The Topeka state journal., 1900-09-21
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Roosevelt club, the E1ambeau CLUB,
| First ward club, Second ward club,
Third ward club, Fifth ward club, Sixth
ward club and marching club of the
| Twenty-third regiment. Jackson's s
| Twenty third Regiment band headed the
parade, and four drum corps were scat
| tered in the ranks of the paraders
Aside from the musicians there were at
| least 400 marchers in line.
Senator Burrows was warmly greeted
on entering the hall, slightly in advance
| of the marching partisans- Although
| the exercises were half hour behind
| schedule time, audience that filed
/ the parquet and balcony waited with
| great patience The marchers speedily
! filled up the remaining desirable seats
| of the two lower floors, and left some
| of the late cOmers to take the gallery, a
| chance of which few availed themselves.
| The county committee sent out a speak
| er to hold overflow meeting in the
/ front Of the house, but the crowd had
| gone away before the arrangement
| occupied the vice presidents chairs upon
| the stage.
County Chairman James E. Larimer
| speedily introduced Judge T. F. Carver
as chairman of the meeting, after the
| Washburn quartette had sung a politi-
cal song and the band had played
| Judge Carver opened the meeting with
| due reference to the gratifying inaug-
uration of the campaign of 1900 in
| which, he said, two great parties are
contesting for the supremacy. Both par
/ ties have made records ana IL is the
citizens right to look and see which in
| vites his confidence for promises in the
future.
1.-The Republican party" Judge Carver
| said, "is the only party for the past
| forty years that dare uncover its record
| and invite inspection; the only one that
| dares to promise for the future, pointing
| to those in the past fulfilled.
1.-The Democratic party is now without
| principles. For the past four years it
| has had a struggle to hold on to a name
and avoid being swallowed by Bryan
ism. Originating nothing, accepting
nothing, Organism is no more than
protest against existing conditions Four
years ago Mr.. Bryan challenged you to
find dollar in your pocket and predict
ed dire penury to follow. Today, as you
Jingle your dollars, he tries to convince
you that they are mere phantoms, pros
perity an idle, empty dream
Some may follow the lead of false
teachers, but the people are also wise
enough to get out of a confidence game
Next November the people of Kansas
will repudiate the hypocrisies of Bryan
ism by a majority of $4,000 and then
some.''
When Senator Burrows acknowledged
his Introduction as gentleman who had
been go years in congress, in touch with
all great questions of the day since the
reconstruction" to '-intelligently discuss
the issues of the day the hoarseness of
much campaigning was apparent in his
voice. As he proceeded quietly and i'm
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he spoke for an hour in even tones.
Senator Burrows holds an audience by
the ease of his address as well as by
bright quiet wit.
His address touched on a great num-
Der of the leading questions. He dwelt
for considerable time early in his adj
and free coinage which, he said. would
be the first fruits of change of policy
in electing Mr.. Bryan.
TT is a serious thing to elect presi-
n - ffod for TQ11r
rows began, because of possible changes
in policy to follow There are nine gen.
tlemen running this year. Every one
can see the contest lies between McKin-
ley and Bryan. When you count the vote
in November one or the other will be
elected, and I might say confidentially
it won't be Mr.. Bryan, because L have
great confidence in the intelligence of
the American people"
Senator Burrows next paid his respects
to Col. Bryan's numerous nominations,
and his acceptance of them from Silver
Republicans, Populists and anti-Im-
peria1ists- The Democratic leader was
prepared to be all things to attain the
presidency, he said, and referring to
Bryan's letter of acceptance, HE says
if you'll elect me just once, that's all
I'll ask for The speaker denominated
the various parties supporting Mr..
Bryan as the allied powers
The speaker called attention to
Democracy's reaffirma ton of the Chi
cago platform to indicate that the first
thing 1t meant was Tree Iraue. MT.
Bryan, he asserts, is more for free trade
than Mr. Cleveland, that the difference
between the '92 and 1900 campaigns was
seen in this parallel, Cleveland was for
free trade, so is Bryan, Cleveland was
against free coinage of silver, Bryan is
for it, and by the election of the allied
powers just as sure as this government
stands, you will have both before 1901
ends"
Campaign apathy was explained as
due to lack of time for talking politics
on street corners, because men are at
work Change of policy in % gave lots
of time to idlers in the last campaign.
toned. Mustered out, gone out of bus
mess
Senator Burrows referred to the $780,
100000 bonds about becoming due, as the
vehicle by which Mr. Bryan, if elected,