The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-01
DEMOCRATIC BALL Started.
FORMAL OPENING OF CAMPAIGs AT
HAMILTON, q.


There Were 10000 Wen in Line as
They Marched Through the streets.
Mclean Condemned Adm inistra-
tons Philippine Policy, Trusts
and BOssism, and Endorsed Free
silver-HOn. c. w. Bakers speech.
Night Meeting Held.
Hamilton, O., Sept SO.-The formll open
ing Of the Democratic state campaign
was celebrated here to-day by an immense
street demonstration and speeches by John
r. Mclean. candidate for Governor; can
didates for other offices on the state ticket
and other prominent Democratic leaders.
Excursions were run from Columbus,
Cincinnati and other cities, and from early
morning until late tonight the streets
were packed by cheering thousands. There
were no demonstrations in the streets, and
Mr.. Mclean was everywhere cordially re-
celved.
The parade formed at the depot as the
last delegation arrived. There We're about
1000 men in line, and they marched
through the principal streets to the speak
ers stand at the court house, where Mr..
Mclean was introduced by Chairman J.
2. Seward. ~
In his address he condemned the admin
isTations Phil ppine palicy, scored trusts
and .bossism' and advocated free sI-
yer.
At the conclusion of Mr.. McLean,s
speech, Gen. E. B. Finlay was introduced
amid great applause. Short Speeches were
also made by John j. Lentz, W. H Dore,
Col James Kilbourne, w A Taylor,
James l. Gorman Hon. w. .. Hill, Gen.
!. X. Sherw ood and Judge Badger from
the north platform. On he east stand Col
James f. Neal chairman, Hon. c. N.
Haskel, Hon. George S. Long and Hon.
c. NJ. And rscn. spoke Congressman Lentz
made bitter attacks on Gov. Roosevelt in
replying 10 the latter's speech at Akron a
week ago, as did Gen. Fi1lay also.
Only the Beginning.
On the west stard Hon. C. w. Baker was
the principal speaker. He said, among
other things:
I'VE have but begun to open our pocket
books in the Philippine Islands. No one
| pretends to say that the accomplishment
and holding of even an uncertain pos
| session there win be secured without the
| expenditure of hundreds of millions of dol
lars; constant continuous, enlarging ex-
penditura.
Think of the vast horde of military sa-
traps and governors, gentlemen of leisure,
administration favOrites, politicians who
have pulls, ward workers, who possibly
for their own good certainly for their
communities, might find translation 10
other spheres-I do not mean the heavenly
bodies-I mean TO other quarters of the
globe, decidedly TO their advantage, who
would fasten, are fastening themselves
now, like barnacles and leeches, to all pos
sble opportunities for plumber
So haf ,F
ton, eating up the substance of the land;
| seeking whom they might devour; toling
not, however yet they might not neglect to
spin; not neglecting 10 draw from the fed
eral treasury, too, salaries for services
governing mark the word, governing,
| other races and other peoples.
Think of the standing armies that must
| be mustered in and maintained. OF the
navies that must be built; of officials that
must be commissioned. All this increas-
ing as the horizon of our colonial policy
| and possession expands.
Those who declare and are in favor of
this issue mistake the temper Of the
| American people. They will never main
tain these countless hordes of executive
governing officials. They will never lay
and collect taxes to provide them salaries.
They will never permit any such army of
plumber and occupa ten to be foisted upon
innocent and unotfending peoples, near
or far removed, 10 destroy their sub
stance. or 10 fatten upon their miseries.
The American people will never tolerate
a standing army, the purpose of which Is
to go forth to conquer and to conquer
only. They will never place In the hands
of any military men, or set of military
men, or civilians acting for them, a stand
ing army TO go forth to destroy the gov
eminent of remote and liberty-lovins
races.
Think of the corruption that such pol
icy will create and promote. You have
but to read in the columns of the out
spoken and unsubservient Republican
press the tales that are already told OF
the atrocities committed in the Philippine
Isles; of the corruption existing there; OF
the pecuiatiOns, the favoritism, the de-
bauchery, the procuring Of money by brib-
cry and other ill-gotten ways, to be re-
minded that the last pages of the first
chapter of an attempt Of the Republican
party to engraft upon our body polite a
colonial policy are being already written
in corruption and infamy, as well as Ia
blood"
Other speakers were Hon. joseph DowI-
ing. Chairman John c. Welty and Hon. M
A Daugherty. AT the Knights of Pythias
armory, Hon. Gustav Tafel chairman
Hon. A. w. Patrick w. Z. Mooney Judge
James A. Gilmore and Hon. John It. Fol
lett made short addresses.
At the night meeting L. H. Newman al
Plqua and Jesse Lewis of Urbana mada
vigorous replies to Senator Hanna and
| Judge Nash
The demonstration closed tonight with
a display of fireworks and a general illu-
mination of the city.