Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-07-23
Charles A. Towne, vice-chairman, was

Charles A. Towne, vice-chairman, wal
introduced. He said that the press o
the country had apparently forgotten it,
sacred duty and become the plant too
OF monopolies. Money was the god il
worshiped. But the day of regeneration
was at hand. History was being made
to-day. The people had been lax, bu,
had determined to manage their owr
affairs. They had suffered grievously a,
the hands of monopolies and trusts, bu,
hereafter would look after their owr
affairs. He denounced the pernicious.
ness OF the present money system.
The delegates cheered long and loud.
WOULD RUIN THE MASSES.
The single gold standard, he continued
would ruin the masses of the people. In
November they would relegate the party
of monopolies to oblivion and put in
power men who had the interests of the
people at heart.
The speaker referred to the bolt of SEN
ator Teller from the Republican cony en-
tion and spoke of the heroism and pa
triotism OF the Colorado senator to the
delight Of the delegates. Next he referred
to the nomination Of Bryan, who was
born the year OF the election of Lincoln
He eulogized the Democratic candidate in
glowing terms. This evoked the biggest
demonstration which has thus far char.
acterized the convention.
When the free silver party got control OF
the government, Mr.. Towne said, robbery
and theft for the benefit of idleness would
cease. Three months ago man who
would have dared to predict that free
silver would win in the coming election
would have been set down as an imbecile.
Now
THE MOVEMENT HAD aRowN
to suoh pro roportions that victory was not
only possible, but certain if the silver
forces united. Sacrifices must be
made on all sides. Factions must all
unite.
There was uproarious cheering by the
delegates when Mr.. Towne ended.
Ex.Gov. st. John was then called upon
to speak. He told how corn was worth
10 cents bushel, oats cents ard pota-
toes cents bushel in Minnesota. This
was why 40 many farmers believed in
free silver. The cry was that, if free sill
yer was adopted, this country would be
made the dumping ground for the silver
of the world. The speaker hoped it
would. If all the silver in the world was
dumped in this country and coined, it
would only make $50 per capita, and that
was not too much. Should this be done
1t would make this the most prosperous
country in the world.
AN INDIANA WoMAN's INyEoTIyE.
After Gov. st. John, Mrs. Helen NJ
Gouger, of Indiana, made a speech de-
nounclng the goldbug monopolists, "Wall
street plutocrats," and English bond
sharks, and said that the only salvation
OF the people from serfdom was to de-
clare for the free coinage of silver.
She denounced Mckinley and the plat
form on which he stands. The rum power
and the anarchists, she said, we're with
Mckinley. So we're the .thieves of Wall
street."
As Mrs. Gouger concluded she called
upon the band to play america" and the
delegates to join in singing same, which
they did.
ooNNEcTIoUT DRLEoATE TALKS.
At the request of the Connecticut dele
Cation, judge Joseph seldom was given
the stand. His remarks were review of
foreign trade relations as affected by the
silver issue.
R.A. Cole, of Milwaukes. said that,
while he had the greatest respect for Mrs
Gouger, he did not think it wise to take
up the cry of prohibition. To denounoe
the brewing interest would be to lose
strength among the Germans.
The convention took recess till 2:30
p. m.