The evening times., 1900-10-13

lai E. Stevenson received an ovation in
western Maryland yesterday. He spoke
at the Frederick fair to large crowds at
noon, drove over the Catoctin range of
the Blue Ridge Mountains and spoke
again here last night.
The meeting here was the biggest ever
seen in this town. The Academy of Mu-
sic was packed from the stage to the
doors long before the time for the gath
eEing and the people who filled it were
not missed from the multitudes who
thronged 2he streets in the vicinity OF the
hall Before entering the hall Mr.. Ste
venson and Colonel Baughman spoke to
those outside, while Col. Buchanan
Schley was speaking within.
The great size of the meeting was rot
its most remarkable feature. 1t was the
intense earnestness and enthusiasm OF
the people.
Just as Colonel sehley concluded his
speech Mr. Stevenson entered the stage
from rear entrance with Gen. Henry
Kyd Douglas. AS the crowd caught sight
of them il arose as one man and shouted.
All the speeches were full of interest
and were of unusual eloquence. Judge
William NJ Springer OF Illinois, is an old
favOTite with the HaSerstown people
Many Republicans, he said, who did not
favor Imperialism, intended to vote for
Mckinley in the belief that Mckinley, il
elected, would enange his policy and call
home the soldiers. He warned these that
they were mistaken. vote for Mckln-
ley now means an Endorsement and con-
tinuance of war never declared by Con-
gress but purely an Administration war.
unsanctioned by the people.
Judre Springer said some Republicans
would vote for Mckinley and shut tn II
eyes. When a ticket has to be voted for
with closed eyes there is something
wrong with it. Upon the high plane OF
patriotism he appealed to the American
people to return to the peaceful coEdl-
tions prevailing in the country bef0re
this war of conquest was begun. Judge
Springer said the Democracy wss part.e-
uIarly fortunate this year in its plat
form and candidates. He knew Mr. Bry-
an from his youth. when he was a stu
dent, and he knows him now as one of
tie greatest and truest statesmen in The
country. The judge also paid high con-
pIiment to Mr.. Stevenson.
He appealed to the voters to transmi-
without impairment the Government IS
1T was founded by the fathers. The Re
pubIiCans claimed the war was an IS
sue and that Mckinley and prosperity
were the issues Mckinley, Judge Spring
er acknowledged, was an issue, but he
denied that Mckinley was responsible
for the bountiful crops OF wheat and corn
which the farmers grew by the sweat OF
their brows.
The judge spoke of the trusts, say ng
everything has gone into the hands of
combinations. There were hundreds Of
trusts in this country, Notwithstanding
Mark Hanna's denial that there are
trusts. In 1896 the Crawford Bicycle
Works, Of Hagerstown, employed / 700
hands. The proprietor made Cath before
a notary that he had an order for 10 000
r,.I t. 4 \,
Mckinley was elected. The Republicans
were successful, and then, Judge Spring
er said, the trust absorbed the bicycle
works. which have been practically
closed since.
A this junctura thsra was lowered
from the top of the stage an empty din
ner PAIL with the following inscription
Dinner Pail from Bicycle Works
Killed by the Trust
Judge Springer turned to the empty
bucket and said. There is the full din
ner pail the Republicans are talking
about
He spoke of the increase in the price of
nearly everything one wears, uses or eats.
but said there was no increase in wages.
The reference TO the closing of the bicycle
works by the trust and the spectacle of
the dinner pail produced a tremendous
sutburst of cheers
Col. L. Victor Baughman received an
SSAS+Ati
him.
1t was not in HGgerstown alone, he
said that the blight of the trusts had fall
len. Thousands of employees had been
thrown cut OF work by the power of mo-
nopolies the dinner pail was empty, the
rent sign was above the humble home.
and the unemployed in many cases were
tramping through the country hunting
something to DO.
Mr. Stevenson's trip from Frederick to
HagerstOwn was a revelation to him He
said he had never dreamed that Maryland
was so beautiful State.
For the trip to Hagerstown, Colonel
Baughman took Mr. Stevenson in a car
riage with him. At Middietown there was
gathering Of people awaiting and Mr..
Stevenson shook hands with them. chat
ting for a while. Another stop was made
at BOonsboro, where Mr.. Stevenson and
Colonel Baughman addressed large gath
ering. The latter made pointed illusions
TO the report that certain prominent Re-
publican had boasted that he would buy
the votes of that region
All along the drive of twenty-six miles
there were cheers for Mr.. Stevenson as he
passed.