The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-10-25
REPUBLICANS AGAIN..
They Possess the City Monday Even
ing = An Unprecedented
Enthusiasm.
CONGRESSMAN COOPER SPEAKS
The Parade and Demonstrations on the
tSEreets Recall the Days of Grant
And Lincoln The Speech

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of men in the line of march with their
transparencies, torches and shouts for
Mckinley and Roosevelt; the vast
lcrowds of huzzaing people that
fthronged the streets; the bands of mu-
sic; the stores, public buildings and
private residences brilliant with lights
and their decorations of national col
ors; Old Glory unfur1ed from the
house tops, windows and every avail
able nook or corner; the stars and
stripes floating over the streets of the
city, and the general excitement and
enthusiasm manifested recalled the
| stirring days of Lincoln, Grant and
| Blaine and gave evidence that the Re
publican spirit has not been so aroused
in Kenosha county in years as it is
| today.
The members Of the Mckinley and
Roosevelt Rough Rider Marching Club
with over a hundred infantry and fifty
| cavalry, all in the Kacki uniform, as
semb1ed at the Republican Headquar-
| tiers early in the evening. About 7:3O
the infantry escorting carriage car
rying F. M. Roberts, of Racine, attor-
neY James Cavanagh and the speaker
of the evening, the Hon. H. A. Cooper,
of Racine, Congressman of the First
District, proceeded, headed by the
Compton Band, to the Simmons works,
where they were joined by 50Oinfantry
representing the Prosperity Marching
Club of the Simmons Works lead by
/ their own band of thirty pieces.
Returning to the Headquarters the
procession was met by the guard of
honor, consisting of fifty horsemen,
and the march was continued up Mar
ket street, around West Main street
and down Prairie avenue, everywhere
greeted by the vociferations of throngs
of people who had caught the spirit
Down Main street to the opera house
| the march was almost blockaded by
the crowds on the streets, and the
music of the bands was drowned in
the shout for Mckinley and Roosevelt,
or the demonstrations aroused by the
sentiment of some transparency.
| Shortly after 8. O'Clock Attorney
James Cavanagh, chairman of the
/ meeting, introduced the speaker. A
storm of applause greeted the name OF
Congressman Cooper. After a few
preliminary remarks, regretlng the
| fact that it had so seldom been his
pleasure to address an audience IN
Kenosha, Mr.. Cooper proceeded to the
| discussion of the issues of the CAM
paign. They were taken up IN their
| ~ S+11xT a =
was ana1yzed and presented to the
audience on it's merits. There was no
| little fun had at the expense of the
Democratic party, so-ca1led, aroused
chiefly by the emptiness of the issues
presented in theirCplatfOrm, especially
the paramount issue" of imperialism.
The speaker said that twas an easy
thing to appea1st the latent desire OF
most people for change. People are
usually ready for change providing
they can be persuaded that it is for
their betterment. In 1892 the Demo
cratic party appealed to this change
ab1eness and succeeded in inducing the
belief that change of administration
was what the people needed. The
change came and as a result OF the
| change there came another change in
, the administration as soon as ever the
people had an opportunity to make it.
| The change made in 1892 did not pan
out well and as consequence another
change was deemed necessary. The
ground for tn desire of change in
1892 was the seeming depression in
1 soLa - rL1% n
| change would remeny. The remedy
not being effective, except of greater
depression, another change was con-
illuminated in 1896. This time the rem
edy has been effective of good and if
there are some who are ssti11 unsatis-
fed, there are many more who are
highly satisfedYand content to let good
| enough alone.
! Mr.. Cooper said that the Democrats
would have little reason to antagonize
the Republican party this year because
they have no party of their own in the
field. no 1eader..to follow, no pledges to
make nor redeem, and none to whom
to give their allegiance unless it be
the Republican party. He said that
the party led by Mr.. Bryan is the Pop
u1ist party. It's principles are the
principles of POpulism, and it has
usurped the place of the Democratic
party.
In speaking of the trusts the Con-
/ gresham said that there are such
things as re.susua1ly conceived and
termed as trusts, and their existence
could not besdenied whatever might be
the technical definition of the word
''trust". But these, he said, are not
necessarily HARMFUL are not special
creation and are the natural and in
eyitab1e result of economic and indus
trial conditions, of the nature of man
and his relation with his fellow man,
and of the universal desire of man to
curb unrestricted competition.
!, He cited the labor unions as an in
stance of the trust and an evidence of
the truth of this statement. The labor
unions are formed for the protection of