The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-09
MAYOR HARRISON A PROPHET.
ASSERTS EMPHATICALLY BRYAN
WILL he ELECTED.


Meeting In IndianapoIis-says the
Democrats Have Control of the MIA
chinery In Most of the Large
Cities Gold Democrats Coming
Rack-TalIxed ON Trusts and the
Money Question.
IneianaT oils Ind. Aug. Sat night a
mass meeting was held at Tomlinson
Hail. which was piesiced over by Mayor
Carter II. Harrison of Chicago, and adj
dressed by Mr.. Bryan and Hon. Webster
Davis. The meeting was not called to
order until $50 o clock, but the hall. which
is a large enc. was filled an hour before
that time Mr.. Bryan was received with
vociferous applause as he entered.
In opening the meeting Mayor Harrison
made a brief speech congratulating the
Democracy upon the promise. yes the
assurance, of success of our ticket at the
polls in November" He said the people
had got tried of Mark Hanna and his
band of freebooters." and were turning to
the Democratic party for relief.
Mr.. Harrison also referred in condemna-
tory terms TO the operation of trusts as
the great and growing evil of the day and
threatening the very existence of our In
stltutions. He denounced imperialism
and miiitarism' as repugnant TO all who
believe in a Republican form OF govern-
ment
In conclusion he said he was the seventh
son of . seventh daughter, and that he
prophesde the election of Mr.. Bryan He
then introduced Mr.. Bryan, whose speech
was important because it outlined his
| ideas of the advantages enjoyed by the
Democrats in the present campaign over
those of 1896.
MIR. Bryan Makes a Speech.
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies' and Gentlemen:
l am obliged to Mayor Harrison for his
kind prophecy He is the president of a
Democratic club in Chicago that has cele-
brated Jackson's birthday during each
year since 1895. l have been present at
each meeting of he club. and he, as presi-
| ident of the club, has nominated me for
President on four successive occasions. lie
| has got so into the habit that If you do not
elect me this time you are going TO en-
barrass Mayor Harrison very greatly.
| Q1aughter) But speaking OF mayors l
want to say that we are in much better
position this year than we were In 1895,
because of the fact that we have control
! of the city governments of many, If not
| most of the large cities of this country.
| Mayor Harrison presides in the city sec
ond in size in the United States. had a
suspicion hat there were some reporters in
| Chicago in 1896. Indeed, | suspected that
some of the Republicans up there were
following the idea expressed by gentle
! man after the election. He was told there
was some repeating. He said:
| Well, / suppose 1t was twice as hon
est TO vote twice for honest money as to
vote once for it.
Control of Many cities.
we have control of the government of
| the largest city in Indiana. Il am glad
that we have much in this campaign, for
| while we do not 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 larg st cities Of the
ate CT New York We have control of
the city government of Jersey City; we
have Baltimore: we have Cleveland and
/ N Toledo, although the Mayor does not
call himself Democrat / know he won't
'et any Republican cheat in that city
Gaughter) We have control of Louis
vile, KY, we have control CT Kansas
City; we have control of Denver and
we have control of San Francisco. II is
|
! machinery in these great cities We have
an advantage in this campaign--a wonder
| full adv1nage-over the campaign OF 1896
because then the papers were full OF an
! nouncements of Democrats who were leav-
| ing the party and now It requires an ex-
pert mathematician to stand at the door
and count them as they come back.
| daughter and applause)
Gold Democrats Come Bnck.
I'VE have with us this year all We had
| In 1896; we have with us large majority
| of the Gold Democrats who were not in
our favor in 1895. / knew they would
come back because l knew that most OF
them who went away went because they
did not recognize the magnitude of the
struggle in which we are engaged, the be-
! ginning of the struggle between Democracy
and plutocracy. I believe that great ma =
| tority of them would come back and
insisted that when they got ready TO
come back wanted them 20 know where
the Old house was and not have II moved
around so that they could not find Il
when they did come back. applause and
| laughter.) This year we have coming 10
US the people who now see the dangerous
tendencies OF the Republican party, al
though they did not see those tendencies
in 1896. We pointed out in 1896 that IL the
Republican party won it would have to
give the trusts chance to get back out
of the people the money they had con-
tributed to the campaign fund
Trust and Money Questions.
ut was strange that the people did nor
see IT, but those who could not see il
then now know that If you want to ex-
tinguish trust you have got to take
the extinguisher out Of the hands of the
trust People who did not feel the in
iquity of the trusts have felt # since
and all through this land everywhere peo-
| pie are coming with us this year because
they see that with the success of the
Republican party. with the present ten
dency toward the concentration Of wealth.
II Is only question OF time when the in
dividual will disappear Hence the
mothers and fathers are thinking for their
boys. and / challenge she Republican
party to meet us the trust question.
| challenge II to condemn the young men
TO perpetual cerkships under monopoles
In this country. Great applause.) I be-
iieve that on the old questions we are
stronger this year than we were in 1896.
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