The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-11-05
Addresses a Crowded Meeting
of BryaniteS.
CLEAR, LOGICAL
AND HUMOROUS
Turns the Shafts Of RidIeule Against Some Pet
Republican Claims e This Country Spending
More on War Than ia EdueatIcn.

The last Democratic rally OF the cam
paign was held Saturday evening in For.
esters' hail. whAa the voters were ad.
dressed by Hon. L. r.. skipworth, Of
Eugene, under the auspices of the Bryan
and Stevenson club. 1t is unfortun ate
that larger hall was not secured as the
room was crowded to its utmost seating
capacity, many sat on the floor, many
stood up throughout the evening, and
many more climbed the two flights of
stairs only TO 90 away unable to gain
admission. II was noticeable that very
few Republicans we're present, though
voters OF all other parties have turned
out literally to hear the Republican
speakers who have been here lately.
The speaker Of the evening was intro
duced by President s. l.. Hayden and
commenced. his address promptly at 8
o'clock and spoke about one hour and
a half closing at 8: 80 against the protests
Of his audience. Mr.. Skipworth is a
lively and interesting speaker. accurate
in his statements of fact, logical in his
conclusions, and with good command
of humor, and a good.natured sarcasm
which held his opponents up to deserved
TO ridicule.
He handled the Philippine question.
imperialism, trusts and the money
question, touching the latter lightly. He
ask why II this country is 30 prosperous,
1t is necessary TO go over and shoot the
Filipinos in order to trade with them
we can not trade with dead Filipinos.
And II this were wise policy in the
why would il not
be wise policy in ChinaP
China has insulted our flag and murder.
ed our people. Why not go over and
shoot them down for trader Why did
Mr.. Mckinley adopt the policy Of with
drawing our troops as soon as possible2
is a rich country; why not go
over and lick her and get her trader
He reminded his hearers that the
Democratic party had always tried TO
extend our foreign trade, while the
Republican party had tried to build up
a Chinese wall around this country to
keep out foreign trade and confine our
trade to the home market.
In regard to events in the Philippines,
and the Republican claim that we never
or had any understanding
with the Filipinos, he reminded his
hearers that Dewey furnished arms to
Aguinaldo from the Cavite arsenal. and
asked: "Do we arm our enemies?" to
which some one in the audience respond
I'd, mot muchp'
He turned the shafts Of ridicule
against Tom Tongues assertion that not
more than 2O. 900 Filipinos are or have
Deen in insurrection. He said that II
hat number OF Filipinos have for two
Years successfully opposed $1,000 Ameri-
,an soldiers, they are certainly too good
nen TO be slaves
lie paid a glowing tribute TO our vol.
inteeT soldiery, and cpntended that we
lad no need Of a large standing army.
He showed that Mckinley asked for J
IN increase OF the standing army to
100000 after the Spanish war was
over and before hostilities
With the Filipinos broke out. Hanne
md the syndicates want to exploit those
Stands and they want large standing
army 10 keep down those people at the
public expense while they get all the
profit. A few syndicates will gobble up
The trade OF those islands as Clause
spreckles has gobbled up the sugar
.rade Of the Hawaiian Islands. |