The herald., 1896-09-05
The Slogan That Enthuses the
Masses
MEETING OF BRYAN CLUB
Addresses Delivered by w. S. Creighton
and Others
Three Rouslng Cheers 0lven ''The Herald,
the Staunch Advocate Of the White
Metal-Rouslng Rally to Be nads

1t was q rousing and enthusiastic
meeting of the Bryan Silver club that
was held last evening at New Turnve-
rein hall. The large room was packed
to the doors and the crowd extended out
into the hall. Many were unable to
gain admission at all and were COM
PEELED to leave without being enlight-
ened by the remarks of any of the speak
ers for the reason that the assemblage
was so great.
Every mention of the name Of Bryan
caught the audience and they attested
their loyalty and admiration for the
great leader Of the people by long con-
tinued applause. There was quite a
number of ladies present who seemed to
take great interest in both the meeting
and the speeches made.
President Moye G. Norton called the
| meeting to order
! The report of the executive committee
was submitted by Chairman Willoughby
Cole and adopted, as follows:
The prospects were excellent for OBJ
tanning the use of the contempla ted
wigwam for the weekly meetings of the
Bryan Silver club, this club paying pro
rata of expenses Of maintaining said
wigwam.
The matter of securing club headquar-
ters was postponed until the next meet
ing of the executive committee. 1t be-
ing understood that club headquarters
may possibly be obtaiped in the con-
templated wigwam.
The executive committee recommends
| that the club adopt rule limiting each
| speaker at meetings to 80 minutes.
The executive committee recommends
| that collections be taken at next three
nights Gncluding present one) to defray
| expenses Of a grand rally at Hazards
pavilion, or other suitable place, under
| the auspices of the free silver clubs Of
! Los Angeles county and that said clubs
be requested 10 Join this club in perfect
ing arrangements for said rally.
| Harry O'Dell offered the following res
olution, which was adopted unanimous
ly:
Resolved, that we invite sound money
Republicans to attend the meetings of
the Bryan Silver club at all times, either
s1ngly or In body, and to ask any and
all the questions they may see fit
The letter of Eugene V. Debs, de-
nouncing the misstatement of the Even
ing Express, which paper announced
l
of Mckinley was read amid great ap-
plause. 1t was printed in full for the
first time exclusively in the Herald yes
terday morning.
William S. Creighton, the editor of
The Herald, delivered a brief address,
which was received with enthusiasm
! Every mention of the, name of Bryan
was wildly applauded. Mr.. Creighton
said in part:
MR.. CREIGHTON'S REMARKS. =
! "A good symbol is a missionary to
persuade thousands" When William
Jennings Bryan lifted up the "cross of
gold" at the Chicago convention, he
| proclaimed She "crux' of the money
| question. The gold standard is now ac-
knowledged by all parties to be cross"
"a heavy cross. I can conceive of an
| honest Democrat or an honest Republi-
| oan declaring for the gold standard
| without qualification. He can take mis-
stand upon the proposition that gold
has not appreciated. Like the aeronaut
who imagines that the world falls away
when he ascends, he may be persuaded
| that gold has remained stationary
| while everything else has fallen away.
He will admit that 1t is a grievous cross
for all debts to be paid in gold, but he
| will declare that they must be honestly
met though the heavens fall Such man
may be honest, though i'll informed. But
that man, Republican or Democrat, who
says he is a bimetallist, but is opposed
to free silver" is dishonest with himself
and a fraud. That party is a fraud and
humbug which declares in its plat,
form for the maintenance of the gold
standard only until such time as we
can get international bimetalism by
agreement. When it goes further and
promises to make early and earnest over
lures to European countries looking to
bimetallism, it resorts to contemplate
deception. I dare avouch that it has
no desire or expectancy of furthering
bimetallism. If we We're honest it would
have declared with Bryan for the only
practical plan, viz: Compulsion of Eu-
rope by independent action on the part
of the United States. Who does not
know that Great Britain would laugh
| to scorn any overtures from this gov
| ernment which involved payment to
her of a lesser quantity of our agricul-
tural products in exchange for her gold
| than she now receives. Nothing Will
| ever induce her to consent to the re-
| habilitation of silver to q parity with
| gold, at the ratio of 16 to 1, save self in
| terest And she will only awaken to the
| Importance of elevating silver when she
! is compelled to receive 1t in satisfaction
| Of. such United States bonds as she
holds, and when she discovers that this
| country is running her commerce with
| silver countries. One ounce of that sort
of argument will be of more potency
with her than tons of international
talk-talk The march of gold mono
metallism in the conquest of the world
will never be stayed Until the hand or
| the master compels it to pause That
master is William Jennings Bryan
| backed by a victorious Democracy.
! applause and cheers.)
At the close of Mr. Creighton's re-
marks three rousing cheers were given
| the Herald with energy.
OTHER SPEAKERS.
Moye Wicks was the next speaker.
| The gentleman exposed the misstate-
ment so frequently made that the Dem
ocratic party stood for free trade. ii
did nothing of the kind. 1t stood Tor a
| tariff for revenue only, and that tarlH
was levied not upon the necessaries OF
life, but upon the luxuries. The Democrat
| ic party was, the speaker said, against
the Republican doctrine OF protectlon'
which only made the rich richer and the
poor poorer.
J. Mr. Wicks then proceeded to discuss
the silver question in his usual clear ana
succinct way. He explained how tine
crime of 49, was perpetrated. In an act
| of sixty-seven sections was concealed
| a little clause of nine words when de-
| monetized silver and ruined thousands
of homes and made millions of paupers.
John H. Humphreys delivered tell
ing address which caught the temper
| of tho audience Mr. Humphreys is a