Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
"BRYANISM."
Keynote of the Democratic Rally We'd
nesday Evening.

I Speeches Against "Imperisllsm" by
Thomas w. uolonsy of Rutland and
GamsIIeI Bradford OF BostOn---a
! Coed Audience was Present.
Anti.expansion, anti-imperialism, anti
monarchism anti-despotism, anti-trusts
in short, Bryanism-was the key
note and ever present strain of the
| Democratic rally held in the Audi
forum Wednesday evening. The audience
which greeted the speakers filed the par
quet, parquet circle, balcony, and overflow
ed into the first rows of the gallery. 1t
was composed of about one-third women
| and children, one-third Republicans, and
the remainder Democrats of the different
persuasions. The speakers, Thomas w.
Moloney of Rutland and Gamaliel Brad
| ford of Boston, did not as much as
mention the silver question which was
the paramount ISSUE of 1896, but
confined themselves principally TO knock
ing the straw out of the imperialism"
scarecrow. Music was furnished by the
First Regiment band which occupied
seats on the platform behind these
prominent Democrats: John Calvin, d.
z. Cobb, Michael j. Moran, Charles End
Itch, A. N. Wyatt, George Il. Burns,
jeremiah Riley, Jacob G. Ullery, and Pat
rick II. brisbane.
Mr.. Moloney was introduced to the
audience by Mr.. Calvin, and he was greet
ed by whistles and cheers from the rs-
ing generation in the gallery, and applause
from the remainder of the house. In the
opening of his speech, which lasted one
hour and - minutes, Mr.. Moloney very
craftily got on the right side of his audience
by pointing out the Importance of the
| ofa Of pol
consequence, expecting those of his hear
ers who are anti-Bryan to forget that
by cutting down Vermont's major
ity in the state election they are doing
more oTards Bryans election than by
anything else in their power. Mr. Moloney
went on to tell how the Republican party
in Vermont had never taken the voters in
10 confidence, and made the statement that
Vermont had not kept up with the pro-
cession of progress, and that there was
something materially wrong in the man
agement of the state affairs. One of the
reasons, he said, for our siow-footedness
was because we did not have a local option
law, and he even went so far as to make
the statement that it was more important
to settle Vermonts liquor question in the
next legislature than was the question of
whether Mr.. Mckinley or Mr.. Bryan was
elected. Mr.. Moloney then arragned the
corporation tax law, wept over the corrupt
methods of Vermont's officials, citing the
expenses Of Gov. Grout on the Nashville
excursion and Adjutant General Peck
at the Old Guard ball and begged the
Republicans to join hands with the Dem
ocrats in obtaining the redress which
will never come as long as the Republican
party is in power in this state. Next he
| hra rahaI int a
attacked the trusts and imperialism"
using against the latter such stock phrases
as "Why should we shoot the poor Fill
pinos?" "Our country is fast becoming al
most an empire" etc, etc. After Mr.
Moloney's address the band played sell
ection and about one-third Of the audience
went home.
BY way of introduction of Gamalel
Bradford of Boston, the next speaker, Mr..
| Calvin read letter of regret from ex Sen
ator George 5. Boutwell,, whom he had
tried TO secure as a speaker at the rally.
Mr.. Bradford's speech was devoted almost
wholly to the issue of Imperialism, and was
a rabid TRADE against the present admins
tration and its policy at home and in the
Philippines. Mr.. Bradford warned his
hearers against the terrible calamity which
is hanging over this country on account
| OF the power which the Weather classes
are gaining over the poor. If the princi.
pies of liberty are to be handed down in
tact, he said, we must elect w. j. Bryan.
Vermont can help in this matter by cutting
down as much as possible the Republican
majority in the coming election. Again
reference to the fact that 1--WE are fast be-
coming an empire, and few other stock
phrases. According to Mr.. Bradford the
central power at Washington is fast wip.
ing out the powers of the separate states.
Mr.. BradfoId's idea as to the cause of the
war in the Philippines is that it is mainly
for the purpose of building up an immense
standing army, for what use he did not
say. He painted luril pictures of the hor-
rors of the war, and gave vivid descrip-
tions of the brutalities of the American
soldiers there He also arraigned Mr.. Nc
Kinley in his action regarding the war with
Spain and since then, saying that his policy
was to do one thing and say another, and
entreated all lovers of liberty, that price
less principle" to rescue the country from
the grasp of Imperialism by electing w. j.
| Bryan.
| There were few people in the Audito-
rum when Mr.. Bradford ceased speaking.