The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-09
CAMERON AMID CHEERS.
re dDDRESS4S 4 HAGNfFICENT
AUDIENCE tTCuARLOTTASgILLE.
An Histolicai Discussion ot the Oyer
Necning fssuo-Many Aadioe and
Workingmcn Present.

CIfANLOrlESNL lie, VA. oct. S.--A
large aud enthusiastic audience greeted
Ex-Governor NiAi4m E. Cameron this
evening al Oh, JeA.lson Auditorium when
Dc address .cd tAc cl..z>as OF Charlottesville
and sicluty ia tls !ut.re-. OF tne nation
al Democratic pl-.y.
Amo.s tlc 4sss audience were many
o. lAo prominent .4l.c5 ol tAc city and
tnNcas4y. DG. ". 4l A.nuollA, Yrea-
ioent oi the solno-AloA.y League. pie-
sided at The meeting. besides tho .p-9k-
cl 'tue L0A. s. y. sJ.tDal., MAYOR -
"a. IouOu, Daptslu Gordon DI-.Be4 cap
taln h. Clay 4Ii-ulc, A4r. q. Irpiett HaA-
sIl, Dr. 4. IA. hedges, JoAn a. Antiin.
and other lrom4Acut so4Ad-A4JAcy mcL
occupied seats Ou tAe stand
Ol.1EILD Nl1u CHEERS.
Hon =. y. soutlau introduced the
speaker in an appropriate ana graceful
speech and Ex-Governor Cameron came
before the audience amid prolonged ana
deafcuiug cheers. Iu his opening re-
marks, addressing the chairman Oh the
meeting. Doe said. 'l have responded wlta
pleasure 10 tine invitation Of your local
committee and 4 am here 10 lay belOre
you the principles OF the ioun -auon OK
the faith which d. lu fnp.
"The ovorwceuug issue in this cam
p4ilu." s4ia he 'ls tuat which rolateN
10 coinage" which subject Doe discusser
at length. giving facts and figures TO bear
him out ln his statements. Ar Cameron
proved his reputation as graceful ana
fluent speaker. and showed that he wal
we'll informed on the issues OF the cam
Ialen. lie ably showed up the iallacies
Of the siiverites and made an able, earn
est ana intelligent plea for the gold
standard. lie showed that the price OF
silver cannot De controlled by legislation.
explained the difference between money
and currency and how the currency OF
the United States g. kept at parity with
sold.
BRYAN NOT a DEMOCRAT
Mr.. Cameron showed that Mr. william
Jennings Bryan. who was nominated by
the Chicaeo Convention ana claims 10 be
standing ou The Democratic platform and
expects tie support OF original Jefferson
in Democrats win le very much disap-
rairted on The 30 OF November. lie show
ed that Bryan had not voted a Demo
cratic ticket fox five years. was not
true Jefers0nian Democrat and certainly
would not ho supported 10y thousands OF
Democrats u the coming election.
INI. r'NI.N N|NANAN4 ANN NNAtt'f '---Nt '''
wen received by the large ana Intelligent
audience and the historical facts which
he presented iu reference 10 tho coinage
of the United states Tor the past one
hundred years was very instructive 10
many who needed information on The cur
rercy question. lie told the people Wnat
they might expect if The free coinage OF
silver was carried into effect that every
dollars worth OF goods they bought from
foreign countries would have 10 he paid
fo- .n fold. and that thoy would have
20 sell their deprecated silver coin 10
buy gold 10 pay for their goods that
the wace.eamer would De the greatest
sufferer under the free coinage rule; that
ho wanted To- SEQ the price OF silver adj
vanced Instead of decreased. and wanted
to see the silver dollar worth as much
as anv other dollar Referring 20 BRYAN
catchy sentence that "The silver currency
,ca. the poor mans currency. and that
be wanted plenty OF &c." Mr Cameron
said De wanted to see the poor man
handle as good money as any other man.
and that when he earned doIar il
should buy as much as The rich man
dollar This remark brought forth pro-
ioneel and deafeniug cheers from the
MANY laboring men present several hun-
dred of whom composed part of the large
audience.
The cheering of the audience could be
heard for three blocks