Evening star., 1896-09-26
BIG MEETING IN BRO0KLyy.
Enthusiasm In Kings County for tho
Republican Ticket.

The republicans of Kings county opened
the campaign last night at the Clermont
Avenue Rink. in Brooklyn, amid much en-
thusiasm. Six thousand persons cheered
Chauncey NJ. Depew and Franklin Fort
of New Jersey, the chief speakers. and
waved thousands of small American flags,
with which every chair was provided.
All the available space upon the floor
and platform was utilized. Chairman Mar
Gus A. Hanna was among those on the plat
FORM
The meeting was called to order at S:l5.
Mayor Wurster made an Introductory ad-
dress, and then presented Mr.. Depew, who
was given a tremendous welcome.
Mr.. Depew reviewed the Chicago plat
form and the recent speeches of Mr. Bryan
in Brooklyn in wit and sarcasm and evoked
much cheering.
Continuing his criticism. he took up Mr..
Bryan's reference TO Henry Ward Beecher.
in which Mr.. Bryan wished for the pres
ence of the preacher. and said:
During the first money and unlimited
currency excitement of 1S71 Mr.. Beecher
delivered a famous sermon Thanks
giving day of that year on the perils or
the day. In il he used this language. which
/ commend ID the study Of the populistio
candidate for the presidency, since he has
called Henry Ward Beecher as witness:
Whoever Hampers with established stand
ards Hampers with the very marrow and
vitality of public faith. AS now by facility
of intercourse all the world is one open
market, the need of one and the same
standard money. uniform, universal and
unalterable. becomes imperious. Gold Is
the worlds standard Gold is the uni
rersal measure of value. In the court
of the commercial worlds conscience we
shall be convicted of endeavoring TO cheat
men who have come to our rescue I'm tho
dark day. This Congress would not have
existed nor any government of the United
States. but for the strength given to our
armies by foreign capitalists: and now to
return their aid by base treachery is TO
deserve infamy deep the lowest
depths of hell. But to those men,
bull-headed without eyes. who are at
tempting to undermine the integrity OF
the nation
Much cheering was elected by this auo-
tation. and then the crowd was convulsed
when the speaker added:
IF Mr. Bryan ever says again after this
has appeared in print that Beecher is q
good platform for the common people to
stand upon. he has more gall than l give
him credit for. and 1 concede him the
hogs share.
There were cries of Hanna" which con-
tinued until that gentleman came TO the
| front of the stage.
IF have been successful in anything"
said the republican national chairman, IT
| has been in knowing enough not to talk
too much. Mckinley says a Brooklyn re-
| publican meeting is an inspiration, and I
agree with him. When 1 see the governor
l will tell him l bring the greetings of his
Brooklyn friends. and the promise that
they will make material expression Of
| them in November
Mr.. Fort was then introduced and was
cordially received.
| Mr.. Bryan" declared Mr.. Fort, has
| the harcihood to array the masses against
/ the classes Our Constitution bestows up-
| on us the rights and privileges of life and
| liberty, and there no masses and
| classes except when a ranting demagogue
| iEcites them into being. loud applause.)
| '1n 1850 they tried to divide the territ6y
| of this country, as they now try to divide
the people, and when the battle is ended in
| November, Mr.. Bryan and his followers
| will be left on the field amid the fragments
| of their false doctrines" (Applause.)
Mr.. Fort then went into a long statistical
| arraienment of the doctrine of free COIN
| age, and was frequently applauded.
The meeting closed with the Star Span
| gied Banner and three cheers for the
ticket.