New-York tribune., 1900-09-29
GERMANS BIG MEETING.
ENTHUSIASM FOR MKINLEY AND RoOSE-
WELT AT A GATHERING IN HAIR
LEM-LETTER FROM AM
BASSADOR WHITE


one-hundred-and-hrst-st. and Columbus-ave.
Carl scheuer, the chairman made brief speech
in German telling his hearers why they. Ger
nan-Americars, should vote for Mckinley and
Roosevelt They agreed with him. expressing the
agreement in such an emphatic way that It often
stopped the speech
Ludwig F. Thoma followed with another short
address in German, and then Chairman scheuer
introduced Arthur Briesen
In his address Mr.. Won Briesen spoke of the
issues in this way:
regard the position OF Bryan as absolutely
unfair and dishonest His issues are not sincere.
ne desired 16 70 l Now he comes up with this old
ah H Whsn fat R se ne now Non f has o fef5d 6s
VINO %no condemned his free silver plank last time, ne
Ihis issue Of his 8 in my opinion, fraudulent
S NeFt H.. comes sati-sxPsHsi2n wgen BRYAN forced
Of him TO aght expansio9 1o Is haroly rar
sta Re RmGS[ss De Ss ia are burglars @ TR are [yng 70
d:sPossess the present Administration Do not dis
regard your patriotic duty II IS 10 save this coun
Try from distress and possibly ruin.
Carl Hauser spoke next. His speech was in Ger
man and kept all those who knew that language
in laughter few who were not German-Amert-
cans soon began TO shout; Give US some Of It in
English" To keep them quiet he dropped few
phrases like Gold as trust stock on ice"
"BARKIs IS wI1L1N."
Abraham Gruber here interrupted with. Bryan
/ doesn't Ike TO hear about Barkis any more"
Well. any Democrat is Barkis n1etn frarn6
Abe cruber'
The Communications cheered Mr.. Gruber IN
I'll his wide smile could go no further
Then Mr.. Hauser spoke Of Carl schurz and his
name was hissed. oh don't hiss him" said the
speaker. He's an old man. and he has been-weil
ne has been. He's ike the Archduke Louis. the
uncle OF the Emperor. They said Of the old man
mat ne was so very old that he was dead-nad
oeeh oeao' IN fact for many years-but they hated
10 tell him Of it"
General Greene, president Of the Republican
county Committee. the next speaker. said in part:
sNow the result Of this election will have great
give the Fiiipinos freedon6 N % ss{s taaL ne would
6e 6Ps s. ana Thy Gsnt We give 70 The Phliippines
I ne Fnlllppnes, or he would never have offered 50
been sent 70 the Phiippiaes 10 max HT one "a4 mas
report holds Bryan's views. Cuba is one isiand
guidance on the ay ooRs 2o adepeReG6 end 9ndsT eq 9qs
on a thousand iss5ds aia I not on one Island but
sI4Frectlon mere has now been suppressed
ne that all the Cabinet Of Againa5o s9 anq sd ne to9
held OUT gIoae a. the United States and no
~ l was was IN the Philippines at the time when their
bers OF that representa- o5w ere some E mem IN
'i'7 sake OF hoerty-AGuinaldo liberty
BENJAMIN 3. ode1 jr.. who expected - bs ,-s.-
ent sent this letter:
Il deeply regret that the many engagements in
tE yent my being with you tonight Were il pos
siole should break away for however so short q
LIne Dqt at This juncture Of the campaign it might
spIe1s,6 Ts+iorzI arIer tII Us IN our work for our
At the Convention which nominated me 7 pledged
National ticket. giving 10 heed 70 nv own ran a-1e
didacy, and along that Tne ! am working
know that every man who believes IN prosperity.
in bringing about decisive victory this fail
Assemblyman Samuel Slater u1ade-z short speech
in which he said:
The German is a thinking man He is Indus
trtous and he, therefore can see IN this campaign
gence-ermeny is the home Of pRtIosophv You
know-industry-you don't See C5e--rnaTs rrsst5cyt
hating in the class Of Weary w1Hies-william J.
ne 5 isn't @ GeEnanxand the other quality, honesty
voting for Bryan There nav be a few Who vii
Put in ballots for Democrats, but they are looking
IS always given TO German-Anericans,
William 5, Bennett. candidate for the Assembly
from the XXIst District, said:
Talk about trusts. Here is great city with It's
yearly expenditure Of millions controlled By one
the State, and also for the National patronage Of
this Commonwealth
After every speaker the meeting yelled FOR Cru
Der! Gruber." until the chairman had TO give up
formally introducing speakers. When NJ Gruber
got the floor he waited patiently for chance 20 be
heard, while the applause on. last his
time came. and he said
They say that the Gernan-Annericans are all
Croker, Murphy and McCarren and other such
leaders OF German thought assure Us OF this
on the night Of Election Day, and hear something
like "Ich weiss NIGHT solIes bedeuken, das ich
traurtg bin.
The Colonel then spoke OF the silver plank in
the Kansas City platform. The man who was re-
sponsible for that" he said was Croker, who
knows z whole lot about money. He knows such a
lot about money. because he makes hogsheads OF II
an one IN ne
sphere. When Bryan comes along in the middle Of
next month look out for cyclone. Put your
heavy Underclothing. He won't talk free silver
here. for he's like the negro preacher who was re-
Quested 70 preach against stealing chlckens-he is
afraid Of 'agttatir' a coIdness over de congr ga
shun.'
a letter from Andrew D White Ambassador to
Germany, was received. Dr. White is in Ithaca
He said IN part:
As your meeting Is mainly under the direction Of
our fellow citizens Of German birth, may perhaps
Uttered in heated political campaign one Of he
most unjustiAa6e. n ny opinion, is that h!2ha wh!2h
feelings toward Germany II any one has had
f9sps Ga a, 70 kn2w me Ies1ngs 0T me - = a
SON and can testify most fully, on ny honor, that
hee - n-or1org 1Iy Sse1i1gs ha+5sa ~ a. q % Ia N ~
countries by every means Il my power.
Ny belief is that the relations between the two
oause Of this z Proyesn is The frank and trsady
spirit shown toward Germany BY The present A,
BY the presenr German Government.
citizens Of German IT brh I and desent res6gng
IN this contest really the same vital issues as IN
distress but viii stand arm as they have done
heretofore with that party Organization which,
from its beginning, has represented constitutional
versity. and honor against dishonor.
NOMINATIONS MAKE TROUBLE