Evening star., 1900-10-08
RALLY AT CUMBERLAND.
Senator ThurstOn, Simon Wolf and
Others Deliver Addresses.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star

Others Deliver Addresses.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
CUMBERLAND, Md, October a-The
republicans had a grand rally at the
Academy of Music here Saturday night.
The building was elaborately decorated.
The auditorium was filled to overiowing.
about LOO people being present. Ex-
Governor Lloyd Lowndes presided. There
were 100 vice presidents, many of whom
occupied seats the stage. Governor
Lowndes described Mckinley as "a true
patriot"
Senator John NJ. Thurston of Nebraska
was the first sneaker. He said he had
campaigned until his voice had grown
as rough and ragged as modern demo-
cratic platform" He said the only true
issues were American prosperity and Amer
lean patriotism. He feared we might for
get. -Four years ago.. he said, I'VE had
nothing else to do but think
Mr.. Thurston discussed at length trusts
and Imperialism. He also touched on the
money question. He said trusts belonged
to both parties and were the product of
commercial progress.
Mr.. Simon Wolf of Washington D. c.,
was introduced by Ex-Governor Lowndes
as renowned lawyer, diplomat and his
torfan. Mr.. Wolf said he had lived in
Washington for forty years. He knew the
illustrious Lincoln well and ne had the
honor of being appointed to an office Of
trust and responsibility by Grant. The
speaker said he had the distinction of ap-
pointing a son of the late Frederick Doug
las to an office. He saw every reason why
a JewfshAmerican citizen should extend
the hand of fellowship TO citizen of Afri-
can descent. Applause.) No one except
Lincoln has had more responsibility than
Mckinley. The speaker had had the pleas
ure of knowing Mckinley since boyhood
and the amount of work he has accom-
pished would live in history. He may not
be fully recognized now" he said, but he
will be. Even Abraham Lincoln after
thirty-five years in the tomb has not been
rapnUnf1l1 HiStArfapc Vat Inhnrn
will tell of the virtue and patriotism of
William Mckinley. Great applause)
The issues of the parties are the same
in 1896. There has been no change.
The American people are confronted by
the same dangers, although skeletons,
scarecrows and phantoms born of imagina-
ton are being held UP to divert attention
from the true issue
Mr. Wolf said there was but i'm
perialist within the vision of his ken, and
that William ]. Bryan. proving it by
his act Of injecting into the democratic
platform the silver plank against the wishes
of the majority of his party. He asked if
it was supposed that the frugal, hard-work-
Ing. deep-thinking German would vote to
foist upon the people free silver, which was
characterized as "damnable and outra-
geous," Mr.. Wolf gave a review of how
the German vote had been cast heretofore
| always for their homes and that which
typities home, frugality and thrift. He
spoke of the Hebrews as a great industrial
factor in the country who will again vote
/
republican party in 1900 They know what
is commercially sound The Jews have been
called the storm petrels of revolution and
progress" the speaker said, "and l tell
you they are not going to exchange any
thing for 80 cents when they can get 81.
daughter and applause) They think and
act for themselves, They are an integral
dicted that from 10 to 50 per cent of the
Hebrew business vote Of this country would
be cast for Mckinley and Roosevelt.
Ny nj ipH hrjp of IN friend
Schurz who he said, a member of the
| Senate from Missouri, had voted to dis
| franchise the District of Columbia, and
| Bryan in Congress helped to turn down the
| will of 10000 as intelligent people as live
| in the country. asking for the right of
| suffrage. Mr. Schurz has set up his judg-
! ment against the President, the admiral
! of the navy and the commander of the
army in reference to the Philippines. He
| described the conditions that would have
| existed had the islands after the Spanish
| rule was broken been left to barbarians
| He said: THE United States would have
stood before the court of nations and the
| throne of God outraged and condemned for
| ali time to come Great applause)
He described mihtarism, and showed that
| without the consent of 100000 people 1t
| could not exist.
Mr.. Wolf paid splendid tribute to Colo
mel Roosevelt. He said that he found in his
! readings that the most abused man was
| generally the most useful. He repeated his
| tory showing how Washington had been
| dubbed a king and how jefferson. Lincoln
| and Grant had been abused.
! Mr.. Wolf referred to the "enviable and
| glorious record of Colonel George A.
| Pearre. member of the House of Repre-
| sentatives from the sixth Maryland dis
| trict. and asked that he be returned that
| he might continue his career Of useful
! ness.
When the orchestra played THE Star
| Spangled Banner the assemblage arose en-
masse and five minutes of intense enthu-
| siaSm prevailed.