New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-19
SILVER-TONGUED ORATORS.
SPEAKING AGAINST MONOMETALISM.
A. ]. WARNER AND THOMAS FITCH MAKE
STRONG PROTESTS AGAINST THE DE-
MoNETIzATIoN OF SILVER.

the great hall of Cooper Union last night. large
audience attended It, listened with intelligent interest
TO the speakers and by frequent and hearty applause
showed sympathy with the movement which the speak
advocated. Thomas L. James, ex-Postmastcr-"el'
eral presided. With him on the platform were John
Thompson, Of the Chase National Bank James b. Col
gate John straton, F.. o. Boyd, h. Burns Thomas
Fitch, Of Nevada General Edward Curtis OF san
Francisco a. J. Warner, Of Ohio, chairman OF the
National silver Committee. and Samuel Leavitt.
General Curtis introduced the president and named
for presidents of the meeting Edwards Perre?o'
ex-Mayor William Il. Grace, H. X. Ihurber' u F.
Cox John Thompson, J. b. Colgate, John strat0n,
F. o. Boyd and Z. Burns, and for secretary eaihuei
Leavitt.
In the circular which called the meeting was tho
following: 4" Hear both sides 1t is possible tla'
additional silver coinage and the Issuance OF silver
certificates as money would revive business IN New
York. enhance the value Of property and Securities
prevent further possible strngcnces In the money
market aud do away with hard times as the Issuance
Of grcenbacks did during our late Mass meetings
are now being held all over England In favor of one
pound silver notes.
Mr.. James said that he had always inclined TO the
other side in the metal question: believing that
values should be measured by a gold yard
but he also believed in hearing both sides ana iei'
confident that the audience would give the speakers al
attentive hearing.
lie then introduced Mr.. Warner, who made long
address, Astounding in statistics The following out
line gives some Of the principal points in 1T
Nothing concerns us. can concern U.s. more than
money Yet 10 l. something about which there IS moro
confusion about almost anything else that
nearly everybody. II will not be disputed
the present 81 prices Of staple commodities III
the United and the world is low as II was II
the 'iOs before the discovery 81 gold In California ana
Australia that time prices have been thirty
per cent above the present What the cause Of
the changel J. In the goods, The measure Of mo
roodsmoneyl With what has occurred since the denohe'
t7ttion Of silver in 1873. what prospect i b'iofe
usl IN the quarter % century before rs we shall DO
encroachinr on the present Of gold In the hands OF
man for the arts and dentistry less than three decades
population OF o." United states VIII have increased
10 100 millions AMI production OF gold viii not gi'o
twenty-five cent. Apiece to all who d~en here But that
Is the fast the gold mouomct a.,'s invite u' TO.
The decentralization Of silver about in such way
that in a million IN the United States knc"
Of 70 til 10 had hc.n done. Somebody d.d IT, II was
accident than piracy is an accident 0heoF'l
Somebody know 10. When %" true history j. Known II
oyer 10 is known it Doe found that gathering Of
bankers in Berlin Hamburg and London. afr the close
OF tie ru--ln wdr. devised that lt''o MEASURE
nr,t learned that silver had bcn dcmonc'tcd in THIS
country IN Tnr,adnccdle IN London. in l-'i The Ma
tonal debt of the United States then about 2'4oD
million, Of dollars. ycry large proportion Of u must
b. paid with products Take the difference between 'H'
products exported Jay - a. the gold and tne silver
.c,le and Tho difference hundreds. yes.
dot it.cN Thl, silver movement Is made n earnest
Thcrc b., no politics 1t now, but II VIII De- fu OF poluc'
IN 1-@2 n something 3, not done. Oh'~'r'J
Mr. Fitch. Of Nevada, wa introduced a. the ISL
ver-tongucd orator of the Wet lie made popular
and much chccrcd speech, which was IN part As fol
lows:
In s,e Of the great growth and prosperity u the Inlt'd
state. t,i, s., tendency tho atcr absorption OF
wealth % few and the greater diffusion Of po''r1
among te many Zach y,al the pnsts OF Dives are more
.umptuous ,nd each year Lazaru, ia cravIlnf Tor h'
crumbs -rnAs little closer 20 the marble paNemeh'''
Loud cheers Wei ha- tho pot said
III fares the land. Co fastening ills prey
Where wealth accumulate. and men decay" 0h'ef'J
II our country remain foremost naong the nations
IL vcatA-ovuof. must open their eyes and comprehend
nat t,r Interests are bound ~ with the Interests 90 The
common people. lChe'isl or what avail = our hoa-i
general uf,-plty when ndJ efv site. an unlimited un'
welcome AID unnecessary guest - onc-u d ~ u" Do Ih'
tone. OF tf. Ilnll VIVA, matter, 10 Tat thou-a"d D."
o,,,,,e.. fan. every y,ar. ths.s glare light up
the vhlrnrd face Of hunger and dtl'Irl Ih' e"I" 81
Europe have brought here 800 allen aud l1liHl finance
which our Cours.-, health officers fofn' 10 qlarh-
tho s., a ,01-.q r,trr gold grippe i"i" dAh i'f"us
r. health tan Russian lufL.l.i. his ,c!Ird upon the land
Laughter and cl.'t 10 or-.t n0t 60 Doe d'cr' n"a'i
republican rOstrH-,n' tY rru1f" tr cause az d"a''.
TArrc are several t.r GENT no-trlms h''rr 20" pHhc-
Protect. Lon Ir.e TRADE. single taa u.on Land. ana
fourth tlat urges u. advantage ~ "LootInS Bact-
waidl.u" W. who advocate fr-' con'r" ~ '''r m'l-i
That the cause % tAr 'l vlA b' found 800 f't mono
.,tluI-us urt BE- tar cunr'f Tat b" ''lhf OH u'
--fritv ~ t,- Nation and 70 ought 20 DE- tr't'd Win
"a heroic pf... 4 ,..troy,l,. Laughter and applause
rust tie noodle Congress, action into tr tuu"r
l., on to electric q popular demand created by
j. such powerful tatr, a. confront US tonight ana
"' o. up alive .'i'.f-l
2 -. wa np e1-r uouc whatever for silver Gemonc,'
'1'' 90 1873. IClc.i1 Ihe Fnrai property ana
grow % The nation 600 tho a-t sixteen 1'aff has ircn
Ih'n'nal. bu, the values which vcr. created 10 mino
and i't sad n.d and hy plough and loom and an, have
been cad y t7c feN as fat they been created
4 by '"o NY. .Ch,.r,)
Yon y u.t.u 81, nr to.nlrli vc-,ioth.d. wolfd.
Who -l' viu tr p"'prbd 'y no care ''r to'"IIo".
no YOU Ih tnt lo' only upon me b"k plar', y far
DAKOTA h',n the hlnh- = tho Mississippi aud a." Nil.
'"ul on mhore, 81 r great Lake.. and in the valleys
r. " M'I''H' and virginia. u"tc ar" Thousands -
people hun' tonight. not because they hnv" been
iole or di''" because Tho crop, that they have
iai-'d have h" Old enough . Iay tine cot II pro
duc'ion. oh'J \ wcca Sine. the report ~ the
Agricultural LUZ Of State Of Illinois showed hat
The present F'll'' tho crop va. s3s 600 900. aud
That 10 cost ih' i, ~ Illinois sos oJo0 OJ o. produce
To- IL j. goa u'" etal-u that has placed this burden
upon ihr D. "o'i' the farmers. Eurpe has been
busy ioi 'IN" '''dr,in ing the industrial army Of the
United States ini" d. sac.. sdc, every
day. starvation iI"I Id anarchy at the end and
there j. u" rosa ""l The only order that Viii
save th" amy ''' I''"' ont f,en Uhoor- aud such Is
the command that the md, ~ free oliver pro.
| lo.c shall b. ISSUED ,cl.,r.1
We pIoIu,c nothing tl., r,.,,,utionarv All s.,
b ask l. I''uIh ." ''' >, Iocc~sc, and TIE honest
, money OF the i'ih'I' 'ir-J All We desire Is 10
restore Tie prosperity which COMMANDED bmctll,m for
hundreds Of year, We pIort =, ,,tl n. ~ tl. rRfu
| into which Europe cntappod In lA7a and If Eur,pc
refuses follow 9, ia Ic-torneu,cr to ~, ro.itlon "a,
monetary metal We pr'o-" 10 ,pt II 20, M American
,.tcn Of finance bo,t suited to American civilization
and wc cNpoct 10 Joe .'roHr 1teh and sclr.Iiant
enough 10 say with the proud Sot-u of old wherever
the Macereeor sits, u,io the ,ad OF the table
| loud and prolonged 'h'c.lngJ
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