The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-28
CAMPAIGN IN GEORGIA
SECRETARY HOKE SMITH HAS
NOW COMPLETED HIS TOUR
OF THE STATE.
cnovr AZ rnpnCIE VEcTCpnAV
SPOKE At CORDELE YESTERDAY.

over Three Thousand People Listened
to his Discussion OF the Financial
Ouestion.-The Day Celebrated in
True Georgia StyIe--A Monster Bar
becue and Hundreds of WatermelOns
Provided for the CrOwd--An Ovation
TO the Secretary.
CoRDELE, Ga, July 27.-secretary Of
the Interior Hoke Smith to-day con-
cluded his brief tour Of the State in the
interest of sound money by addressing
crowd Of several thousand people gath
cred here from all over southern Georgia.
Trains from Americus, Abbeville, Wen
ma, Columbus and Albany poured in
their crowds Of e1cursionists during the
morning and they fairly overtiowed the
little city. Extraordinary preparations
had been made by the committees Of the
Cordele Sound Money League, however,
and the visiting thousands were promptly
handled and well entertained.
A monster barbecue and several hun
dred Watermelons were provided with
which 10 feed the multitude and during
the morning hours the scene was one OF
fstivity.
The speaking took place in the open
air, the stand being erected in a vast
natural ampitheatre on the rising slopes
Of which the people sat and stood while
Georgia's cabinet representatives dis
cussed the currency issue in az elaborate
way and with a vigorous force entirely
new TO them.
By a careful estimate, 3, 900 people
were assembled at the stand when the
speaking began.
Secretary Smith received an ovation
as he rose to speak, the crowd cneering
him loud and long. He was frequently
interrupted by applause during his two
hours speech which was 81 Esstantially
the same as those be delivered az Gaines
vile and Columbus. The Secq32ry's
reception here has been Eota y ecv-
dial one A brass band and q co -ittee
os prominent citizens met him a he de-
pol and cheers greeted his az a-znee
eyeryTherS
CongressEan Ls0nidas Living 1Eer of
the Fifth district came In ASH ght and
announced ais intention TO 4 RAk at the
conclusion otShe Secretary as-l--ess n
response TO anNnvitstion SeE-zns-e1 Ai1.
BY the Cor5ele Fres Silver EsAz-.aue
after the Sound Money lea
ranged to-dsy's dema1srratl0
of the Secretary Of the. Ints7
is much indignation at tnSs
free silver mercto intEude
Casion arranged for the State
No%fr~n ~, rha Gubfwow TNa
mans action being construed
cry. Col. Livingstone sat n
under a tree while Secretary Smi
Congressman Livingstone has
of Secretary Smiths 1890 letter on ffS
coinage circulated through the crowd
which loudly cheered the SeCretary's re-
marks concerning il.
q am somewhat amused b. said ia
beginning, mat some kind fFiSs3 las
distributed q circular among = ssrowd
containing letter / wrote in 1890 refer
ring to the free coinage of silver. should
not be candid with you if / did not say
that if had been asked in 1890, whether
favored the free coinage of silver that
Iwould have answered, yes (applause).
Secretary Smith then went on to dis
cussion on the conditions under which
silver was coined in 1890 and the differ
ing conditions now which had brought
about change of opinion. The
Secretary refuted the idea that
the low prices now prevailing
were caused by the act of 1878.
The Secretary then went into President
Cleveland's record and was enthusiast
cally cheered. During the Secretary's
speech a man who stood near Col. Liv-
ingstone several times interrupted Mr..
Smith with questions suggested by the
Congressman.