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being present.
Professor McElroy presided, and on
the stage were seated DR.. Paul Van
Dyke, Professor w. A. Wyckoff, Pro-
fessor H. F. Coyington. Professor Dan
iels, DR.. Henry Van Dyke, Professor w.
A. Packard, Professor Stockton Axson,
Joseph Hoff, Bayard Stockton, Harry A.
Konover, of this city, candidate for the
Assembly; George Wenzel, candidate for
Surrogate, and Mayor Haggerty.
AS Mr.. Black appeared on the plat
form he was given aNtriple locomotive .
After music by the band, Professor Nc
Elroy called the meeting to order, and
said
PROFESSOR McELROY'S SPEECH.
Every side Of every question should
be discussed at a university of such i'm
portance as this, and so the Republicans
will hold similar meeting in short
time. We are glad to see so many of
our Republican students here, and we
hope they will learn something for the
good of their souls and bodies" Con-
tinuing, he said the meeting was held un-
der the auspices of the Democratic Club
Of the University, and it was his duty as
missing link to connect the past gener-
alton of Princeton students with the
present generation. He then introduced
Mr.. Lewis, of Hoboken.
Mr.. Lewis took up. the National issues.
He called imperialism benevolent despot-
ism, and said the principles of the declar-
alton of independence, which established
this country on the basis that the citi-
zens should be free and equal, has been
set aside in the last six years, and the
country has taken its place among the
great colony-holding nations. He claim
ed that the Filipinos,, as human beings,
are entitled to their freedom.
Speaking of the trusts, he said there
could be none, except for the monopoly
creating tariff. He showed that under
the present tariff foreign goods are pre-
vented from competing with the goods
made by the trusts, and thus the trusts
are practically given a monopoly. He
explained that the Democratic party was
in favor of a tariff sufficient to protect
the American working man, but that it
was against the Republican policy of a
high tariff, under which American made
goods are sold much cheaper abroad than
at home, while the home market is turn
ed over to monopolistic combines that
charge what prices they please
Professor McElroy paid high tribute
to Mr.. Black in introducing him. The
candidate, he said was Princeton man
first, last and all the time, and should
have the loyal support and vote of every
Princeton student He referred to the
fact that the Governor is ex-officio a
member of the University Board of Trus-
tees, and said if Mr.. Black was elected
Governor, Princeton would be benefited
| by his presence on the board. He stated
that Mr.. Black, if elected would give the
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State fearless and independent govern
ment. That statement was loudly cheer
ed.
AS Mr.. Black rose to speak, he was
greeted with prolonged applause, the
demonstration lasting several minutes.
Mr.. Black said:z:'Fellow Princeton
ians, Ladies and Gentlemen:-ssI feel
precisely the same as did when 1 pre-
sented myself before the examination
board for entrance to this University as
freshman. No greener freshman ever
came here than was when I came in
1874.
II am stirred tonight as remember
the last words of our class of that grand
old man of the university, DR.. McCosh:
Whether iR the pulpit or at the bar,
stand for the right because it is right. .
At this point an incident occurred
which showed Mr.. Blacks mastery of
the situation and his presence of mind in
an emergency. In quoting DR.. McCosh's
words he said ''in-. the bar" instead of
"at the bar" The Republican students
Immediately began to laugh as though it
was reference to bar rooms, and there
was danger of serious interruption.
But Mr.. Black instantly silenced the
laugh and brought applause from the rest
of tae audience by laundering out: Il
do not mean the kind of bar you do.''
| Referring again to the words of DR..
McCosh, Mr.. Black said they had made
an impression on him. he applied them
| to his campaign and said he was stand
ing for the cause Of the people because
he. believed it to be right,
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