Evening journal., 1896-10-28
THE MEETING A HUGE SUCCESS.


CLEARLY DEFINED THE ISSUES
OF THE CAMPAIGN IN A MAS
TERLY WAY.
Not since the visit of William J.
Bryan to this city. until last night,
were the national issues so ably pro-
pounded as by Hon. n. c. Bell, OF llli-
nois. who made one Of the greatest
speeches of the campaign AT the Opera
House last night His speech was iis-
tened to with rapt attention by an en-
thusiastic Jeffersonian audience that
filled every part of the house. lt was
the second event of the political history
of the present canvass. Democrats all
over the city turned out There were
deputations from the Tenth, Third.
Eleventh and Twelfth wards, clubs
which, with martial music and flying
colOrs, escorted the speaker from the
hotel to the theatre. AS each we'll
known politician stepped across the
stage he was greeted with applause
e. r. Cochran, Jr, called the meet
ing to order and after a brief speech
named the vice-presidents. These were:
John w. Lawson George Mcintyre
John n. Carswell John H. Daley. John
Doran, James F. Farley J. p. T. Fuekel
Thomas f. Gormley, George Kloberg.
John Guthrie, NJ. ]. Kelley, Henry
Kurtz, Dennis +. Leary, James d. Nc
Coy, M. ]. Conway, John Boughman
! William e. Bowen, Harry Ahrens, Ed
ward Baynard, Henry G. Connor, Rob
/ ert T. ,COttingham, owen j. Hession.
/ John ]. Cassidy, John A. Fry, Jona-
! than Grooves, NJ j. Gallagher, John
/ Hartman, j. w. Howgate, Lewis Held,
Jefferson T. King, b. Bundy Kent, Fred
/ Mammele, John Purcell, Patrick Mona
/ CHAN, Charles T. Melchoir. John May
/ Lewis Hartman Charles H. hurlock.
/ A. S. HurlOck George Heisler, John NJ
LOTUS, William H. Mooney, John Mar
vel, Daniel Lynch Joseph Mccall.
/ James b. ONeil, John ]. Hara, edwin
A. Parke, William Mask, John G. Ma
/ lone, James Kane, Dennis Kane and
Joseph Hurd
J. W. Aydon was elected chairman.
In presenting Mr.. Bell to the audience
he said: Il have the pleasure Of intro
ducing to you the speaker of the even
ing, Hon. II. c. Bell of Illinois"
This was greeted wi,h a volley of
/ applause that continued for several
minutes. When order was restored.
/ Mr.. Bell said:
BELLS GREAT SPEECH.
Mr. Bell, before beginning his ad-
dress, offered an apology for the alb
sence Of the speaker, Mr.. Grady, who
was to have spoken, but owing TO some
committee arrangements, was detained
- .---. ,~., 40 ,n,a ou
dience," said Mr. Bell, "he may hav,
the privilege of asking me any question
which he cannot understand on thi.
great subject. I have just returned from
the West and bring joy and glad It'd.
ings. (Cheers)
There are a great many questions
involved In this campaign, snd the
Democratic party is right in efery one
OF them. The question is whether we
shall abide by the platform of the ST
Louis convention, or whether we shall
stand up for our rights. as advocated
by the Chicago convention. We have
we'll l-grOunded seers who assert that
history will repeat itself as predicted
/ BY discontentment of the masses. and
! through corruption by the classes
Rome fell. We can never forget that
period.
From the mines of the West came
$4,000 100000 ounces Of silver in 1873
which was shipped to Europe-the
product of the West. 1t was not till
then that civilization broke on this
universe, and you now behold a great
struggling mass Of people with their
grand cities and buildings. This we
can never forget
Civilization never dawned until we
f had better currency than we have
: now. In 1878, the destruction Of silver
began in Europe, and the Latin coun-
] tries, and we have had hard times eves
since. Let us examine this question
r and see If the government has been de,
. frauded by the use of silver. Not in al
, history is a nation muzzled on thi.
= question of finance as this. They tel
: you if Bryan is elected the old soldiers
8 pension will be reduced; let me tel
you, William J. Bryan has as much re
spect for the old soldier as anyone
What is money? You all have a grea
deal about you. Laughter) Money il
the universal exchange for labor.
The financiers say the common peo
7 pie do not understand the money ques
, ton. They do not want the common
people to understand it. CA voice
: That's right.) Ingersol says tina
: money is not money without it is golC
r economically speaking. money is
e'ol invented Dy human society Tor IN
saving of labor. The less dollars
circulation, the more suffering and tn
more human toll. An honest dollar
one that will pay all honest debts"
The speaker quoted an extract frol
a speech Of Abraham Lincoln, who sal
If nation allows the people to cor
Y tract honest debts, and then refuse I
, pay them, they should cease 70 be
nation.
." WHEN PEOPLE ARE HAPPY.
When people are happy" continue
ct the speaker, you may know money
le plentiful, and when people are III
he happy that money is scarce. In 1893.
ID reduction Of money took plaee of
IS per cent. and property 25 per cent, bl
or bonds increased. We have S35. .OoO. OOO
De 600 debt in this country according
Walker, of Massachusetts. If that
ID So we will have to endure untold mi
IN cry before we are able to pay one-ha
back
re "In 1883 we had $4,000 600 900 of go
e and silver The capitalists knew tn