The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-10-21
HELD m NEW YORK LAST NIGHT
THREE FORMER CABINET
MEMBERS PRESENT.
LETTER FROM BICLOW
Friend of Lincoln and Tiden, Urging
Eryan's Election, Read BY May
or Mcclellan, Who
Presided.

I a Democratic gathering here tonight
sought to demonstrate beyond perad.
venture that the Democracy Of Tilden
! and Cleveland is lending its support
and endeavoring to secure the election
Of Bryan TO the presidency
! The occasion was a mass meeting
under the auspices Of the Bryan and
Kern Business Mems Association, and
seated on the platform We're Former
Governor Francis, OF Missouri Secre.
tary CT the Interior under Cleveland:
Judson Harmon, of Ohio, for Attorney
General and Hilary A. Herbert, Of
Alabama, Cleyelands Secretary Of the
Navy.
Mayor Mcclellan presided and read
a letter from John Bigelow, author
and stateman, friend of Lincoln ard
Tilden urging the election of Bryan.
Former Attorney General Judson
Harmon, now Democratic candidate
for governor of Ohio, was the first
speake'.
the Democrats in previous campaigns
and their disappointment that the
hoped for reforms had not been
achieved under the successful party.
I Then he spoke of the nnited Demoe-
racy of today, defending Bryans poll
cies, especially his guarantee of de-
poslts proposition,
Former Governor Francis, Ct Mis-
souri,. spoke next. and announced that
he favored the election of Bryan in
this contest because | thing his sue
CESS wcn'd do more to nrnmote the
would that of his opponent
He euIogized Bryan. and declared
that his election would mean the re
storation Of business confidence
Biqelow's Letter.
The venerable John Bigelow, VINO
was a personal friend OF Martin van
puren and Abraham Lincoln, and uh
der the latters administration served
as American minister to France ha'
accented the invitation to preside d
this meeting, but his physician, Il
view of Mr.. Bigelow's advanced ag'
(q2 vearsD forbade, and instead ~
sent to National Chairman Norman L
Mack a letter which was read to IN
meeting by Mayer George ID. McCieI
Ian. Mr. Bigelow was an lh'ihlau
friend of Samuel j. Tilden, and Wrot
the latter's biography. Following
. his letter, in part:
The Squirrels,
Highland Falls on Hudson
New York Oct. rs, 1908
Dear Mr.. Mack: My age is sun
cient excuse for declining your inv
tation to preside at the Democrat
meeting proposed to be held at ca
e negfe HAN during the last week
October. I cannot urge that, hoWeVe
as an excuse for declining your inN
Y tation TO send a message In WrluI
y. IN the assembly that viii be gather'
on that occasion. II there is any WI
stul cares for my opinion about II
pending political issues. here il is.
In nv opinion there are two issu
to be tried at the approaching pre-
n. dental election which in my mi
~ take precedence of all others.
IS The first Is the paramount impo
A. ance of orfanizing without turl
IN delay an Opposition Party. The 81
10 ond Is TO secure the speediest pos
lbe deliverance OF our country iron
Jemoralizing tariff upon imports.
Our Merchant Marine.
rit The most disastrous fruit Of the D
or loneed power Of the Republican
vs. lnaetv uuqestionably is its deliber
.re ana persistent war upon our fore
fo- comi.erce. its constant increase
an tariff restrictions upon imports.
ice Foreign commerce has dwindled
=, 81 o,,- evuorts exceed our imports
ich many millions. and they largely
IN ~, rf money or merchandise ship
- nav the interest Of our foreign d
n WHY Is thisg We have the lars
rs. continuous coastline Of any naiioI
the world. with the most abund
laft spnnlv in the world Of iron. coal
me rer zinc. wood articles which
nee stitute the principal and most 90
Of elements of ship-buIiiing ana
heir thus been designated by Pro'li'
me AZ the natural Mistress q the :
vet. IL any one of our ninety miii
Of people Vishes t0 visit any oi
AD. other continents Of The world o.
shin a package Of merchandise.
jos must hire a foreign ship-oWner z
.ers, his common carrier We Dilla