The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-06
JUDGE CULLEN In a BOX
HIS soUND-MONEY SPEECH COMES
UP TO PLAGUE THE sILvERITE.
Farmer Mount Makes stirring
Speech to II Great Saturday Crowd
at Conyerse-PoIiticaIN News.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind. Sept. 5. = Tt has
been extensively advertised throughout this
and adjoining counties that Judge William
A. Cullen, of Rushvflle. a free-silver Re-
publican, would address to-day the Free
silver Republican Club OF this city, which
does not exist. A fair-sized crowd assem-
bled at the rink to hear him. and was in
formed that Cullen was sick in bed and
could not come, the two Campbells, of
Rushville, being sent instead. 1t is claimed
by some that Cullens sickness was due to
the fact that he could not answer satisfac-
torily his letter of March 6, 1896, in the
Rushville Republican, and his speech be-
fore a Republican convention in Rushville
April II. In letter published in the Rush
vile Republican March g. 1896, Judge w.
A. Cullen expressed himself as follows:
The party has always stood for sound
money. and, hope always will. But what
have had it ever since the Republican par
ty has managed the finances. The money
is sound when each and every dollar,
whether of silver, paper or gold, is of equal
purchasing and debt-pay1ng power. The
question is, how to maintain this parity
Not, certainly, by the free coinage of sill
Yer, 16 to l, for this would reduce us to
9. silver standard and drive every dollar of
gold out of the country.
AT the Republican convention held in
stirring Republican speech, introduced the
following resolution. which was unanl-
mously adopted, and three cheers given for
Mr. Mckinley:
I'VE, the Republicans of Rush county, in
convention assembled, believing it both
right and proper, hereby express our I'M
dying allegiance to the great principles of
our organization. These principles while
in practical operation, gave peace, prosper
ity and happiness to the great masses of
American nR0Dla while a
from them has entailed financial embar-
rassment, loss of labor to the toiling mill
lions and general stagnation of business.
we are, therefore, heartily in favor of
bringing back the national government to
that policy which for thirty years made its
OF the civilized world And while we rec
ognize the ability, integrity and fitness of
all the aspirants for presidential honors
at the St. Louis convention, we unquali-
fedly indorse the candidacy of Hon. VIII
liam Mckinley, of Ohio, as the standard
bearer or the Republican party in the con-
test of 1896.
The silver men, Democrats, National
Democrats, Populists. Prohibitionists and
Republicans desire the Judge to explain
the language herein quoted The people
here say: Let him tell his audience what
he meant then and what he means now"
Rev. Alonzo Murphy addressed the Nc
klnley Club last night at the clubrooms.
Re condemned IN unmeasured terms the
Democratic pIanks which refer to the ex-
ecutlVe and judiciary. He frequently
interrupted with applause Governor Cum
back was also present, and gave the club
a ten minutes practical talk the money
question. Last night at Harris CITY this
county, S. B. Edward and Colonel NJ b.
Tackett addressed a large audience of Re-
plblfcans and Democrats. Mr.. Edward is
treasurer of the quarries at that place,
and showed his hearers, many of whom
were employees, how the pay rolls of the
company con had been decreased from 1892 to
this place four years ago, and declared
then that if Cleveland We're elected the paw
rolls of the quarries would decrease and
that many would be thrown out of work
which has all come true At Sandusky,
Rev. Henry B. Sherman and R. p Hanil-
ton spoke to a crowded house. At Kings
ton Judge S. A. Bonner and Horace Skill
man addressed a large audience. at ST.
Paul Hon. John f. Joyce, of RushAille
who was, in 1884, a candidate on the Dem
ocratic ticket for prosecuting attorney, and
h. r. Roland addressed a good audience
many of whom We're Democratic quarry
men.