Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-18
EIGHTH WARDERS IN LINE
Largely Attended Meeting Of the Valiant Of
the Ward.
STIRRING ADDRESSES HEARD APPRovlNeLy
Fusion Cry of Imperialism and Mili-
tnrism Pretty Enectually Silenced
and Criticisms of Presidents
Policy Met and Rcfutcd.

a good crowd Of enthusiastic voters to lend
TO republican campaign movements their
cCuntenance and earnest support. The Eighth
Ward Republican club met last night in
VOLTS hall, Twenty second and Cunning
streets, to hear the issues of the campaign
presented, and the meeting drew the ever
ready large attendance nearly hundred
voters being present.
President Ross Rowley called first upon
Judge b. S. Baker who responded at con-
siderable length and with evident effect. He
protested against the efforts OF the opposition
to Ak the republican platform in the cam
paign, for 1t was sure to put in planks that
it could easily step through, while If the re-
pubicans make their own platform the oppo-
sition never can break through it. He
protested that there is no issue this year but
patriotism. For three years the opposition
had stuck to the free silver issue, contendng
that conditions never could grow better un-
der the republican financial policy but the
day of prosperity Is certainly here, and SEEM
ingly here to stay. He noticed evidences OF
it, particularly in the courts. A few months
ago when the summons was sent out for a
jury it was seldom that anyone summoned
was found seeking an excuse on account of
press of work, but the other day when the
summons went forth to $50 men only twenty
nine were found ready to serve, and in nearly
every case the excuse offered was that the
party summoned had work to do that must
suffer il he left it. In the campaign of 1896,
and since, hundreds who had affiliated with
other parties were found marching in the
republican ranks and wearing republican
badges because they were ashamed to follow
| their parties and he believed that the same
| condition will prevail in the campaign now
| opening.
| Reviews the War situation.
| Now the opposition is crying militarism
and Imperialism and building a republican
platform upon them. On that subject Judge
| Baker recounted the steps taken by the ad-
ministraton in the Spanish war, which was
conducted without thought of conquest. spoke
of the necessity of providing a stable govern
ment for the lands acquired by the treaty
with Spain, dwelt upon the fact that the rat
| ification of the treaty with Spain and the in
crease of the army was favored by the rep
resentatives of all parties, Bryan even re-
signing his position in the volunteer army to
go to Washington and induce his political
friends and followers to ratify the treaty.
| That being the case, the opposition was as
much responsible for prevailing conditions as
tho republicans. 1t is not within the power
of the president to grant independence to the
Filipinos, that power lays with congress,
and all that the president can in honor do is
| to maintain a government in United States
territory by carrying the flag to victory. If
he were to criticise the administration it
would be because the Filipinos are allowed so
long to continue in rebellion. The quicker
they are subdued the better it will be for
them and for all concerned. Over 400 years
Of Spanish rule over them had left them still
but scantily civilized, but he ventured the
assertion that fifty years under American
government will work wonders toward their
complete civilization. This talk about re-
publicans favoring militarism and imperial
ism is but another effort of the opposition
to fool somebody.
Winter Speaks.
Charles E. Winter spoke with telling
force and effect along practically the same
lines, calling attention to the fact that in
1892 Bryan was using the butcher knife in
his campaign to show that under a protoc-
tive tariff the country was cursed by high
prices, that in 1896 he was bowling that the
republican financial policy was cursing the
country by low prices and that now again
he is crying that the trusts are cursing the
country with high prices. Turning to the
state campaign, he said that Hocomb had
been tried and found wanting, for had he
could have compelled an accounting by
BARLEY at the end of his first term, as it was
his duty to do, and have thus saved the state
a large amount CT money. When the crucia
test had been applied to Judge Reese and he
had been commanded to do that which
was wrong in his sight he had declined tC
comply. The speaker condemned the fusion
lists for their attempts to violate the sanctity
of the ballot in the supreme court recount
and in their successful DISTINGUISHING CT the
voters of Douglas county by unseating the
republican representatives, from this county
He paid an eloquent tribute to the states
manship OF President Mckinley in the con-
duct of the war. and said that twenty years
from now his name would be revered with
these OF Washington and Lincoln. He close,
with a confident prediction Of the election
OF every man on the republican judicial
county and city tickets and declared that the
republicans will plant their flag this fall OF
the dome of the capitol, seat Judge Rees,
on the supreme bench, give President Nc
! Kinley an unqualified endorsement and as
sure him of the electoral vote in 1900.
Tuthe Talks.
Charles Tuttle responded to an invitation
Of the president and spoke for few minute
, in a strain that stirred the crowd, inter
2 spersng a few humorous stories. He dwell
especially upon the conditions in the Philip
pines that necessitate a continuance of tn
policy OF the administration until the in
surrection shall have been suppressed an
: congress shall have declared a policy. II
denounced Aguinaldo as a self constitute
v ruler who did not derive any authority fror
q the Filipinos and with whom they are not /
Z sympathy. Mr.. Tuttle closed with an appea
e for each OF the candidates the count
4 ticket, detailing the claims of each to full
s republican support.
h Short addresses were also delivered b
e George Mcbride, e. J. Bodwell, d, NJ. Vim
sonhaler, ID. NJ. Haverly and Bryce Craw
t ford, urging the importance OF securing
( full registration in the ward,
e Altogether the meeting was an auspiciou
a campaign opener in the Eighth ward an
r augurs we'll for the success of the ticket 1
= that ward. All of the speeches were re
e ceived with evidences Of hearty approval,
A Fifth Ward Fusionists Organize.
!, The fusionists OF the Fifth ward got to
: gether last night and organized a politica