The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-02
CLOSING THE CAMPAIGN
District Democrats Energetic in
Their Work for Bryan.
n. f. Vowcls' Warning Against the
Danger Threatened by Organized
Washington and Maryland Organ
misunderstanding at TnIsoma Park.

N. E. Vowles. who spoke last night at
the meeting of the District OF Columbia
Democratic Association at its hail. 9Oi
Pennsylvania Avenue. talked in vigorous
language about the enslavement Of Ameri
cans at the hands of organized wealth
More rapidly even than we dream CT"
said he, 1.-The entire property of the coun-
try is being absorbed by the colossal
financial concerns that have been foster
ed by this Administration. They have not
been satisfied merely with acquiring the
industrial enterprises and the manu-
turing concerns that give employment TO
men. They are now bent on seizias the
very land on which we exist. The Standf
ard Oil Trust for over ten years has teeia
getting land wherever it can secure It.
The coal barons of Pennsylvania are en-
gagged in the same acquisition. They care
not what be the productive value OF the
ground so long as it is in the locality of
their mines. They want to master the
real estate of their districts. IN New
York the Astors have been carrying for
ward this same process of assimilation
for over a generation. The settled oil
cy of the family is to acquire real estate
dt any COSt, udNl!lS oltSe vVbsiiHIu ~
to retain title forever. The great mort
gage and trust companies are now work
ing on the same policy Throughout the
West. They are making loans, not in the
expectation of receiving reasonable in
terest thereon, but in the hope OF being
able to foreclose on the land itself. At
every turn we find the same land grabbing
spirit ANNA ting the men who control the
organized wealth of the nation. What
does it mean? 1t means that these peo-
pie realize what enormous profits will re-
suit to them in having monopoly on the
land of the nation. No other monopoly
on earth can compare with it in magni-
tude. With the bulk of the available real
estate centred in few friendly Lands.
rents can be placed at any figure that
| may be desired and the people VIII have
no alternative but to pay. This sounds
like wild talk: but consideration OF the
subject must convince you that the great
est monopoly of all time is now being
fostered by the agents of organized wealth
who are seeking to acquire land"
The East Washington Democratic Club.
which. under the leadership Of Cotter 7.
Bride. has carried on very successful
Campaign In the southeast part OF the city,
hello its final rally of the year last night
in McCauley's Hall, 209 Pennsylvania Ave-
nue. southeast. The club has done partic-
ularly good work in raising funds for car
rying forward the work of Democracy. If
we Democrats of the District can't vote
ourselves the least we can do is to raise
all the money we can to further the CAM
paign,'' has been President Brides slogan.
and he has used 1t so effectively that the
club has raised s5s45O. 1t has been for
warded to ". r. Hearst. Of New York. who
has turned it. with an equal amount into
the Golfers of the National Association of
Young Mems Democratic Clubs The
speakers last night were Greed Fulton and
Fred Schade.
The Young Mems Club. which met last
night at its quarters in the Metropolitan
Hotel made preliminary arrangements TO
secure a Geographic service showing the
election returns next Tuesday evening.
The club. which was formed sixteen years
ago has received returns in that manner
every national campaign since then, and
expects to continue the practice this year.
The Maryland Democratic Association
met last night In Harper's Hall, 467 C
Street northwest, in its last demonstration
before the election. Arrangements were
made to issue railway tickets at the ex-
pense of the club to Maryland voters who
have registered and desire to go home to
cast their ballots for Bryan on election
day.
The last big rally Of the campaign at
Takoma Park will be held tomorrow night
in Takoma Hall. The meetings hereto
fore held there have been interesting ones.
Blair Lee the president of the Montgom-
cry County Association. and Homer Guer-
ry. the chairman of the executive commit
tee. promise that the rally tomorrow night
will: be the record maker of 1900. A spe-
cial invitation tc ladies has been extended.