Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-10-23
Big Democratic Rally at Poolesvills.
Saturday, October II, 1908.

| Saturday, October IL, 1908.
The Bryan, Kern and Lewis Club of this
place met here to night with the following
speakers on the platform, viz: Hon. Ell.
ward Q. Peter, OF the Rockville Bar; Hon
j. Dawson Williams, of Remington Hon.
James Easily, Smith and Hon. Patrick T.
Moran, Washington, d. 9.
Mr.. Williams presided and opened the
meeting with clear and well.defned intro.
duction OF the issues Of the present cam
paign, after which he introduced the various
speakers in his characteristic, beautiful lam
guage.
Mr. Peter was the first speaker and spoke
for an hour and a-half with perfect torrent
of appeal and eloquence In behalf of both
national and congressional candidates.
Among other things he said that the Presi.
dents declaration that the steel trust merg-
ing of the Tennessee Iron and Coal Co. was
legal transaction-that declaration is false
upon its face. Why the necessity of any
conference with the President II II be legal
II they sought legal advice they would seek
it from some one versed in law and certainly
not from Theodore Roosevelt. The truth Is
the great steel combine or trust magnates
sought favor from the President and he was
only too ready to grant 1t. And that "those
who think they should thank the Reppubli-
can party for their good crops and prices
instead of thanking God, these should tear
down their churches and burn their bibles,
go and build temple and erect an image
therein OF the elephant and worship It,.
Everybody, even the weakest, should know
that good crops come from good seasons and
high prices come from short crops" In
an outburst of tragic eloquence he cried,
ut should be high treason Tor the President
of the United States to turn the White House
into the political headquarters OF his party
and he himself take the leading part In the
campaign to elect his successor. There can
be but one logical outcome of such pro.
cedure and that is monarchy"
In referring to Col. Pearre, Mr.. Peter said
the Colonel 10 utterly inconsistent in saying
the Hon David j. Lewis cannot be trusted
with the peoples affairs In Congress, because
the Colonel has intrusted his own affairs with
Mr.. Lewis while he, the Colonel, has been in
Congress That Mr.. Peter had the spirit Of
the audience was shown by the frequent out
bursts of applause during his speech.
Mr. James Easby-Smith followed Mr.. Peter
with CALLING exposition Of the inner circle
of the Roosevelt administration. One of the
trenchant cuts Of his speech was the recital
Of the manner in which Mr.. Roosevelt dis
missed his special attorneys when they found
one Of the Cabinet officers, Paul Morton,
guilty of rebatIng and suggested his punish :
ment. Another was his description of the
Presidents choice between Senator Tillman
and McLaurin of Standard Oil fame, how the
President withdrew his invitation from the
former and how he chummed with McLaurin,
the oil man. Mr.. Smith is an easy talker and
never let's the interest In his subject flag for
an instant He shared generously in the APP
plause of the evening.
Mr.. Moran, the business man from Wash
ington, was the last speaker, but the farmers
of the community seemed glad to see him
and were evidently tickled to hear him give
the lie to the tale OF the Business Mans fear
Of Mr.. Bryan's election. Mr.. Moran has been
campaigning in several of the Western States
this year and says he has not the slightest
doubt Of Bryan's election. He Is very fluent
and happy speaker. A friend OF Mr.. Bryan,
beyond all question. At the conclusion OF
his speech cries were heard over the hall,
"Old man, you're all right" "Faith, and I'll
sell you my corn and hay after this, and
similar expressions of good fellow feeling.
The house was crowded with both ladies
and gentlemen and many were Obliged to
stand In the doors and windows.
II. w. STOUT,
Secretary.