The Globe-republican., 1900-11-01
T. A. MCNEAL'S SPEECH
Abounding in Wit, Patriotism and
Good Sense.

meeting in this camp sigu- It represent :
ed the best Interests in iiie country. and
the well conferred feeling in the rovd
indicated thar the audience aud speaker
were in sympathy. Mr- McNeai is u
pleasant speaker and soon gets his au-
dience in responsive chord His speech
abounded with hIInor, and his stories
convused the audience which was shown
in rounds OF great applause He made
some convincing arguments Ills speech
Will be told and retold until election day
and it will afford some striking points in
discussion of the Issues of this campaign :
Mr. McNeal spoke for two hours, and
can only give a synopsis of his talk.
He said on November 9th the people viii
record their verdict, and that verdict will
be in favor TO letting we'll enough alone.
All people ought to meet together, not
for The purpose of abusing each other,
bur for what is best for us-to deci lie
what is best for and our State and Ma
tiOn. We must rel ze that not
subjects but sovcrcigns to rule the great
est country that ever existed
We ought TO discuss the questions that
affect us all in fairness and ca Edor and
in good spirit. For this reason he would
abuse no person no matter how much he
may differ from him politically. If this
condition prevailed verywhere there
who is elected President.
ArtfuI demagogurs have worked upon
persons 10 their great prejudice. Ulti-
mAtely the people will get right, for the
majority of the people are honest. Only a
small majority of men are dishonest,
Your neighbors do not need laws to en-
force their honesty. Jails are for a
small minority to keep them from inter-
fering with the ma jority. MajOriries will
get right if they have an opportunity.
He willing to submit to the ma jority
il there is a fair ballot and fair count.
There will be 1I2 votes in the electoral
college, representing a people the major
ity of whom practically suppressed.
This is against Our right of government,
and it is unjust to US all. He referred to
some of the southern states with their
disfranchisemant laws.
MIR. McNeal said his christian parents
had taught him never to speak evil Of the
dead. He referred to the Populist party.
lie told a story anu the illustration was
liked the poodle dog in the bowels of the
licn-the Populist brother in the
carcass of the democracy.
The Republican party is the place for
the Populist party, for business and pa
triotic reasons; and Mr.. MeNeaI spoke
inteIligently on this point.
houn doctrine, still prevailed Our gov
ernment is simply a big business institu
ton. Politics Is the leading business of
the country. y political party is the
business manager of the country. Our
business is TO see to its good manage
Inent. We must Judge political parties
on the same princip pie business en-
terprise. Judge them by the record they
have made and the good they have done.
For 30 years the country has been dom
mated by the Republican party, notwith-
standing Cleveland was President two
terms, but he had Congress not favor
able to him, so there was change prac-
ticaIly in the policy of the government
He deprecated condition of finances
when Democratic party obtained. Our
business is done confluence and credit.
Now there is luu in business over lack
of confidence. The confidence of the
American people does not rest in Democ-
racy. They are afraid of Bryan, with
his threatened change of policy destroy
ing the credit aud confidence of the peo-
pie. Mr.. McNeal told story il1ustrat-
ing this point y negro dance was sud
denly broken up by the appearance of a
skunk. When questioned by the solitary.
dancer remaining, the skunk said it had
done nothing; but the affrighted dancers
escaped fearing what the skunk might or
could do. So it is with Mr. Bryan. 1t
is what he might do,
Mr. a. L. Reid's chalk pictures were
unique and were presented at some point
of Mr.. McNc calls speech where they were
applicable. They had a telling effect.
The picture of Tillman with pftchfork
over PROSTATE form of negro. and Bryan
hugging a dusky Filipino maid were
striking illustrations. They showed
tons of sympathy for the little brown
sister, but none for the little black
brother. As Mr.. McNeal said. the doc
trine of the consent of the governed ap-
plies abroad, but not at home.
Mr.. Reid is skilled cartoonist, ,and the
audience enjoyed his tact and quickness