Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-07-12
BARBECUE AT CAAPPELL
MILL.
Jones meets Giddinss and COTS
scooped.


Club gave a barbecue on We'd
nesday last. The grounds select
ed were back of Mr.. Dock Mat
thews' mansion, in a shady
grove and in the vicinity of one
or two springs. Oar reporter
arrived upon the grounds about
Q o'clock. Seats had been ar
ranged, a stand erected for the
speakers and tables put up for
the dinner. BY 10 o'clock a
large crowd had assembled.
The Rev. NJ. Simpson offered a
prayer, after which a gentleman
introduced
Cot. GEO. w. JONES,
who made the opening speech.
He commenced by saying that
the money question was the all
absorbing topic of the day:
that it was the question of ques-
tons. He then made few re-
marks about the two great po-
litical parties and attempted to
show that any man voting for a
nominee, or voting a party tick
ct, was under what he
terms the party lash.
He entered into a re-
view of the financial condition
of the world, telling how much
gold and silver there is in ex-
istence and its inadequacy to
supply the demands of the
trade. He attempted to show
that the intrinsic value of gold
and silver is less than that of
iron. and further, that the use of
these metals as medium of ex-
change, or representative of
values. is a barbarism that has
been in existence for ages;
thar the present enlightened age
demands a more convenient
system; that the government
has the right to make money!"
or,as he expresses it, to utilize
the credit of the United States.
He would have the government
to issue bits of paper, which he
is pleased to term absolute
money" Col. Jones continued
to eluo;date his position in this
strain for nearly two hours,
dealing extensively in glitter
ing generalities. He did not
tell the people what disposition
he would make of the bonded
indebtedness of the country,
but did not forget to pay his re-
spects to the bond holders, who
are. a hideous set of demons in
human shape. He made no ar
guments, nor did he give any
reasons to sustain the position
he assumed. His sole object
seemed to be to appeal to the
passions and prejudices of the
poorer class of people. At the
conclusion of his harangue,
Hon. d. c. GIDDINGs
was introduced. He, in a few
words, showed Col. Jones up in
his true position of dema-
gogue and was heartily ap-
plauded. He then, at some
length, explained the difficulties
contended with by the Demo
Gratis in Congress, referring to
the records to show that the
opposition to all measures cal
culated to relieve the stringency
of the money market came
from the Republicans; that
what has been accomplished, has
been done by Democratic
legislation; that the Democrat
ic party is in favor of the re-
peal of the resumption act, the
abolition of the national banks
and the substitution of govern
ment notes or greenbecks for
their notes, and also, of increas-
ing the volume of the currency.
He said the Democratic party
was a party of the people and
the only party that can accom-
plish the legislation necessary
for the relief of the country.
He said that opposition to the
Democratic party is playing
into the hands of the Republi-
cans. Several times during his
speech Mr.. Giddings was loud
ly applaudcd. Mr.. Jones, during
his entire address, was not once
applauaed. The speaking fin
ishcd,
was announced. There was an
abundance of bread and barbe-