Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-04
BELMONT AND BRYAN.

CIitlO Oot OiNoA 49, $NDJ 49,
Texas State Fair, at Dallas, Texas,
yesterday, was the most successful from
point of numbers of any political
gathering in the history of the State.
When speaking began at the fair
grounds yesterday il was estimated
that $4,000 people were present. There
was a surging mass of people at the
grounds when the notables began to
arrive.
Mr.. Bryan and party of friends ar
rived at 1925 a. ~, ard he was accord
ed magnificent ovation.
| The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Garden, ard Judge James P.
Tarvin, CT Kentucky, was introduced
ss the first speaker. Judge Ta'vin's
address was frequently interrupted by
applause, ard wnen be had concluded
there were loud cries for Bryan. The
, Nebraskan stepped forward and Was
enthusiastically received. He dis
claimed being present as presidential
candidate, and spoke for an hour on
the issues of the day. He ignored the
(silver question and talked, as be put it
himself, on new issues" trusts, mill
tarism, imperialism and the Philippine
problem.
/ The meeting then adjourned until
levening, when the dollar dinner closed
/ the proceedings.
| There WAS d large attendance at the
dinner. The first speaker Of the even.
Fling was Oliver II. P. Belmont, of New
! York. who said
II have not come so much to speak
/ to you as to listen. have come in re-
Spouse to the cordial invitation l re
ceived, and in appreciation ofthe honor
conferred upon me by that invitation,
and to witness this great rally of demo-
Gratis, preparing to march to victory. l
have come also with the pleasant task
of bringing you the greetings of the
, democracy of the Empire State, and to
tell you that we are waiting to march
as unit to victory with you in 1900.
"All factions are coming together.
! All wounds are healing, and all scars
are disappearing. 1 do not mean to
, tell you that all who voted with the
| democracy in the past will do so IL
| 1900, but SO per cent. of them will, and
: the other l per cent. will be more than
5 made up by recruits from the other side
: "The questions that the people Of this
5 great republic have come face to face
? with, have caused every man who ever
} had the slightest democratic sentimsnl
T in his makeup to register mis- determi
E nation to elect democratic President
| ! ~ Il RI
| power.
, ave gather in the name of democra
/ cy on the eve of q tremendous politica
campaign. With the convention still
6 months away, our standard bearer l.
practically settled upon by the people
"The nomination will be mere
, formslity. The name of Bryan, th'
D game of the democracy's next candi
late, and the country's next President
+ is h card on every lip.
! Il believe that the tenure of Ameri
can institutions is at stake. Our wa
0 ! in 1900 will be as much war for lber
e ~ and independence as was that of ou
g forefathers 10 1776 Imperialism, mo
o nopoly, miitarisn, finance, income tax
, all clamor for consideration. Demo
t cratic harmony and party union mus
DE invoked. There must come an 10
broken party front to build up victory
{ and triumph from the battle of 1900
e The man who raises his voice to dis
: curb it will be guilty of a great crime.
i "In the name of harmony, let me speal
b one word concerning the democrs cy 0
j. New York, the democracy from which
D come to you, and which I strain nj
r ruth when say fairly represent. Th'
: New York democracy will be solidly
with you in the coming battle. 1t will
$ stand by and stay with you to tn
!: glorious last. might say the same o
The whole region east of the ALE
@ ghenies.
"Papers and politicians, mugwump
. republican, and traitors wearing th
! | mask of democracy, all moved by tn
power of money and greed, will eve
3 and anon tell you of democratic disaf
4 lection in the East. Such are the lie
n and wiles of the enemy. They ar
r paid for by republican money. Hhei
4 Inspiration is Hanna. Their purpose il
the disorganization of democracy ant
to set the South and West against th
East.
81 am here today to refute thes
stories. l have come $500 miles u
g brand these Hanna-suggested false
j hoods. The New York democracy, thu
whole eastern democracy, has never il
it's history come closer to the genera
party heart than it has today. Name
Bryan, make your platform what yor
= will, and in the east not one in a hun
dred of all who ever wore the party
,, ! badge will be missing from democracy
muster in November. 1900.
more than that, there will be with them
thousands upon thousands of others, who, be
ing Americans and honest men long before
they are republicans, will leave that party o
' Imperialism, foul with plumber, rotten with
| misrule, and, side by side with the follower;
. | If Jefferson, strike one blow for Bryan and
/ the nations safety.
, "Look at what we have done in New York
| In 1896 we lost the State by 246.0OO plu.
rality. The New York democracy like the
q oarty ship in many other States, went down
+. scuttled by Clevelsndism. 1t is not my pur
pose to extensively speak of that Lone Fish
i, ermsn who sits at Princeton. Yet, will tell
you in candor, he was the blight. 1t was be
who prepared democracy for Gcfeat in 1896
: and who buried it in New York under land
slide Of which history never knew the psral-
lei. But the eclipse of Cleveland did not stay.
Z 1t has all but passed.
Last fall by trick and money and by Wig.
!, orous beating of the San Juan drum the re-
publicans elected Roosevelt with scant
/, | e OO0 MIN ra1itv