Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-08
Republicans Have a Big Meeting at
Youngstown,
FORAKER, DEPEW AND HANNA THERE
Thousands of Visitors From the
Surrounding Country.
GOV. NASH PRESIDES


large parade, followed by meeting which,
for enthusiasm. eloquence and attendance,
has rarely been equaled in the buckeye
state.
Everything tended to a successful demon
stration. The weather was delightful,
cool breeze tempering the suns rays, which
shone all day from a cloudless sky, while
the trio Of oratorical stars, Senators
Chauncey NJ. Depew, j. B. Foraker and
Marcus A. Hanna, was the magnet that
drew thousands of visitors from all parts
of Ohio and western Pennsylvania.
Before dawn the trains began emptying
their loads of humanity into the city. They
came from all sections, so that hours be-
fore the parade, which preceded the meet
ing. the crowds thronged the streets in
vast numbers
At 9:55 am the first train from Cleve-
station. with Senators Depew, Foraker and
Hanna. Accompanying them, as guests of
Senator Depew, were Judge Williamson Of
Cleveland State Treasurer Cameron, Dis
trict Attorney John J. Sullivan. Myron T.
Herrick Andrew Squire, also of Cleveland,
and George p. Waldorf, collector of GUS
toms of Toledo
The distinguished party was met by the
reception committee. headed by Mr.. Caleb
Wick and escorted by the Foraker Repub-
1ican Club, was driven to the residence or
Mr. Wick, where luncheon was served, IOl-
lowed by an informal reception
Take Places in Parade.
Shortly after noon they entered carriages
and were driven to the public square,
where they took their places In the line OF
the parade.
Promptly at 1 O'Clock the march was
taken up The procession was In eight di-
visions, and was headed by Chief Marshal
McN taft
four miles in length, and, in addition to
campaign clubs from Cleveland, Canton,
Toledo, Columbus and many other towns
and cities III Ohio, was made up of nu-
merous and attractive industrial exhibits.
Among the unique devices in the parade
was a mammoth workingman's dinner pail,
bearing the inscription I'VE want four
years more of a full dinner pail"
Along the entire route there was the
greatest enthusiasm manifested by the
crowds of spectators thronging the side
walks Decorations were profuse through
out the city, and the route of the parade
was a mass of bunting, flags and banners.
When Wick Park, where the speaking
was to take place, was reached by the head
of the procession, fully 10000 people were
IN waiting. On account of the immense
time:
Gov. George X. Nash, who had been Sc
Iected as president of the day, made brief
speech in introducing Senator Foraker.
Gov. Nash's Remarks.
Governor Nash, who presided at the re-
publican campaign opening, said in part:
1T has occurred to me that nature de-
signed the leaders of the democratic party
for actors. From my observation l am led
to believe that even in this profession they
are qualified only to be comedians. In 1896
they put play upon the boards which
might we'll have been called "A Comedy OF
Errors
THE first error was to suppose that the
American people could forget the vicissi-
tudes through they had passed during the
preceding three years, and that they did
not know the cause Of these troubles. The
next error presented was their belief that
our people were not in favor of a sound
financial policy.
Those leaders are now ashamed of their
performances in 1896 and seek to have them
forgotten. This season they have put new
play on the boards and it ought to bear the
good old title Much Ado About Nothing
They call it imperialism
Until Congress provides some sort of
government for this acquired territory it
becomes the duty Of the President Of the
and to protect life and property therein.
This he has done for the last year and
half, nothing more, nothing less"
Governor Nash then introduced Senator
J. B. Foraker.
(Senator Foraker'S speech will be found
on another page.)
At the conclusion of his remarks Senator
Foraker arose and was greeted by pro-
longed cheers, and during his speech he
was frequently interrupted by applause.
Senator Depew's Remarks.
Senator Foraker was followed by Sena-
tor Chauncey M. Depew, who said, in part:
Coming, as 1 do, directly from the re-
publican state convention Of New York. l
bring you the greetings of that earnest
nd nh iv NJ
cans. 1t was convention which felt that
with work. New York would roll up an
old-fashioned majority for Mckinley and
Roosevelt.
These are good times; the signs are pro-
pitious. In no election since the civil war
Vermont gave 10000 majority. This year
her September majority is about 81, 400.
Those Of us who were active during the
civil war remember the second campaign
southern confederacy was exhausted. Its
credit in Europe was impaired; its supplies
were rapidly falling.
1.-The democratic convention which met
in Chicago declared the war a failure and
proposed, If successful, to recognize the
southern confederacy. That declaration
cost the lives of over one hundred thou
sand men on one side or the other and sew
eral hundred thousand of wounded and
MANNED. 1t cost the loss of millions of
dollars and the devastation of vast areas
which were formerly prosperous commun-
tiles. Thirty-six years have past. We
have had war with Spain; we have come
into possession of the Philippine Islands.
mo one denies that our title by conquest,
by treaty and by purchaSets complete.
revolt was started against us by few dis
appointed leaders. This revolt has been
suppressed: Tagal armies have been dis
banded; Tagal leaders, with few exceptions
have surrendered and accepted our author
fty. Tagal government no longer exists ex-
cept under the guidance of the chief rebel
Aguinaldo.
Had the democratic convention at Kan
sas City declared that before anything else
was considered peace must be restored in
the Philippines, the brigands captured and
security for life and property at once as
sured under United States authority. the
Philippines would be as peaceful today as
the state of Ohio.
He Discusses Imperialism.
Discussing imperialism. Mr.. Depew said:
81 know of no situation SO absurd as for
Colonel Bryan to stand before an Ohio au-
dience and describe William Mckinley as
an emperor. William Mckinley, who, boy
and man, has been your neighbor all his llfe
has been a good soldier and a gooa citi-
zen, an able congressman and a most bril-
Hant President, whose whole life from the
time he enlisted as boy until today, has