The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-06-01
JAMES HAMILTON LEWIS
ADDRESSES A LARGE AND APPReclATIvE
AUDIENCE AT MARION s0UARE.
Our Eloquent Neighbor discusses Trusts and
Imperialism and Leaves the Money
Question Alone.

That James Hamilton Lewis is a
orator, no one who heard him Thursda
evening in Marion square will ever hon
estly dispute. Though many among hi
audience had gone TO the square TO hea
John g. Wooley, the great prohibition
orator, who had been announced 10 speal
there, very few indeed left the grove 81
long as the howery periods continued Il
fall from the lips Of the gifted visito
from our sister state,
The Prohibition people had fixed NJ
the square and the speakers stand with
new plank seats, hut on Mr.. Wooley'I
arrival 1t was found tnat his voice wal
not suited for out. door speaking. Sc
they procured the Y. NJ. G. A. hall and
very courteously allowed the other peo
pie to reap the benefit of their prepara'
tions.
On account OF the short notice and
the dearth Of the advertising that it was
practicable 10 do, the audience was not
30 large as il would have been had every
one in this vicinity known that the
noted ex.congressman from Washington
was TO be here, yet it was large crowd
for Salem.
The orator Of the evening was intro.
duced by Chairman Mott, and until 10
O'Clock he held his hearers charmed
with his eloquence.
Owing to the arrangement Of the
lights, his appearance was largely mat
ter Of gnesswork, but his words found
their way TO all ears, except when sn
ill-mannerly gathering, male and female,
on the outskirts OF the crowd compelled
him TO pause until their maudlin cackle
had subsided.
He has a clear, flexible voice, under
perfect control, and to a ready flow Of
the most polished and finely rounded
periods he adds the art OF the born and
cultured orator.
He devoted bis remarks to trusts and
imperialism. lie severely arraigned
some Republican party leaders Oh the
score Of tho former, and vehemently
protested against the latter as unAmeri.
can and a subvsrsion Of the principles
on which the government il founded.
He laid the sins Of imperialism, how.
ever, 10 the trusts, and in fact charged
those aggregations specifically with all
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day.
He was frequently applauded, and the
mention Of Bryan's name was greeted
with the greatest enthusiasm.
He made many telling hits, and
aroused a laugh by inquiring, "How
can the Republican party permit the
corset trust when IL must be so neces.
sarily opposed to expansion2' Referr-
ing to the Porto Rico matter, he paid, "Ii
The tariff doesn't make trusts the trusts
At least seem to make the tariff"
He proclaimed: "The Democratic
party is, as it always has been, ior
egitimate expansion" And he cited
Iefierson's rule that when navy would
De required TO protect proposed
that was the limit. Perhaps
he strongest points he made against
Philippine expension were these. that
{ we wanted the open door we must
i've the open gate and that the bring.
ny OF hordes of cheap labor under the
lag would result in the impoyerishing
I American labor that the raw mater.
al would be shipped to those lands and
here made up with cheap labor for the
OF that trade. lie cited the
otton manufacturing industry which
ormerly gave employment to many
Of people In England but has
ow BEEN transferred to India where
heap labor is available.
lie did not touch on local Issues,
lough he paid glowing tribute TO the
lagnihcent record Of the second Oregon,
! well as the Indian war yeterons. IL
safe to say that no one was disappoin.
ID in a speaker about whom they have |
card 10 much.
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