The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-09
The Popocratic Rally.

The popecrats had another rally on
Wednesday night, with Senator Roach
as speaker.
Their torch-llght procession this
time was not so much of fizzle as
that Of last week, and while not so
large as that of the republicans on
Monday, was quite creditable and con-
sisted Of about so torches. most of
which were borne by voters. The
band accompanied them in their par
ade.
A large and attentive audience as
sembled at the court house. Mr..
Chas. Full acted as chairman aud in
troduced Hon. E. w. Conmy as the
first speaker. Mr.. Conmy's address
was brief and dealt mostly with gilt
tering generalities delivered in glow
ing and rounded periods, In the man
ner Of which Mr.. Conmy is a master. 4
Senator Roach on being introduced,
after deliveringa slX sarcasm on story
telling orators without mentioning
names, at once launched into his sub
ject Of finance. Mr.: Roach's delivery
is peculiarly dry and uninterestlng.
He has no oratorical gifts Of voice,
gesture or expression, but his speech
was almost purely argumentative and
was almost devoid of illustration.
AS a whole, we mat. say that Senat-
or Roach gavea very fair and COM
plete presentation Of the argument
from the .silverite standpoint, and
while we do not remember that he
made any new points, or presented any
point that has not already been com.
pletely answered by republican speak
ers, yet it was great contrast to the
nonsense of Mr.. Sinkler. We have
not time or space this week to crlti-
else Mr.. Roach's speech at length and
SO will not attempt to make but one
or two remarks in a general way.
Mr.. Roach spent much time in
quoting republican authorities as to
what they thought of silver in the
COS and 70's. We suggest to the SEN
ator that, that sort of. argument
works both ways, for Senators Jones
and Stewart were both gold bugs then,
though perhaps his sarcastic illusions
to the more recent conversion of "his
colleague" Mr.. Hans borough, are a
little more to the point. And the
Senator should lot forget that about
four years ago the tariff" which he
now pronounces dead, was then his
own and only theme when addressing
q Pembina audience, and according to
his own statement he only discovered
silver two years ago.
The Senator generally fair in his
statements. was not fair his state
ment as to the issue Of bonds during
the life Of the Mckinley bill. He and
everybody else who pretends to know
anything Of statistics, know that the
loss Of revenue the last year Of the
Mckinley bill was due to the election
of president and congress pledged to
pass free trade bill.
The Senator also, purposely, for we
cannot believe ignorantly, skipped the
pointof Harrison's gold dollar VI two
silver dollars, I'm buying sugar, argu-
ment.
The weakest part Of the Senator'S
speech however, was the omission Of
any argument to prove, that on the
passage of q free coiuage law that
silver would advance 20 1l.2o nor
ounce. And, " he denied the promo.
sitton that foreign silver would be
sent here for coinage. he further fail.
| ed to show how free coinage would
produce more dollars. or II IL did how
ve could get them. /.
But We do thoroughly sgree With
the Senator and % does every othsf