El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-31


nothing less than an ovation.
Mr.. McEntire spoke eloquently and
convincingly of the reasons which had
impelled him to change his political
affiliations. He said that he had been
told that leaving the democratic party
would cost him friends. His reception
at the hands of the Merchants League
club he said. convinced him that he
still had fw left. Continuing. he said
in part: Il have always been a demo-
crat. My father was a Virginia demo-
crat. Being brought up in that atmos-
phere. have spent my entire life be-
lleving in its tenetS and never until
two years ago did I grow tired in its
service. But the democracy of to-day
is not the democracy ! was taught in
my youth. applause am now
republican. Continued applause) I
love my country more than any party.
I believe in Jeffersonian democracy
and not in Organic democracy Gap
plause)
Jefferson taught peace. love and
prosperity. Organism teaches discon-
tent. hate and discord. (Applause.)
AS lover of my country and my fell
lowmen | believe that it is my duty
to forward the election of Mckinley
and Roosevelt. | am opposed to the
Bryan teaches. when he arrays class
against class and section against sec
tion. Wrongs can be righted at the
ballot box. When he says that they
can not he impugns the honesty. honor
and patriotism OF the American peo-
pie. (Applause)
Bryan has advocated every issue
under the sun which he thought would
give him vestage OF n claim upon the
sympathies of different classes of the
American people. One time il is i'm
perialism. Then it is expansion. Then
as a side issue he denounces the trusts
Incidental to all of these he still ad-
vocates the doctrine of 16 to 1 as
panacea for all evils. 1 am free to &C
knowledge that four years ago I was
a 16 to Ter. Now | am ready to ad-
nit that I was mistaken. The logic
of events has proven that 1 was wrong
The issue has been disposed of and it
has been disposed of rightly. (CheersD
Il think that the burning issue is
expansion. | for one am an expan-
sionist. (Applause.b think that
there is nothing too grand and glorious
and great for this country to accom-
plish. Expansion is woven into the
history of n century. Heretofore true
democrats have been expansionists.
me democratic party brought in the
Louisiana purchase Florida. Northern
Mexico and other portions of the
United States. All of these were dem
ocratic measures. yet we heard nothing
then about the constitution following
the flag. In those days democrats did
not question the right of the United
States to annex territory. | believe
that if il had not been for Bryan the
difficulties in the Philippines would
have been settled long ago. 1t is no
ticeable that his stand in with the in
surrectos is wonderful. They have
published DEGREES praisins Bryan and
hoping for his election. This relation
snip between Senior AEuinaldo and
American take second and sober
thought. The words of the late Gen
Lawton are enough to make any one
leave the democratic party and its eff
forts at striking the American soldiers
in the back. (ApplauseD If there he
one drop OF patriotism in the American
heart this should move them to dispose
of William jennings Bryan. tCheers)
Il am an American and | believe
that this country is entering upon the
greatest advance ii ever achieved. God
has given this country the duty of
freeing the whole earth. and il is doing
its work with 4 mighty hand. What
evidences of this progress do we have?
In Cuba we are establishing the school
houses as the emancipation of man
We have established 1900 school
houses. Employing $500 teachers and
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