Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-10-31
REPUBLICANS
LAST BIG GUN
OF CAMPAIGN
Mass Meeting Held in Majestic
Theatre Last Night Drew a
Crowd 10 Hear Issues.
CANDIDATES CHEERED
Edmund Wilson Tells of the Tariff
and Mr.. Gibson Lauded congress
man Howell for His Coed Work
at washington.

ot " ttoohlUStOh'
/ The last big gun of the republican
campaign was fired last night when
z mass meeting was held in the Ma
Jestic theatre, preceded by a street
parade. The voters turned out
strong and shortly before s O'Clock
at least 900 republicans we're ready
to form in line at the Packer House,
and march to the theatre. The par
ade, headed by a band and followed
by the candidates, voters and the
! Tottenyille Republican Club and bat
terry, started up Smith street at 5
I o'clock amid cheering and displays of
/ red fire, sky-rockets and Roman
/ candles.
In the meantime the theatre had
partially filed up and the balcony.
which was reserved for ladies and
their escorts, was crowded. When
the marchers reached the meeting
place they had trouble in getting in
side on account OF the crowd -
many flocked to the gallery.
The candidates and speakers of they
evening. Hon. John S. Gibson, of
Newark, and Edmund Wilson, of Red
Bank, besides number of prominent
republicans, occupied seats on the
stage. The interior of the theatre
was elaborately decorated and on the
front border of the stage hung pic
lures of Taft and Sherman. The
| gallery, balcony and lower floor of
the theatre were draped with flags
and the speakers table in the center
of the stage was covered with +Old
Glory"
Milton A Edgar called the meet
ing to order and introduced Judge
Adrian Lyon as chairman of the
meeting. Before Mr.. Lyon could re-
spond there was a burst of applause
as DR.. F. c. Henry, the republican
candidte for mayor, walked across
the stage.
sIr. Wilson Introduced.
Judge Lyon, after explaining the
lreaSon for the meeting and the prin-
TcIpfSs OF the republican party, intro
duced ESmund Wilson, Of Red Bank.
After the ASplause had subsided, Mr..
Wilson gave lengthy explanation
of the tariff issNS--enn-1s1g Will
liam Jennings Bryan for favoring its :
reduction. He referred to the speech
which Mr.. Bryan made here last
week and summed up what guarantee
bank deposits were. He told q story
to illustrate his point about an old
German who went to q defunct bank
to draw out his money The teller
said he could not give it to him, but
offered guarantee deposit. AS the
German hesitated, the teller asserted
that the guarantee was so good that
it could almost he used to buy things
with in the market. After explain
ing more fully about the value of the
guarantee, the teller said to the Ger
man, Now do you understand"
Sure" replied the son of the
Rhine, IF my baby wakes up in the
night and cries for milk, give him q
milk ticket"
Mr.. Wilson continued to attack
Mr. Bryan after the laughter had
Isubsided and said that he wanted
everyone to know that Mr.. Bryan
was an honest man. "Of course he
lis honest, he repeated. as honest
as the man who took an army of sol
diers across the Alps. but as the
leader did not know the way, they all
persisted" 4
Bryan" concluded Mr. Wilsd d@4He
lis honest enough. but he does not
know the way. His principles are
faulty and those who follow him will
perish"
MFR. Gibson's Speech.
Strenuous applause followed after
which Chairman Lyon introduced
Hon John S. Gibson, of Newark. Mr.
Gibson also referred to the tariff and
explained it fully. He told of his
life as a boy and compared the condi-
tions in those days with the present
time. He urged the support of the
ticket from Taft down and lauded
Congressman Benjamin F. Howell,
who, he said, deserved 10 be reflect
ed as he had won that right by his
excellent work al Washington
Mr. Gibson concluded with a story
about an Irishman who went TO his
commander before battle and ask
ed how the encounter was going to
be on the morrow. The commander,
/ in reply to his queries, said: i think
Paddy that it is going to be man to
imam fight" The next morning, early.
Paddy started out ahead of his reg
iment and coming upon one of the
lenemy's outposts, shot and killed
him. When the regiment came up
later, the commander saw Paddy sit
ting proudly upon the dead mans
body complacently smoking his du-
Ideen. What is this?" asked the
commander of the Irlshman, why
have you gone ahead of your regi-
ment? Why did you not stay with
the ranks?"
Did you not tell me last night"
said Paddy, that the fight today was
going to be man to many
Il did, said the commanders but
what has this got to Go with it?''
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