Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-02
Mr.. BRYAN IN CHICAGO
Presence of Democratic Candidate
Makes an Impression.
APPEAL TO CLASS PREJUDICE
Makes Trusts the Text of Most of
His Speeches.
CLAIMS AND COUNTER CLAIMS
Special From Il Staff Correspondent.

sensation in Chicago. While the city has
been comparatively quiet, it took squirt
yesterday with the arrival of the demo-
cratic candidate, and the hotels are begin
ming to take on a political aspect. Bryan
made eight speeches in Chicago, and 1t is
estimated has addressed upward of $4,000
men. How many votes he has made Of this
number it is difficult to tell, for very large
majority of his hearers were democrats,
uncompromising democrats who went to
hear the word of their prophet.
Bryan. perhaps better than any other
man before the public, understands his au-
d!ences. Here in Chicago the hotbed of
socialism and anarchy, in whose ranks
democracy almost walks alone, talk on
imperialism, protective tariff and honor and
prestige of the flag are subjects they want
nothing of. What they do want is talk
against capital. and the fiercer the talk
the better they are pleased.
Mr. Bryan understands this and his ar
raignment of labor and capital in his eight
speeches yesterday breeds anarchy rather
than votes. All of the speeches he deliver
ed We're for the most part arguments
against trusts, and he takes the position in
all of them that democracy has done. is do
ing and will continue to do, to the exclusion
of other parties, everything that seeks to
regulate this trade octopus. In several
of his speeches yesterday he referred to the
trusts and drew the picture of the mother
with her baby boy at her breast. wonder
ing what would become of him now that
the great industries of the country We're
governed by few. 1t was a very dismal
picture to hold out to the young American
to be laborer all his life and never an
employer of labor.
Questioned by WorkinGman.
AT one of the meetings last night some
well-informed workingman asked Bryan
to regulate trusts He received no answer,
save the derisive boots of the uncompro-
missing who stood around him.
Today Mr.. Bryan starts at O'Clock in
the afternoon with speech at Old Vienna.
which is large summer garden in the
southern portion of the city. Three hours
later he comes north and in one-half-hour
intervals continues until IL 40, when he will
have made nine speeches.
One of his speeches is at 31st and State
streets at midnight, when he addresses a
meeting of colored voters. The republicans
are very much interested in this, and many
will attend out of sheer curiosity, for the
purpose of finding out how many colored
men will be in attendance.
Mr. Bryans speeches yesterday and last
night were temperate, for him. He was
careful not to indulge in personalities.
On the other side of town Chairman Han
ma had difficulty in addressing a meeting.
Many democrats We're present and endeav-
ored to cry down the republican manager.
The efforts were unsuccessful, however.
The action yesterday of Montgomery
Ward in relation to the big interest on the
lake front was thought to be bad move
ment by republican politicians, and it was
feared that many votes would be lost by it.
There are few people in Chicago, however,
who do not understand Mr.. Ward in his de-
sire to keep the lake front free. The lake
front is a government reservation. decided
forever to the city a public park, and
Mr. Ward is one of the very few public
spirited citizens who see to it that the law
is not violated.
get even with the head Of the big mer-
camille house by sending out a letter threat
ening to boycott the big concern. This is a
serious matter in the state of Illinois and
may result in large suit for damages
against Chairman Jones'
Chairman Jones' Predictions,
Chairman Jones has gone into the pre-
dieting business This Is little early for
such forecasts, as he usually waits until
two days before election and then claims
everything. In his statement issued last
night, he ventured the prediction that
Bryan will have the votes of all who voted
tor him in 1896, together with the gold
democrats who have come back into the
fold, all of the German democrats and most
of the German republicans. with a large
number of straightout republicans. These,
with the German republicans who would
stay at home because of their dislike of the
President would easily elect William ].
Bryan. Senator Hanna ran his eve over the
statement of Chairman Jones, and, smiling
in his knowing way, said: well, if it is
satisfactory to Jones, all right 1 am glad
he is pleased. 1t is my opinion, however
he has bitten off little more than he can
MASTER
The republican managers are severe in
their arraignment of the democratic ma
t1onal committee for its Endorsement of
Crokers advice to democrats advocating
violence at the polls. Chairman Hanna in
discussing this matter, said: 1T is nothing
but the despairing cry of men who know
they are beaten. The only hope Bryan has
Is to excite mems passions and make false
charges on the chance that some of them
may find credence. He is playing the role
OF demagogue and nothing else"
An Appeal to Voters.
The following appeal to voters from the
founders of the republican party was re-
ceiVed at republican national headquarters
today: AS surviving members of the re-
publican convention which met in Pitts
burg February %. 1856, and founded the
republican party, We whose names are un-
dersigned appeal to the voters of today.
History repeats itself. In our youth
Calhoun started the cry of the Constitu-
ton following the flag for the blighting
purposes of protecting slavery in the terri
tories, and the Bryanite democracy repeats
1t now to prevent delay the establish
ment of true government and the largest
practicable liberty in the Philippines.
LII Jul cHtlI0 TeCOlectlUn we recall
more fragrant political hypocrisy than the
Bryanlte misapplication and distortion OF
Abraham LincOlns words. Where Lincoln
spoke of liberty, hope and good cheer they
torture his meaning into encouragement for
all manner of discomfort and lawlessness.
The Identical charges of mlitarism, I'M
perialism and ruling without the consent
of the governed now launched against Nc
kinley were poured out upon Lincoln in
1864.
Let no one be deceived. The republican
party still has the glorious spirit of its
youth, and under the lead of Mckinley is
marching on and achieving grand and glo-
rious results, which place our republic at
the head of all nations. Now, as ever il
is the party of hope, of liberty, of progress.
1t will solve the difficulties of the future
and the problem of the past.
Sound money, prosperity, liberty and ad-
vancement-these are safe in republican
hands and in republican hands only
,"GSigned: VIM. H. Upson, Akron Ohio:
Geo. II. Frye, sr., Springfield. Ohio; Jacob
Weyland. Beaver, Pa; Allen H. Craig
Cory, Pa: VIM A. Cook. Washington. b.
c.; W. Penn Clarke, Washington, D. c.
johnson Claims Indiana.
Chairman Johnson Of the executive COM
mittee of the democratic national commit