The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-23

the Tippecanoe club of Cleveland, did
not arrive until after u o'clock
An immense crowd greeted them at
the station and the party was taken to
the Hotel Buchtel- From here Judge
Nash, Gov. Roosevelt. Senator Hanna,
Col Dick and other distinguished
guests went to the EIks' club rooms
where they ate dinner with the news
paper men
This was an entirely non-partisan
affair. Afterwards Judge Nash and
Gov. Roosevelt received the college
delegations, of which there were sew
eral large delegations present from
Oberlin college. Western Reserve uni
versity. Ohio State university and other
institutions.
The parade moved at o'clock. It
was in six divisions ard in charge OF
Captain A. Wagner, as general mar
shall There We're 5000 men in line
The most conspicuous features were
the escorts of Colonel Roosevelt and
Judge Nash, the one of the Veterans OF
the Spanish-Amerfcan war and the 9TH
er Of vetreans OF the civil war.
The meeting was held at Grace Park,
within whose confines fully $4,000 people
gathered, only n small portion Of whom
could get within range of the voices of
the speakers
Judge n d. Tfbbals presided, Presi-
dent Ira Priest, of BuchteI college, Of
fered prayer and the Columbus Glee
club of 100 voices sang.
JUDGE NASH'S SPEECH.
Judge Nash was the first speaker. He
said in part:
Much Of the great gain to our coun-
try is attributable to the restoration
of a tariff law so fashioned as to be
beneficial to American interests alone.
But much more it is Que to the de-
termination of the American people to
maintain inviOlate and forever, a sound
and honest financial policy in this land.
BY the elections of 1896, confidence was
restored in the financial integrity of
the people OF the United States. Hence
those who controlled capital We're will
ing again TO let it seek investment in
railroads. manufactures and COM
merce- The unemployed are no longer
idle Those who worked only one half
time and for half pay are now reaping
= full harvest.
But the Democracy continues to de-
mand the free unlimited coinage of sill
Yer and gold as equal in primary money
at the rate of 16 TO / Again the
Democracy of Ohio has declared in
favor OF this financial heresy- This is
done in the state of President AIcKLn-
ley If Ohio in November should take
a step backwards on this question who
can foresee the harm that VIII be done
1t Will open up the question again as
a national issue. Again We will be in
financial doubt and uncertainty. The
sun OF prosperity VIII again be hidden
by the clouds of adversely. But this
viii not happen. The people of Ohio
are an intelligent people Her farmers.
her labOring men, her merchants and
her manufacturers will not 90 back to
the slough OF despond through which
We struggled for four unhappy years.
Ihere Is another very impOrta mt
matter with which the Republican par
ties and its policies has had much to do
within the past two and a half years.
our foreign markets have been large
and our foreign commerce has been in
creased We believe this to be absolute
~ necessary for the present and future
prosperity of the country. The policy
of the Republican party is TO strength
en- and make larger the foreign market
Tor our goods. II is very much in earn