The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-09

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Hon. webster Davis.
In opening the meeting Mr. Harrison
made brief speech congratulatng the
democracy upon the promise, yes, the
assurance, OF our ticket at the polls in
November" He said the people had got
ten Tired Of Mark Hanna anu his gang or
free hooters" and were turning TO the
democratic parry tor Keller. AIR. harr.-
eon also referred in condemndtory terms
TO the operations Of the trusts as the great
and growing evil Of the day and threat
ening the very existence or our lnslitu-
lions. de denounced Imperialism and
militarism as repugnant to all who be-
iiove in republican form OF government.
The speech was generously applauded.
| In conclusion Mr.. Harrison said he was
| the seventh son OF a seventh daughter
and that no propnesied the election OF MI
Bryan.
! He then introduced MIR. Bryan, whose
speech was Important, because it outlined
his ideas OF the advantages enjoyed by
the democrats in the present campaign
over thoee OF 1896. When the applause
which greeted Mr.. Bryan had' concluded
( he said "Mr. Chairman, Ladies ana
Gentlemen: | am Obliged to Mayor Hlr-
rson for his kind prophecy He Is the
president OF a democratic club In Chicago
that has celebrated Jackson's birtaday
during every year since 1896 | aive
been present at each meeting of the club
and a he as president OF the clue mas
nominated me fer president on four sue
cessive occasions, he has got SO into the
habit that II you do elect ME this time
you are going to embarrass Mayor Har-
risln very greatly. daughter and APP
plause) But, speaking of mayors, l want
to say that we are in much better po-
lp 10 To-
cause of the fact that we have control OIL
the city governments OF many II mol
most of the large cities of this country.
(ApplauseD Mayor Harrison presides over
the city second IN size In the United
States. had suspicion that there were
some reporters in Chicago in 1896. IN
deed. I suspected that some OF the repuo-
lcans up there were following the ldea
expressed by a gentleman after the cleo
ticn. He was told that there was some
repeating. He said he supposed 1t was
twice as honest TO vote twice for honest
money as to vote once for it. tbaughter')
1--WE have control Of the city govern"
ment of the largest city in Indiana Zap
plause) am glad that we have tna1
much in this campaign. for while we 20
mot want any unlawful votes cast on our
side, we are glad to be in position to
prevent their being cast on the other side.
we have control of the city governments
of New York City and Buffalo two OF
the largest cities Of the State OF New
York. We have control of the city gov
ernment OF Jersey City; we have Balti-
more. we have Cleveland, and in Toledo,
although the mayor does not call himself
a democrat ] know he won't let any re-
publican cheat in that city. (Laughter)
1--WE have control of Louisville, ky'
we have control of Detroit; we have con-
troll Of Milwaukee, we have control ~
Denver and we have control of San Fran
cisco.
ct Is a great advantage to have control
OF the machinery in these great cities.
We have an advantage in this conblna-
ton, wonderful advantage over he cam-
paign of 1896, because then the papers
were full Of announcements OF democrats
who were leaving the party, and now 1t
acquires an expert mathematician 10
stand at the door and count them as they
come back. daughter and applause,)
we have with US this year all we had
in 1896; we have with us a large majority
OF the gold democrats who were not in our
favor IN 1896 I knew they would come
back, because l knew that the most OF
those who went away went because they
did not realize the magnitude of the strug-
gle in which we We're engaged-the begin
ming Of the struggle between democracy
and plutocracy. l believed that great
majority of them would come back and
insisted tina, when they got ready TO come
back | waited them to know where the
old house was and not have II moved
around so that they could not hnd it when
they came back. (Lsughter) This year
we have coming TO US the people who now
see the dangerous tendencies of the re-
publican party, although they did not ses
those tendencies in 1896. We pointed out
in 1895 that IL The republican party won it
would have to give the trusts a chance to
get back out of the people the money they
had contributed to the campaign fund
1T was strange that the people did not
see II, but those who could not see il
then now know that If you want to ex-
tinguish a trust you have got to tako
the extinguisher out Of the hands of the
trust, People who did not feel the
iniquity Of the trusts have felt it since
and all through this land everywhega
people are coming with us this year be-
cause they see that with the success of the
republican party, with the present tend
ency toward the concentration of wealth
IL is only a question Of lime when the
individual Will disappear. Hence the
mothers and the fathers are thinking Tor
their boys, and l challenge the repub-
lioan party TO meet us on the trust ques-
tion. challenge 1t TO condemn the young
men to perpetual clerkships under monop-
olies in this country. lGreat applause)
Il believe that on the old questions
we are stronger this year than we were in
SO. believe II there were no new ques-
lions We would be able TO wage a success
full contest against the republican pafty.
T. is on the defensive on every question
before the American people, Il pretends
It wants 10 discuss the money question.
promise you that before the campaign
Is over the republican leaders will be
as much afraid of the silver question as
they are OF imperialism. Great applause
and cheers) There is noi q question
upon which they dare to state their posi-
tion and invite the judgment OF the Amer
lean people. (Applause.) Why is it the
republican party Is not willing 10 take
The people into its confidence on any single
question now before the American people
1t claims credit for everything that hap
pens for Its aid and rejects responsibility
for everything # does in this country
tApplause) 1t has claimed credit tor
large crops; 4 has claimed credit for
the discovery OF gold in Alaska 1t has
claimed credit for the famine in India;
1t has claimed credit for the activity IN
business which comes from mortgaging
the future and spending the money. II
has claimed credit for things for which
Il Is not responsible and yet II dRres not