Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-27
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING AT
TRACTS A LARGE CROWD.
Addresses by Mr, r. Walton Moore
and Attorney General Montague
-Other News Items.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King st.
Pan TalenbOue No 1OR

BELL Telephone No. 1862
ALEXANDRIA. Va, October q. 1900.
The most representative and enthusiastic
democratic mass meeting held in this city
since the opening of the campaign took
place at the Opera House on King street.
last evening, under the auspices of the city
democratic committee and the Bryan. Stew
enson and Rixey Campaign Club. The an
nouncement that Attorney General A ].
Montague of Richmond and Mr.. R. Walton
Moore of Fairfax would deliver addresses
attracted a great crowd, large proportion
of which was composed of ladies, who were
assigned seats in the gallery. When the
meeting was called to order by Mr.. Gard
L. Boothe there was scarcely standing
room within the doors. Among those on
the platform were Attorney General Mon
tague, Mr.. r. w Moore, Mayor George L.
Simpson. Messrs. Gardner l.. Boothe, O. f.
Garter, w Kemper, Samuel G. Brent, Leon
ard Marbury Daniel Stansburg, Maj. r. W.
Hunter. Hubert Snowden, Joseph E. Will
lard. W. H. May, George H. Rucker, DR..
Cox, Frank Lyon. r. l.. Richardson, B. B.
Smith, Frank Hill and others.
Mr.. Moore was the first speaker whom
Mr.. BoOthe presented to the audience. At
ter referring to his pleasant acquaintance
with the people of Alexandria, the speaker
launched out upon a current of invective
against the republican party in regard to
the Philippines. He characterized the pol
Icy of the administration in the matter as
being little better than a theft, and said
that honest Americans denounced it as
such. Mr.. Moore ridiculed the idea that the
course Of this government in the islands
beyond the Pacific was regulated with a
view of extending civilization and Chris
tfantty. 1t was the speakers belief that
the imperialisic tendencies of this country
found striking prototypes in the histories
OF ancient governments whose despotism
led them to destruction. Mr. Moore said
Teddy Roosevelt was the all-day-vaude-
Vile of the republican party. Nevertheless
said the speaker, he was to be preferred to
President Mckinley.
Referring to the principles of self-govern-
ment and independence, the speaker warn
ed his hearers against the wrong of refus-
Ing these blessings to others. He spoke in
glowing terms of those struggling to main
tain the integrity of their national life He
glorted in the spirit of the South African
Beers. fighting in the last ditch for their
homes and firesides, and he deprecated the
attitude of this government In turning a
dear ear to the despairing cry of the dying
burghers. Mr.. Moores utterances on these
lines induced sympathetic responses from
his hearers A fine tribute to the leader of
democracy was made. and the speaker de-
clared that he would rather be Mr. BRYAN
IN oe1eat than Mr.. Mckinley in victory.
Mr.. Montague's Address.
Attorney General Montague then spoke,
making his first appearance before an Alex
andria audience. He was greeted with ire
mendous cheering and his first words about
the ladies present caught the crowd. The
aspirant for the office of governor of the
state INDUCED in wit and humor and
charmed the assemblage Commencing to
MS hearers the principles of the democratic
party as a safeguard to the state In all
times and all emergencies, Mr. Montague
discussed the questions involving the future
destiny of the United States Trusts. he
declared, constituted a great menace to the
liberties of the people. He said they were
the foundation stones of the republican
superstructure, but that the democratic
party eschewed them as unmitieated evils
Ihelr power was represented to be in opera
lion against the election of Mr. BRYAN as
the trust managers looked upon him as a
terrible enemy.
MT Montague touched a responsive chord
when he referred to that section of the
Kansas city platform in favor of the cleo
uoh OF United States senators by popular
vote He said that when that was accom-
pllshed there would be not a house of lords
put house of commons. This question was
discussed at some length, and the speakers
belief that 1t would be the best method OF
securing honesty and fairness in the choice
OF senators was evidently shared by a great
majority of those present.
Inc speaker referred to the republican
wee presidential candidate as a buck-iump-