The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-21

gestions regarding the Philippines and
| punctuated mis- speech with cheers.
TRIBUTE TO ALTGELD.
The meeting was largely made mp Of
! the local adnercnts OF the Chicago plat
| form and personal followers or eX-6oV-
| ernor Altgeld. The meeting therefore,
aartook somewhat Of the nature OF a
| personal tribute 10 him. Many OF the
! s1oaKers alluded 90 him in laudatory
terms. and at every mention Of his name
thesaudienco shouted approval
Altgcld did not occupy seat upon the
platform but throughout the meeting re-
NAMED in the rear part of an upper noN
and only made his appearance at the
| front Of the box when the demand of tho
| audience 10 hear from him became TOO
loud for chairman Clarence S. Darrow
| 70 subdu-
HALF WERE THERE.
ABOUT one-half of the members Of the
Rational Committee occupied seats on
the platform. the balance Of them falling
60 put iu am appearance.
Clarence 6. DarrOw. who presided, made
q short speech. defining the objects Of the
meeting and introduced Mr. Tarvin. OF
Kentucky. The next speaker who was
neatly introduced was James +. Brown.
OF New York
Senator Tulman. n South Carolina
came next. and was greeted with great
applause.
TILLMAN's SPEECH.
Senator Tnlman said: 1.-THE last time 7
had the pleasure of addressing Chicago
audience was the night before the election
in 1896. and they were just as well and
~oared Just as loudly as you DO. But
what did YOU do next day? You sur
rendered 20 the dictates Of the men who
had you employed, if any or you are hum
bic and obscure enough 20 be employees.
You went TO the polls and voted for your
own slavery
senator Tnlman talked az some length.
concluding as follows:
I'VE Will fight this battle I'm 1900 and in
1904 and I'm 1905 and I'm the future-simply
because We are now industrial slaves
living here year I'm and year out with
nothing more than a bare competence.
nothing more than bare living. and we
nave sworn boy the Almighty God that
we viii fight along that line until the
men OF the West are aroused 20 their
interests and keep the goidbugs Of the
west and OF the East OF their backs. We
cannot afford 20 give mp the Chicago
platform. il was right I'm 1895. 10 is right
I'm 1899 n viii he right next year. and
right is right. and right means might, IN
the language of Abraham Lincoln"
Alexander Troup. the National commit
iocman from Connecticut was humorous
ly brought forward by Chairman barrow
and his address was greeted with great
cheering
George Fred. Williams of Massachu-
sets and Congressman Lentz OF Ohio.
spoke and then General Finley was IN
4--ltf,r4 anDln fDIioua-
GEN. FINLEY's SPEECH.
General Finley said in part:
we are told that We must not criti-
cize the policy OF President Mckinley
so-called Philippine war and 20 do so.
IS a species of disloyalty 90 the fag-a
giving aid and comfort 90 the enemy
Some of the administration papers
go so far as 10 make our acquiescence
I'm the policy Of President Mckinley
touching the Philippine question. the
test Of loyalty. and denounce as traitors
those who dare 20 question the right OF
President Mckinley to carry on war.
as they put it 90 suppress the rebellion
OF Aguinaldo and bis followers.
no one can truthfully say that the
sympathy OF every American does not
and sailors. who. by direction Of their
commander in-chief. President McKin-
ley. are heroically shedding their blood
for policy which they as obedient sol
dlers ana sailors have no right 20 Ques-
ton
1--WE are all Of one mind ON that SUBJ
ject. but if the test Of loyalty 10 the
flag is 10 be measured by loyalty to Pre-
sident McKinlcy's Philippine policy. /
predict. that long before the next Presi-
Dental election. the truly loyal element
ln this country will be found 20 be in a
hopeless minority
''Thc people. al tho risk Of being called
traitors. are making some very pertinent
as 20 what the war Is about:
who II was that declared war against
the Fihpinos: and why we are sacrificing
the lives of our soldiei- and sailors. and I
spending. as It is said. one million dol
lars per day in so-called war against a