The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-09-05

we lind III the Cincinnati Enquirer
a telegram from Toledo, O., giving
an account Of John Sherman's S speech
in that city. The Interruptions he
suffered showed that the crowd were
well posted on the great questions of
the day. The stuff they would have
quietly accepted a year or two ago in
the shape Of hard money arguments
were dissipated by word. We give
the report:
At eight o'clock the Opera House
was packed from cellar to dome with
what proved to be turbulent crowd.
which refused to permit Mr.. Sherman
a respectful hearing, and at times,
shut him up entirely by Kisses. jeers
and impertinent remarks. The mo-
lnent was painful to all lovers of
order and free speech, and terrible
suspense attended the secretary'S
brave attempt to face it down. He be-
gan the set words of his speech. not
able to be heard, then pressed ahead
more and more, until after some
voices cried out, Louder ! louder y
he got the attention reasonably. and
swan along quiet well until he ap-
preached the currency question
proper. saying he should speak his
own sentiments, and if wrong the
people of Ohio would correct it in the
gressional elections. This was
greeted with shout of "That's SOL
and great laughter.
From this through nearly the
whole of the part devoted to the re-
sumption act he proceeded with great
difficulty. saying the panic of 1873
caused the failures then and since.
''What caused the panic''' was the
cry. .Advising a solid North for a
solid South There were cries of
.'Hayes policy, bloody shirt, and a
bedlam If Kisses and jeers. He left
his text entirely and tried to meet the
crowd. I'VE shall resume. rs sure as
fate" he said. II Kisses and jeers. T.
"Our trouble has been extravaganza.
Haven t anything to be extrayagant
with. SAID voice. ':The bondhold-
ers get gold" said the secretary.
and a voice interrupted, Eyes, you re
the rooster that gave it to en- Il
want a dollar worth dollar in gold" !"
said he. I'VE would rather have one
worth ten cents thsn none at all, :"
was the response. He referred to a
possible scarcity of money, and a tor
rent of interruptions followed, such as
these: The poor man hain't got no
money. You've burnt it all up"
Ham and eggs for one.s Kisses and
laughter.l
At something he said the answer
was: THAT amt in the National plat
form. Great laughter Secretary
Sherman-.'I don't know what that
platform IS" A Voice-.We show
You this fall" Another Voice
"How's real estate goingl' The Sec
retary-.tIt will 90 up when you get
on a solid basis. Voice-..It's gone
up now Great laughter At one
time. warming up. the secretary said:
Il II bet my soul that in six months
after resumption begins all now
crafty opposed to me will be with
rs. Cheers and hisses.l
The crowd made short work OF the
secretary elaborate preparation for
the electoral frand. When
he reached the Louisiana matter
great confusion ensued. and he was
obliged to leave the subject by IS to
r. Fraud, frandr' .Yon stole
the pFesidencyf etc. The secretary
pressed toward his peroration: My
said he 1.-The RepGbli-
can party is a national party" ICries
of No, no. no. etc. and great
laughter The Secretary-sMv
friends, what party to-day threatens
to disrupt the Inionla A Voice
John Sherman. The Secretary
1T is not strue. I threaten to make
your money as good as gold. and I'm
going to do it, A Voice-.What do
think of General Steedmanl' The
secretary. continuing: There are our
broad wheat fields in the West. 90
out on them, on your saddled horses.
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