Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-09-19
CROWD PACKS
CARNEGIE HALL
NEW YORK VOTERS HEAR THE
DEMOCRATIC CAN IMDaTE
sPEAk on REPUBLICAN TEN
DENCIEs.

when William j Bryan at n mass
meeting under the auspices OF Tam
many Hail, spoke before enthuias-
te thousands who filed Carnegie
Hail and overflowed into the streets.
The ovation accorded to the Presl-
Dental candidate was brilliant
climax to a day in which unit I'd
ptrty paid Mr.. Bryan a continuous
reception.
Mr.. Bryan spoke for over an hour
on Republican Tendencies" at
Carnegit Hail. and for over ten
minutes his audience applauded on
the platform.
TO NEW YORK'S THOUSANDS.
Before the meeting the candidate
spoke from cart tail to an over
flow gathering of New York's
thousands who had futilely stormed
the line of police to gain admission
to the hall. On his arrival here
Mr.. Bryan spoke at n MONDAY meet
ing and during the afternoon held
constant levsss at his hotel. where
Democratic leaders in the city and
State called upon him.
Previous TO the Carnegie Hall
meeting Mr.. Bryan was entertain
ed at dinner at the home of Mel
bert Il. Cary. On approaching Car
negie Hall. a little liter. Mr.. Bryan
was given an ovation by a crowd OF
ten thousand or more persons who
could not get I'm the hall. The can
didate was taken 10 a flag drapei
cart and from q he made brief
speech. He was cheered 'epeatedly.
especially when a man in the crowd
tried to argue with him and Bryan
made a squelching reply.
While Congressman Sulzer was
speaking Mr.. Bryan and his party
stepp. from an entrance upon the
stage. IL was the Bryan demon
stration OF eight and twelve years
ago that followed Men leaped to
their chairs and yelled ana shouted
while the band played lfaely tunes.
Chairman Riders voce was lost as
he briefly introduced the Demo-
cratic candidate.
When quiet was restored, after
ten minutes outburst of enthu-
siasm. Mr.. Bryan began his speech.
MIR. BRYAN'S SPEECH.
Parties are to be measured not
merely by the things actually
done. but by their tendencies. /
desire tonight to call attention TO
some OF the tendencies of the Re
publican party.
Take for instance the matter or
extravaganza I'm expenditures. The
tendency of the Republican party Ia
TO increase the expenditures OF the
government out OF all proportion to
the increase I'm the population. At
the first session Of the present Con-
gress their appropriations exceeded
a billion dollars. This Is twice tn
appropriations OF session of the
Fifty-first Congress, which was the
highest appropriation known up to
the last session exceeded the ap-
preparations of the preceding year
by ninety million dotars-an in
crease OF almost ten per cent, show
ing that I'm matters Of appropria-
tions the Republican leaders are
hurry.ng at an accs'erated pace.
The inereags in the number OF
officeholders is likewise enormous
The appropriations in the Army and
Navy alone show an increase OF
100000 a year over the ap-
propriations of eleven years ago.
What excuse can be given for the
trebEng OF the appropriations for
the Army and Navy? No nation is
unfriendly to the Tn ted states; no
internal causes Justify the increase
THE REASONS GIVEN.
There are two reasons why the
Republican lead srs are less careful
OF expenditures than the Demo
crats The first IS to be found IN
the fact that the Republican leaders
are more intimately associated with
the tax eaters than with the tax.
payers.
The second reason IS to be
found IN the fact that the Repdb-
lican lead rs have been represent
ing taxation as a blessing. and they
naturally want 20 give the people
as much Of the blessing as possible.
The Democratic party believing that
p tax is a necessary evil cndsavors
TO lint the tax to the actual needs
of the government economically ad-
ministeTed
The present campaign presents
another tendency OF the Republican
party namely, TO substitute a Pres
dental successor for the Demo-
cratic plan OF popular selection.
The President felt Il his duty to eo-