The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-14
DRY 6OODS NEWS BANNER UP.
Gen. Howard speaks for the Fathers who
Have Lost Sons In the Philippines.

broadway got q taste Of the real thing In
political enthusiasm yesterday. There was
n banner raising and MONDAY meeting undcr
the direction Of the Wholesale Drygoods Re
publican club at The Jafray building, $50 Broad
way, and the drygoods district turned out.
both Wholesale and retail. The banner was
raised at II O'Clock. II was swinging from
the Janray Building across Broadway To the
Aver Building while the SiXty-ninth Regi-
ment band played national airs and the car
blocking crowd yelled nightly for the men
whose names were on the banner. The ban
ner Is the handsomest that has yet been swung
out II IL wide and deep. Above are the
faces Of Mckinley and Roosevelt while under
meath are those Of Odell and Woodruff.
At noon the meeting began The hail. which
IL on the ground floor OF the Jaffray Building.
runs clear through. No chairs were on the
floor. because the crowd is anxious enough to
hear Republican talk to be- willing TO stand up.
and this doubles the capacity Of the room.
When the meeting began there were at least
2,JOO men TANNED into tho hall On the plat
form were a number OF, distinguished Repub-
lican merchants. some ladies. IA band and "A
quartet which has been engaged by the club
William b Fuller opened the meeting with, a
| "starISpangicd Banner, the audience, with
hats of, joining In the chorus. The quartet
IS a fine one. and the crowd cheered II uproar-
The arst speaker To be introduced by MIR.
Fuller was Gen. O.. q. Howard. who. was ~.
fcrrcd To a. the ideal American citizen and
soldier, The General got NJ on n chair and
4, began TO tell about Mckinley, whom he said.
he had known intimately, since 1859.
III" IL a man through. and through upon
whom YOU can rely. said the old soldier. Some
say that he is weak but | tell you that no
man Is his master: Tie haS got SGo,Gh blood IN
always courteous and suave when men go 10
see him, but this is not weakness. Who wants
a snarling President?
Now about 'mintarism.' >" continued Gen.
Howard. I'm opposed To. militarism myself
But this 'militarism' Of which YOU hear 40 much
straighter. stronger boys. BOYS with their
shoulders thrown back. Us. all right. II u
don't want il. But that kind does not belong
10 our system. or all the soldiers I have ever
known In the United States. there was not one
who was not in favor OF putting. citizenship
sherman and Sheridan and Thomas and all
the other great soldiers who retired 10 private
al getting military control OF this country.
Here Is the situation to-day. Our flag Is
part and parcel Of our domain Some Of our
boys. of the best blood In the land. have laid
down their lives in these possessions. and there
Is not one Of VA who has felt this loss who u
willing that they shall have died in vain. Ny
own boy. as noble u son as ever lived, lost his
HE out there in the Philippines A month
dlF INV tlltil dN'' hl'h WI wv "
sustain them? lCries Of Yes, We will y VIII
YOU, turn those possessions over to Bryan?
wild chorus OF Noes" y Stand by your Coun-
try. Stand by your flag The flag belongs
TO us We're for doing something. not for
tearing things down. We are for going ahead.
and all Of us young fellows will stand together.
Now give three cheers for the flag
The General raised his one arm over his head
and the cheers rolled out into Broadway. Now
three for Mckinley and Roosevelt he cried.
They were given and Gen. Howard got of the
chair. The crowd then cheeerd for him and
the band played Rally Round the Flag. "
The quartet followed with ION the Firing
line, and made such n hit that an encore was
demanded. BY this time the room was filled
with tobacco smoke and the singers we're feel
Ing ", so Mr.. Fuller Caine 10 their rescue.
"Wil the gentlemen" he said. please pass
their cigars lp to the desk? III return them
or replace them after the meeting. ! know
They're al good. because every one IL smoking
good cigars under this Administration
The crowd laughed goOd-naturpdly and quit
smoking. While the next speaker, Col Fear
less Of Virginia. was speaking. eS-Mayor strong.
President OF the association. zane in. He
was roundly acclaimed. Following Col. Fear
less. Charles n. great made n short speech.
Another meeting will he held nj noon to-day
and then there win ~ n lull until next Monday,
when regular daily meetings will begin.