Evening star., 1900-10-01
SOUND MONEY! MEN
Numerous Citizens Hear Q Political
Theories Enunoiiated.
TIE ISSUE DECLARED 70 Be ls 10 |
Indiana Republicans II'Gstfate Their
Party Substance.
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PROTEST AGAIN ST RATES S

Masonic Hall, at 9th and F streets, held
large numbers of representative business
men Saturday night, who were attracted to
| the meeting held there by the Sound Mon
ey and Good Government Club. Haley
Orchestra played a number of selections
while the audience was gathering, and the
hall was filled when President B. ii. War
ner called the meeting to order He said
political enthusiasm was apparently lack
ing in Washington, and 1t is the intention
to stir 1t up. He paid high tribute to Pres
ident McKinley's administration. and said
it will be a national calamity If 1t Is not
| continued in it's power-its continuance
meaning progress, prosperity and patriot
| ism. There was a salvo of noes" when he
asked his hearers If they desired such a
| change.
Mr.. James T. Dubois, United States con-
| sui general to Switzerland, was introduced.
! Referring to criticisms upon his course of
taking active part In the republican cam
| paign while on leave of absence from MS
| consular position, he said he wanted to be
| fair to his country. but first of all he
wanted to be fair to his conscience. He
| had never cast ballot for a President. he
| said but now he had crossed the ocean at
his own expense to cast his first one
| Il shall always express myself, either In
| or out of public service, he declared, lust
| as please. The inaienable right of man
| is free and decent speech"
| In the further course of his remarks Mr..
| Dubois said:
"The republican party indorses the re-
publican relief committee which has res
| cued our struggling industries and rest )red
them to strength Swiss trade in American
| goods jumped from nine millions of dollars
| under the Wilson bill to fourteen millions
| under the Dingley tariff. The American In
| ventor is the great price-pounder of today,
while the republican party has been pound
| ing up the wages of American labor"
| Mr.. G. H. Duell, commissioner of pat
| ents, made one of his characteristic
speeches, keeping his audience in continu-
| Gus laughter by the amusing anecdotes
| with which he emphasized the points of
| his address. The great issue of 1900 was
the same as the great issue In 1896 he
said If the republicans win no party viii
| ever place in It's platform plank demand
| ing the free coinage of silver at 16 to l.
| He characterized the democratic cry of
| Imperialism absurd. Even Mr.. Bryan
| If elected would not dare to pull down the
American flag In the islands. for the title
| of the American people to them was as
good as their title to Porto Rico There
was no reason why the United States
/ every reason why they should. Only by
holding the islands could the nation hold
| its own In the orient
Speaking of trusts, Mr. Duen said they
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| cans and democrats. and that there was
no politics in them. They should be curb
| ed and he told his hearers to remember
that the first bill ever presented to check
| them was offered by a republican and
| signed by republican President.
! Mr.. H. Clay Evans. commissioner OF PEN
sions, had been announced as one OF the
/ speakers but was unavoidably prevented
| from keeping his engagement.
Indiana Republican, show Substance.
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| ington showed the substantial stuff they
are made Of Saturday night at a meeting
Of the Indiana Republican a association held
| in Metzerott's Hall No less than 100 of
| them paid in an initiation fee of S12 each,
| making the financial secretary's strong box
| 81 300 stronger President X. T. Tracewell
| occupied the chair and introduced Mr.. w.
| W. Dudley, ex-commisSioner OF pensions,
who briefly addressed himself to the issues
| of the campaign. 1t is said that number
of those who joined the association Satur-
day night are also members of the Young
Mons Indiana Republican Association,
which recently organized, because. 1t
is understood, the initiation fee of the older
body was regarded as too high. They have
not, however, abandoned the new Dody,
but are members of both.
Protest Against Railroad Rates.
Republicans temporarily residing in
Washington. but who voters in Kan
sas, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin, Ne
braska, Iowa and Colorado. met Saturday
night at Typographical Temple to consider
the rates made by the railroads for voters
who will go west Of the Missouri river to
cast their ballots. The rate of one and one
third fares for the round trip to points be-
yond Chicago and st. Louis was considered
as unjust and discriminating, and a vigor-
Gus protest was drawn up which will be
filed with the republican congressional COM
mttee. The protest will be presented by
the committee to the Eastern Traffic Asso-
citation, which meets tomorrow in New
York.
The rate at general elections hitherto
has been one fare for the round trip to all
points, tickets being secured by voters
from local. agents of railroads upon orders
from the congressional committee. 1t is
declared by the voters in far western states
affected by the one and one-third rate that
1t will have the effect of preventing a
large number Of them from going home
1t is regarded probable that a one-fare
arrangement will be secured after the pas
senger association has further considered
the question.
Issues Discussed mt Falls Church.
Saturday night the Council Hall at Falls
Church, Va, well filled with voters,
who had assembled to transact the business
Of the Mckinley and Roosevelt Campaign
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