The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-10-18
POLES HEAR ISSUES,
DR.. /. A. Machink0Wski, of Milwaukee,
Addresses a Large Audience OF
Foreign Born Citizens.
BIG CROWD ATTENDS MEETING
The Speaker Brings out the Good Points
of Republicanism and is CheeTed to
the Echo.-Join Marching Club.

The first meeting of the campaign
for foreign born citizens was held las
evening at the Republican Headquar
tiers, when DR.. I. A. Machinkowski, Oh
Milwaukee, addressed an enthusiastic
meeting of the Polish residents of the
city. The meeting had not been adj
vertised to any great extent, but the
word that polish speaker was IN town
got around and when the meeting
was opened the room was filled
with men who had been natives
Of Poland. Notwithstanding the fact
that the speech was to be in Polish
quite number of English speaking
people turned out and seemed to enjoy
the speech Immensely. Before the
meeting many of the Polish residents
announced their intention to vote fol
Mckinley ard Roosevelt and before
the meeting opened, the lapel of the
coat worn by each man, was adorned
by Mckinley button.
The address was in outline as fol.
lows:
Gentlemen and my Dear Country
men: I am proud to appear before you
and to speak to you, brother Poles, re-
garding the support of the present
Republican administration. Look to
the images of our immortal Polish
| heroes, Kosciuszko and Pulaski, who
fought for the liberty of this, our
second father1and-the fair country of
the United States. They did not spare
their blood for the welfare of this
county, and so 1 hope you will not
spare YOUR vote for Mckinley, because
his policy means the welfare Of the
country through the welfare of the
working man = open mills, sound
money, commercial expression. On the
other side Mr.. Bryan promises you
poor times, as before 1896, closed mills,
poor money, poor commerce. Choose
between them, but don't forget to buy
now, in the times of prosperity, a
spoon with which to eat the free soup
in the Democratic time, for they, be-
fore God, would destroy the prosperity
under the present administration.
The sun of prosperity shines all over
this beautiful country, don't induce
black clouds that could extinguish this
happy, beautiful sun. Mr.. Bryan
himself says prosperity is reigning
now, not because of McKin1ey's adj
n1inistration, but by the work of the
Divine Providence. Very we'll; but If
God is for Mckinley who will be
against him? Mr.. Bryan and the
devil!
AS working men, as Poles and as
Catholic Christians you should and
ought to vote for Mckinley.
| AS working men you should and
ought to be thankful for the increased
number of working mills, for the in
crease of work and wages which you
have had under this administration.
The policy Of Mckinley means sound
money, protection of our nanufaC-
tories, prosperity. The policy of Bryan
means poor money, free trade, free
silver and-free soup. You will not be
so childish as to choose the second
rather than the first, and therefore
you will cast your vote for Mckinley.
AS Poles you should and ought to
vote for Mckinley rather than any
other candidate to the presidential
seat, A few months ago a Pruss1an
dignitarY said: ''In Prussia there are
no Poles, but Polish speaking Prus-
SLAMS" In Prussia and under the
scepter of the Russian bear our tongue
is prosecuted, banished from schools,
and our enemies cry: ether are no
Polesn' What is Mckinley doing?
He SAYS: "No, there are Poles here in
| the United States and in the census
they must be enumerated like Poles
and not like Germans, Russians or
Austrians. Look, my dear country
men, what we cannot have on our
own soil, bathed with the blood
of our ancestors, of our heroes,
we have here under the Star Spangled
banner, under the wise and prosperous
administration of Mckinley. Hail for
| this wise friend of Poles; AS Catho-
lies you should and ought to vote for
Mckinley. Four years ago the whole
Polish Catholic clergy of Milwaukee
voted for Mckinley. If that is not
enough, remember, gentlemen, that
Archbishop Ireland, of ST. Paul, Mimi,
is a personal friend of Mckinley; that
the same enlightened dignitary of the
Catholic church was shortly before
decorated by the Pope with golden
medal. Had the Pope done this if he
was not friend of Mckinley? Think
not, and more, the Pope authorized
Mgr. Ireland to express to Mckinley
the thanks of the Holy See for his pol
icy towards the Catholic church in the
Philippine Islands. The Philippine
insurgents asked Mckinley to confs-
cate all the possessions of the Catholic
church in these islands, but Mckinley
refused it, showing that he is not a
Prussian King or a Russian emperor,
who confscated and are confscating
the possessions of the Catholic church.
Don't be afraid of the words ham
mered by the Democrats, viz: Mill