The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-15
NO BIG BOLT AT NASHVILLE.
BUCKNER AND FELLOWS MEET
WITH A CHILLY RECEPTION.

Speakers, But Vast Majority of
the Audience Sit silent and I'm
sympathetic Through the Two
Contrib
ute Most of the Applause.
Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 1.-THE ven-
dome theater, with a seating capacity of
1000 people was crowded tonight almost
to suffocation. Hundreds of people un-
able to find seats, left the house disap-
pointed, while still others thronged the
streets and sidewalks in the vicinity of the
building
The theater was gorgeously decorated
with flags, buntings, flowers and the ma
tional colors. The audience was a thought
full and attentive assemblage The most
courthouse attention was accorded the
distinguished speakers, Gen. Simon Bolt
var Buckner, nominee of the national
democratic party for Vice President, and
Hon. Jno. R. Fellows of New York. Yet,
there was a conspicuous lack of enthu-
siasm. There was music and there were
many men in the audience loyal to the
single standard idea who did everything in
their power to atone for the chilliness of
the reception. They exercised their lungs,
their feet and their hands in their efforts
to create the impression that the audience
was favorable to the gold element. But
vast majority sat silent through the two
lengthy discourses.
AS a mater of fact the most demonstra-
tive part of the audience were republicans,
who aplauded vociferously every refer
ence to the ancient" traditions and prin-
ciples of the democratic party. Prior to
the meeting at the theater, there was an
effort at a parade.
The participants assembled in front of
the Maxwell house, the quarters of the
distinguished guests, whence, with a
band at their head, 175 citizens, by actual
count, marched to the theater. The
streets were lined with a crowd more
curious than interested, and there were
frequent cheers for Bryan as the pro-
! cession moved along the streets Arrived
at the theater, however, there were no
further demonstrations of an unfavorable
character, and the meeting proceeded
without interruption. On the stage were
seated fully $50 citizens. many of them
prominent in business and commercial
affairs of Nashville. Suspended from the
front and center of the stage was nthO-
graph of President Cleveland, fringed in
| flowers and colors.
| In the boxes on either side of the stage
! sat fashionably attired ladies, represent
ing many of the wealthiest and most cul-
! tured families of the city. The meeting
was presided over by J. c. McReynolds,
leading young attorney of Nashville,
who was a delegate to the Indianapolis
convention. The band occupied the or
chestra row and entertained the audience
with the rendition of patriotic airs.
At s o'clock Gen. Buckner was present.
ed to the audience by Mr.. McReynolds
Gen. Buckner spoke in substance as fol-
lows: The memories of those scenes
0hrough which I passed in the war here
in this state are fresh in my mino. have
net many familiar faces here to-day. But
since that era a generation has sprung
up. After a lapse of thirty-hYe years I
appear before you now. The true demo-
c.atlc party has chosen me for the Sec
ond place on its ticket l was not de-
sill ouS of 1t, as 1 have reached a point IN
life when domestic quietude were far
preferable; yet 1 do not shirk the duty.
do not expect to tire you with statistics,
but will give you few elementary prin-
ciples of money, and If you apply common
sense you can solve them as we'll as any
one. / have no hostile feeling for those
who differ from me. People never fight
over questions they understand. The use
Of epithets does no good" Gen. Buckner
then reviewed the origin of the demo-
cratic ratio.
During the war the government lost It's
credit; it could not sell its bonds and is
sued legal tender notes. and at one period
of the war il required three of these legal
tender notes to buy one silver or gold
dollar; the notes had the stamp of the
government on them and the silver men
say the stamp makes the value. 1t is the
silver miner who is at the bottom of this
movement. The miners said, find the mar
ket for silver by coming the trade dollar
and they could take that to China and
get higher valuation for It, Instead of be-
ing cessation of coinage, as II is claim
ed, since 1873 five times as much was coin
ed. The miner said pass law to buy our
silver so we can gain profit. The miner
can go now and sell his sill
yer for 50 cents, but if free coinage at
16 to ] prevails what can he gain? He
takes It to the mint and he can get one
million dollars or so much as 1t it, but put
the stamp on It and let the taxpayer pay
the mintage and he can get $1,000 900 for
IT, That is what II means to the silver
miner and that Is why he is so in earnest
about free silver. But should
some be given special privileges which all
cannot enjoy7 Pensions have been given
to those who fought for the union. but
what has the silver miner done for the
country that he should be paid? We are
ganization assembled in Chicago to reaf-
firm the principles of democracy, but they
affirmed the populist platform. They say
we must support their candidate and their
platform because they are regular. There
is one thing wanting, that Is a little prin-
cIple. Because of this little principle we
do not believe they can consistently call
MS boilers. In that light Washington and
his followers were boilers.
Col. Fellows was then introduced by
Chairman McReynolds 'I believe in men
having different opinions" said the distin-
euished visitor "strong antagonism of
mind against mind. We need two parties.
we need enthusiastic and earnest support
ers OF each These problems confronting
ms now are not difficult If we consult the
nr,mer of politics. If you make life time
study of finance you know when you are
right. and you know what is best for you.
but II you have not studied It you should
learn from those who have busted their
brains over II.
"Tt seems to me that II Is well that the
grayheads who have travelled this road of
doubtful problems should instruct the
Young generation TO tell them what doc
frines they were used to. What were the
trtncinles upon which demooracv ie