Evening journal., 1896-10-29
PALMER AND BUCKNER.
Meeting Of the Sound Money
Democrats Last Night.
RossEII AND BERToLBTTE sp
AN AUDIENCE OF sEvENTY-F FIVE
PEOPLE LISTENED TO THE
THEORY or THE GOLD BUGS IN
MANNING LIBRARY HALL

MANNING LIBRARY HALL.
An audience of about seventy-sva
men and women assembled I'm the Man
mig Library Hall last evening to listan
10 discussion OF the much -nootod
currency question. The occasion was q
rally Of the Palmer and b. ,kper Demo.
crats, party No. 2" Spc.lswood car
iand, was chairman. and Announced
the speakers of the evening
Levi a. Bertolette made a short ga
dress and asked the co-operation oF an
Democrats to support the ticket az PAL
mer and Buckner. The sneaker sold
the men who represented the tTre
Democracy at the Chicago convention
were insulted and ignored. The result
was the election of Bryan. He said
ne admired the Westerner as n man
for the gallant fight he is making but
the great men Of the country see moth
ina good in the success OF his election
Ihe speaker said It was laughable
the way STRIPPING young lawyers Of
this city say we are read out OF the
party. Why" he continued. they
are scarcely out OF their pin-feathers .
Ihe speaker closed by saying that the
principles framed by the Chicago con-
vention are not Democratic.
John tossell was the next speaker
He said in substance:
The chief characteristics of an
American citizen Is the love he bears
Tor his country and his love OF law and
order The triumph OF Bryan. Alteeld
and Tillman viii be the condemnation
OF the administration of Grover Cleve-
land, man without a peer In this
country to-day On next Tueeday let
us not forget that the time has come
lof the suppression Of anarchy III the
people OF this country will rise up in
the way l know they will, and stamp
their seal for honest money and honest
government, there need be no fear Of
any disruption.
= A man who does not do his duty
Tor the preservation OF his country il
no man at ALL Our opponents arene
that the wOrkingman must have hiah
prices for the necessities OF life snon
a declaration Is an insult 70 the work
ingman. These gentlemen saw thew
are IN favor OF gold and silver because
II is the money Of the Constitution.
The Democratic party has always been
In favor Of both metals, but not for the
suppression OF law and order.
You all have heard the argument of
both sides on this question. but the
only argument the free silverites have
Is that law makes money. Let me tell
you, money in order TO be valuable
must be desirable In itself The fathers
OF this government and OF this republic
knew as much about this question as
we do. They knew as much about the
value OF money as we do. IL is almost
impossible to create value by legisla-
tion. All the countries that are now
prosperous have the gold standard as
their standard of exchange
Under free silver the mints would
redouble their capacity. Others than
the government mints would be
erected, for they could not coin all the
silver that would pour into them.
The men who are advocating the
election of Bryan and Sewall care not
whether gold is driven out Of the coun-
try, or whether it remains This shows
that their interest in finance is not for
the interest Of the government"
The speaker then explained WHY
Grover Cleveland issued the bonds. and
said that under the statutes they should
be paid in coin of standard value. and
they were all solid for gold at not less
than par.
Mr.. Rossell concluded by saying: 81
do not believe that the people Of this
country want w. J. Bryan as the next
president Of the United States with a
debasement Of currency. II you desire
10 preserve the honor and credit OF
your country, vote against William
Jennings Bryan"