New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-17

Mark Hanna down who makes the statement
that ever received one dollar for the stand l
have taken is a wilfuI and malicious liar Mr..
Davis remarked in characteristic language and
turning to the press seats he added sneeringly,
And let the newspapers give that the same
circulation that they have given to those lies"
Mr.. Davis maligned in vituperative words the
action taken by the Government in maintaining
a neutral attitude toward the Boer war, and
| went to the length also, of making most sour
rilous attack upon Secretary Hay.
DAvIs's DENUNCIATIONs.
Mr.. Davis said in part:
My countrymen. I am here before you tonight
| for the first time in the city of New-York as a
| The time is hand in this Republic when Ameri,
can patriotism should assert itself for one STAND
republics not only in the United States, but in the
| Hawaii. might just well Tell you what started
me on the road to Democracy About year o ago
business why or when did go. After getting down
there 1 visited the Beers of the two south African
| Republics. 1 told by the British agents and
ony that the Beers could speak only the Dutch lam
suage, that they could not speak English, ana
language they would surely kill him.
HIS EXPERIENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA.
When arrived in the South African Republic, |
| found that the average man and woman cOuId
| speak the English language as well as ! could.
civilized band Of men and Women whose only
crime was that they were fighting for their liberty
sons in the two South African republics who could
| that somebody had lied TO me in cane Town /
| mingled among the Beers in their homes, in their
bTaVer more bonest say rnore 90 penerons kinder
hearted people do not live anywhere than the Beers
! OF South Africa They were more civilized zap
! South Africa I saw the British soldiers who went
down there to eivilze the Beers. and they almost
| children of the British aristocracy. They Were
lied nation for the purpose of shooting civilization
| into the poor Beers with red hot iron shells and
guns 6fter fndioR ont that the British charge
that the Beers were savages was a lie I returned
| 70 this country. I went to the President of the
power TO get the President to have this Admins
6raon set Itself right before the World II is an
| that this Administration was not supporting the
Of the world Would ere this have interyened in be-
! half of the Beers: and that was Power that has
Britain has never been our friend, is not now and
But that is not all. my countrymen. II this Ad-
mlnistratif1n had maintained absolute neutrality,
voice"That is So It has been ascertatned that
| National ADMINISTRATION through its educational
department circulated innqmeTable documents
manufacture sympathy in favor of the British
Interior Department did. Did that look much like
fbs is mot hs RoeT enyoys Bps
here .5s mission tell this Govern
thew we're compelled to leave the White House
without having been permitted to one word OF
| the STATE Department. There they were ushered
man who a few years ago was Ambassador from
| this country to Great Britain and who known
there His name is Job5 Hay Secretary Of STATE
ssss DO not w9nder tna[ o, yo9 Mss him he
t3Ea found his mail vas being opened by British
naiy returned to this country on leave of absence
| affairs, Then there was but one man in eighty
man whose s1pa tbes for the British could be re-
lied on 70 sufficient extent TO be 2ppointed consul
OF school And the ENJOYS TO this Secretary
% aid 10 he tf o 9F ReoT ev could ID ay one %ord
he put his hand in his pocket and took out care,
to the astonished Beers the attitude Of this Admin
between them sat Sir julian Pa1nfefote he Fiji
! Philadelphia convention talked personallr TO
ana what do YOU suppose the7- said they said
why, Nj Davis, we synpathize with the Beers as
Want want ANYTHING in the platform
When Mr. Davis talked about the bronco the
six shooters and Teddy" he did not get the
sort of response he waited for. The audience
cheered Roosevelt almost az loudly Bryan
and far more than Stevenson.
Mayor Jones was we'll received but the crowd
seemed tired Of shouting. and allowed his
speech to run on without applause. His last
words like those of other speakers were: will
lam Jennings Bryan" and az them the audience
cleared its throat and tried TO cheer. Mr.. Jones
showed a tender regard for himself and the
preceding speaker by referring to MY fellow
statesman. Webster Davis"
sTANCHFIELD ON STATE ISSUES
John B StanchfeId's name brought some loud
shouts, but as he began to speak
Z large part of his hearers started 70 leave the
hall. He said in part:
. 10 devise a system which would make him supreme
in the State. independent OF majority OF his fell
low citizens; q system which would give him power
10 levy tribute upon the rich and to compel the
weak, which would place his clutch upon the
which would enable him, in short TO establish the
most offensive and most expansive bossisIn can
which the Republican party has clamped upon this
State during three short admtnstra lions.
1t is not difficult to believe that this system is
| adopted with the exact purpose / have described
and pushed on bv lesser chieftains in all parts OF
/ the State who would share the power and catch
tpr az The Safe ~ TevYorL MAJ now see
! spreading over the State under Republican rule.
/ a system which gives him all the opportunity ne
could desire II is system fast making the state
! OF New-YOrk dukedom, with the Governor or the
/ The legislation passed by the Republican L,egis-
lature OF 1895, and popularity known as the Ramapo
/ measure with reference TO which. in the language
! OF my opponent, remedial legislatt ton mas any
thing do. In its present form IT affects the entre
/ State and is menace to the people OF the state
/ long IL remains upon the statute books Inc
waters Of this State belong OF right 10 the pS0ple
! within whose territorial subdivision they lie Ihey
have the first right to the use Of them and me me
mas the power to authorize individuals or corpora
tions. where the emergency arises 10 ta take Jl5
elsewhere. II never Intended nor eNPseteu
that measure would De passed Dy am i pseonis
unable 10 respond in pecuniary demands 10 any ,1