Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-03
ROUSING RALLY.
Democratic Political Meeting Well At
tended Last Evening.

Democratic Political Meeting Well At
| tended Last Evening.
One of the most enthusiastic political
meetings held in Freeand for many
years took place at the Grand opera
house last evening The meeting was
held in the interest of the Democratic
legislative candidate, Hon. James A.
Sweeney, of Hazleton.
In response to music furnished by st.
AIMS band the opera house was well
filled when the gathering was called to
order by Chairman NJ. p. Camp
bell, of East Foster.
Secretary John j. McGill, of High
land, read the following list of vice
presidents: III. M. Breslin, DR.. e. w.
Rutter, John Shigo, james McHugh,
Peter Timony, Andrew Curney, T. A.
Buckley, Patrick Burke, Edward Muir
ply, Salvatore Vecci, Henry Hincer,
Michael Doggett, John McCole, j. 2.
Mcdonald, Charles Gallagher, Freeland;
James Brennan, Woodside; James
Gallagher, James McNelis, Highland;
Philip Brislin, Jeddo; John II. O'Don-
nell, Jacob Zeistloft, Drifton; Daniel
Roarty, Hugh McFadden, Eckley; Ed
ward Doubt, Pond Creek; Patrick
O'Bren, Upper Lehigb; Robert Hand
long, East Foster; John Shovlin, Sandy
Run; Andrew Enos, John Devinny,
Halle Brook.
The first speaker was John II. Bige-
low, Esq, of Hazleton, who delivered
an excellent address on Imperialism.
He traced through history the many
mighty but now almost forgotten nations
which were destroyed by succumbing to
the allurements of imperialism. He
pointed out the fact that the present
adminstra tion is following in the foot
steps of the countries which have made
themselves hated at home and abroad
by grasping for lands and crushing the
liberty-spirit of peoples, and showed
that America, to be brought back 20 the
lines which it prospered on for more
than a century, must change its polti-
cal rulers.
Hon. John II. Fow, whose long ex-
perience as a legislator at Harris
burg and criminal lawyer in Phila-
delphia, makes him an authority
on political matters, entertained and
instructed the audience with his vivid
descriptions of the methods of the Re-
publican party in the state legislative
halls. He gave ''inside history" of the
tricks played upon the people of Penn
sylvania by the men to whom the affairs
of state have been intrusted.
Mr.. Fow, however, was at his best in
| describing how the enormous majortes
are folled up for the dominant party in
| Philadelphia. Having taken an active
part on several occasions in the prose-
cution of illegal voters, repeaters, fraud
| ulent assessors, balot-box suffers and
others who aid in thwarting the will of
the people, the speaker gave personal
experience on the subject He also
quoted and proved the truth of OK
| Senator Quay's statement in speech
the previous night at West Chester,
where he declared the Republican ma
jority in Pennsylvania should be 10000,
not 300, 900.
The speaker gave q brief talk on the
Philippine troubles, tracing the war to
its source. He holds President McKin-
ley responsible for the enormous sacri-
| flee of life on that island.
Matt Long, of Hazleton, was the last
speaker. He gave one of his charac-
teristic rapid-6re addresses, paying par
ticular attention to the trust laws of the
state, which he says are openly violated
every day. He proved his assertions by
instancing local matters, such as the
proposed extensions of the Jersey Cen
tral Railroad to Hazleton and Freeland,
which failed because this road and those
which it would compete with upon en-
| tering these towns are dominated by
single head in direct violation of the
state laws. He also paid his respects to
the Coal trust in his usual plain Ian
guage. Mr. Long advised every voter
in the Fourth district to help to redeem
the state by voting for the Democratic
candidate for the legislature, Mr..
Sweeney.
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