The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-01
BURTON SPEAKS.
Praises the Old Soldiers in His
Speech.
Only 81 Veterans Marched in
the Parade.
ANSWERED COCHRAN.
Took Up the New Workers.
Speech In Detail.
Talks of Trying to Borrow
Money as an Illustration.
Auditorium Was Not Filled and
Usual Exodus Occurred.

The Burton rally drew about two
thousand people into the Auditorium
last night That number, less two hun
dred more, who very rudely left as soon
as Jackson's band stopped playing,
heard Mr.. Burton answer Cochran, :"
praise the old soldiers and make a
straightforward talk for the party ticket
from national to state and county can
didates.
The meeting was delayed a half hour
because the paraders were late in start
ing. The parade consisted of local clubs,
with MarshalPs band, the Twenty-third
regiment band and several drum corps
furnishing martial music. The McKin-
ley and Roosevelt Old Soldiers club IN
der whose auspices the meeting was
held, and the membership of which is
averred to be between 900 and 1000.
turned out with 81 men in line. One OF
them was a stripping accompanying his
father and another, who may have hrst
seen the sun rise the day Grant and Lee
had their little conference at Apponat-
tox, was hilarious with enthusiasm and
insisted on shouting 'Hurrah for Bryan
There were 16 Rough Riders, 81 repre-
sentatives of coolred mems marching
clubs, d dozen shooters in the gun club,
and IS members of the kIambeau clup
with the fireworks.
There was the usual march and coun-
termarch before the Auditorium until
the rain of fire was exhausted and all
the powder spent. The lower floor OF
the hall filed rapidly when the pyro-
technics were over and there were about
three hundred people who climbed to the
gallery.
Mrs. j. NJ Wright sang Marching
Through Georgia. as an opening for the
meeting, the audience joining IN the
chorus She was recalled and sang a
stanza of America" after which Mr..
Burton was introduced by Capt. @. H.
Titus, who presided, in a few words, as
one who did not come from California
to answer Cochran, nor with arguments
intended simply to construct gold
standard bridge for Republicans to cross
in 1900. The speaker would, he said,
picture the superstructure of an arch
upon which to cross to liberty and free
government, and in so doing would dwell
upon the grand record of the Republican
party and its standard bearers Mck1n-
ley and Roosevelt
Mr. Burton was subjected to the an
noyance of people leaving the hall. as he
was about to begin, in ACKNOWLEDGMENT
of his introduction. The TWenIy-th1rd
regiment band picked itself up and de-
parted from the platform after its final
strain of patriotic music as the speaker
advanced to the front Of the platform
and the members wended their way out
of the hall Boys in the gallery con-
c1uded they had deserted their HallOW-
cen fun long enough by this time and
also took occasion to retire. Capt. Titus
called upon the 7officers to uuell disorder
before the speaker could proceed beyond
his two opening sentences, which We're
stBOurke Cochran supported Mckinley IN
'96: he is supporting Bryan now Bryan
believes in free silver; Bourke Cochran
does not
Mr. Burton deviated from his manu-
script furnished the press, at times, for
illustrations drawn from a store of per-
sona1 "reminiscences, and for fling at
the orators whose arguments he COM
batted-Mr. Cochran and Mr.. Bryan
In proof of his assertion that not as
much as 10 per cent of the money on de-
post in the banks belonged to rich men,
Mr.. Burton cited his personal calls up
on Colorado bankers who had admitted
to him in 1896 that 80 per cent belonged
to the middle and poorer classes. In this
campaign ne said he had tested the
same fact in more than so banks.
In connection with the statement that
money is scarce when men are scared"
Mr.. Burton told a story of trying to ne
gotiate a loan with Mr.. Mulvane when
there had just been a large business fall
ure and a few panicky depositors were
drawing their accounts.
He said he went into Mr.. AIu1vane's
bank, put down his col1atera1S and ask
ed for a loan.
Il can't let you have it, said Null
vane.
why not?''
1.-THE Earrings have failed"
THE London house? What has that
got to do with the case?"
Watch that window Mulvane COM
manded-
Il saw three four, five, six men TAX
ing money out A man came in and, in
a hesitating manner, told Mulvane he
was going to make an investment and
wanted to use his money in bank, quite
q large sum-
s. Check it OUT said Mulvane
After the man had gone remarked
his hesitating manner to Mr. Mulvane
and asked the reason.
g Because he was an honest man try
ing to tell lie said Mulvane.
What is he going to do with itthen2''
IN 0a1 fI7, -
over
But you have plenty OF money on
hand2"
yes"
''WeH, I have made arrangements to
use the loan I ask and ] will be put to
great inconvenience. Let me have the
amount"
Cant do it. Don't you understand
The money is not mine. It belongs to
the people If they take a notion to call
for it, must have it or great suffering
This illustration led up to the state
ment that God almighty only makes one
man in 5000 who can loan money and
get the principal back. let alone the in
terest, and intended to show the bank
er's appreciation OF the responsibility
that rests upon him
Some other statements outside of his
manuscript We're:
Money is always in circulation when
the Republican party is in power Money
is always out of circulation when the
Democratic party is in power
7 have made a challenge in 70 odd
counties IN this state and it has not been
taken up. I make it here. IF any Dem
ocrat# or P0pul1st will bring me Brvan's
book. The First Battle or any sDeecb of
his in 1886 and in them will show anv
political guess that has come true I will
buy him a suit Of clothes
IF Bryan, instead of taking his false
theories from Coins financial school
Coins Financial School, Can YOU
buy the book in Topeka? Mol It is out