Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-01
THIRD EDITION. FREE COINAGE OF SILVER Warmly Advocated by Mir. Ar
 mold and Others. LARGE AUDIENCE PRESENT To Hear Cleveland, Carlisle and Other Demo crats Roasted for Standing Out
 for Sound Money.
LARGE AUDIENCE PRESENT

Erswell's hall was filled last night with men who had gone there to hear free coinage of silver advocated by local and visiting speakers 1t had been reported that Congressman John M. Allen of Mississippi and Congressman John Il. Bankhead of Alabama would be the principal speakers and they proved good drawing cards The former however, didn't appear, and only Captain Bank head, Capt Joseph F. Johnston and Judge Arnold spoke.
 A great deal of enthusiasm was mani fested at the beginning. but long before Captain Bankhead sat down nearly half the audience had left the hall and when Captain Johnston concluded at Il o'clock not 100 people were present.
 President F. H. Armstrong of the Ala bama Democratic Silver club introduced Judge J. M. Arnold, who presided over the meeting.
 Judge Arnold.
 Judge Arnold on being introduced, said if he were to consult his own feel ings he would remain in the ranks in this fight. But just so he was under the white flag he would be satisfied He said he had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of a bimetallc government than ruler in the kingdom of the gold-bug conspirators.
 He spoke of the dark days of recon struction, and said that the issues now confronting the American people were graver than those of that period He saw nothing but business stagnation and destruction to the front of us should the monetary system be not changed. He said America was not ruled today by the people, but by the money power. This effort of the banks to fix forever the gold standard upon the people, he cai ic tO criy
 He said: America produces great deal more silver than gold; but they say we don't need tits not good money. The man who tells me the silver dollar is not an honest dollar. is not a good dollar argues against my observation for lifetime. They say, Well, it wouldn't suit foreigners When I come to look at this subject I don't consider the foreigners. So far as it goes, the silver dollar, at Is to 1, Is good enough for me. It's good dollar, and a sound dol lar.
 "There have never been but two sys- tens of money in this country. One was with both gold and silver as basis of value, established by Washington. This was in fierce until 1873, when John Sher- man and others without notice to the people, demonetized silver and estab lished the single gold standard. It Was done at the dictation of English and Wall street bankers. Foreign banks and Wall street nave lUe government ny tlle leg. The Alabama Democratic club pro- poses to rise in their might and restore silver to the position it occupied prior to 1873. We are going to have it right where it was. and if it don't suit the kid gloved and silk-stockened gentry of Lombard and Wall street or the 70,000 flunkies who travel in Europe every year. why, let them lump it.
 Why MT. Carlisle, that double-faced man. made the effort of his life in the very line on which am now speaking. He was then in touch with the people. He now comes and says he didn't mean what he said in 1S70 and that he can't understand what is meant by the double standard. l have more respect for Judas Iscariot than for John G. Carlisle. Iscariot did have some sense of shame and had the decency to go and hang himself Carlisle won't do that. If he would I might have some respect for him and put shim on an equal footing with Judas 1scarot.
 'The goldbug monometallists don't offer any remedy They say we must grin and bear it. The republican, monometal- lists say John sherman is their remedy, and democratic monometallists say Gro yer Cleveland and John G. Carlisle are theirs. Well. to say the least of it, it's a h,l of a fix"
 Before introducing the other speakers, Judge Arnold read the platform of the Alabama Democratic Silver club, which, he said was short and pointed, and de- sired that it be adopted at the next dem ocratc national convention. He said he would open the doors of the club, and requested all who desired to become members to rise and give their names to the secretary. Several lists were handed the secretary and the names enrolled as members.
 Congressman Bankhead.
 Congressman John H. Bankhead of Fayette was introduced by Judge Ar mold.
 He said Fellow Citizens: I feel hon. ored and gratified when I address an audience of people who, were once my constituents Enr six wears I renrnsenf-