Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-10-19
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.

full at the Court House with stirring
speeches. The meeting was organ
lied by appointing Hon. J. J. Hart
chairman, J. f. Terwilliger and Geo.
II. Bull, Esq, secretaries and a num-
ber of Vice Presidents.
The first speaker was n. M. Ed
wards, Esq, of Lycoming county,
Democratic candidate for congress-
man-at-large, who utterly failed
to enthuse the crowd of Democrats,
Republicans and ladies, who filled
the room. His remarks were aimed
at the fancied attempt of the Repub-
lican party at Capitalization and he
said the Democratic was the party of
the people. He assured his hearers
that he stood no earthly show of cleo
tion and a life long Democrat after he
closed remarked with a sigh of relief
that he was glad of that fact.
Next came the distinguished son
of Monroe" A. Mitchell Palmer,
Esq, who insisted that in all cam
paigns there was really but one issue.
In '92 it was the tariff in '96 silver
and this year by common consent
imperialism. He failed to explain
why Mr. Bryan had insisted on the
silver plank this year if it was not an
issue, nor did he remind his hearers
that the people, to whom he averred
the Democratic party stood very near
had killed the former Democratic is
sues very dead. The burden of his
song was imperialism and from a
Democratic point of view he proved
that the nation was on the high road
to Empire, the same as in 1864, and
took the Republican method of deal
ing with Porto Rico as evidence to
make out his case. He thought If
Bryan was not elected the PHILIPPINE
sugar would swamp the trust and
sweeten the nation. He failed to
arouse much interest and the audi
ence seemed to be out of sympathy
with his predictions. The chairman
then introduced the star, p. ii. Dav-
is, Esq, of Easton, who he said
was nephew of Ex-Governor ID. b..
Hill. Mr.. Davis took up Mark Han
ma and trusts as an issue though the
audience had just been told there was
only but one issue. He arraigned
the Standard Oil, but was silent ON
the ice andround cotton bale trusts,
both Of which are Democratic crea-
lures. His speech was builttO captiYate
crowd which did not reason, hence
with an intelligent audience, such as
confronted him, it was failure. Al
luding to Mutchler he said he ought
to be elected because he was Demo
crat. but gave no other reasons.
To Illustrate his points he introduc-
ed two stories almost in the same
breath and that their point may not
be lost or forgotten we give them in
full. He said:
1 was up in township in North
hampton county making speech and
| thought it but right to say some
thing of the local candidates and as
DR.. Brown. whom l did know, was
running for local office | had to e
little blind so | said he was gOod
man and ought to be elected. That
he was my fathers physician and
could testify to his worth, character
and standing from that fact. After
the meeting was over man motion.
ed to me and came up and said you
are fine young man, a nice young
man and a good speaker but 1 want
to say that you are a little mistakeI
about me. am DIR. Brown but
am hoss doctor.
The next story was perhaps explain
atOry of the above. 1t was like this
A certain man had a son who wa
addicted to gambling. One night
while playing he was taken sudden
ly i'll and his father was sent for. HI
asked what was the matter and wa
told his son was very sick. He en-
quired what he was doing when ia
ken and was told gambling. We'll
he said, my son is a jackass send 70
a hoss doctor.
From the speech Mr.. Davis mad
and from the fact that the two spec
mems of wit above quoted were closs
Iy connected his audience could yer
fairly infer that his first story shoul
be woven into the second aud this
both were true and that Dir. Brow
after all had been the family physi
clan. Seriously and earnestly W
advise the nephew Of his uncle eithe
to strike one of these side splittin
stores from his stock or else distriI
ute them further rapartin his remark
The other attractions were p.
Evans, Esq, OF Easton, and J.
Williams, Esq, of stroudsbry, b.
they valiently and assiduously cheV
ed during the proceedings and d
not rise to the occasion.
Hon. Howard Mutchler was g
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