Smyrna times., 1900-06-27

THE daily papers of last week fur
nished absorbing interest in the pro-
ceedings of the Republican National
Convention, the result being the re-
nomination of William Mckinley for
President, and, Theodore Roosevelt for
Vice President, both by the full vote
of the convention. The papers speak
of Depew's speech, one of the closing
ones of the convention, as "marvel
of oratory." We give a part of it as
evidence of what is fine speaking, as we'll
as to show the dividing lines of the two
parties:
II would like to sit in the gallery
and hear the platform read condemn
ing expansion, with Jefferson coming
out of the clouds and saying, "Who
are you? Didn't my expansion be-
come fifteen States as glorious and as
great as any in your convention, and
what are YOU cOndemning me for?"
Anti-Imperialism? Because we are
putting down and insurrection in the
Philippines? And from the grave at
the Hermitage comes the spirit of old
Andrew Jackson, saying, sect out of
here, or by the eternal 1 will let you
know who am. daughter and ap-
plause.) Anti-acquisition of territory?
And then comes a procession of Demo-
Gratis of the old Democratic party
Jefferson, Monroe, Polk, Pierce
pointing to Louisiana, pointing to New
Mexico, pointing to California, point
ing to Oregon, pointing to what has
made our country first and foremost
among the countries of the world. (Ap-
plause and cheers.) And then will
come the great card of the convention,
headed by the great Bryan himself,
Down with the trusts Down with
the trusts And when the applause is
over it will be found that the
pitchers on the table have been broken
by the clashing of the ice within.
prolonged laughter and cheering. )
For that ice will be making merry
at cents a chunk.
Il heard a story Qaughter)-this is a
brand new story continued laughter).
1t is the vintage of June, 1900. Most
of my stories are more venerable.
There was lady with her husband in
Florida last winter. He consumptive
and she a strenuous and tumultous
woman. daughter Her one remark
was as they sat on the piazza, STOP
coughing, John John had a hemor-
rhage. The doctor said he must stay
in bed six weeks. His tumultuous
wife said: Doctor, it is impossible.
We are travelling on time limit ticket
and we have got several more places
to go to. daughter and applause.
So she carried him off. The next
station they got to the poor old mar
died, and the sympathetic hotel pro
prietOr said, Poor madame, what shal
we do?' She said, Box him up.
have got time limit ticket and severa
more places to GO Laughter and ap
plause.) Now we buried 16 to il
1896. We put a monument over il
weighing as many tons as the Sierrt
Nevada when gold was put into tn
statutes by Republican Congress ant
the signature of William Mckinley.
Colonel Bryan has been a body
hatcher laughter; he has got tn
corpse out from under the monument
but it is dead. He has got it in it
coffin. carrying it along, as the bereave,
widow, because, he says
" I must, must. 1 am welded t
this body of sin and death (Laugh
ter.) l must, l must, because / hav
a time limit ticket which expires i
November daughter and applause.
81 remember when I used to g
abroad-it is a good thing for Yanke
to go abroad-I used to be ashame
because everywhere they would say
what is the matter with the Declart
tion of Independence W hen you HAY
slavery in your land?' Well, we too
slavery out, and now no American i
ashamed to go abroad. When wer
abroad afterward the ship was full
merchants buying iron, and buyin
steel, and buying wool, and buyin
cotton and all kinds of goods. Nov
when an American goes around IL
world, what happens to him when
reaches the capital of Japan? +