New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-03
THRFE-CORNERED DEBATE.
A REPUBLICAN, 4 rROHIBITIONIST AID SENATOR
BILL" DAILY DISCUSS THE ISSUES OF THE
CAMPAIGN FOR SOUTH JERSEYMEN.


CAMPAIGN FOR SOUTH JERSEYMEN
Gassboro. ~ j.. Sept (specaD.-A three-cornered
debate kept A big crowd in Jolly humor at Alcyon
Park near the Pitman Grove Camp meeting Grounds.
to-day Although T X. Carskadin a Prohibitions.
who Is known 90 the Lincoln OF West Virginia car
ried off the oratcrcal honors in his plea for proh-
btlon a. a papacol for all Of the conntrys MS
Thomas V Cooper. ex-Collector OF the Port of Phil
adelphia had the best OF il In arguing for sound
money against New-Jersey's Bryaniie leader. Sena-
tor .RiH' Daily If Ioboken. The day was divided
into two meetings. preliminary skirmish Of the
three spe.bindcrs taking place in the morning. and
a winl-up in the afternoon This gave each speaker
an opportunity purcturo his opponents first ar2u-
nenis and then got in his severes blows. Carskadin.
the Prohbitions, led off the speaking He is an old
Southern Abo;onisi. and while member of the Re
pubca1 party he was an for Presidents Grant
and Hayes He captured the sympathy Of the audi
ence with his wiiicisms and stories. Mir. Carskadin
declared thai the only issue the prohibition of the
liquor traffic.
TIE battle over the money issue was fough>
out between Senators Cooper and DAILY. Senator
DAILY was a delegate to the CHICAGO Convention
and placed himself at disadvantage I'm the de-
bate by admitting that he formerly favored 8oio
and his opponen; was not slow in seizing upon the
point and commenting Ipon the suddenncss OF the
change of the Hudson County Senator's convic-
tons. The latter's newaess in the cause was also
empha sized. in a measure. by his reading from
printed speeches and documents. without conhn-
ing himself to an ofhand debate. Senator DAILY
began by quoting from Lincoln. Grant, Garfield
and Blaine to prove that the men who made the
Republican party were in favor of free silver com
age which Senator Cooper promptly refuted
Senator DAILY declared that both the Democratic
and Republican parties had always favored d.
metallism. and that the Democratic party was
following the lines OF tradition and principle IN
coming ont openly as frec-slver champions. ~
always favored bimctalism he said but tne
party policy was repudiatcd by President CleVe-
land at the behests of the money power.
The country prospercd" the Senator continued so
monetizaton OF silver there has been no stability
Legislation struck dow: one-h1f OF the money
Of the country and the conditions Of depression
lie went on TO say that under free silver farm
cared that gold had appreciated and silver had q
deprecated, and that the Governments STAMP ~,
Senator Cooper conducted hi end OF the debate
forcibly and empha'icallJ. He compared the Demo
cratic party Of Jackson. an 'iusi; ous SCUM
Democracy" tina; was- brough, into life at Chi
Its prircples as nov hs sale
gone by. and moan nothing Loss than ne aisrqp-
spate1en: he REFERRED TO the ''Ageid pank' in
the Chicago platform. which he said. means that
refusa to qn@i rioiers The scoring the speaker
this particgar plank started started the rounds Of
Discussing the money question. Senator Cooper
briefly reviewed the act OF 1913 and the reasons for
its passage Then by way OF illustration. he com
pared the condition of the countries a silver
basis WITH the United States. He told Of his OBJ
servat!ons during a recent trip through Mexico. the
country wretchedly governed and in deplorablc
state Of affairs. Wages in Mexico. he said. "varv
from 81 - 30 day in silver that is one-haf
the value OF American money. There are no manu-
factories and farming class. and the great mass
OF people are ground down in poverty from which
there Is no escape. And yet IL Is the kind of lnan-
cial system that has placed Mexico I'm such a
plight that we invited to adopt"
II was announced that Senator Stewart OF
Nevada. had promised 10 speak in Gloucester
County before the close Of the campaign.