Evening star., 1900-09-29

ception. He begun by speaking OF the OLD
Kentucky home, as 1t was in the days OF
the old democracy, and compared IL Win
what it is under the dominion or the ne"
democracy He criticised the course of the
democrats In the legislature and referred TO
1t as q pretense to enact a fa1r electon
law, but said their purpose Is TO retain all
of the dishonest features or the Goeoei
law.
According to the press dispatches. he
said, they now propose to give the repuo-
lcans minority representation On tne state
board of commissioners. the other two
members to be a democrat tappointed} ana
one of the state officials (ex-of1cio. He
added that a majority vote Is just as ef-
fective as q unanimous vote, ana that a
man who would receive stolen office would
help to steal votes to help put MS pals In
office.
'eThey talk about trusts" he said. There
are good trusts and bad trusts. The good
ones, such as labor trusts ana capitai
trusts. organized for proper purposes, oughL
to be protected rather than assailed; the
bad ones ought to be punished and sup
pressed. The most iniquitous trust that
have ever heard OF Is the Kentucky trust
It's capital stock Is 100000: its president IL
Tom Campbell of Ohio. and its stockhold-
ers are the leaders of the Goebel democ-
racy. 1t was organized for the purpose OF
prosecuting republicans and stealing Of
fees from them. From a democratic stand
point this trust is very prosperous and Its
stock is above par. If Mr.. Bryan Is sincere
in his declaration that he Is In favor OF de-
stroying all the trusts, then he should go
down to kentucky and aid the good people
of that state in its annfhilatfon.
Referring to Adlai r. Steyensons s inquiry
in his letter OF acceptance Of the populist
nomination, which appeared In the press
republicans will make at the bar of
history for President McKinley's course
in the Philippines, Mr. Langley painted
beautiful picture Of Dewey and his men,
o.
decks of the Olympia, and our soldiers re-
sisting an attack upon the American gov
ernment and carrying our~fiag through the
jungles of the islands, sacrihctng their
while the democratic leaders were Mt home
encouraging attacks on the American lag
and assailing their own country for exer-
cising the right Of self-defense.
clared, "and will be ready at any time In
the future to appear at the bar OF history
with these men,"
Mr. Langley said that in 1892 the demo-
tariff reform; in 1896 free silver was the
democratic slogan; in 1900 1t Is free silver
in the west. trusts in the middle west and
antf-fmperialism in the east.
support of their present position. and yet
how strangely inconsistent, when 1t was
the patriotism and genius of Lincoln which
led the forces that wiped the imperialism of
Mr. Langley said, the people of Kentucky
had resolved thatscdv liberty should not
perish from the Iold commonwealth, and
predicted that the electoral vote would be
found in the republican column next No
vember.
After rising vote OF thanks had been
extended to him he was invited to come to
West Virginia In athesevent he could not
get Justice in Kentucky. To the invitation
was appended a promise that he would be
taken care of politically In his new home
The Ohio Glee Club gave several songs,
concluding with My Old Kentucky HONS" !"
in tribute to the speaker of the evening.
Col. ]. Madison Cults, who said that by
singular combination of circumstances he
was able to claim citizenship in Virginia,
West Virginia and Kentucky, to say Moth
ing of his claim upon New England, was
next introduced and made q brief address,
President Mckinley. Col. Cults declared
that the present occupant OF the White
House had, by his wisdom and patriotism,
won the admiration of the world, and but
for the exigencies of the campaign no DEM
ocrat In the country could be found willing
to say aught against him. He added that
Mr.. Mckinley, as President, has earned the
right to rank with Washington, Madison,
JEFFERSON and Lincoln.
The association unanimously voted to par
ticipate with Maryland and Kentucky in
the erection OF q campaign banner over 9th
street northwest, near street, and 1t was
the matter would be ready to deliver the
emblem within week or ten days. The
banner swifi bear the names OF the three
states named, besides portraits of the ma
uonal candidates.
Hyattsviile Republicans and the Hart
Casc.
Warm interchanges enlivened the pro-
ceedings of the Hyattsville Republican
Club last night, the alleged assault on Lucy
Hart being the theme to inspire them llr.