The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-21

CHICAGO, July A--Four thousand peo-
pie crowded into the Auditorium tonisht.
despite the swelserinx heat. 10 attend the
political meeting given under the auspices
of tho Chicago platform Democrats. II
was from first 10 last. a silver meeting.
an Aitxeid meeting. an antitrust and an
sn,l-expsnsion meeting. All Of the speak
eys. save ex-tioy. Stone. Of Missouri. who
Was IN and talked for less than two min
uses declared In favo. of 10 10 l and
against the war In the Philippines.
The speech OF Mr.. Bryan evoked great
enthusiasm. especially when he declared
that the American government should pur-
sue In Luson the same policy a. was pur.
sued In Cuba The Philippines. he said.
came into our hands by the accident of
war. and being there. they should have
been treated on American principles, and
rot on those practieed by European xov-
ernments. The policy Of the United states,
he claimed. should have been to create .
republic n the Philippines. and say to all
the world. Hands on. and let that re-
public live"
His audience Was in sympathy with his
suggestions regarding the Philippines, and
puncsuated hts speech with cheers.
Aisx-ia Men Ost IN Force.
The meeting was largely made up of the
I iooai adherents Of Ut GhAeaSp mplAttssm
and personal followers of ex.S26v. Altgeld.
The meeting. therefore, partook soms-
what OF the nature OF a personal tribute
to him. Many OF the speakers alluded to
him In iaudatory terms. and 1T every
mention Of his name the audience shouted
approval. Mr.. AltEeid did not occupy .
scat on the platform. bu, throughout the
meeting remained In the rsar part Of an
upper box, and only made his appearances
at the front of the box when the demand
Of the audience to hear from him be-
came too loud for Chairman Darrow 70
suhdue. About one-haif OF the members
Of tho national committee occupied seats
On the platform. the balanse Of them fall
ing to put In an appearance.
Tasvia Assaults the Mdsey Power.
Chairman Darrow made a short address.
defining the objects OF the meeting ard
urging his hearers to stand ifrmiy by the
principles enunciated In the Chicago plat
form OF isx lie introduced the irss
speaker. Judge James r, Tarvin, OF Ken
lucky. who spoke as follows:
For the first time since the close Of
the civil war a great national political
organization stands free from the dorm
fnafson NJ the organized money power
OF the land. The Democratic party In
iss declared and accomplished fts, ,Inde-
pendence. and thereby parted company
with the cicyeiards. the whttneys. the
Beimonts and other representatives os
capital II is our desire that tho DEM
oerafie party sbali retain tts independ-
enee and stand as the representative
and agent Of the labor and the producer
Of tho nation.
Every man IL entitled TO receive Tor
himself AL that he csn earn by hsa own
labor, That is the Democracy OF today.
that In tire meaning of the Chicago
platform. that is the end we are seek
ing 10 attain. No political party ever
born can accomplish II. but the spirit
OF human freedom born in the human
heart and growing and developing
through centuries and ages can accom-
piish H. and will accomplish IL. acting
through human organization. snd
that spirit Is acting and striving to-
day by and through the Democratic
party ~ lis representative. and we to-
night are seeking 90 retain she means
and instrument through which that
spirit Will dominate this country ard
government. and finally rule the world.
AMI bring 10 the dust every ff3Enrd
head and every monarehisi gos~rnment
on ~srth.
Ir your efforts 10 pat into application
she pf.nrspies 81 the Chicago Platform in
the admin ssrasioa af this government,
you viii md eppoeed 10 you the posisi-
cal forces and agencies 1f the great
cities ~ New York. os Chicago, Of In
6isnapolss. az ~. Louis, of cTneiaaatf,
ard ~ Loutsviiie. 70 these in control
81 those cities the patronage of tbs
city departments is 81 more value than
the stsesian ~ 4 congress and a presf~
dent. and trey wrsisd bargain away any
principle on earth for the sake os
depntyship In municipal office. We
must took 50 tire country and 10 the
small sowns for the sssik of your sup-
port and fer the hopa os your success
Bu, yeu can ard ygu will ~in. The
common people have the numbers. You
have hunHr~sfs NJ VOTES where organized
wealth can ksy or snsfm date one. Ths
weakness cf MckfnIeyfsm. the c1wxrd-
ice of AirerisM. cannot stay YOU. ths
brutality os Hsnnaism cannot craisk
you: the corruption Of csrpierssm can
NOT os~v~hsim you individual thought
and individual frsefors. The sas5@ction
~ PARTY % prime pss. will give 20 gen
fae government tnas jefferson dreamed
of that Jask.un saxaxst say that 14r~
cosn prayed Ter ard ased for and that
Bryan lts~s ard caassnds for.
The rgsaticn Of the Eame of Mr. Aisaeld
t~, 46~ sysnrz