The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-26
A WOMAN'S BRYAN CLUB
Organized to Oppose Imperialism :
Trusts, and War.
An Enthusiastic Meeting Held ut the
District Democratic Association's
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $. T.. Norton,s
Address-ResuIfs of Ambition for
Second Presidential Term.

The Woman's Bryan Antitrust ant
Anti-Wa Club was organized last nigh
| at the headquarters of the District Demo
| cratic Association, 904 Pennsylvania Ave.
nue. 1t was a most interesting meeting
and the best of good feeling prevailed
| The meeting was called to order by Mrs
| S. F. Norton. After stating the object o.
the gathering. the following officers were
| unanimously elected: President, Mrs f
Keech; First Vice President, Mrs. Re
becca Chapman; Second Vice President
! Mrs. Blair Gordon; Secretary, Mrs Parb
I Morrill,, and Treasurer, Mrs. s. F. Norton
| The president was authorized to appoint
a committee on constitution and bylaws
| to report at the next meeting. There was
a general exchange of ideas among the
ladies as TO how the Democratic women
could contribute to the success of Bryan
and Stevenson. Mrs. Norton, acting as
temporary chairman, was called to ad-
dress the meeting and responded as fol-
| lows:
Had the policy of Mr. Mckinley been
less reprehensible than it appears; had
| there been no plain duty shirked and
abandoned; had the Republican Congress
not been bought or bulldozed and the peo-
pie, he law, and the Constitution been
subie ted to contempt, there are still CO.
gent reasons why the Republican Presi-
Dental candidate should not be reelected
Imperialism is policy which has Is
inception and is cherished in the desire for
continuance in the position Of power by
reelection for second term. Imperial
ism conveys to the mind the ideas Of
tyranny, oppression, and of a monarch.
Had Mr.. Mckinley not found inviting the
prospect of a second term his whole aim
and effort would have been directed to the
administration of the affairs of his office
for the just and sole benefit Of the people.
Ambitions and selfish motives would have
been eliminated. There would have been
no Porto Rican trust betrayed no war of
conquest in the Philippines no protection
and furthering of trusts, no defiance of the
Constitution. nor any other of the numer-
GUS arbitrary and Illegal transgressions so
patent in their defiance of the interests of
the country, and serving the purpose of
making the President indispensable to
that powerful class who need Just such
an instrument to their hands
But with a second term the goal to
be attained. and with a third, or may
hap fourth, possible as the monopo-
lists and their leader, Hanna, may see
fit to direct, the aims of the President
have ceased to be those of a patriot.
No man. good. bad, or Indifferent,
should be permitted to serve second
term as President OF the United States.
Speculation in the Offices of the Govern
ment is inconsistent with the high st
motives of love OF country One man
and one party in power is in the inter-
est of that class which sustain that
power for its own aggrandizement
1T behooves every man who is suf-
fering from the results OF combined
capital to vote for that candidate who
at least promises to destroy those con-
ditions which Cypress, him Every poor
man whose living is earned by the
sweat of his brow Is today the slave of
the money power Vote for the man
who believes trusts exists and promises
to crush them, who pledges himself in
no measured terms to the protection
OF your interests"
Mrs. Norton, during the delivery of .ler
address,. was frequently and loudly APP
plauded. The club will meet next Tues
day night in the same place at 8 O'Clock.