The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-10-05
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The Natiou~. a-'rt'%'inn OF
Clubs III Hr", Il tt
St. L0u.S.
Speech by Vice President Steven.
son, Giving HIS Idea Of the
Money Question.
If International BimetalliSm Is
a Good Thing, Why Not
National?

Oh. LOUIS, OCt. o. MS rainier con.
sentative town fairly boiled over with
Democratic enthusiasm. 1t was visible
at every r and scores of banners
which had been hung across the streets
proclaimed it to the world. And if one
were to judge by the badges and but.
tons worn by citizens, one might easily
have been constrained to believe that
Democracy had overwhelmed St. Louis
from the river to its western limits. 1t
was the opening day of the q%uadrennial
convention of the N ational Association
Of Democratic clubs. The delegates
have been pouring in on every road
that m into the city since Thurs.
day. All morning they gathered in
the Hobbies Of the hotels. where the
curbstone orators shouted and reared
with enthusiastic energy, explaining
the money question and 1.-The true sig
n%ificance of IL to l." Then there were
bands Of music of every sort and de-
scription, from the backwoods and from
the metropolitan cities, playing pa
triotic airs.
The convention Assemblies.
1t was about 10 80 o'clock in the fore
noon when the delegates and visitors
began to assemble at the Auditorium
where the convention was held, and it
was almost an hour later when Presi.
dent Chauncey F. Black called the
meeting to order. When the bless
ings of the Deity had been invoked
the jefferson Glee club of several hun
dred voices sang the national anthem,
America. y, in which the audience
Joined. hen the applause following
the singing of the anthem had died
away President Black delivered his
Quadrennial address.
Mr.. Black declared that the cause
which the Democratic party was sup.
porting was that of no class, no section,
but of the people as a whole. 1t was
the cause of all classes from all parts
of the country. He then entered into a
discussion Of the money question and
concluded by denouncing Mark Hanna
and the money power.
Mr.. Black was frequently interrupted
by applause. When he had finished he
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Mr.. Stevenson said in part:
THE gravity of the issues involved
in the pending polical struggles cannot
be estimated. Their supreme i'm,
portance to the masses of our people
cannot be measured by words. This Ii
not q mere contest as to men. The
real issues cannot be obsCured. In al
hour so fraught with deep concern t.
ali of the people, appeal should be hat
TO the Judgment, not to passion.
make no question as to the honest con
vlctions of those who give their supper
to the ticket nominated at the Indian
apolis convention. The fact remains
however, that the contest for the presi
dency rests solely between Bryan ant
Mckinley 1t cannot be claimed tina
any other candidate has a semblance o
chance for success, or even that he viii
receive a single electoral vote.
What the Candidates Stand For.
For what then do the real candi
dates for the presidency stand? Wi
the great public interests best b
subserved by the success Of the Dem
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great antagonist to power? 1t must b
remembered that during the 81 year
Immediately preceding the inauguratio
of President Cleveland, March 4, lS9;
there was no single moment that tn
Democratic party controlled the pres
dency and both houses Of congress
never a moment that it could place
single law upon statute books. Fol- a
of the legislation during that perio
which has brought in its train financi'
disaster. m%onopolies and trusts, the r.
publican party is alone responsible.
Policy Of the Founders Deserted.
During this period the monetal
policy of the founders Of u govern
ment was abandoned and silver d
monetized. The sad results to all kin,
of business, to ll,.1onditions Of me
that have followed the demoIetizatie
act of 1878 have never been. will new
be, adequately told. Something Of ii
evils that have followed in the ira,
cou ho fonnd in the enforced idleness