The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23
RALLY FOR SOUND MONEY
OPENING OF THE CLUBROOMS AT
NOS. IS AND 20 N. MERIDIAN ST.
Who Would Lose-.JOhn s. Duncan
Quotes from Jacob p. Dunn.

The formal opening of the clubrooms of
the Citizens Sound-money League in the
old Sentinel building occurred last evening
and was the occasion of another big sound
money rally, with Addison G. Harris and
John s. Duncan. of this city, and Mayor M.
M. Dunlap, of Anderson, as the speakers
The club has the two large store rooms
formerly occupied by dry goods store
The partition has been taken entirely out
and there is thus formed hall capable of
seating about 800 people.
OF course the opening of this clubroom
did not attract a crowd like an advertised
public meeting. but as it was the room
was we'll filled with representative class
of people for the audience. The crowd had
the appearance of one composed of men
from almost every walk of life. The pro-
fessional man, the merchant and the clerk
and laborer sat side by side and heard three
of the best sound money speeches that have
been heard in this city during the cam
paign.
Mr.. Harris was the first speaker. He
gave sketch of the financial legislation
of the Nation and talked upon the ''crime
of '73." He showed that it was not until
the crime" was perpetrated that the sill
yer dollar was a part OF the circulating
medium OF exchange. The minis put out
million and half of silver dollars under
the IISl coinage ACT, Out IIey WOULD not
circulate because the silver in them at the
ratio was worth more than a dollar. Speak
ing of the claims which the Popocracy has
set up that silver and 16 to l make the
constitutional" money of the country Mr.
Harris said that it not until about
1887 that ''l6 to l. was ever heard Of And
party, or a part of it land the part that is
growing smaller every day), comes forward
with the claim that there is something
about this l6 to l. sacred the Com
Mr.. Harris caused several hearty laughs
besides making some good points for the
cause by reading some paragraphs from a
book. entitled The Worlds Silver Cues
tion." The book was written by Jacob p.
Dunn, jr., the editor of the indianapolis
Sentinel and is a strong. argument against
was written before the adoption of the
Chicago platform. 1T looks like the man
have been pretty familiar with this book
said Mr.. Harris after reading the argu-
ment for the gold standard of value.
WHO WOULD BE THE LOSER?
Mr.. Dunlap made an eloquent and force
full address. in which he exposed a num-
Der of Bryanistic fallacies. He began with
a tribute to the National Democratic par
ty, which, he said was composed of men
who held country as higher than party.
He also made a brief reference to General
Harrison. but refrained from making
partisan speech for the reason, as he said
that the club which he addressed was nom
partisan and the issues of the campaign
were not drawn on partisan lines. He said
In part:
This is a great country; the richest, the
most powerful. The proudest declaration
possible from the lips of man is that I
am an American citizen But We cannot
do everything We can legislate for our
selves but not for all the earth. We may
take So cent? worth of silver and call It
a dollar-call 1t a hundred cents, but we
cannot force ii upon the feebest nation of
the earth at more than its intrinsic value
would have us adopt a system by which
that feeblest nation could force it upon us
as the equal of a dollar in gold.
THAT means the withdrawal of gold
from circulation; it means the disturbance
of our financial. commercial and industrial
interests: II means that capital will be de-
privsd OF part of its capacity to employ
must suffer, either from idleness or the de-
creased purchasing power of his wages: il
means a dollar as hard to get as the SOW
ereign, honest dollar of to-day and with
only half its power.
You hear 1t said That the only class
which opposes the free and unlimited coin
age of silver Is, the creditor class those to
whom some debt is owing. The Bryan or
atots are trying to make believe that the
only persons who are in favor of our pres
ent standard are the millionaires. the
bankers and brokers'. the hoarders and
lenders Of money. No greater error was
ever conceived in the brain of man. The
great creditor class of this country is a
mighty array of 20 01e. one Of men AMI wo 4 n
who labor for their daily bread, the noblest
army ever mustered under heaven, march,
lag to the touch and cheer Of the sublimest