest.
Wishing Tor the league the utmost
success in its patriotic endeavor, | am,
Yours very sincerely,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
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