The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-17

the diversity that was seen in 1898 to the
fact that low tariff party had come into
power. He attributed the panic OF 1893 to
the election of Cleveland and the following
repeal of the Mckinley law and the enact
ment of low tariff and said the money
CUES ion had nothing to do with II as Mr.
Cleveland ard the administration tried TO
make it appear.
They repealed the Sherman law, but
instead of settling the question 1t only
stirred it up, and now they have robbed
the poor populists of about the only plank
in their platform, the free silver plank.
1t was ground-hog case, that was the
only thing they could get to go before
the people on.
Two years ago there was democratic
convention in Chicago under the leader
ship of Gov Altgeld, which Endorsed
President Cleveland and his policy, and
now they have turned their backs upon
him. My friends there is not an ex-
ample of such political infamy on record
as the democratic party's treatment OF
President Cleveland. He mas been con-
sistent on the money question through
out. The only mistake he made was the
same that his party made that the money
question was responsible for the panic of
1893 In 1892 they turned down Hill,
silver man, and nominated Cleveland, a
gold monometallist and it is absolutely
absurd for them to say now that Mr..
ClSNtldLu mas Detn Bullty VI lltdSOh "
the democratic party, because he has GER
tainly been consistent in his position"
Maj. Hanson referred to the gold con-
tracts of Altgeld and Sewall, about which
there has already been published great
deal in explanation.
Maj Hanson then went into an argu-
ment to show that ii was the duty of
every man who believed the free coinage
of silver would hurt the national credit
and result in national dishOnor, to vote
for Mckinley. He believed Mckinley
would certainly be elected, and said he
would not be surprised to see a landslide
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, except
in a few small silver states.
The unrestricted franchise of the col
ored man when freed at the close of the
war he believed was the greatest mistake
of the century, and If there had been a
gradual qualification, he said there would
never have been the disgraceful election
methods which are now too well known
But. he said, it is the duty of all who OPP
pose such methods to help 10 put them
down, and the way to do it was by voting
for Mckinley.
He could not understand, he said, why
democrat should appeal for the negro vote
in a state election, and then refuse to vote
for Mckinley because he does not want to
vote with the negro, though he wants to
see Mckinley elected. The negro he said
the government. He had rather, he said,
vote with the negro when he is right,
than to vote with the white man when he
is wrong.
Maj Hanson was warmly applauded at
the conclusion of mis- speech, as he was
frequently during the course of his re-
marks.
Mr.. Doyle was called out and was cheer
ed heartily as he was introduced by Mr..
Johnson.
Mr.. Doyle made a ringing, enthusiastic
speech, devoting himself to the national
campaign and its issues without touching
upon the congressional race. The cam
paign, he said, is second in Importance
to none that had preceded it. Much de-
ponds on the result and the questions
presented should be considered dspas-
sionately.
Thousands of honest democrats, he said
have repudiated the Chicago platform and
the candidates who are running upon it.
He said he yielded to none in his COM
mendation of Mr.. Clevelands policy in
maintaining the country's credit, and
asked what greater mistake could be
made than to elect a populist as his sue
cessor. Free trade used to be the words
to conjure with, now free silver is the
catchword
Mr.. Doyle made a telling argument
with the financial question as his theme,
to show that according to the republican
view, "a vote for any other candidate than
Mckinley meant vote against the coun-
try's honor and credit.
There were calls for Mr.. Johnson who
merely winked the other eye, and the
meeting adjourned with three hearty
cheers for Mckinley, Hobart, Hanson
and Doyle. During the progress of the
meeting Maj Hanson is said to have
received a telegram from Maj. Mckinley,
but neither this nor several other tele-
grams and letters received were read out.