Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-16
DISCUSS THE ISSUES
Local Politicians Hold Meet
lngs and Hear Speeches.
BOTH PARTIES VERY BUSY
War Veteran Declares Roosevelt's
Policies Are Whims.
COLLEGE STUDENTS ORGANIZE
Republican Asserts Colored Citizens
Of Virginia Are for Taft-Active
at oxon Hill.
BOTH PARTIES VERY BUSY
COLLEGE STUDENTS ORGANIZE


thoughts. apparently. tina, came to him in
his dreams"
:. The foregoing assertion was made by
| Pro-. Richard civil war veteran, who
was one of the speakers at a mass meet
ing last evening under the auspices of the
District of Columbia Democratic Asso-
citation. Edwin a. Newman, national
democratic committeeman for the District.
presided and introduced Prof. Richards
as a civil war historian. Continuing, the
| speaker said Judge Taft does not repre-
sent anything except my policies" Dur
ing the last four years" the speaker said
I'VE have had enough of my policies
think. to disgust every true American. I
have studied chemistry somewhat. and
have tried to analyze this subject of my
policies, and after all my efforts. my
| results are not satisfactory. The only
thing that I can say is that it represents
| Roossveltism. and if anybody in this
| world can tell absolutely and definitely
| what Rooseveltism is. he has made a
better ANALYSIS than l have. Roosevelt
| ism. as 1t stands before the world. means
that if a person does not think I think
II he does not talk as l talk; If he does
| not advocate the policies that / advocate.
he is an undesirable citizen. Roosevelt
| ism, In its later days. means that a per-
son shall have higher estimate of what
is called Rooseveltism than he has Of the
Constitution OF the United States and of
the government of the fathers.
| Speaks Well of Bryan.
Speaking of William ]. Bryan. Prof.
Richard said "he travelled around the
| world, not in government vessel. not at
government expense, not sent out by some
high dignitary to be the official messenger
| boy Of the United States, but he went
around the world at his own expense. and
he has seen the world and is prepared
| now to give US an administration that
shall be thoroughly American and thor
oughly in harmony with highest types
| and IDEALS
j. ". Nigh OF Langdon. D. c. was the
| next speaker. He dWe.t on the white
| slaves" boys and girls. in the cotton fac
cry of ante bellum times, and said the
| republican party in Congress had failed to
pass satisfactory laws against child labor.
He predicted the election of Bryan and
Kern and declared II feel that there is
| intelligence enough in the minds of the
people of the great republic to look
through this great cloud of dust that is
| being raised by the winds that blow from
the mouths OF the political pettifoggers
and demagogues."
| George Killeen. president Of the George
i town Democratic Assoc. alton, told of the
| good work" the District democrats are
doing for the election Of the national
| ticket. A; F. Mclaughlin gave a number
OF reasons why William Jennings Bryan
| should be elected to the presidency, and
| the meeting was adjourned.
Organize Democratic College Club
| A democratic college club was organized
among the students Of the George Wash
lngton University last evening. The for
| nation of the club was brought about by
Warren Jefferson Davis, under the direc-
| tien of the national democratic commit
| tee on college clubs.
| The statement that already more than
| 10000 students have been enrolled was
made by Mr.. Davis He said the national
committee proposes to send the students
to their homes to vote and work Cor the
election OF Bryan and Kern. He also ex-
planned in detail the purposes Of the col
iege clubs
"As educated men, DR.. William H.
Vance. the next speaker said. I'VE should
take an active interest in our govern
| nsent and study its workings
The Issues of the presidential campaign
were discussed by Greed N. Fulton. He
| also spoke words of advice to the stu
dents encouraging the organization OF
their democratic clubs in all parts of the
United States.
Officers of the George Washington Uni
versty Students Democratic Club were
elected AZ follows: r. L. Holmes, presi-
dent; +. F. Gates, vice president; T. 7.
Marye, secretary, and J. r. Curl, treas
Urer
The colorsd citizens of Virginia are for
TAFT, was the declaration made by
George G.. Noble. republican organizer at
meeting Of the District Of Columbia
| Citizens Republican Cub Wednesday
evening. He predicted the election of
Representative slemp republican. to Con-
gress.
I'VE have an active membership of
| loo" was the report made by J. B. Ede-
| lin, president and ]. Cameron, secretary
! Of the local club.
Announcement was made today that the
Virginia Democratic Association will meet
| at O'Clock this evening in the parlors Of
the Riggs House. The speakers will in
clude Representative l.. F.. Livingston of
Georgia and Greed N. Fulton.
Missouri Republicans Meet.
The policies of William ]. Bryan were
criticised by Judge Henry NJ. Foote of
Pennsylvania at meeting of the Mis-
souri, Republican Association last night at
| tho interstate republican headquarters on
| 18th street
| The speaker asserted that the demo-
cratic party is not a consistent party:
| that II IL always ready to repudiate any
| doctrine which 1t may have advocated In
order to procure votes. and that it is al
| ways ready to advocate any proposition
| to gain a political advantage.
| The democrats of Oxon Hill. Prince
George county. Md. organized a Bryan.
Kern and Smith campaign club last night
at a meeting which was attended by about
| 400 men. After the election of William
H. zoe as president Raymond A. Heiskell
Of Washington addressed the meeting and
urged the voters of Prince George to do
| their full duty at the polls next month"
Representative Gillespie of Texas follow
ed. speaking on tariff revision and the
guaranty Of bank deposits. Others who
predicted democratic success at the polls
November were Capt John s. Miller of
this city. Charles w. Darr. John R. Rig
giles. Prof, r. Edwards of Ann Arbor,
| Mich, Prof. James Kent. Cotter T. Bride,
| W. ]. Dwyer and Walter ]. Costello.
Democratic Students to Organize.
Charles A. Douglas of the local bar will
make the principal address at the stu
dents meeting tomorrow evening in the
upper hall at Georgetown University His
| theme will he The Student in Politics.
| The meeting will be called to order by
j. Doyle Carmody. who will introduce
Warren Jefferson Davies. vice chairman
|