New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-23
SENATOR SHERMAN AT CHICAGO.

ur ADDRESSES 4 GREAT GATHERING OF IhE
CITY'5 SOLID MEN.
Chicago. oct 2c-The largest Republican meenns
-, N. camnacn in this city WIS held tonight IT inc
CENTRAL Music Hail. and was attended by over Z'o"o
-, Oh. ,aading Republicans Of Chicago ana the o"''0
y, Illinois The meeting held under the AUSPICES
n, the Republican bankers and merchants vi ''o Wv
and as the limited capacity Of the building r'i'n'
that admission be- srictt limited to ticket hoi"e
thousands OF disappointed Republicans were t"''9u
,ror, the door Senator John sherman. OF ONO was
~. nrpcipal speaker OF the evening ana among uo
w.uknown bankers. capitalists, merchants ana pu'i
ss men assembled 10 hear the distngti'leu eN'
S.rotorv OF the Treasury were Charles l.. Ictch'''
con w Rawson samuel W. Allerton, Johi ID.
Kirk Herman Felsenthal, \. X. Fairbanks Leopo'
MAYER +. : Dreycr. Byron l.. smith, t. W. ho.'''
John b. sherman, Edward >. Lacey o. W. ro'',,
Harry W. King, II. II. Kohsaat, JOSIAH l.. Lo'o''1'
TX. sullivan william Penn Nixon. Johh H. INV.
Judge Theodore Brcntano, Philetas sawyer '"''
Charles Il. Farwell. - II, Pin,
The chairman Of the evening was Henry W. hine'
'.naucod senator sherman as the great 6nancier
Of the Nation. o,., nc
rr.mepdous applause greeted Senator sherman rs
ne stepped 10 the front. ana a was over '''n"'.
before tie demonstration of enthusiasm Suo''"0.
sufficiently TO enable him 10 speak ~ "'i
intervals In the course of his speech TIC was i"'o
ruptcd BY tumultuons applause. the chflaA vi GU,
thusia.m being reached when he mehtiohei '"e h'"o
Of Lincoln and Of other great leaders Vi '"o p''''
senator Sherman said in part:
one OF the Issues between these Two partcS VIM"
has already been named by your chairman Is whether
the people OF the United States are Wiling 10 aoahuoh
the National currency, which has been cSthDnehei ny
the Republican pnry in the form 81 'hteu ''"'',
notes and Treasury notes, and silver ccr'ca'e' NV"
gold certificates. all Of equal value not onV III ",
country OF the United states, but all over the cN"
word-whether Will abandon ihis fJrm Oh e"rr'h's
and revive again the old currency OF or m'h'IS' III"
red dog shinplasters 0f thirty or forty years ago
Another Of the questions is whether We VIII a"'hoi'|
any holder Of 81 IA grains of silver, worth ID the
market about 30 cents. TO 90 IT, III" Treasury oi u'
United states or to the Mint, and t"rc deha"u
dolnr or II cannot coin the dol ar fiH enough !"
demand your note, the note OF the people oi t"e
United States. for dollar. when IN" pi'ch"s'"S
power Ct t,e silver In that dollar i but ~ c'h's'
or whether on the other baud wall buy that silver
at III market price. coin 1t needed BY the peope vi
the United states and maintain it at tn" standard VI
gold in all t.. market, Of the world. NppiauseJ
Another question that IL also TO your interest j.
whether I'm lrvying duiic, imported goods, from
which We derive the chief source Of our revenue W.
should be- guided alone by the mere attaining Of
revenue for the support 81 the GOVERNMENT vi
whether IN addi ion 10 that. W. should SEEK 10
diversity increase. magnify and Improve the Industries
n, ,ur country and 10 protect the wealth Of our
people against undue competition abroad tAppIhh'n.l
Now. my counirym"n, ihcse questions are 10 ~ ,'p
nlttcd Ia Won Take the first question. The question
il presented by the Democratic platform referred 10
by Your honorcd chairman. II Is contained ~ TWO
line: NJ recommend hat the prohimory 10 per
cent iaX on state circulation be- repealed we'll
now I'm the first outlook Of that simple resolution II
would thnt tax Of 10 per cent ON any hihG "
circulation would b" very hehNy 'hA'
and he plain farmer would say =" Why. thht i 700
much taxes Why not per cent. or | per cent
The answer u.s. that the taN WI. "ved w ~" inldSl
II war. IN orlrr To drv' Oui ~ exist 1cc ana cut
I'M. thrOni OF this whole sv-cm of stat" bank paper
money which had ruined dh" country over am over
ugnin and involved Il In trouble r\ppiaus -
| ndcr the Constitution of the United states. thc
state. are prohibited from emitting bills ~ credit ana
bills Of credit nrr supposed 10 be I'm the form OF money.
To be circulated money. II fofhlS alsp tEhi thfN
hall MAKE ANYTHING but gold and silver Legal tender
I'm payment u debts The father, who formed that
provision believed they had cut out THIS whole system
~ local. paper money