The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-10-08
THE GATHERING
OF THE CLANS
First Republican Rally At the
Armory.
Timou Ford Rntertains a Good Sized Gather
ing and Everything Passes OFF
Pleasantly

| promptly ~ 10 y. vi. Nile htiOIHl
school band struck mp a lively air in
front Of the Hotel Willamette and short
ly thereafter led the way, followed by
a procession less than ten blocks in
length to the city hall.
The Armory hall was comfortably
filed. The five hundred chairs were
nearly all occupied, and there were prob.
ably enough people standing up near
the door TO ill the empty chairs which
we're scattered through the room.
The audience was about equally di-
vided between the two sexes, and there
we're quite a number OF Democrats and
Populists who wanted TO hear what
old Til had 10 say.
On the platform were seated Super.
intendent Lee and Book-keeper Race,
Of the State Penitentiary, Superintend-
ent Calbreath, OF the State Insane Asy-
lum, State School Superintendent Ack-
erman, w. II. Odell, ex-clerk OF the
State School Land Board, DR.. Cusick,
physician for state institutions, Geo. p.
Litchfed, who wouldn't mind being
superintendent Of something, and others.
Presently the orator Of the evening,
Tilmon Ford, came in, with Cover
nor Geer and mounted the platform,
and then IL was seen that the JOURNALS
report that Til had been seen wearing
a white shirt in Europe had not been
as incredible as it seemed. He not
only had on billed shirt but stand
ing collar and necktie. To be sure, il
was not high collar, nor tight one,
but i. was standing collar just the
same.
Governor Geer acted as master Of GER.
emoniesi and opened the festivities
with few remarks ia his character
istic vein,
A song by a quartette composed o.
Epley, Wenger, Snyder and Judd,
was really fine and they were encored.
The Roosevelt March, composed by
Clifford Kantner, was played on the
piano by Miss Elma Weller aud was
generously applauded.
At last, a few minutes before nine
o'clock, and after most Of the people had
been In their seats an hour and half.
orator OF the evening was introduced by
Governor Geer. He spoke for little
over an hour and entertained his hearers
in good shape.
He devoted his remarks mostly TO the
issue Of imperialism, and while he
neither defined nor directly defended
the Republican policy, he indirectly de.
Tended IL by endeavoring to show that il
is identical with that Of Jefferson, Jack.
son and other fathers OF the Democracy.
He said no one was in favor OF im-
perialism, and asserted that congress has
instructed the president TO do everything
that he has DONE He characterized as
"tomiooery" the idea Of consent OF the
governed" in territory purchased Of
other nations. He said, Take Aguin.
aldo out Of the Philippines and quiet
would be restored In very short time.
His assertion that 1--WE are going TO hold
them Philippines" aroused less APP
plause than one would expect.
He said that the constitution was i'm
tended for the original 10 states and no
more, and only extended over our posses.
sions by action OF congress. Hequoted
the Revised Statutes OF 1904 10 show the
three divisions-'states, territories, and
countries over which the United States
exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction"
lie devoted little time TO the trusts,
claiming that the Democrats are a. deep
in the mud as the Republicans are in
the miro, and expressing a preference
for building up trusts in this country
rather than in some other.
He said the silver trust was the biggest
trust OF all, and all there was to free
coinage was an attempt TO double the
value Of the silver mine product and
stocks.
lie touched the tariff, aud tackled the
Nicaragua canal with unflinching
courage. lie claimed that until the
Hay Paunoeiote treaty was made il was
impossible for this country 10 build the
canal, as the Clayton Bulwer treaty
prevented, and the abrogation of the
former now would leave us tied up by
the latter and unable 10 build the canal
without Englsnd's co operation.
But II is easier 10 commend Mr.. Ford's
speech for what he left out than for
what he put in, There was no bitter.
ness, no abuse, no reference to the "rag.
tag and bobtail." He made his urgu-
mehts like iellow.citizen and a gentle
mau, talking TO his friends. There was
no abuse OF Mr., Bryan aud no sickening
eulogy OF Mr.. Mckinley.
The crowd listened with the closest at
tention. There was no considerable
applause, but none OF the wild, srontane.
Gus sort. Several persons had tin horns
but did not wear them out. There was no
cheering after the meeting was over, but
The people got up and tiled out in a sub
dued and deoorous fashion. The baud
played ON the street for several hours
after the meeting, and II may be said
that the boys make pretty good music.
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