The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-15
Rally at Cooper Union, Where General
Francis ". Greene and Presi-
dent Schurman Spoke.
LODGE ON THE WEST SIDE
THRONG ADDRESSED BY THE MAssA-
CHUsETTs SENATOR.
Republicans Above Harlem River
Heard Gen. WOOdfOrd I'm Place of
Foraker, Who Was Ill.

NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-THE Republican
campaign in Greater New York was opened
tonight by four great mass meetings
There were parades, music and great en-
thusiasm at all the meetings. At Camp
Mckinley, the headquarters of the Repub-
licans of the Thirty-first Assembly district,
Temporary Chairman Goodwin introduced
Cornelius N Bliss as permanent chairman
Mr. Bliss, in his Introductory speech, as
serted that the welfare of the country de-
manded the reelection of Mr.. Mckinley,
for it would not do to place the reins of
government in the hands of inexperi-
enced man like Mr.. Bryan. He concluded
by saying: with such an administration
as McKinleys representing the American
people it is not strange, considering the
character of the opposition, that the people
have manifested their confidence and faith
in the election of Mckinley and Roosevelt
and have not, perhaps. fully realized the
necessity of effort and work to maintain
what they have and what they wish to
hold. 1t is good to have faith. Faith is
the substance of things hoped for but
faith without work is without avail" Mr..
Bliss was loudly applauded.
Postmaster General Smith was then in
troduced. He said in part:
do the people realize that, great as
would have been the shock caused by Bry-
ans election four years ago, his success
now would produce a far greater convul-
sion? Why? Because We have now so
much more to lose Because we would be
plunged to the same depths from a far
higher level. In 1896 we were already on
low level. More than 100000 working
men were idle. Mills were stopped and
soup houses opened. Deposits In savings
banks were reduced. showing that deposit
tors We're drawing on their savings to make
up the loss of earnings The loss i'm rail-
road values alone was more than two thou
sand million dollars. The total loss of that
period Of panic and depression was as great
as that involved in the civil war. How is it
now? If we fall now We shall fall from
the height of prosperity, and the calamity
will be greater. The success of Bryan
would cause great financial and business
convulsion. and some of his supporters rec
ogniZe it,"
devoted to discussion of the administra-
tion's policy in the Philippines, and he
closed with these words:
There is nothing in the Monroe doctrine
to prevent us from acquiring territory on
the other side of the globe and making
1t our own. But there is everything in that
doctrine TO prevent US from undertaking
to use it as protection for territory there
not our own. We exercise no protectorate
over the countries of Central and South
America We have not set up their gov
ernments. We are not responsible for their
acts. We have only said that inasmuch as
they are on the American continent We
would not permit their absorption by other
countries. But we cannot make the Philip
pines independent and protect them from
foreign absorption by that doctrine"
Representative Serene f. Payne and
State Senator Elsberg also spoke.