Omaha daily bee., 1896-07-05

to all of the silver delegates. The great
body, of them would not even listen &c
But there must be many silver delegate
who find themselves out of touch with fury
and recklessness; and who can still be
made to see where this passion and excite
ment Is carrying them and their party,
and possibly their country, TO their sober
may still listen to the solemn warming OF
dlspassi d;n men, dispassionate demo
here without passion, without excitement,
Without tbt cqisi fury, put With a perfect vision OF
party and the nation.
The questionable majority in the conven-
ton, If not arrested by conservative silver
what does defeat on this issue mean? Who
can fail to know that If the democratic
party shall borrow this populistic issue
not regain the respect and confidence OF
the people # for years and years to come;
born again? The silver movement will pass,
as the greenback movement has passed and
attempts to make money out of nothing,
but 1t viii leave the democratic party hope
great interests and policies and noble pur-
poses and aims of the democratic party,
champion and nd"t defend? party alone can
on This fo meeting ETH t Ga is : an appeal for the nation
when we all know only a part of the party
can stand on it? Why use an unexpected
cratic platforms, when every minded
man knows, it must inevitably disrupt the
coinage at IS to l, by this nation alone,
that action will not be democratic action
1T VIII be populistic action; 4 democratic
democrats may turn. populist, but n million
democrats will remain democrats, No wave
of populism can sweep them off their feet,
ana their Ittt are on the platform of the
historic principles of the party.
John r. Fellows of New York closed the
meeting, after a brief speech by Senator
Gray of Delaware, with a ringing invective
against free silver. At least 5000 people
were present.
The audience seemed to include very few
delegates to the convention, so that the
practical success of the meeting as a mis-
sionary effort is problematical. A large
proportion OF the people were ladies.
WAS A SOUND MONEY AUDIENCE.
That part of the audience which differed
from the sentiments pronounced by the
orators gave most of the time a respectful
hearing. On the stage there sat beside the
speakers ex-Congressman William Everett
of Massachusetts,, Comptroller Eckels, eX-
Governor G. W. Peck OF Wisconsin and lesser
lights. William G. Whitney during part of
the evening held a conspicuous position in a
box. Senator HIN of New York and Gov
ernor Russell or Massachusetts were the OD-
jects of the greatest enthusiasm. That<ii-
rected toward the New York senator was
wasted, however, for he failed to put In an
appearance.
When Mr.. MacVeagh, as presiding officer,
introduced Ex-Governor Russell, he asserted
that we're II what he termed a normal dem
ocratic year. Mr.. Russell would be one Of
the foremost candidates for the highest
honor In the gift OF his party. and there
was such a responsive cheer as would fatter
any public man.
Mr.. Russell's speech was we'll received.
Only once did the silver sympathizers in the
audience manifest their feelings with any
The single outbreak occurred
when Mr.. MacVeagh attacked the admins
tration of Governor Altgeld, an attack which
inspired an overwhelming protest OF bowls,
Kisses and groans from the galleries, met
by counter cheers from the floor. Altogether,
the audience seemed to be composed OF a
majority of administration democrats. for
every allusion TO Mr.. Cleveland and every
tribute to his administration was cheered
with enthusiasm.
When Mr.. Russell thanked God that we
had not reached the threshold OF financial
ruin, there was long and continuous APP
plause. Ii was a question whether the APP
plause that followed the name Of Mckinley
was for the name or the denunciation OF
Mckinley methods that followed The IN
expected happened when the orator men
toned the names OF Jefferson, Jackson aad
Cleveland. The audience was more enthu-
slastic than 1t had bean ALI sysnins-