New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-15
..CAMP NKLNLEY" CROWDED.
GENERAL. CONGRESSMAN
PAYNE AND OTHERS SPEAK IN
A TENT IN HARLEM.

The meeting of the Harlem Republicans in
the large tent at One hundred and twenty fifth
st and Seventh-ave.-called Camp Mckinley
was attended by a crowd OF about three thou
sand people The meeting was held by the
Harlem Republican Club and the Central Re-
publican Club Before the meeting a number
of members 81 these clubs paraded through the
district-tha XXXIst-dressed in khaki, carry
ing red, white and blue pampas plumes and
small American flags The district was lit up
with the usual red fire, and there was general
display OF fireworks.
The meeting opened by those present singing
America"
WHAT MIR. BLISS SAID.
Edward A. Hartshorn, who led the singing,
then introduced the chairman for the evening.
Cornelius n. Bliss treasurer Of the Republican
National Committee. Mr. Bliss loudly
cheered. He said:
We have been hearing good deal of late about
apathy said 10 exist In the Republican ranks II
summer the presence of this great audience proves
elsewhere Harlem is wide awake up and doing
In something less than sixty days there Is to be
free people, living within union of forty five SOW
eregn States the question that will not only DIRECT
four years from Merch J. 9Gi but also the influence
81 s ge UNBORN EveFy % IN h
audience knows of the issues at stake-that on one
party locked in the deadly embrace Of a combina-
the head OF the Nation a man without experience
in government and who by his own confession
tees Of the fathers and OF the generations that
have followed IN their footsteps until they nave
builded nation second to none on the globe In
mon sense people Of the United States Will ntrust
great D5SSm aha a ND a1c nerest this Cove
peace and warm short IT'S National honor?
This Tammany alliance seems to be complete.
Its upon this great city is known all men.
Democratic State organization and 1t only remains
OF the United States Government and then shall
have an imperialism that VIII surpRss the widest
Let us look at the other side We Republicans are
charged by the Bryan Tamnlany alliance with hold
! McKfnley's Administration speak for itself.
at Canton on July I2 when the representatives. OF
al the States s b ard bT t 5e Reg en
! National Convention. The day was cool and beauti-
sS p p
the lined streets OF that pretty city and gath
house and listened Itc!tie speech OF Senator Ledge
stood in the midst the assembled multitude calm
ly speaking lone citizen to another OF the gTea
events that had occurred during his Administra ton
| 1t simple and homely scene one never to ot
forgotten by those present but W ~ o
eminent by, for. and of the people surely the mos
! imperiaIism in this scene. In that typical Amer
| lean assembage of. plain. honest citizens no ghosI
| Of RanTbIcan sim6icity-the very reverse OF I'm
periailsm ana despotism-has characterized tbs
| In the letter of acceptance Just now published
T Sare pr ess tue has gwen
extended report Of the acts Of his his Wh
can peruse that letter without being thanktul ina
| william Mckinley was in the Presidential chah
during the history making period of the last thre'
years.
HIS FIDELITY AND sELF-sACRIFICE.
In reviewing the various considerations which
! iii VITO in a.
| Cured to me that there is very effective in
aucnce which many may haye oDerI30ke tnat
rennarkabie fdelity and self-sacrice IN the ad
Tears No Pr@sdent except lincoln has beer
called upon to bear such enormous pGroens. or ma
| fniIy President McIiinleys Administration ha:
6 to be e9it e In 1ae t R sT Of
sponsibity which our President has had 10 endure
in words. 1t must. however, be appreciated by al
mSKcy has been Compelled to carry
a great warm fact what amounts to two wars
Chinese question. which might easily have plpngec
10 face storm of criticism and denunciation from
political opponents at home, second only to tina
he has risen to the occasion and performed hi
duty every one must acknowledge and history will
All through the hot summers he has stuck to hi
unable to secure any but the brefes. respites an
DemF o9 anG to 20 deny himself ali opponies 70
mingng with his fellow citizens in his own Stat
this grand record Of personal character will weig
minds minds and hearts Of ali true 4tizens
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SPEAKS
At the close of his speech Mr. Bliss intro
duced Charles Emory Smith, the Postmaster
General Mr. Smith frequently aroused the audi
ence 10 prolonged applause by his eloquent an
vivid speech He wRs frequently interrupted
owing IT Is said to his ignorance of New-Yor
conditions. Once he asked, Where under tn
flag is imperialism" He waited a moment an
then about dozen voices cried out together
In New-Y York" Mr. Smith said in part:
Bryan AID Organism were overwhelmingly beate
in 1895 because the people knew their success woul
mean general disaster 1t would have bghted tn
sacredness Of courts. would have undermined tn
the majesty OF law and its just judicial interpreta
ton, and would have carried us to the silver bas
|, Of such possible catastrophe sufficient
arouse and alarm the country and unite all think
Do the people realize that, great as would hay
been the shock cnused by Bryan's election fou
years his success now would produce ia
! greater convulsion? Do they understand that
doSble rsss6n for alarm bow WY Because
: have much more TO lose-because have
plunged 70 the same depths from a far highs
You fan from the seco No story tori and you az
! Of skysereper ana you are certain Of IT.
everywhere fully realized this truth In 1886 v
were already on low level Four years Of har
had prostrated business and paraiyzed indSstr
The exchanges Of the clearing houses Of the couy
ing as they ought to do year by year. they his
declined from 1872 during the succesdlng years
/ million workingmen were idle. Most OF those WI
he'd work had u only on Snort tme ana low wage
deposits i'm savings banks we're reduced, showir
make up the loss OF earnings, The annual COZ
sumption Of wheat In THIS country fel on over ~