The herald., 1894-10-27
DEMocKAoy.s NIGHT.
A Great Democratic Demonstration



A Great Democratic Demonstration IN
Pittsburg.
PITTsBURe. Oct. 26.-This was DEM
ocracy's night in this city. The candi-
date for governor of Pennsylvania.
William NJ. Singerly, end J. H. Eckels,
comptroller of the currency. were
greeted by an audience in Carnegie hall
seldom outnumbered by the Republi-
cans in this district, with their big
meetings. Previous to tho meeting q
parade made up of the many Demo-
cratic clubs and associations, headed by
the distinguished guests, marched
through the principal Streets greeted
by enthusiastic cheers.
Mr.. Singerly was the fyst speaker.
In substance he said:
1--WE are lodging no issues. We are
hesitating on no questions. We have no
apologies to make for our party, its cam
didates or its platform. We are proud
OF its record.
First Of ell, the Democracy killed the
Force bill. and if it had done nothing
else it's record would have been good for
that alone.
"Our rext pride is the repeal Of the
Sherman silver law. The third act OF
grace was the passage OF the Wilson
bill [grest applause 1t wac the !'t
honest atep toward tariff reform since
1865.
''The Wilson bill is not two months
old, and yet there ia no part Of ths
country that has not found some reviv
ing pnlaation in the tide OF trade. The
Mckinley bill was not a month old
when the country was wrecked with
labor troubles, and in the three vears Of
it's existence there we're 1900 striker"
Speaking of the A. P. A. he said:
81 want no secret society. no assassin
to hide in the shadow OF the bedside and
dictate to mothers how their Offspring
shall lisp their prayers. We want you
to stamp it out and grind it under your
foot. We want no man for chief execu-
tive OF the state who. when confronted
with the question, only answers that he
will enforce the constitution as ne finds
1t. Damn such cowardice!'
This sentiment WAS greeted with
roar of applause.
After Mr.. Singerly concluded, Hon. ].
H. Eckels was introduced. Mr.. Eckels
prefaced his speech by saying he wished
to discuss in spirit of fairness matters
OF common interest. Referring to re.
cent speech by Mr.. Reed in Chicago he
said:
Il deny upon one hand that the
country is sitting in sack cloth and
asheR, and upon the other that the con-
dition which characterized the late
months of 1898 and the early months of
1894 is due more to the Democratic party
than to that party to which Mr.. Reed
acknowledges political fealty.
THE thoughtful student OF the finan-
cial and business conditions of the past
year who will rise above party and view
these questions in the light of business
principles, must unavoidably be drawn
TO the conclusion that the two great
causes of the distress, for the condition
OF affairs which we have witnessed all
over tho land. which in turn have
injured the undertakings of the capitsl-
ist and Withdrawn from labor its daily
bread, were the Sherman silver act and
the Mckinley law OF 1890.
Mr. Cleveland, upon leaving his
Office in 1899. had turned over to the
incoming administration treasury full
to overhowing; upon his return TO Office
he received from President Harrison
treasury almost depleted.
1.-The conditions which had slightly
manifested themselves in 1890. immedi-
ately after the passage of the Sherman
act. found full fruition Immediately
after the condition OF the treasury and
it's gold reserve became known in 1898.
Unfortunately. however. the treasury
WAS SO barren Of funds that the admin.
iatretien could not, as was done in 1874
and again in 1884 and 1885, and
to the extent of 500 100000 in 1896
purchase bonds and thus relieve the
monetary stringency which was upon
the country. Deprived Of such means
tho panic assumed such proportions
that within period between Nay 4th
and October Sd more than <$35, ,000.-
600 of individual and bank deposirs
were Withdrawn from the M.
tionsl bsnks alone. To NEST this,
condition. the baHks were compslled g