The herald., 1896-08-26
EVERYBODY TALKING SILVER
Streets In Chicago Blocked by the Large


CFOWuS
Last week the News printed an inter-
view with Meyer Harrison, of the Penn
sylyania Mutual, in which that gentle
man said that he had witnessed half a
dozen crowds within a single block in
Chicago where the sole subject of dis
cussion was silver, says the Rocky
Mountain News Of Denver Mr.. Harri-
son added that he did not expect Denver
people to believe the assertion, it was
such radical change in a few months,
but ne repeated the story as based on
personal observation. He told of the
strong feeling that prevailed and said
that the remarks of many of the speak
ers were cheered as though there was
huge political meeting IN progress. All
these statements were taken with due
allowance for the enthusiasm of Mr.
harrison, but now comes the Chronicle,
rabid gold bug paper of Chicago, with
the Following announcement:
street debates on the money question
nave been placed under the ban Of Chief
I5adenoch, and a general edict against
unlicensed political oratory has been is
sued by the police. The first offense un-
der the new ruling was committed last
nleht, and officers promptly put the as
semblage two rout
Two campaign orators held forth at
the west crossing of Madison and Dear
porn streets at 1880 o'clock last night,
ana as audience of 1000 had assembled
10 egg the debaters on, the throng be-
came SO dense that pedestrians were OBJ
Dl1ged to take the street car tracks in the
middle OF the two thoroughfareS to pass
py. AT times the crowds occupied the
tracks, nearly causing blockade of the
street cars. Complaints We're made to
inspector Fitzpatrick of crowds that had
gathered for the same purpose of previ-
Gus evenings, storekeepers in the vicin-
lty being the most disturbed by the as
semblages and their business interfer-
red with.
shortly before o'clock Lieutenant
Preston, with Officers Mccain, Gurney
and Reidy, told the crowd and the de-
paters to move on Before the order
was obeyed the crowd REQUIRED cons;d
cradle pushing by the officers. and not
a Few of the dilatory ones felt clubs on
thelr backs before they understood that
the police meant business. When the
sidewalks had finally been cleared the
crowd followed the speakers to the alIev
between Madison and WASHINGTON
streets IN clark street Here a colored
aSltator held a crowds attention. Lien
tenant Preston made the listeners move
on. After this the crowd paying no
attention to the police. quickly gathered
at Madison and Dearborn streets to ar
rest any speakers who took the places
VI 'He oheS urlVen away earlier in the
evening.
Threats of arrestine the speakers and
a rlde IN the patrol wagon quickly in
duced the assemblage to disperse After
the last man had left Officer Mccain
vas detailed to patrol the vicinity of
Madison and Dearborn streets to arrest
any speaker who atteSlnted to expound
currency arguments for the benefit of
unenlightened voters
During the first demonstration at
Madlson and Dearborn streets Smiling
frank mason and Harry Manning, said
to be two well known pickpockets min
gled with the crowd and took part in the
arguments. While Mason was trying
TO SHOW how the currency question an
piied to the laboring man. it is alleged he
attempted to pick several pockets. BY
ISLANDERS detected him, and called De-
tectlves McCaffery and Fay, who ar
rested the men. No complaints were
logged against them at the station"