The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-03
PRECEDED BY A BIG PARADE
ALL OF THE SPEECHES WE'RE EN-
ENTHUSIASTICALLY RECEIVED.
Bishop Arnett, s. A. McEIwee of Ten
nessee and Nelson Crews
the Speakers.

was an immense outpouring of the colored
people of this city. Tomlinson Hall was
packed TO the doors and the aisles were
crowded with people who patiently stood
during the entire meeting. No such meet
ing of colored people was perhaps ever be-
fore witnessed in this city. The colored
voter applauded the sentiments of the most
eloquent of Republican orators, and IN his
cheers there was no uncertain ring
The exercises in the hall did not begin
until after o'clock. The proceedings were
delayed because of the big street dem
onstration that took place between and
8 o'clock, in which 1900 colored people
marched or rode in procession that
seemed to have no end. The parade did
not start until after s o'clock, but when
it came it was greeted with the cheers of
the people who waited for it. Charles w.
Brown was the chief marshal. James M.
Shelton was chief of staff and Jesse n.
Ringgold was adjutant Jacob Porter was
marshal of the first division, Watson Rich
ardson was marshal of the second division
and John 3. Williams was marshal of the
third. In forming for the parade the di-
visions rested on West Michigan, Vermont
and New York streets, near West street.
LINE OF MARCH.
The line of march was north on West
street to Indiana avenue, south on Indiana
avenue to Capitol avenue. south on Capitol
avenue to Washington street. east on
Washington street to New Jersey street.
countermarch on Washington street to
Pennsylvania street, north on Pennsylvania
street to Market street and east on Market
street to Tomlinson Hall.
The column, as 1t marched through the
streets, brought with it a glare of brilliant
lights of various colors. The marchers
carried red and green torches. The diff
ferent organizations carried banners, many
OF them peculiarly significant. One of
them read, I'VE Prefer Four More Years of
Hearty Eating" The Fifth Ward Over
street Club carried a banner which said,
I'VE Want Overstreet and All the Rest"
One organization had banner on which
were the words, Eve Are Going to Nail the
Flag to the Philippines.Are You with Tsp
Flag" One banner, which created much
amusement along the line of march. de-
clared, I'VE Are Not Paid to March" In
the parade were several carriages and tally
hos, I'm which gayly dressed women and
girls rode and cheered and waved small
flags. BY the time the parade was over
Tt mllnson Hall was pretty well crowded.
and by 8 O'Clock there was scarcely stand
ing room. The different organizations We're
cheered they came into the hall. The
stage was crowded with the vice presidents
and their families.
DR.. S. A. Furniss called the meeting to
order and Rev. j. w. Carr was the presid-
ing chairman. The speakers We're Bishop
Arnett. of the A. NJ. Z. Church, S. A. Nc
Elwee and Nelson Crews. The Third Ward
Glee Club furnished vocal music. Bishop
Arnett was the first speaker. lie aroused
the enthusiasm of the audience at the start
by saying, Mr.. Chairman, ladies and gen.
tlemen, and by the grace Of the Repub-
lican party, fellow-citzens-" Bishop Ar
nett made an eloquent talk and almost
every sentence was cheered. Women waved
handkerchiefs and flags and men waved
their hats and cheered ut is said by the
chief seditionist of Indianapolis" declared
Bishop Arnett, that the negroes are going
to vote for Bryan" mo, no. cried hun
dreds of voices Bishop Arnett paid an
eloquent tribute to the memory of Lincoln
and Grant, Sherman and Sheridan, and
Governor Oliver p. Morton. What a
wonderful thing it is TO be American
citizen" declared the bishop. 1.-The next
thing to being a child of God is to be
grand Republican" This sentiment
ceived with rousing cheers and waving Of
handkerchiefs. After Bishop Arnett had
been speaking a few minutes some one in
the audience called out, How about Till
mann? "Oh, L don't talk about polecats."
shouted the bishop. In his closing remarks
Bishop Arnett said with great eloquence
and feeling: II adjure you in the name of
the fallen comrades of 81 and 60; / appeal
TO you In the name OF the blood spilled in
the Spanish-American war; L appeal TO YOU
in behalf of the soldier boys in the Philip
pines, let US send a cheer of greeting to
them, and when we send the glad tidings
next Tuesday let il be that we have re-
elected that splendid man, William Nc
Kinley."
MR.. MELwEE HEARD.
S. A. McElwee. of Tennessee, former
member OF the Tennessee Legislature fol-
lowed Bishop Arnett i'm brief remarks. He
talked of the record of the colored men dur
ing the civil war and of what they did in the
Spanish-American war. 1.-The time has
come for action he said. "and every man
should constitute himself committee of
one, that on next Tuesday we will have
{. funeral and bury Organism deep. One
of the greatest calamities that could be-
fall this country on next Tuesday would
be the election of William j. Bryan"
At the conclusion of Mr.. McElwee's re-
marks a telegram was read from Judson
Lyons. OF Washington, saying that on ac-
count of engagements in the East, ii was
impossible for him to attend The meeting
Another telegram was read from Gurey
Brewer, a colored campaign speaker, OF this
city, who wired from Charlottesville: II
send greetings. The brightest stars in the
political armament are Mckinley and
Roosevelt"
The last speaker was Nelson Crews. of
Missouri. who aroused the audience TO a
high pitch of enthusiasm. He asserted that
thirty-seven years ago a meeting of this
kind would have been an impossibility
I'VE could not have held a political meet
ing those days" he said, presided over by
cclored chairman and addressed by colored
orators.
BAYING OF BLOoDHOUNDS.
I'm those days the only thing we could
hear was the bsying of a bloodhound, the
crack OF the whip OF the overseer and the
voice of the auctIoneer selling your mother
and my mother into fresh bondage. When
IL seemed that there was no hope for US
nc liberty for US, it was then that the Re-
publican party sprang into existence and
came 10 us through Abraham Lincoln and
gave our liberty. What's the use for me
TO talk about imperialism. or militarisrn,
or trusts, or any OF the things that Bryan
says are the issues. The paramount issue
with US. my brothers. is to have a fair and
equal opportunity In this life. We need
not fear Imperialism at the hands of the
Republican party We can afford 10 trust
II &c go into the islands of the sea, into
the Orient-anywhere- The Democratic
party was for expansion once. 1t wanted
TO expand the slave trade all over the
country and bring II into Indiana You
fellows I'm Indiana were foolish enough to
help elect Grover Cleveland In 1892 and yoL
know What you got
Soup. SOUP cried a voice.
The black man." continued Mr.. Crews