The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-05
COL. BRYAN'S BOOMERS
CHICAGO PLATFORM DEMOCRATS
HOLD A MEETING IN NEW YORK.
Altgeld, Tarvin and LentH Make
denomination of the Nebraskan.

form Democrats held a meeting tonight
in Cooper Union, addressed by ex-Gov.
John p. Altgeld of Illinois, ex-Judge James
Tarvin OF Covington, KY, and Congress
man John j. Lentz of Ohio. Each one of
them declared for the denomination of Will
liam ]. Bryan and against the policy Of
President Mckinley in the Philippines.
Cooper Union was crowded to its capacity
with an appreciative audience Judge Tar
vim, the first speaker. had to pause many
times on account of the enthusiasm of the
audience which applauded every point of
his speech.
AT the conclusion of Judge Tarvin's
speech resolutions were read indorsing the
whole Chicago platform and each of its
specific details, recognizing William J..
Bryan as the leader of the Democracy and
the exponent of the principles contained
in the Chicago platform and pledging the
earnest efforts and endeavors of those
present to elect him to the presi-
dency in 1900. declaring that the war
against the Philippines is grossly i'm
government and brutal attempt to crush
a weak people who are bravely contending
for the exercise of the natural and God
ing the action of President Mckinley in
relation to the Philippines as a gross per-
version of the power given him and calling
upon all lovers of liberty to do their ut
most to preserve the spirit of freedom
that inspired the fathers of the country and
which is being threatened by the un-Amer-
lean desire for foreign conquest; declaring
in opposition TO entering into alliances with
foreign Kingdoms and empires; holding that
all trusts are destructive of industrial and
individual liberty; favoring the abolition
of all special privileges and governmental
ownership and operation of all monopolies
recognizing that the liberty of the Amer
lean people is being destroyed and urging
the nomination and election of William j.
Bryan that. the peoples. government shall
not perish from the earth. The resolutions
were enthusiastically adopted.
In introducing John p. Altgeld the chair
man compared him to the late Henry
George as "a man with the courage of his
convictions, a man who had the courage to
of his act Mr.. Altgeld's reception was
fiattering. His speech was in line with his
previous utterances.
Nearly the entire audience sat attentive
until Governor Altgeld finished his speech.
Now and then they . appl sSS The seats
sat down, but at the urgent appeal OF the
chairman to hear something good from
and Congressman j. J. Lentz. Of Columbus,
O., was introduced. Mr.. Lentz criticised the
administration severely and declared the
war against the Philippines more coward
ly and brutal than the war of George III
against the American colonies. He declared
that If IL was reasonable and American to
buy the Philippines from Spain 1t was rea-
sonabe and American to sell them again II
any one offered better price He averred
that Thomas Il. Reed left the speakership
and Congress because he could not afford
to risk his reputation by participating in
the policy of the Mckinley administration
in its scheme of benevolent assimilation,
otherwise criminal annexation" If we
have gone into the business of selling men,
he said, why not sell the State of Maine
England and Canada would like to buy the
State of Maine, as it would increase their
seaport facilities vastly. If the next census
shows million people there Mr.. Altgeld,
Judge Tarvin and i can go to England and
Canada and sell them with the State for $50
apiece. Some day perhaps we may be able
to sell New York If we can find a nation
wishing to buy. Pshaw? I thought that
idea of dealing in men had been shot to
death at AppomattOX."
Mr.. Lentz referred to the President IS the
''helpless and defenseless President with a
mortgage of $4,000 on his backbone" He
did not blame Mr.. Mckinley and could
only suppose that Mr.. Mckinley had OBJ
tanned his nomination at St. Louis by agree
ing TO let Wall street run the financial pol
icy of the government. 1t was in endeavor-
ing to keep that agreement that he out
ragged the Constitution Of this country"
'McKinleys traitor" shouted voice.
Mo- replied Mr.. Lentz slowly, II do not
think that. l think he is only an agent"