The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-24
REV. DR.. JORDAN ON BRYAN.
Is AFRAID THE DEMOCRATIC LEAD
ER HAS A SMALL SHOW.

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AZ. Impressions Gathered IN View
York. Chicago aud Other CitieS Are
THAT MCKINLEY HAS the Hest nj ~.
Much Political ApAths masifcsted
on Both sides UntiI ReseHtiy-thi-
M. Galveston. the Anti-NeEro Riots
aud the Coal Miners strike non"p-
aItslns public observation-disclosures
Men Are Giving Precedence 90 the
Money Issue and Are Almost
Uait for Mckinley.
Rev DR. John j. Jordan has returned
l sme AFTER most interesting vacation
OF seven weeks Although Dr Jordan
spent -four weeks OF this time with friends
IN Franklin. Pa. be managed 10 cover
considerable territory during the remain
!ng three weeks. While in Franklin DC
preached each sunday al the FIRST bap-
fist church OF that city.
Prom Franklin Dr. Jordan accompanied
his FREUD Gen. Charles Miller Of that
CITY. TO the O.. A. H. reunion az Chicago
only short time was spent there. l.eaN-
ing Chicago. Dr. Jordan visited New YORK.
Providence Narragansett Bay and Bos-
ton. spending the iast ten days before
coming home In New York city.
such varying reports have been brought
hack from the North by well-kno"n "a
vannahians as 20 the state Of the poiiu-
cal sentiment there that Dr. Jordan was
asked for such information as he might
have gathered upon this topic. man as
keenly observant as Or. Jordan. naturally
takes a lively interest IN political ana
other public matters, ana Il was naturally
expccted that he would have something
60 report
.-rhe thing which impressed me most
with regard 90 the political etu"u"u'
"a Dr Jordan was the apathy with
which the voters on both slides He'h'n ="
regard the campaign and the ISSUES AZ
go. This was decidedly the case
vybco arst went North, though
a much more active interest was mann
fes,ed before my departure. Iubhc ~
terest was centercd hrsi Ia the N"'i'-'
situation then in the Galveston '"'aiH'
81 ana more recently ln the PennsyiNa-
80 Like the developments OF wnich
were Wasched for some time before the
.trike actually occurred. The anu-neEr'
rlots in the North. a.so furnished " Ne'F
live issue which gave rise 20 mucn com
ment All these Things seemed 20 nia
tfact attention from che campaign. row
Il must say" said Or. Jordan lh"t
my impression % the situation az 'he
North i decidedly unfavorabie 60 Bryan
] I'D not ind that active enthusiasm nor
thas trend OF public sentiment IN nls
favor which some Of our TRENDS nav"
been able 90 discover. Pennsylvania OF
course. A. hopelessly Republican, and even
she coat miners strike will hardly effect
any change there. ] was impressed fhht
Illinois Is the same way. I found many
Democrats both In Chicago AMI New
York. who announced their intention %
voting for Mckinley. In New YORK
Tammany Is making considerable bow
ami Mr. Croker a. making some strong as
sertions. Tammnny will doubtless stand
By Bryan. hut this fact itself IL likely
10 lose ~ many votes a. u Will gain.
did not attend the Democratic State Con-
yenfion al Saratoga az / had intended
doing and I am rather glad ] Ola not
The undesirable element OF the party was
considerably in evidence there. ana
Messrs Hni ana Croker made nasty
muss While their troubles were appar-
emily smcothed over the soreness. still re-
mains and Is certain 70 manifest itself
later. In New York business men gen
orally will vote for Mckinley. I have
friend there. who r. a regular Tammany
voter ordinarily. but. who Informed me
thst he should vote for Mckinley.
Let the Democratic leaders and news
papers say what they will" said Dr. Jor-
dan. "the money issue o. taking precedence
an the North This is the question up
permost IN the minds Of the business men
and they are decidedly opposed 90 any
further Interference with the financial
system OF the country They prefer four
years more OF Mckinley aud sound money
and seem willing 20 risk imperialism and
trusts awhile longer"
While Dr. Jordan was az Franklin. Pa.
the anti-negro riots IN New York city
and Akron. o.. took place. By request a
number Of the citizens there. Dr. Jordan
delivered an address a. che First Baptist
Church Aug. 10 on the negroes OF tho
South Among other things be- discussed
che question OF mixed schools, cOndemning
this plan This question Is causing con-
siderable discussion In New York the APP
poiniment OF colored teachers IN some OF
the schools having aroused decided opso-
eition. Dr. Jordan told his audiene4 that
the better class OF negroes In the South
do not want social equality
The people Of Franklin view this ques-
ton muth the same We do down here"
said Dr. Jordan
While in New York Or. Jordan attend
ed meeting Of about 500 people az car
negie Han, called 10 consider the treat
ment OF the negroes by the police of the
city during the recent riot The meeting
was addressed by DR.. r. s Macarthur
pastor Of Calvary Baptist Church and
other speakers including several leading
negroes. the meeting being a mixed one.
While the misconduct OF the police was
denounced by the speakers the tone OF the
meeting was moderate and the resolutions
adopted merely took tho form OF pro-
test against the conduct OF the police
i was surprised al the number OF peo-
PIE ] met while North" said Or Jordan.
who had either visited Savannah or
knew Of u by reputation ard who seem
ed 10 take pleasure OF speaking highly OF
our city. Many expressed the desire and
intention Of returning here az an early
date. ana all spoke Ia the highest terms
81 the beauty Of the city. the high char
acter Of It's people ana It's promising out
look for the future"