Smyrna times., 1900-10-10
DEMOCRATIC MEETING
At SMYRNA OPERA HOUSE
FORD AND DAILY ADDRESS THE DEMO.
Gratis OF DUCK CREEK HUNDRED.
Speeches Also Made by L. Irving Handy and
Peter L. Cooper, But the Opera House was
Not Filled as Anticipated.

House on Thursday night intended for
a mass meeting, was disappointing in
numbers and interest. In former
years-eight, twelve, twenty, &C.,
ago-a Democratic meeting of any
kind would call out alarge, enthusiastic
audience, instead of half filled house.
The principal candidates on the tic
ket-Peter J. Ford, for Governor;
Peter Cooper, for Attorney; A. NJ.
DAILY, for Congress, and L. 1. Handy,
would not object to a Senatorship,
made half hour speeches, candidate
for Governor, Ford, reading his from
manuscript. w. E. Hall presided, the
following named gentlemen who were
called from the audience acting as
Vice Presidents-W A. Hardcastle,
Wilson T. Cavender, Reuben Ford,
W. w. Blendt, David Reese, Geo. G..
Rothwell, Geo. F. Brown, Michael
Riley, James w. Spruance, Martin
Dougherty and John H. Sehl Music
was furnished for the occasion by Wat
kin's Orchestra.
The candidates, as they were intro
duced by the chairman, were received
with marked favor. After alluding to
the coming election Mr.. Ford said in
part:
''But 1 wished to speak particularly
of State affairs, of local interests and
of those things which challenge our
more immediate consideration. Let
us say that 1 fully recognize the i'm
portance of the duties imposed by the
Constitution of the Government of the
State.
SIN making appointments to Office
it will be my aim to secure for the
public service men qualified by char
acter, reputation and capacity for the
duties they are called upon to dis
charge. I will respect in its widest
application the right of the Senate to
consent to or reject appointments
made by me. 1 will regard neither
friend nor foe in the matter. My rule
of conduct will not be MY personal
wish, but the demands of the position,
just right that those who were selected
for public office should be men con-
scious of the trusts reposed in them
and mindful that, though installed in
places of power, they are only the
servants of the people and are bound
by the most sacred obligation to safe
guard their interests.
Mr.. Cooper followed. he spoke hait
an hour upon Imperialism and trusts.
He urged that if the present policy of
the Republican party should continue
for a decade civil liberty would be a
memory and constitutional govern
ment would be a failure. Mr.. Cooper
reviewed the origin of the Spanish
War, showing that the American peo-
pie were driven into it from high moral
principles and it had become source
of dishonor and reproach to people
that boasted of liberty and free insti-
tutions. He said the Declaration of
Independence had become son instru-
ment to mock us with" and that Amer
ican inconsistency had become patent
to the other civilized powers. Mr..
Cooper said trusts were supported by
the Republican party for campaign con-
tributions to debauch the people.
Candidate for Congress Daily paid
a tribute to the Democrats of Duck
Creek Hundred, who could always be
counted upon to stand around the ban
ner of Democracy. Mr.. Daily TOLD
the audience what evils had arisen
from the trusts of what would be the
result if the Republicans should cleo
Mckinley. He assailed the policy o
Mark Hanna and Mckinley TOWARD
the Philippines, and closed with I
strong appeal to the audience to sup
port the ticket led by Byran and Stew
enson.
Ex-Congressman, L. Irving Handy
made the closing speech. He alluded
to the difference between this and tn,
former meetings he attended, in thu
Opera House here, and urged them t.
wake up to the importance of the cam
paign. He said:
''Under Mckinley we have left tn
pathway Of peace and happiness anC
have pursued the bloody way dow
which glory is supposed to lie agleam
ing. Glory is a bubble, and freepeo
pie may lose their liberty by chasing
We must send at least 40, 900 NOR
men to the Philippines before we ca
conquer and hold the Islands. W
are pouring out treasure in the III
measured food. The war expenses 10