Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-10-30
LABORINCI MEN IN EARNEST
Turn Out IN Large Numbers to Listen to
Sound Money Doctrine,
CHANCE TO WORK Is WHAT THEY WANT
Governor H6lcomb's Claim FOR Credit
of EcohOmy Tn state Admins
trnyion shown To belong
To others.

There was a large gathering OF laboring
men at Karbach hall last evening, the oc-
casion being another Of the series OF sound
money rallies arranged for this week. The
audience increased in size as the meeting
progressed The speakers were a. 5.
Churchill and Charles j. Greene. and both
made addresses brimful Of sound money doc
trine. The Seventh Ward Military band
rendered national airs during the evening.
Mr.. Churchill was the first speaker, ana
among other things said:
81 have visited every county in this state
except FIVE. 1t is my best judgment that the
people are aroused in the interests OF sound
money as they have never been before l
honestly think that when the ballots shall
have been counted on Tuesday night it will
be found that Nebraska will give Mckinley
and Hobart a plurality of 10000 at least.
(ApplauseJ have arrived at this conclusion
after personal observation of the situation
in the counties / have visited and after
having talked with the leaders Of both par
ties in the five counties that l have not
visited"
MIR. Churchill then took up some pertinent
state issues. In answer to the praise that
was being heaped upon the present governor
for his economical administration, the
speaker explained that the Board of Public
Lands and Buildings, Board Of Purchase and
supplies and Board of Educational Lands
and Funds had jurisdiction over the eXpendi-
lures OF the commonwealth, and said If there
was any credit to be given for an economi-
cal administration of the states affairs. 1t
should be given to the three boards named.
The economy of the past two years had been
due to circumstances that made 1t possible
to purchase state supplies cheaper than
heretofore
Turning his attention to national issues
Mr.. Churchill said that Bryan had forced
out the tariff question in order that free sill
yer might be considered. Had he gone
through the state promising all kinds OF
prosperity were Cleveland and his idea OF
the tariff successful. as Bryan had done four
years ago, he too would want to relegate
the tariff to the rear. The weakness of the
| free silver idea was shown and its inability
to prove a panaCea for the ills that a demo
cratic administration hal brought the work
ingmen clearly demonstrated
In conclusion Mr. Churchill arraignel the
Chicago convention, its platform and cand-
dates especially for their denunciation of
federal interference in time of peril to the
Industries aud institutions OF state. He
showed what harm might arise in case of
another mob with Altgeld as governor and
Bryan president and said the trouble
would spread even to Omaha.
Charles j. Greene was introduced and made
short address. as eloquent as 10 was in
structive, and which was most enthusiastic
cally received. He said, in part:
III tIitS CUuttSt W imam MCNlnley is the
nominee of party. Bryan is the nominee
CT convention. (Apppiause) The republican
party has an ancestry of which It may well
be proud. 1t has never made a pledge that
did not stand for the welfare of the people
or the United States. (ApplauSe) Four
years ago Bryan supported a pla lform that
declared for tariff reform and bimetal-
ism by international agreement although
at that limo the platform of the populists
declared for free trade and free silver"
NJ. Greene paid his respects to the free
silver candidate In terms that were not to
be mlsunderstOSda He then dealt out some
timely lidicule to the populsts. Among
other things be said: THE party had never
been entrusted with government save in
Kausas, and they had succeeded In burying
thai state so deeply in the miro that nothing
| out republican administration would be
able to resurrect IL. These people and the
| people OF the south were the ones that were
| shouting that the republican party must be
kept out of power in order that there might
be eqality before the law Yet Bourke Cock
ran was not allowed to speak in Virginia
and other sound money speakers in the
south had been grossly lnsuted"
Mr.. Greene then took up the financial
| question, and tore into shreds the arguments
| Of the Boy Orator of the Platte" He
| harshly condemned the free silver candidate
| for endeavoring to array the laborlng men
against their employers. He also said that
| the sale Of the farmers crops depended upon
the success of the laboring men, who would
be happily at work under a republican ad-
ministration: "Mr. Bryan says More money
more work | say More work-more
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