Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-18

Quired one-half Of the national wealth and
wanted as soon as they could the balance
~ it. daughter and applause)
democracy. He stood for the dem 1cracy
Mat had regard for the .nterest of the
great masses as Wen as of the privileged
England had showered upon Jackson every
epithet that could be found in the English
language. The people OF New England
had conferred the degree Il LID. on
jackson and then passed resolution re-
GREETING that action ,Laughter). He stood
the man who toiled as well as for the man
who absorbed. Applause}. He stood by
democracy as exemplifed by the FIRST ceIno-
GRAFT. the democrat who said ;hat the man
who was naked and hungry and sick was
his brother Applause). That inan Lad
been crueified because he lad entered the
temple of the Living God and c-our ged
from 1t the money lenlers. (Appla use
Since he C1r. Sibley) had been in Washing
ton he had been asked why ne. comfort
ably Off in this worlds goods and coming
from Pennsylvania, should take The posi-
ton that he now did. His reply was Il at
the people Of Pennsylvania could still read.
write and think. They read their Bibles;
and they knew that the command was as
true today as it had been when Numbered
from Sinai: Thou shalt not steal" ZAP
plause).
The Odds Against Bimetalllsm.
Gentlemen in favor of the single gold
ste ndard said that England was against BIZ
metallism; that France was against it; that
Germany was against it, and even that the
administr alton was against 1t Qaughter).
But no such opposition could put out the
spark OF liberty on this continent Tap
plause). 1t was said that the odds were
against the bimetallists. Granted. What
then? Should they ask for quarter and say
that their work was done? Say rather that
the greater glory would be theirs If the
field was won. (Applause.) The working
men-the men who turned the furrow-vere
thinking over this financial question. The
mechanic as he stood at his lathe while the
shaft revolved, revolved in his mind this
problem; and he (AIr. Sibley) did not under
stand why that man could not attain as per-
feet an apprehension of it as the Iaan who
walked to the stock exchange at ten oclocS
in the morning, stayed there until three
o'clock in the afternoon, went to his office
and balanced up his accounts, saunterfng
up town for dinner at Delmonico's. went to
the theater. took box for the evening snd
then sat down with the boys and played
draw poker until four o'clock the next
morning. daughter and applause)
Demonstration Act.
The decentralization act Of 1873 was a trait
orous act, and along with the names of
Judas Iscariot and Benedict Arnold would
be placed the names OF those who were
guilty Of the crime OF 1873. (Applause.)
Now Congress was asked to say that the
democrats Of the past who had drawn up
the platforms of the party had been un-
wise and unpatriotc Congress was asked
to say that there was man of such trans
cendentai genius that he could look into the
future twenty years ahead Of anybody else,
and It was asked to go down on its knees
before this man and offer an apotheosis to
man who sat in the other side of the
Capitol. For one he never would. ZAP
plauSe)
At one time he had been a gold mono
metallist. But he studied the question and
he was no longer one, because he would
rather be honest than monometallist
Cheers. laughter and applausel
He then referred to the speech made by
Mr. Grosvenor (Ohio) a few days ago. II
ever a man had ripped the democratic
party up the back. had knocked II down
and had trampled upon 1t, that gentleman
had done so. But in winding up his speech
the gentleman had demanded the uncon-
ditional repeal of the Sherman law, and he
CMr. Sibley) had seen democrat from New
York clap his hands long after every one
else had ceased the applause, and he Cir.
Sjbiey) did not know whether this democrat
was applauding the first part OF the speech
or the latter. daughter.) 1t was said that
the republicans We're going to join with the
democrats In repeating the Sherman law
What republicans and what democrats?
The republicans Of the east and the demo-
Gratis of the east But in his opinion the
salvation of the country depended upon
the people who Were living west Of the
Alleghenies and south Of the Mason and
Dixon line Applause)