New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-11
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still holds large measure of popularity in his
party.
Among those for whom boxes were reserved were:
Senator Senator Rett E F. mer hs1goraf'
J. H. Manley Arson 6. McCook.
General Francis V Greene. samuel strasburser
Louis Stern, '"'' Aiexander Caldwell
X. n o * oGott. Phiiip a Bi i5S3.o"
Hsn5y a smi3P % sms s %sasmrn
r NJ Gilbert Luther b Little,
James A. blanchard. Alexander Hamilton,
L. L. B9nhsur Meyer s lsases
B Bash amffnc. sBsS Y Par B4Ss
jefferson seligman. lob E Hedges
John Elderkin Edward W. Hatch
Tx-Judge Henry E Rowland presided, and tickIed
the audience at the outset with some amusing
stories and bright flashes of Wit He declared
that William ]. Bryan the head of the great
Office seeking trust in the country" and that
"he has much to learn and great incapacity for
learning It," He referred to Carl Schurz as "a
man who has been everything by turns and moth
ing long" When he introduced Mr.. Black as the
first speaker, there applause, lasting more
than minutes followed by three cheers
Ex-Governor Black began with the announcement
that he would conine himself to National issues,
and expected talk about State issues at another
time. He compared the adversely Of the country
in the Cleveland Administration with the prosperity
in the Mckinley Administration and said;
Never. even in this country's marvellous history;
have the benefits of peaae been more general ana
the glories of the present time appear Within the
last two years we have encountered the perils OF
war and through that supreme and fiery test we
marched with such strength and courage that the
PT 6T6 of American arms are ringing round the
And at this momentous point in their career the
American people are now standing. They have
reached the time when the commission issued four
years ago to the Republican party is about to eX-
pire and they must determine whether it shall be
extended or revoked .o., .--. -.
in 1892 and yet the last Administration was to this
he s Il iT fm o fome by aoGden It
through Che resora ton Of that RoSy which 1ba ft
1t came through that confidence which aroused
man enter Washington who believed and acted and
expressed the highest purposes Of his countrymen,
thought, but blundered ne went.
At length Mr.. Black proceeded to show that
the whole country was equally responsible with the
President for the with Spain, and that Demo-
Gratis shared with the Republicans the responsibility
for the treaty by which the Philippines became
American territory. In that connection he said:
The policies of government must be determined,
not at the curbstone not by flaming orators at the
table. The war with Spain the beginning; the
aPe pa8TS 0 e se {b} 20 a W [T tNnT
the President of the United States will keep the
pledge.
Speaking of the trust question, Mr.. Black de-
clared that the Republican party had spoken in its
platform what it meant and the Democratic party
1t is true that many now desiring the election of
Mr.. Bryan his apologsts rather than his advo-
Gates; They profess to believe that he would not &c
fact he made the attempt some way would be found
ehR or 6Fy pca BY G %hd
has cTept under every political tent staying there
him, and this kind Of support springs from those
a2 w nave done we'll b1 9or n6 b
the spectacle OF great political party struggling
! that the others are not az untrustworthy they
! claim to be
! Mr. Black discussed briefly the issues of free
silver coinage. and the assault upon the courts by
the Democratic platform. Then he created laugh
! ter by referring to Richard Cookers recent adj
| vice to young He declared that Croker en-
| braced in his solictude the old we'll as the
! young He continued:
Youth is a period of accumulation but old age
! IS a period of need. and he who has gathered by
industry and care should have the same protection
accorded him that shelters those Just starting in
| the The lonesomest hour and the longest
shadows are at shutdown. And so in human life
the most dependent hour is not when the springs
youth are full, but rather when old age bereft of
! unattended. You must tear the dollar of old
| age in two, even though youth Is to receive the
cents fifty years ago should not be robbed half
The Republican party appeals to every class and
! syeEy age extg9ndins not only to the young the
pedsng to maturer years the enjoyment Of their
| honest gains in just and permanent security
There were more cheers for Mr.. Black when he
! closed MS speech. Inc audlenc6 remained hear
| speeches by ]. Sloat Fassett and John Proctor
! Clarke
Mr.. Fassett said in part:
/ know of reason why it should be Necessary,
| to appeal for votes for the Republican partv This
| fall It's only a question of common honest, and
| decency. common sense. Some say to put BRYAN in
| the White House; that the Senate Republican,.
tnat ne can't do any harm, but only fuss around
| bit But what's the use of monkeying with dvna~
| mite when we don't want to blow up anything
John Proctor Clarke who recently returned from,
/ a tour with Governor Roosevelt in the West had
rousng reception. Bryan's statement about
| stationing the Army large cities Mr Clarke
! ridiculed. He declared that the ratio of soldiers
| To-Day TO the population only S6-lO0th of a
| soldier to every thousand people
| Il don't care whether. have a ffty-cent ar n
hundred-cent dollar" continued Mr. Clarke THAT
Is all unimportaHt beside the cynical and sneerinG
! remarks or this man Bryan candidate for Presi.
| dent, who will be the commander-in-chief NJ the
/ Army and Navy. II elected. and who SAYS 49,
our Army is composed OF men walking about a.
! idleness' We stand any financial crisis 80
| great Is our country, but could stand No
| uonal dishonor, such would come If we u-ere
! TO carry out the policies advocated BY Mr. Rrver
We would have country not ft 10 live in and nat
| fit to die for " ''" I''
The Republican party is one Of creation M. Of
criticism; party of doing. not Of undong: \ Marty
! or can, not party OF can't whether YOU smell Il
! win or without an apostrophe.' -
/ ELECTION BETTING IN WALL. STREET
Prevailing odds on the Presidential election in
| Wall Street yesterday to / on McI<Inlcv,s
! election even money on Maryland going Renub-
Iean and $50 to 500 that McKnleys electoral vote