The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-05
GOLD GAINING GROUND.


last forty years TO addressing democratic
his life he found himself hesirating as 20
whether a. was not better 20 walk the
streets, with bated breath. 90 express no
opinion. but 70 weigh on one side the duty
interests OF his country. and on the other
side the ndelity and alleg lance which be-
owed 10 his party. He sh.vere1 with hes
itaLOn, as hundreds and thousands "
democrats did. lest the party
might be successful in the contest
daughter and applause. For the hrs-
time he was imbued with fear that ta-
party which had taken possession OF TINS
banner might triumph. Because they be-
lieved that IL the madness which had
been entered upon was persererel I'D the
success Of the party would Dee The lesr4-
dauon OF the republic tCneersl he h41
heard but one persistent shout for t1r
last two or three weeks. To every inter-
rOgatOry propouuded the reply was l0 %
J. For every contention OF reason that
was sought 10 be made, the reply was
still l6 TO I. HaughterJ He might NOT
comprehend the declaration, but DE ha4
not yet heard any of those who were
the heralds OF the new doctrine. and who
were filling The air with the racket ana
clamOr OF their voices, tell him Just nov
they expected TO gain relief from The
condition which prevailed to-day, by me
adoption OF their policy.
A hundred years ago "a Ike clamor hAed
q land across the sea FrenZleu Win the
wrongs. either fancIed or real. of thou
sand years the people had come TO believe
that the destroying OF all systems, fne
plunging into absolute license unrestrained
by law. and the tramplng under foot OF
every precedent were remedies for the eA-
isting wrongs TO the guiAoune, TO the
gunlOtine' was then the cry OF the popu-
lace. They tore down all that existed OF
substantial government. they protaued the
affairs in their temples. they wrote over
the portals Of their churches There -
no Cod they caused the cutters or their
streets TO run red with blood. They pro-
duced change. They were the neraids OF
revolution. But the guillotine shortened
the necks Of many of them. O.aughter)
SO now with 10 10 ], the cry proclaimed by
the wild dervishes OF the day. N4aughter)
Mr.. Fellows reminded his audience OF the
support always given TO the democratic
party by the state of New York. which
was now $50 CONTEMPORARY defed."
1--WE OF New York" he said, ARE Ia
favor Of the use OF silver and OF gold,
and We look for that time when the con-
ditions shall be such as (either by
change IN production or by combined ac-
ton with the trading countries OF the
wOrld) that we may establish a ratio be-
tween the TWO metals. We viii look
earnestly for the accomplishment Of that
purpose; for the dawn of that day. De
nounce New York, curse New York but
# has a heart as broad, as catholic, as
far seeing. a generosity as eXhaustlesE
as the magnificent spread of her great
mercantile and commercial enterprise.
(Applause)
when the country IS suffering New
York suffers. Its prosperity Is the COM
mon prosperity of the land. 1t Is part
Of our glorious heritage, one and indlvis-
ible." (Applause)
At the close OF Mr. Fellows speech at
il O'Clock tonight, the meeting was de-
clared adjourned, and the immense as
sem blage dispersed.