The evening times., 1900-10-06

pected 1t will take shape early next week.
probably Monday, in the organization OF
the Citizens Democratic Association.
Already over 500 persons have signed the
declaration Of principles and the list is
being added to daily. One gentleman Sc
cured ia names in two days-not being
able to see any more people Among tho
signers are merchants, lawyers. physicians,
clerks, mechanics, and laboring men.
noticeable feature Is the large number OF
signatures obtained in the wholesale
houses of Hopkins Place, Hanover and
Baltimore Streets, and vicinity, where the
tide of opposition to MIR. Bryan ran strong.
Iy four years ago. Leading wholesale and
retail merchants in all lines of trades are
among the signers.
The association would have been organ
lied before this but for the difficulty in
getting a suitable building Tor headquar-
tsrs. Major George c. WeddeTburn has
been deyoting some time to the search Il
tried TO get the Hamilton Easter Build
ing he said, but was told by the presi-
dent of the bank that it could not be rent
ed Some gentlemen representing the Bry-
an and Stevenson Commercial Travellers
Club have enquiFed about other vacant
buildings on Baltimore Street and found
they could not be rented for, the use OF
Democratic organiZation-5
We wished to be sure OF suitable head
quarters before we organized, but will now
prcoably so ahead with our organization
and look for a building afterward- The
business men who are behind this move
raent propose to get to work in the inter
est Of Bryan, anti-impeFialism. and anti
trusts even If they have to get permission
to erect a tent on the City Hall Plaza for
headquarters"
The declaration of principles which is
being signed is as follows;
The purpose of this association IS
simply TO use all fair and reasonable eff
forts to procure the success of the Ma
tional Democratic party at the coming
election, to the end that the principles OF
this Government may be preserved IN ac-
cordance with the intent OF those who or
gauized It, as set forth in the Declaration
Of independence and established by the
Constitution Of the United States, and may
be preserved as a heritage for the future
generations of this people.
These principles forbid war Of ag-
grcssion and conquest or a war to impose
our rule upon a foreign people without
their consent. They forbid system OF
militarlsm which requires the malnte-
nance OF martial law and OF standing
army to carry on a war Of aggression, not
of defence. for which latter the militia is
a sufficient army for free people
They forbid the liberation OF monep-
olfes which deprive our citizens OF 1aiF
/ opportunity to engage in trade CT obtain
! eTnpIavment at a fair remuneration,
/ much less the protection and encourage
! ment of monopoIies by law. They Tor
/ bid the substitution IL the place OF trial
/ by Jury of the device called 5overnmz nj
! by Injunction, or any such speclous suo-
stitutute. in the shadow OF which tyi an
! ny hides itself. They forbid the 1mpcs1-
! ticn OF taxes for the benefit of favored
| class as a gross injustice TO the mass
/ of the people tending to anarchy =They
/ require the just equal. and economical
! administration OF the Government SO as
10 secure liberty TO: all citizens and
/ peace with all foreigners Who make no
wlr against this land, which IS suhcieaI
/ fer our own people and their wants
Robert NJ Sutton, tof r. VI. Sutton q
! Co. cne of the earliest signers, viii be
! asked 10 act as president of the associa-
( ton. Among the vice presidents viii be
/ Col. Charles Marshall, Archibald H. ray
/ lor. A 4. Robertson, NJ Vicari and eth
/ ers representing different interests. Ths
/ executive committee will include many
| Of The most prominent business men of
/ Baltimore. Tho membership of the as
/ sociation will include men in all ayoca-
! tion5 and of all factional connections.
Il IS expected to be a central orSani-
| zation of the masses who ara opposed to
the policy Of the Republican party, and
| it IS said that remarkable interest in the
! movement has been shown by clerks, me
! cllanics, and others who are dependent
upon wages. 1t is proposed to begin an
active campaign at once
! Messrs G. L. Tate and William 4.
i Wheatley, committee appointed by the
Bryan and Stevenson Commercial Trayel-
ers Association to secure a building Tor
headquaTter tell Of Interesting expert
7 ences during the last two days with prop
cray owners who, as the committee says,
do not regard free speech with favor when
it is to be exerted in behalf of the Demo
cratic ticket"
The two gentlemen started out on theiI
quest Thursday. The result of their efforts
| is ttds told by them:
I'VE first went TO firm Of real estate
agents on Hanover Street, who have the
| Darby Building Howard and Baltimore
Streets in charge. and wished to rent It
| Trey asked the purpose for which We wish
ed it and we told them They said we
could not have it for that use; that no Offer
would be entertained We then applied
for building on the south side Of Balti-
| more Street just east OF Liberty, and were
| denied that, too. T7C
''It was building that would have suit
ed US, and We called on the owners. whe
are Lankers, to see If they would not re-
verse the agents decision. One of then
received US. and We had quite a chat Wit
him He said positively that he would no
rent the building for the purpose; that h,
was not in sympathy with the movement
to elect Bryan and Stevenson.
"''Wifl no price for it induce you to fe
US have the bulding? We asked. we vii
leave it in as good condition as now if i
costs US $1,000 to do so.'
p" No offer viii be considered If it is Il
be used for that purpose" replied The
banker.
eve then went TO trust company t.
see about a building on the south side c
Baltimore Street, between Sharp and Han
over A young man who said he vas il
charge of the real estate met us. WheI
we told him what We wanted he enlphati
cally replied that the building would no
be rented for any such purpose aid tha
no offer would be entertained. We were
told later that the Mckinley and Roose
veit Commercial Travellers Club got til,
building it occupies from the COMPANY.
"Our most interesting experience wa!
today" continued Messrs. Tate am
Waeatley. I'VE went to a savings banI
to rent, If possible, the Hamilton Eastel
Building, on Baltimore Street We wer.
referred to the gentleman in charge O
the real estate and had talk with him
We learned later that it was the presf
Gent of the bank. Here we met the sam,
reply You cannot have it for that pur
pose
" In 1896 1t was occupied by the Hon
est Money Democratic League as poIitfca
headquarters we said
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