Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-27
GET AFTER ROOSEVELT
Democratic Speakers CritIcise
Cabinet Campaigning.
WASHINGTON IS QUOTED
Letter of First President to His At
torney General Read.
BIG RALLY AT TAKOMA PARK
State Senator Blair Lee, Mr.. Easily
Smith and Others Address
Suburban Voters.
BIG RALLY AT TAKOMA PARK

letter from President Washington to
his Attorney General. Charles Lee. writ
ten In l196. was read by Maj William
X. McIntire last night at the weekly
| meeting of the Columbia Democratic AS
ISOLATION. to show. as he said. the differ
ence between the patriotism of Washing
| ton and Roosevelt. Maj. McIntire said
1t was very fitting that the letter should
be spread over the land today when the
President is sending the members of his
cabinet out to take the stump.
| Here is the letter:
This letter is for your eye only. 1t is
written for the purpose of expressing
| my regret for your continued absence
from the seat of government. Rely upon
1t, it is productive of unpleasant remarks,
| In which l must be involved. 1t will be,
indeed Is, considered as making a sine
cure of the Office. Let me entreat you.
| therefore. to come on without delay, and
be assured of the esteem, etc. of yours.
very truly. GEORGE WASHINGTON"
| When Maj. McIntire read it there were
cheers from the audience
| Capt. John S. Miller, president of the
| club, made a brief address, scoring the
President for taking an active part in the
| for organized labor also criticised Taft
and Roosevelt.
| Mr.. Miller announced that the club had
| given $1,000 to the democratic national
| committee About $500 more would prob
ably be sent, he said.
Meeting at Takoma Park.
The democrats had their innings last
| night at Takoma Park, when. several
hundred strong, they invaded the quiet
suburb on the Maryland line, headed
| by the Forest Glen band, and whooped
things up until nearly midnight. After
short serenade beneath the village
lamplight, all hands hustled into Ia
koma Hall. which was soon filled to
away from the doors remained in the
| street below and listened with intent
interest to the speakers.
Enos Keys of Woodside presided at
| the meeting and introduced the speak
ers of the evening. State Senator Blair
Lee of Maryland was the first speaker
in behalf of the Bryan-Kern Club Of
Silver Spring. Md. He discussed the is
| sues of the present campaign and al
| luded to the procession feature of the
meeting. While referring to law and
order. which, he said. have always been
characteristics of the democratic party,
had been obtained by the band to play
| on the District side. which had not
been the case at the recent republican
demonstration when the police inter-
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| He spoke of the present high tariff and
the increased cost In the necessities of
life within the past twelve years and
guaranty Of bank deposits. He did not
forget the trusts and included Carnegie
and the Thaws among those who received
profits from the steel trust, which he con-
sidered the greatest of all trusts. He
amused his hearers with an incident
which occurred at the waterways banquet
when two chairs were placed at the dis
i IF
much applause, that The sits on two
chairs and stands upon two platfroms."
The speaker was greeted with three
cheers for Bryan.
Scored by Easily Smith.
James S. Easby-Smith of Washington
| devoted over an nour to the republican
administration and compared the plat
forms Of the two parties and what each
had accomplished. He severely criticised
the republican administration for the
| special privileges granted, public corrup-
ton which has existed from time to time
and numerous frauds in the government.
then it must be the father of graft" he
said He referred to the campaign in
| Ohio as "a fight Of false leaders" He
| touched on the tariff question and Incl
dentally punctured few fallacies OF the
republican party. He concluded by urg
| ing the ladies present to get the voters
| out to vote for Bryan and democratic
Congress. The speaker took occasion to
pay a tribute to David J. Lewis, who Is
running for Congress In opposition to Col.
George A. Pearre.
A reception followed the speechmaking,
while the band played My Maryland"
and Aud Lang Syne.'
]. D. Massey of the Shiloh Colored Bap-
tist Church Is exercised over a rumor
that has gone forth that the members Of
that church are giving their organized
support to Bryan in this campaign. 1T Is
not true he says. land it's not right for
churches to take part in politics. Never
theless, he admits, the Shiloh church Is