The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-23

Of a cause that William J. Bryan is sIgnd-
fiaant and formidable; the cause. geIer
ally, of the masses against the classes,
q the great social progress q mankind:
the restoration OF silver TO
an equal place with gold in
the money system of the world as the
first step in the line of general reforina-
ton and advancement.
Tits cause indicts the single gold
standard as an engine of incalculable SCp-
preston and wrong. At the outset IT
encounters an army of defenders of that
standard who exhaust all the resources
or ingenuity in avoiding decisive en-
gagement The merits OF the question
are ignored. Epithets take the place of
argument and abuse substitutes discus
sion''
Mr.. Towne's speech was loudly applaud
ed. AT It's close calls were made Tor
tCoin) Harvey, but neither was in the
hall. Ex-Governor j.. P. St. John Of
Kansas responded to the demands for
delegates. Some one has fred on Fort
Sumter. But I'm glad it's different from
what It was in 81, when North and
tcheers). Last night some one asked me
how how the crops were @ in Kansas. They're
good, said. We are selling oats for
seven cents bushel, but thank God We
get our pay for them IN sound money.
Laughtero That why 50 many farmers
was un IN Minnesota and on the CAM
aiian border potatoes We're selling for
six cents bushel and I said how glofi-
Gus thing is the tariff. If it was not
for the tariff. potatoes would be way
down Ganghter) If there is ene thing
that IS deader than another except Grover
Cleveland. it is the Mckinley bill.
Qaughtero And ! am glad we've got
rid OF those two obstructio to the ma
ITEMS prosperity" tGreat laughter.1
Governor st. John said no such political
revolution had ever been known in
America as that which followed the adop-
tion of the platform by the Republican
Convention. The victory was already
won, he assured his hearers; there were.
but two dangers to be feared--over-collf
dence and the use of Doodle by the gold
power. Mrs. Helen NJ Cougar of Indiana
addressed the convention, saying in open
ing she supposed that this was not the
first time the gentlemen present had been
talked to by a woman on the subject of
finance. tLaughter)
Mrs. Cougar told story TO illustrate
the money question from a woman's
standpoint and charged that brewerses
this country are owned by British capi-
tai, were doing more than all else COM
bined to. degrade American citizenship,
homes and indus ries.
She charged that never since the days
of Belshazzar's feast had there been more
drunkenness known than was displayed
In ST. Louis the night before the Repub-
lican Convention adopted its platform
last month. In closing Mrs. Cougar took
charge Of the convention and calling upon
the band to strike up America, asked
the audience to join in singing that grand
old hymn. There were but few in the
hafl, however, who could sing more than
the first verse.
A delegate from Illinois moved that at
the next session of the convention the
delegations be poled to show what pro-
portion OF the delegates were formerly
Republicans. the purpose being, he said.
the revolt in that parity against the infam-
Gus gold standard. The motion vas
agreed TO with great unanimity.
AT the request of the Wisconsin dele
cation Rllhlee ID. Cole was given few
minutes in which to address the con
veGgtion to protest against Mrs Cougars
plea and proposition for a combination
of forces upon the subject of prohibition
land reform, or direct legislation The
silver party. Mr.. Cole said was not an
annex either to the Prohib1tionists or Ma
tional party.
He said II he kept stiM he should be
recreant 10 the interests of his city and
State: that it would be useless and futile
TO go TO the GeFn1a q voters Of the North
west and ask them to vote for freedom
with the side issues that were CT no
Inornent at this time.
how
Sergeant at Arms Doud, who is a dele
safe from Missouri raised a point OF
order. Being recognized he said, I'VE
are not going to Germany for voters. ana
the gentleman is out of ordere in his
Chair1nan-The point is not well taken
There was much confusion in the hali
many cf the delegates being opposed to
the speakers views. Mr. Cole was com
PEELED to suspend and the convention at
12:4o took recess until 2;90 P. NJ.