Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-03
MASS MEETING FOR GOLD.
An Enthusiastic Gathering In the
Convention Hall In IndianapOIis,

An Enthusiastic Gathering In 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 brilliant, we'll
dressed audience. one which filled galleries
and the floor and included large proper
ton Of ladies'
The chairman was ex-Congressman John
K. Fellows of New York, and the speakers
We're Louis r. Enrich of Colorado David
W.iLawier 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. r.-e.-, 81
After Mr.. Farrar had finished there were
cries of Breckenridge. The audience were
not to be satisfied. however, in its desire to
hear the silver-tOngued orator of Kentucky
the announcement of whose appearances. bad
brought many to the hall. Col. Fellows,
advancing to the front of the platform,
raised his hand, commanding silence. and
said: Mr. Breckinridge 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
grumbling while the galleries were being
emptied. The hour was II o'clock. =.
Col. Fellows Remarks. ....,,.
Ladies and Gentlemen Fellow Demo-
Gratis" said Colonel Fellows, as he faced
the immense audience, the splendid en-
thusiasm which characterizes this gather
ing tonight is but the visible, expression of
the sentiment which I. Is surging in the
breasts of hundreds ofsthousAnds Of demo-
Gratis all over this republic. tCheers.D
we are called upon to confront a peril
which by the action Of the aChicagO con-
ventioni was cfystahzed into a declaration
ana purpose, constituting menace which
seriously fmpefils individual! happiness and
the prosperity of QUIZ beloved tco,lntry 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 assemblage 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, ana will survive il
national conventions We're never held
(Cheers.) l believe that democracy is some
thing more than a name, and | say let
them carry away the flag, butrlet Mes haVe
the principles upon which the party Is built
and | remain a democrat. (CheersJ
When this convention shall have &C.
complished its work 1t will be my privilege
to go into very many of the states of this
Union and repeat that l repudiate abso-
lutely. in all it's parts, in it's details, and
in the entirety of its hideousness. the plat
form and the candidates of the Chicago
convention. tremendous cheering, the
meeting rising while it cheered)
III that was democracy then all my life
l have been deceived, and 1 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. (Tre4endous
apDlause)
Il am not willing that the party and it's
principles should be murdered upon any
kind of scaffold. daughter and applause.)
l am not so aesthetic in my tastes as the
/ am to be butchered, I care but little for
the embellishments of the instrument
waeTs the SLAUGHTER takes place rss CHEERS
L believe that it COMFORTS rather more
with my somewhat aristocratic tastes, If
l am killed at all, to have it done upon q
cross of gold rather than upon one Of
cheaper and baser metal. daughter and
cheers)
But Is the fact of the crucifxion at all
of that party against which l stand here
to protest? I am unwilling to be crucified
between the twin thieves of ,sectionalism
'Under the doctrine of those who ruled
the Chicago convention are 53 cents of sill
yer In our dollar and AZ cents of actual
lying and above it 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
ut ha~ IT
''fhese men who are betraying the party
and the country ought to turn back to the
one from whom they got their first les
son IN betrayal He would never have
He bettered the market value of silver.
Naushter) He required thirty pieces of
silver for one betrayal, and they are will
ing to do 1t for sixteen. Qaughter.) We
have right to ask this curious thing with
a populist head and tail, divided into two
sections, one labeled Sewall and the other
Watson. uaughter) We have right TO
ask 1t some questions. We have a right to
action of this other convention which has
nominated him. Does he adopt it's doc
tr!nes? = OF
81 have faith in the American people
What they desire is What Is right, and
then they will do right ID
THE Chicago platform deeries the action
of the President in the matter Of the Chi
that in the matter of, The chicago riots
The Chicago platform detlares that crime,
but l say here that teH 1nllipn Americans
stand behind the PfssideAt when he
here that generous as is thsi republic, we
have no room. save III theEsafe security
of our dungeons, in the fstePs of our scat
folds for those who Cline We're to break
down the fabric Of oursh visa
Applause and wavingrof hats, fans and
flags wi wiz ding up with three cheers for
Unsuccessful Attempt at Suicide.
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