New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-20
STANCHFIELD TALKS HERE.
INTIMATEs HE NOW THINKS IMPERIAL
ISM is PARAMOUNT

There was no overcrowding at the Brooklyn Acad-
envy of Music last evening at the second Demo-
cratic rally of the campaign, held to listen to the
State candidates. John b. Stanchfeld and William
f Mackey. There were many vacant seats, and
the applause was often half hearted and perfume
tory, although the candidates were cordially re-
ceived
John I. Shea in calling the meeting TO order said
the Democrats Of the county would give an excel
lent account of themselves November s. and
that there abundant to be Satisfied with
the campaign Mr.. Shea announced that Mr.. Bryan
would present his next week to the citizens Of
Brooklyn. and introduced Harrington Putnam
the chairman Of the meeting. Mr. Putnam de-
clared that the Government should have mo crown
colonies. no sham Imperialism but should stand
fast by the principles which itshad to this time
securely rested.
Mr.. stanchfeld complained that the newspapers
befogged their readers to what the para
mount issue of the campaign. He said in part;
Let us not, inflated by success. mark the inaugu-
policy the outcome Of Which Would be the Supplies 81
sion of every principle dear 10 the liberty loving
and opposed to foreign alliances can find support
the Constitution of the United States must go with
the nag The war in which we are engaged. this
many conservative people to belieTe that i' we have
drifted far away rom our ancient moorings 1t is
a war OF the same character that waged by
Austria when she cut into shreds poor little Hun
in to-day in the subjugation of the Boer Republic
! am not here with the contention that in day
empire No expects that during McKinIey's
second term we should be compelled to address him
new era in this Republic. Two years ago Senator
said that for US to keen the PRpp8es Would &d mean
the annual eTne9d ATy Of anq be great II
that we would have a Capitalization OF POWER at
How can Senator Depew account for the remark
able political somersaut he has turned since? For
pemoeratic but GnAmorioa aGpe' Us Is not 0y I'M
WANTS THEM TO FILE STATEMENTS.
Hanna 1l.. cannot find 3 trust until he wishes to
Democratic party wants these great corporations
to file statements so that you tell what prop
not think the American laborer would be content
with that only M9rsoyer the e Tin PIate Trust
the wGrbinsmqn goes along with his pail you can an
Repubiicans iook into the coal scuttie? INC
In the last four years fixed wages have remained
the result of the trusts the necessarIes OF life
up hut Pe Geq5 tb not q t mp % or
day are not strong enough to reach the trusts
toy toy can be SO 4Rd State e G eete
the an-trTst laws Of the State shall and vii be
for the building up of gigantic political machine
1t is said Of me that I'm not my own man
my own master ! wish to say did not seek the
the candidate of any man. faction or organization;
hut IT, in the fortune Of things should be elected
at Albany and not at the Fifth Avenue Hotel or
closing days of this campaign let US gather to-
gether and swing the Empire State into the Demo
cratic column
William F. Mackey said the Democratic party
stood for home rule AS to the reduction of the
State taxes by 100000 this year speaker said
that due to the collection Of that amount of
State by Controller Coler from the estate Of
George Smith. The mention of the Controllers
name brought an enthusiastic burst of ap-
plause.
PATTERSON NOT AFRAID OF 16 TO l.
Charles ]. Patterson said. to the alleged re-
sponsibility of the Democratic party for the bad
times Of 1893 to 1885, that 1t would be as just to
hold the Republican party responsible for the Gal
weston disaster.
AS the silver issue, Mr.. Patterson said that the
ghost of a dead hundred years would fright
him more than Is TO !. There was no danger
from that. Mr. Patterson declared, nevertheless
that he a gold Democrat, and il had ven
been said of him that ne wanted god clauses in
serted In mortgages. but he would call attention
to Mr. Balfour, in England, who was one of the
greatest bnetallists in the world but was at the
head of the British Treasury.
Judge John w Tomlinson. of Illinois. declared
that Democrats were united in the West, and pre-
dicted that there would be a landslide for Bryan.
After speaking in the Academy, Messrs. Stanch-
field and Mackey went to Arion Hail. in the East
District