New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-16
HONEST MONEY DEMOCRATS.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC RALLY IN THE ATHE-
NAEUM.

Brooklyn's honest-money Democrats held
business meeting and rally last evening in the
Athenaeum in Atlantic-ave.. at which unlm-
tied enthusiasm for the National Democratic
ticket nominated at Indianapolis was displayed
The Shepard organization has dropped its title
OF the Democratic Party Reform Organization
In Kings County and last night announced itself
the National Democrats Party In Kings
County. Among those who put themselves on
record last evening members o! the newly
organized party many former regulars.
who will henceforth be faithful allies Of the old
shepardite leaders under the banner of honest
money.
When the meeting was called to order by
Charles J. Patterson. the chairman OF the Shep
ardite County Committee. the main body Of the
hall was crowded and the gallery was well filed
Prominent members of the party were literally
applauded they appeared Mr.. Patterson
ceiving the first ovation as he took the plat
form. Others who were quickly recognized and
cheered were Edward NJ. Shepard. ex-Congress
man William J. Coombs President ]. Edward
Swanstrom Of the Board of Education, and
Perry Belmont. one Of the speakers of the even
ing. John y. Kelley United States District-At-
torney Bennett, Assistant United States District
Attorney Robert III Roy. Francis Gottsbcrger
and f. r. Terry. who has just resigned from the
regular Democratic General Committee were
also In the audience
The audience was one OF the most attentive
and enthusiastic gathered in Brooklyn for many
days. Every emphatic point brought out by the
speakers was freely applauded. Enrolment
cards distributed before the meeting
opened and at its close Mr.. Roy received sew
eral hundred of Them bearing the names of
new recruits. Before The speaking was begun
Mr. Roy reported resolution. which unan!-
mously adopted, naming September % as the
date for primaries for the Assembly district
conventions, ard providing for conventions at
which Assembly. Judicial and Congress nominal
lions Will be made The appointment OF Cam
paign Committee Of thirty-two members
also provided for
Edward NJ. Shepard then gave a report of the
proceedings at the Syracuse and Indianapolis
conventions. and spoke briefly the duty of
his party in the present campaign Mr.. Shep-
ard was repeatedly cheered. especially when he
said that 1.-THE Democratic standard bearer Of
1872 Is still with the Democratic party" When
he first spoke the names Of Palmer and Buck
ner the applause was prolonged for fully
minute. Mr. Shepard gave notice in no uncer-
tain words that If the Buffalo Convention es-
poused the cause Of Bryan men will be nomi-
mated at the coming Brooklyn Convention for
whom true Democrats can conscientiously vote.
Mr.. Shepards declaration that I'VE must have
a champion OF the true Democracy and honest
money to vote for on the State ticket was the
signal for another outburst Of applause.
MIR. PATTERSONS SPEECH
At the close of Mr. Shepards report. Mr. Pat
terson made the first speech of the evening. He
called forth frequent bursts Of laughter and APP
pause and kept the closes, attention OF his
hearers He said:
The proposltlon of the Chicago platform ~, for the
brings to the mint 97l4 grains OF silver the Gov
to be coined into dollar which viii be handed
Ser to the Wh Ee brings b anS It
into a coin, handing it back to the man who owns
day for a little over q cents: so if silver sells at
lis present price large prohi; according TO the
G G9Hsn o Genus "0''" anu ''' " '''''o ''''
TO meet this objection. however. the silver can
didate for President has attempted TO argue that
the value of silver will be greatly increased by
it coined wil cause silver to advanse to It's ancient
instead of being worth, as 1t is now, about 81
ounce IT will he worth after free coin |
price will be raised by the fact that the Govern
ment will take all the silver that comes TO he |
Government will be equivalent TO purchasing % |
cents worth of 1t for s. This Is what he means
an ounce in gold.
GOLD WOULD GO TO A PREMIUM
The difficulty with this statement by the silver |
candidate is that the Government does not accord |
ing 10 the Chicago plan, purchase any silver what
at any price. much less at 81 % ounce in |
gold. The Government simply coins the silver that |
is brought and neither buys II nor takes any in
tercst in it, IT always remains the property Of the
one who brings it to the mint The United States |
for civ
dollar. The Chicago platform expressly provides !
that the Government must have and exercise the
in gold or silver. The result Of this would be that !
circulation in silver and thus the silver cr ire
would not be exchangeable at the public Treasury
able to procure It at the public Treasury he would |
have to buy Il in the open market at a premium;
gold dollar. as much less than the price of gold |
as the price of silver is now, allowing for the ratio
than the gold dollar, II would. OF course buy less
In the necessares OF life and the people who earn
money would get less Of the necessaries OF He for
that money. hence eyerybody's wages would be cut
the free ana unlimited coinage of silver at the
ratio Of lG to l. and who lives upon fixed wages IL
is at present No one upon the silver W,
has been bold enough to claim that wages under
experience Of mankind Is that when the currency
depreciates wages 10 not advance in proportion to
vance, II is only after long period of time and
then TO very small extent
BRYAN AND TIE WORKINGMAN
The silver candidate poses as the friend of tho
workingman; h. wceps for the toiling uasses I'm |
public yet he invites them to reduce the comfor,
Of their families and Themselves by consen,.ng ia
receive their pay In deprecated silver dollars
How II is possible that this loss is to be made good
10 the laborer of this country is not apparent II
IA. however. said that there will be more work |
even II there Is less pay, and this is the best that
can be argued from the regular Democratic stand |
point. The candidate goes however a little fur |
Their In the way Of argument and In order to capt
ure the farmer vote has promised that the prices |
Of farm products will bc greatly Increased lie |
save the lhund1ncc OF cheap money Is sure 10 |
make thidgs Gcarer, and this Is going help the
Western farmer 10 improve his situation.
Now do not believe that the Western farmers
badly OF they said o be | dn MOI
helinNc uU I1.,r f,..1 L.. - -