The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-19
THOUSANDS GREETED BRYAN.
AND HEARD ONE OF THE DIsTIN-
GUISHED ORATORS SPEECHES.

ply-TOuched on the PhiiiDpineS
Comparisons the Administration
Would Doubtless Think Odious.
Louisville, Oct. 1S.-Twenty thousand
! people greeted w. J. Bryan and the can
didates on the Democratic state ticket at
Churchill Downs this afternoon. the occa-
sion being the first demonstration by local
Democrats in the state campaign now in
progress.
The crowd was flied with enthusiasm
and satiated with barbecued meat and
purgoo 1t fed upon oratory by the state
leaders, notably ex-senator ]. c. S. Black
burn, William Goebel and the champion
of The cause in national politics, william
j. Bryan
The barbecue was the feature of the
third days programme of the party which
has been stumping Kentucky in the in
terest of the regular Democratic nominee.
They spent three hours at the Jockey Club
grounds, all full of speech-making, and
then resumed their trip to Covington, Ky.
After meeting there tonight the cam
paign in Ohio will be begun.
notable part of the days programme
was played by the Cook County Marching
Club of Chicago, which, 300 strong, came
into town at O'Clock this morning and
to the music of five brass bauds cut a
swath through the heart of Louisville that
brought cheers from the hundreds who
mad gathered to greet them. Tomorrow
| they Will take a trip to the Blue Grass Re
gion, touching Frankfort, Lexington and
Paris jumping into the midst of the Oh o
campaign on Friday at Cincinnati
To an Immense Crowd.
When Mr. Bryan arrived Mt the race
track he was greeted with loud applause.
The crowd completely filled tine large
Srandstand, even down 10 The bottom of
the steps, and several thousand people
were jammed and packed together on the
ground The speaking stand was immedi-
ately in frOnt of the grand stand. 1t was
a sea OF humanity that the speakers faced.
The Chicago Demcc ais we seated in the
center Of the grand stand.
Mr.. Bryan began by reading a letter
from John Young Brown which had been
handed him on his arrival in the city. The
letter cited the statements concerning the
agreement of Goebel and Stone. by which
they were to combine their forces for the
| purpose of securing the organization of
! the Louisville convention, and asked
whether after 500 men were placed in
the convention instead or the delegates Sc
lected," the convention could give Goebel
the nomination of the party. He also
asked whether such a contract was not
fraudulent
Gov Brown further asked whether
chairman had the right to deny an appeal
whether armed police in the convention
was not menace to free government:
whether Bryan was in favor of the Goebel
election law, and lastly, whether BRYAN
had any plea save that of political expe-
diencV to justify submission
Bryan ON the Convention.
Mr.. Bryan said on the subject of the
letter:
Now he asks if it be true that this was
done. l want to say that 1 did not come
to sit in judgment on any convention.
did not come to discuss the details of an
election law. 1 come to say. and | saw
with emphasis, thai if there was anything
done in that convention that a Democrat
does not think ought to have been done, l
ask OF that Democrat what his remedy is
Is it to elect a Republican Governor and
Republican ofiica.s? The man who tries
TO correct a Democratic convention by
electing a Republican Governor assumes
responsibility for all that that Governor
does after he has been elected"
Mr. Bryan then urged his hearers TO sup
port the regular nominees Of the Demo-
cratic Convention, saying that that cen
Vention not only reaffirmed the deelara-
NlOilS ol tHS chicago platform. nut defined
the attitude Of the party on the issues that
have arisen since 1896. The survival of
these principles he declared to be Of more
Importance than the question of candi-
dates He asserted it was not a question
between Goebel and another Democrat bu1
between Goebel and the election Of a Re-
publican governor and Republican state
officers. He recognized the rights of any
man to bolt but said he thought this a
very poor way of remedying any wrong
fancied or real. that might have been done
by the Louisville convention.
waking UD the Administration.
Mr.. Bryan again attacked the Philippine
policy Of the admins ration. He cited Mr.
McKinley's statement that the United
states would hold the archipelago, ana
quoted the President as saying: II ccnh-
IDENTIFY believe that Congress will provide
for these people a government that d
bring them blessings and advance their
material interests.
"Change this sentence but slightly"
said Mr. Bryan, put Parliament instead
of Congress- and Co onists' instead of
people, ard you have declaration ex-
actly in Inc with the policy Of King
George when TIE American patriots were
in revolution.
again, put 'Cortes' ins cad Of Con
gress' and Cubans' ms cad CT people, ana
you hove the announce ment OF the Span
ish King in justification of his campaign
OF subjugation at the time The United
states interfered to free the desoiats is
land near our coast.
These things denote a departure from
the principles contained in the Declaration
of Independence. As an illustration of the
demcrafizing effect Of this inpellais ,et
me cile q recent manifestation Of our for
oign policy. When Greece was struggling
for freedom, Daniel Webster thundetcd
the approval of the American nevion When
cuba was devastated, the Ameti0au ma
tion came TO the rescue Now the gallant
Bocrs in South Africa are shedding their
llfes blood for he right of men 10 govern
themselves, and this nat on stauds with
1 hands ted is thu oat gaegel.
sympathy for the Beers.
"If we appealed to England in behalf of
the Beers she would reply. What's the
matter with the Fiipinos? / want this
nation 80 be a peace with the other ma
tions of the world, but would rather have
the gratitude of these valiant Beers than
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