The evening times., 1900-09-14

BALTIMORE, Sept 14.-Democrats of
East Baltimore turned cut in force last
night to attend a banner raising and mass
meeting under the aupices of the Grey
stone Club. The meeting was very sue
cessful one.
The banner, a handsome open-work af-
fair, bearing portraits of the Democratic
candidates and the clubs campaign mot
to: Save the Republic Avoid an En-
pire, was strung across the street
shortly after O'Clock. Speaking fol-
lowed from a decorated stand in front of
the clubhouse.
William P. Ryan, president of the club,
presided and made the opening address.
He said:
Let no political casuist impress you
with the fallacy that continental expan-
sion, for which the Democratic party has
ever stood and been the champion, is syn
onymous with colonial Imperialism. which
substitutes executive will for constitu-
ton authority and dependencies for SOW
ereign states.
BE not disturbed by the prophecies OF
evil which are Photographed from South
and German Streets by predatory greed
The Democratic party does not assail
property-it merely denies to it political
power; it does not array itself against
wealth-it merely refuses TO il exclusive
privileges, either in business or in poll
tics; 1t stands for equality, not of social
conditions, but of political rights; its mot
TO is, Equal and exact justice to all, with
special privileges to none "
Mayor Hayes told how the French pO-
liticstl economist, De Tocqueville, upon his
visit here in 1885, was impressed by the
eQua .ty OF conditions in this country.
III ne Democratic party never dared to
legislate for the benefit of trusts Trusts
were started by the protective legislation
of the Republican party. There can be
nothing more unfair in any system OF
government than TO tax the masses for
the benefit of the few. The Republican
party owes its continuous existence to
trusts, or TO the money which the trusts
give it for election purposes" Mr.. Hayes
urged thorough organization of the party.
Archibald H Taylor spoke forcibiy
against government by injunction He
compared the campaign methods of Bryan
and Roosevelt. and said Nj Bryan never
spoke Extensively of his opponents Pass
ing TO the Philippine question he asked:
What IS the duty of man to his neigh
boTs7 Isn't il laid down III the Golden
Rule. DO unto others as you would have
them do TO you? What have the FIJI
pinos done to Us that We should be killing
them by the thousands Did we buy from
Spain the right TO govern the FiIipluos
without their consent? The only consent
ever given was from the Sultan of Sulu,
upon whose terms the United States up
holds polygamy and slavery.
Imperialism will come home to roost.
Mckinley is a king, aye, every inch a
king. without the trappings of a king He
makes unholy war of his own voliton and
.ends without warrant to carry il on
s4oG GOO. 969 which the American people
earned by the sweat OF their brOws-"
EX-Attorney General John p. Poe spoke
briefly Mr. Ryan read a letter from eX>
Gov. William Pinkney Whyte, regFetting
his inability to attend. In it he said: ]
The meue, Save the Republic; Avoid
an Empire touches no ones heart more
than il does that of the son OF an Irish |
man. and therefore ! should be glad. later
in the autumn, TO use that as a text for a |
sermon out OF church..