Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-03
MASS MEETING FOR GOLD.

HI tIlo lWO-HlI0 pTOIc56lOual Lnat the Win.
rers of the prises were sure to win from
the start
MASS MEETING FOR GOLD.
An Enthusinstic Gathering I'm the
Convention Hall In INDIANAPOLIS.
Although the democratic convention at
Indianapolis held no session last night. as
much interest attached to the convention
centered upon the mass meeting held under
its auspices as in Its Inauguration at the
convention hall. Some of the most popular
orators in the country, who are delegates
to the convention, were billed to speak,
and their names drew a brilliant. we'll
dressed audience, one which filed galleries
and the floor and included a large proper
ton of ladies.
The chairman was ex-Congressman John
r. Fellows of New York, and the speakers
were Louis r. Enrich of Colorado, David
w. Lawler OF Minnesota, Charlton Lewis of
New Jersey and Edgar H. Farrar of Louis
lana. Col. Fellows in his Introductory
speech was in his customary eloquent vein
and was frequently cheered. The enthusi-
asm throughout his speech and the rest of
the meeting was loud voiced and frequent
in expression.
After Mr.. Farrar had finished there were
cries Of Breckenridge. The audience were
not to be satisfied, however. IN it's desire to
the announcement Of whose appearance had
brought many to the hall. Col. Fellows,
advancing to the front Of the platform,
raised his hand. commanding silence. and
said Mr.. Breckenridge has declined to
speak on account of the lateness Of the
hour and has left the hall for his hotel"
This announcement brought down howls
of disappointment, and there was much
grumbing while the galleries were being
emptfed. The hour was IL O'Clock.
Col. Fellsws' Remarks.
Ladies and Gentlemen. Fellow Demo-
Gratis" said Colonel Fellows as he faced
the immense audience. the splendid en-
thusiasm which characterfzes this gather
ing tonight is but the visible expression of
the sentiment which Is surging in the
breasts of hundreds Of thousands Of demo-
Gratis all over this republic. (Cheers)
We are called upon to confront a peril
which. by the action of the Chicago con-
vention. was crystalized into declaration
and purpose constituting q menace which
seriously imperils individual happiness and
the prosperity Of our beloved country We
have assembled in convention to declare
that that peril shall never become a reality.
(Cheers) Our justification in assembling
here is that we are democrats, and that
to sustain the action of the Chicago con-
Vention Is treason to democracy. l deny
the right of any assembiage of men to de-
clare to me what Is democracy, or to pre-
scribe for me new forms and new teachings
of democracy. Democracy was born before
national conventions, and will survive IL
national conventions were never held.
(Cheers) l believe that democracy is some
thing more than q name, and l say let
them carry away the flag, but let me have
the principles upon which the party is built
and | remain democrat. (Cheers)
when this convention shall have ac-
complished its work 1t will be my privilege
to go into'very many of the states of this
Union and repeat that l repudate abso-
lutely, in all Its parts, in Its details. and
in the entirety of its hideousness, the plat
form and the candidates of the Chicago
convention. tremendous cheering the
meeting rising while 1t cheered)
III that was democracy then all my life
have been deceived. and l am not willing
now In my old age to confess that have
gone wrong through the enthusiasm of my
young life. and the mature judgment of
ripper years. and kneel now on a penitent
knee. declaring "Mea Culpa' in the pres
ence of Altgeld and Tillman. tremendous
aDpause)
Il am not willing that the party and its
principles should be murdered upon any
kind of scaffold. daughter and applause.)
l am not so aesthetic in my tastes as the
gentleman from Nebraska (Bryan) and if
l am to be butchered, I care but little for
the embellishments Of the instrument
where the slaughter takes place. .(Cheers
II believe that 1t COMFORTS rather more
with my somewhat aristocratic. tastes, If
am Killed at all, to have it done UPON
cross of gold rather than upon one of
cheaper and baser metal. daughter and
cheers)
But is the fact Of the crucifixion at all
Of that party against which l stand here
to protest? am unwilling to be crucified
between the twin thieves of sectionalism
and reputation. Tremendous applause)
"Under the doctrine of those who ruled
tho Chicago convention are 53 cents of sill
yer In our dollar and Al cents Of actual
lying and above 1t is to be placed the
legend. In God we trust daughter and
cheers)
The only meaning of that is that the
silver in the dollar is worth but 53 cents in
the markets OF the earth, and we are to
trust God for the other Al. Qaughter)
Ihese men who are betraying the party
and the country ought to turn back to the
one from whom they got their first les
stood by the Chicago ratio Gaughter3
He bettered the market value of silver
NaughterO He required thirty pieces of
silver Tor one betrayal. and they are will
ing to 90 1t for sixteen. Q4aughterD We
have right to ask this curious thing with
a popullst head and tail, divided into two
sections, one labeled Sewall and the other
Watson daughter) We have a right TO
ask Mr. Bryan whether he indorses the
action or this other convention which has
nominated him. Does, he adopt its doc
tr;nes?
nave lditH IN Inc American people
The heart of the American. people is sound
What they desire is, what is right, and
then they will do right. is
The Chicago platform decries the action
of the President in the matter of the Chi
cago riots: The Chicago platform declares
that in the matter Of the, Chicago riots
The Chicago platform declaHees that a crime.
but say here that ten million Americans
stand behind the President when he
makes that declaration, good. And I say
here that generous as is The republic we
have no room, savecin the safe security
OF our dungeons in the steps of our scat
down the fabric of ouE laWWs."
Applause and waving Of hats. fans and
fags. wiz ding up with three cheers for
C vi
Unsuccessful Attempt at Suicide.
An unsuccessful attempt at suicide was
made last evening by Michael J. Whelan,
the proprietor Of boarding house at 1925
Bladensburg road. Whelan visited the drug
store of Tyree & Fitch, 18th and H streets
northeast. about o'clock, and 1t became
apparent that he was suffering from NOR