New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-12
ALL ACTIVITY, SAYS DEPEW
THE SENATOR FINDS THE PEOPLE PRO
FOUNDLY ANXIOUS TO BEAT BRYAN

Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew who for the last
ten days has been making speeches up the State
and made an address in Chicago returned home
yesterday morning. Commenting upon his trip
Senator Depew said.
Three weeks ago / took a preliminary trip
through the State. and then every hand /
found apathy, Indifference and neglect The
people We're inclined to take the view that even
II Bryan were elected he could do little harm on
account Of a Republican Senate This time I
found complete revulsOn OF feeling and in
tense activity and anxious interest. The people,
round were saying 10 themselves. Now posi-
Oily the election OF Bryan may not upset things,
put wouldn't MS election agitate every CONNER
cial and financial centre in this country il not
OF the world? Now have a good position |
settlng goCd wages. fair salary, and l am
satisfied know that If Mckinley is elected
this viii continue. If he Is defeated I cannot
be any better off and I will probably be much
worse. I cannot afford to take chances BRYAN
II he Is elected, by his efforts 10 bring about the
changes he advocates, although ne may not be
able 10 effect them, will nevertheless through
an extra session of Congress and the statements
he will prOmulgate through his high Office OF
President, alarm and upset everything. We can
not anord to take this risk, and it is better 10
insure what we have got than to gamble with
fate by flirting with Bryanism'
This is the way the people are talking. and IL
has made a great difference I find that many
Democrats take this view. and on every hand
elected
The meeting addressed in Chicago was one
or the most remarkable ever held The campaign
teen thousand people. 1t was jammed, and fully
five thousand more were packed in the aisles. I
found that I could reach every one of those
t"enty-one thousand persons II was curious
TO witness the effect Of an address upon such
enormous audience. You may recall what Won
derrul success w hltneld had as an eXhOrteT.
His addresses We're made at time when the
whole country was deeply absorbed in the question
OF spiritual welfare He had, OF course the mag
netism Of the orator. but he had further an
audience a-hunger for what he had 10 say. I
noticed in talking in Chicago that there was
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Tested by this audience. I do not mean in
spiritual sense but the questions before the peo-
pie are so acute and affect so deeply their
material and physical welfare. and have such
tremendous bearing upon their work and in
come, that they are anxious and eager 70 hear
the questions discussed There was no apathy.
but on the other hand almost historical interest
in what was going on
I think that the tide has turned strongly
against Bryan. The silent vote and the vote o.
the business man. wage-earner. saIaried man,
and the man Of small business. is going to be
enormous and will go for Mckinley.
These riots in the West and elsewhere are
symptomatic The Democratic leaders would
stop them If they could. but they cannot They
have promulgated a creed. and as Interpreted
to the minds Of the ward heller and the district
boss it means violence He sees that the tide
has turned against his side and 70 MS crude
mind the only way to retahate Is by disorder.
Senator Chauncey NJ Depew was at State
headquarters last night after his Western trip
He was asked If he would 20 West again. and
replied:
I don't think so. Any how I don't want 20.
| There was a peculiar incident in my speech at
Chicago on October 8. al which 1900 Of the stu
dents Of the Chicago University were present
| Mr.. Bryan had affected the minds Of those stu
| dents by telling them that they had no chance
/ in life now on account OF the trusts. and on
/ kindred subjects Of a dolorous nature. I was
/ extremely annoyed at the many Interruptions
| by the students asking about shooting down
/ the FiIipinos and other matters. Some Of the
| questions were very sharp and there was per
/ feet storm of them
Finally. turned to the $50 girl students OF the
! university who were present and asked how
many Of them would like to see the country pull
/ down its flag in the Philippines. allow AgunaldO
| to set up as dictator. and leave the islands TO
/ the mercy Of foreign countries.
/ Now all Of you who do, raise your hands.
! I said Not a single hand was raised
/ That shows there are more towards arnong
| the young men than among you girls, said
| and I had no more questions after that
Senator Depew viii speak to the Yale students
| October 20.