The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-09
ADVANTAGES OVER 1896
Democratic Control of Many Large
Cities Will Prevent Fraud.
so DECLARES Mr.. BRYAN IN AN ADDRESS
People Are Not Leaving the Democratic Party
This Year, He Adds, But Are Coming
Back From Every Side. An Ad-
dress by Webster Davis.
(By the Associated Press.)

indianapolis, Ind. August Sin
this citytonight meeting was held
at Tomlinson Hall which was pre-
sided over by Mayor Carter II. Harri-
son, of Chicago, and addressed by MIR.
Bryan and Hon. Webster Davis. The
meeting was not called to order until
$50 o'clock but the hall, which is
large one, was filled an hour before
thai time. Mr.. Bryan was received.
with vociferous applause as he enter,
ed.
In opening the meeting Mayor Har-
rison made brief speech congratu-
lating the Democracy upon the prom
Use, yet, the assurance, of success of
our ticket at the polls in November"
He said the people had gotten tired
of Mark Hanna and his band of free
booters,' and were turning to the
democratic party for relief. Mr. liar
risOn also referred in condemnatory
terms to the operations of trusts as
the great and growing evil of the day,
and threatening the very existence of
our institutions. He denounced I'M
periaIism and militarism as repugnant
TO all who believe in a RepC 5lican
form of Government" In conclusion
he said he was the seventh son of
a seventh daughter, and that he
prophesied the election of Mr. Bryan.
He then Introduced Mr.. Bryan, whose
speech was important because 1t out
lined his ideas OF the advantages en-
joyed by the Democrats in the pres
ent campaign over those of 1896. When
the applause which greeted Mr.. Bryan
had concluded, he said;
Mr.. Chairman, ladies and gentle
men:
II am obliged to Mayor Harrison
for his kind prophesy. He is the
president of a Democratic club in Chi
cago that has celebrated Jackson's
birthday during each year Since 1896.
| have been present at each meeting
of the club and he as president of the
club has nominated me for President
on four successive occasions. He has
got so into the habit that if you
do not elect me this time you are
going to embarrass Mayor Harrison
very greatly. daughter and APP
plause.) But speaking of mayors, /
want to say that we are in much
better position this year than we
were in 1896 because of the fact that
we have control of the city govern
ments of many, if not most of the
large cities of this country. Mayor
Harrison presides over the city second
in size in the United States. | had
a suspicion that there were some re-
peaters in Chicago in 1896. Indeed, |
suspected that some of the Republi-
cans up there were following the idea
expressed by a gentleman after the
election. He was told there was some
repeating. He said: We'll / suppose
it was twice as honest to vote for
honest money as to vote once for 1T.
We have control of the Government of
the largest city in Indiana. | am
glad that we have that much in this
campaign, for while we do not want
any unlawful votes cast on our side,
we are in position to prevent their
being cast ON the other side. We have
control of the city governments of
New York city and Buffalo, two of
the largest cities of the State of New
York. We have control Of the city
government of Jersey City; we have
Baltimore; we have Cleveland, and in
Toledo. although the mayor does not
call himself Democrat | know he
wont let any Republicans cheat in
that city. Uaughter). We have con-
troll of Louisville. KY; we have con-
troll of Denver and we have control of
San Francisco. 1t is great advantage
to have control of the machinery in
these great cities. We have an adj
vantage in this campaign-a wonder
full advantage-over the campaign of
1896, because then the papers were
full of announcements of Democrats
who were leaving the party and now
1t requires an expert mathematician
to stand at the door and count them
as they come back. daughter and
applausel.
We have with us this year all we
had in 1896; we have with us "a large
majority of the gold Democrats who
were not in our favor in 1896.
knew they would come back because
knew that most of them who went
away went because they did not recog-
nize the magnitude OF the struggle in
which we We're engaged-the begin
nng OF the struggle between Democ
racy and Plutocracy. / believed that
great majority of them would come
back and [ insisted that when they
got ready to come back | wanted them
to know where the old house was
and not have it moved around so that
they could not find it when they did
come back. applause and laughterl.