Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1900 — Had A Fine Meeting. [ARTICLE]

Had A Fine Meeting.

There was a big crowd out Friday night, to hear Hon. Henry Powers of Boston, on the political issues of the day. Mr. Powers has been a Unitarian, minister, way down east, and is a man of highly cultured mind, and a forcible and logical orator. He was introduced by Cdunty Chairman, Hanley. The ever faithful Blackford martial band was present, and added much to the interest of the occasion by their music, both before and after the meeting. The Citizens band also played an opening piece, for the meeting. It was held from the court house entrance, and the chairs Jrorn the east court room were brought down for the oc- : —r —------

Mr. Powers opened his speech by refering to the Anti imperialist League, which has its headquarters in Boston. He wanted it understood that the League consisted of only a very few persons, and the people of Boston and of New England generally, utterly repudiated that treasonable organization, and would give voice to that repudiation in November, and which would be only a stringer repetition of what Vermont and Maine have already spoken. In speaking of what the 'east will do, Mr. Powers spoke with the fullest confidence that the east will give McKinley and the Republican ticket heavy majorities in all the New England states. In referring to New York state, he said he had lived in New York 12 years and he had just spent some weeks taking observations in the state, he predicted' that the state will give McKinley and Roose.% velt more than 100,000 plurality.

His presentation of the fundamental principles of our government, contrasted with the socialistic ideas and theories of Bryauism; bis denunciation of the Bryan false cry of imperialism and illustrations of the fact that our •. overnment is today farther away from imperialistic ideas than ever before in t filMmJipdory of our country; his references to the socalled trusts, comparison with the actual conditions existing in this country and the fact that the Republican party is the only party which ever fought the trusts; his defense of the Philippine policy and that of expansion were all made in a masterly manner, and made his speech as has been well said, “a mighty hard one to clean up after.”