Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-11-05
CLOSE OF CAMPAIGN.
Closing Rally of the Local Campaign
5 is held in the City Saturday Night
Last.
Torchlight Procession the Best Ever
Seen in the City and Enthusiastic
Meeting.
Excellent Speech on the Issues of the
Campaign by Honorable George
.., 81. p. Flannery.

n The republican campaign was closed
in a blaze Of glory Saturday night 1t
was one of the best political demon
strations ever seen in the city. There
were hundreds of visitors from the
county and the adjoining country and
all Of them entered into the demon
stration with enthusiasm. The torch
Light procession was the best seen in
the city for years, equalling if not ex-
ceeding that Of four years ago. 1t is
estimated there were 500 torches in
line in the procession carried by good
republicans from far and near. The
band lent inspiring music for the oc-
casion and the long line Of paraders
moved shortly before o'clock from
the headquarters of the Mckinley club
on Main street. The parade moved
east TO Fifth, north and west again on
Thayer to Second, down to Main and
back to the Atheneum. The parade
was between five and six blocks long.
and the city was ablaze with fire
works.
X The crowd at the Atheneum to hear
the speaking was large. The build
ing was crowded to its capacity. Ap-
propriate decorations had been ar
ranged and the speaking began about
$50. Judge Winchester in few well
chosen words introduced the speaker
OF the evening, HON. George P. Flan-
merry of Minneapolis, as a former resi-
dent of Bismarck and one whom> it
was an honor to welcome. Mr.. Flan-
merry was given an extremely cordial
reception as he rose to speak. He said
he appreciated the honor of being per-
mitted again to speak to a Bismarck
audience. and comp plimented the gath
ering as the best he had had the pleas
ure of addressing in the course of the
campaign. & %. {. .s555: .s55
Mr. Flannery began mis- speech with
a contract Of the last democratic and
the present republican administration
He showed clearly and eloquently the
national distress that had preva.4ed un-
der Cleveland and the democratic pol
icy. How mills and factories had
been closed, labor idle, hunger and
distress everywhere. It was not neces-
sary to bring proofs of these condi-
tions that had existed-they were of
SO short a time ago as to be within
the memory OF everyone. Then came
the election of the republican admin
istration and what had been the re-
suit. It is apparent all through the
country in restored confidence, busi-
ness activity, employment Of labor
and the greatest national business
prosperity in the history of the world.
He quoted figures to show the inn
:nlense i volume Of business done by the
government, the excess of exports over
imports, and how the stream of gold
that has flowed out of the country
during the Cleveland administration
and had flowed back again under Nc
Klrley. s.ss Z vi.
Then he took up the question of inn
peria lism. He showed by what au-
th'ority the government had acquired
the islands BY every International
law there were the possession Of the.
United Uni States. The title Of this coun-
try was good. Why then should this
government not put down armed IN
surrection against its forces? He told
how Bryan and the democratic sena-
tors had assisted with the ratification
Of the peace treaty. He pictured the
character OF Aglinaldo, the men who
had once sold out his country for
Spanish gold. In this country surh
men were deemed traitors.
Mr.. Flannery further showed how
the government had expanded under
F-lt -
such democrats as jefferson and Jack
son Jefferson had pigeon-holed
protest Of the residents OF the terri
tory comprised in the Louisiana pur-
chase and Jefferson was The author
Of the declaration of independence and