New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-25

a. J. WARNER.
would be In command OF the police force. they re-
manned away and allowed the silver men to run
it as they pleased without any outside interference
If numbers order and attention to what Is SAID
and done make up a successful meeting. the as
semblage of people in the Cooper Union last night
was such a one a large number OF those VINO
went there, however. undoubtedly were attracted
by the promising advertisements which were spread
broadcast over the city on the day before the
meeting was held, and 10y an honest desire to near
the silver side of the question which Is dgltat-
ing the entire country There was consderapie
disappointment expressed when 1t was found that
the list Of speakers had been curtailed somewhat
by the absence of United States Senator John W.
Daniel Of Virginia; Congressman Richard T. Bland
Of Missouri and Joseph c. Sibey, of Pennsylvania
all of whom had been advertised to be present
Senator Daniel and MIR Sbley were excused on
the ground that they were i'll. and Mr. Bland Tor
the reason that he was preparing speech 10 DE
delivered in Washington on Saturday night ana
would not have time to come to New-fork. Inc
presence of William j. Bryan, of Nebraska, and
CONGRESSMAN Bartine Of Nevada. together WITH
General A. J. Warner, of Ohio, satisfied every one
that the silver side of this question would have
skilled champions.
MR. BOYD'S OPENING REMARKS.
Ex-State Senator John G. Boyd called the meet
ing TO order and named Richard Lacey, one OF inc
leaders in the Fifth Avenue Hotel hasco, for chair
man. Mr.. Boyd said in part:
In countries where the people are either subjects or
scrf those who to be their lords and masters
ar,ocate 10 themselves the function Of dccieine what
material they shall money. The American people
are neither subjects nor scifs thanks 10 the Re'" ana
patriotism Of such lustiiou bmetallsts a, Wa1hh2'"
jefferson Hamilton JacAon Lincoln applause am
ot ~ other able and tue American state smen 10 whose
wisdom and sacrifice our liberties ana unnralecd
National prosperity You have come here tonight to ie
e,a,e vour declarations LOYALTY the Constitution OF
your country. and to notify foreign usures lhaI 'hN win
never Inc uomttcd strike down the money OF tive Con-
sttntlon Of the United States. applause ion are
here TO proclaim faith in the doctrine incurat'a nv
bo founder, Of our Government that unt Of value must
stand on both gold and silver" We will tonight send
aeectioatc greetings brothers of the South the
West and tic Northwest. and asure them that we VIII
ever slnd shoulder shoulder with them In support OF
those principles of American finance enuncsted III botn inc
Democratic and Republican National platforms OF ls"=
r. ,h. ard for the future let watchword and cry OF
erv honest and independent American citizen De- fFee
coinage for a fee people tAWlsuse''
WHAT MIR. LACEY HAD TO SAY.
Richard Lacey who was nominated for chair
man. said among other things:
Friend, and Fellow Citizens We have assembled TO-
night for the purpose being addressed upon one OF the
ost uor,ant questions presented for the consdeo-
ton OF the world. In these circumstances you 90 not
want to hear much from the chairman Ior we nav '
GALAXY OF speakers National reputation who VIII al
A., scoc and in IT, effects the material welfare of all
nations applause Let Us hope therefore, 'h"t To-
night i'm metropolis Of America we shaii nave co-'c
~ free specch even II Washington should happen t"hlfh
- ,ii no. however, to deny free coinage OF silver
APPLAUSE
There was no objection TO him as chairman ana ne
took his place at the reading DESK from "h'c" he
read his address.
When he had finished he declared the meeting 10
hc under way and called upon General Warner for
orlor NJ procedure which had been determined
unor beforehand when he did this and he had TO
ont the speaker off in the middle or MS opening
sentence TO entertain the nomination oil secle
tary so that the names OF the Nlce-pres'ue
for the meeting could be read
Alexander G. lassen was the man named ana
ba read a list Of names Mr.. Lassen was asked
II the men whose names had been USED had war
ranted the use of them. and he declared that 'hey
had Judge Van Brunt was the only man VINO had
refused TO allow his name TO be useu. A"io"s '.'
names read were those of Colonel Robert o.
Irrersoll whose was The only one to be applauhed'
ond NJ ex-senator John G. Boyd, John Brsbn
walker. David IIcaley. Henry Nichols John ~
Drake Harvey A. Spencer, Jerome H. E"us'
Arthur Shcburne Hardy, Henry Apphhe'oh'
Major O. J. Smith A. A. HILL isaac otou-
dard. James II. Munroe, Carl Grlinskod' Eu-
oene Rloodcood Beebe, Hugh J. Fitch George W.
vanab,c George w Turner. A. Foster Higgins
porcy Thon,nson Robert Colgate. William a. But
Ior professor George Gunton, Robert H. Mooney
Samuel Gompers Henry y. Clifford. DR.. Edward H.
Foote Hiram Calkins. DR.. j. d. ward Professor
Van Rurcn Denslow Dennis Mcmahon, John MOTIFS
v,u,ar, r. SNYDER Thaddeus r. Wakeman, William
c Manning ex-State Senator Thomas J. Creamer'
George w stephens James W. Murphy. D. H. H.
NcssIarc Ieopold Zimmerman. NJ. 7" Colgate
Colonel Alexander r. Chisholm. Dr. f. H. foote'
jr. Thomas Fitch. George o. Jones Leahne'
Thompson II. H. Philbrook. James {. colgate
Major d. b. Harris, Michael J. Keogh ana DR.
John McCullum. Some OF the men whose names
had been used as vice presidents OF the meeting
were present. but most of them were not III the
hall. A large majority Of those in the room were
comparatively young men. Occasionally one wouu
see a gray beard and bald head and few seats
occupied by women.
When the list Of vice-presldents had been read
and formally declared elected General Warner was
permitted to continue his speech. He said in part:
before the panic began there the United States
about Of money gold silver greenback- and
National bank notes II this 81 600 600 go was
In the pockets Of the people and ls Of merchants
performing the FUNCTIONS 81 business trans
actions OF the country; 500 600 or q little short Of
that was IN INC banks ont OF that created
pure credit currency form Of bank dcpo.its
thing over 7iOoO 900 600 These figures are taken from
the report OF the Controller 81 the Currency r November
last Putting these sums together have g. 800 OO0c COO
u money and credit the total currency money and credit
with which the business Of the United done
A few weeks ago IL said the country would be al
forded an object lesson. and II IN accordance with
previously arranged pan all the the country be-
can tell their customers that they fetfench their
business. accommodations must be restricted until the
sherman law repealed In fsct that there was want
word and business curtalcd money began be