New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-26


STREET BANKS AND THE PREss-THE
CROWD CHEERED WILDLY
GREAT MANY THINGS OF
WHICH THEY WERE
DELIGHTFULLY."-
IGNORANT.
United States Senator Benjamin r. Tilman.
Of South Carolina discoursed for about two hours
last evening at Cooper Union upon the beauties
Of the free and unlimited coinage Of silver The
audience assembled was at least large one.
and 1t was undoubtedly pleased with the South
ern Senator, and it applauded vociferously the
sentiments he uttered. Notwithstanding the fact
that he referred to them as unmitigated igno-
ramuses. and bemOaned the density OF their be-
nighted ignorance upon financial questions.
1t made difference what Tillman said the
crowd applauded Just the same. Whether 1t was
"unearned increment" optional Initiative"
or referendum" 1t was followed by unbounded
enthusiasm Sixteen to one" however, ap
peared most popular with the multitude. For
Sixteen to one" they screamed.
II the audience on the floor occasionally
a bit slow in the manufacture Of noise. the small
but select band on the platform had only to re-
mind them that applause proper. and 10.
the walls resounded with the uproar But Sena
tor Tman did not confne his remarks to
the financial system. He spoke briefly, but en-
phatically Of himself, and made 1t patent even
to the wayfaring man that as a scf-euogist he
has no superior. He said that he had written
his full name upon the history Of South Carolina
in letters that were guaranteed to wash, and
he didn't blush
man named G.. r. Keeney. who came all the
way from California to tell the voters OF New
York that IN ~ want free silver and styles himself
general organizer ~ the American Silver Organi-
zaton." called the meeting to order and said that
the assembly under the auspices Of the
Young Democracy of New-York and the American
Silver Organization. Then he mentioned the dis
tinguished gentleman who We have with us this
evening"
This the signal for the first outbreak. In the
midst Of which somebody shook out a banner
which read "Westchester County XVIth Con-
gr,-s-lonal District. Is 70 H.
TO co TO CHICAGO.
Mr.. Keeney proreeied 70 say that the meeting
would appoint n committee attend the Demo-
cratic Convention and urge upon that body the
adoption - platform containing the proposition
framed 10y William T. 81 John. which demands
the reopen.ng of the mnts 10 silver. and provides
FOR tho optional initiative and the referendum.
The picked men on the platform thought these
words good. and the cohorts on the floor re-
sp,ndcd nohly. We shall tell the convention
said Mr. K-ency. that the Democracy Of New
York is not made up u men who deal in money
and bonds but Of the great mass Of the common
p.-,ple who know what they want and who mean
To- get n"
Ex-senator +. VI. Bixby was then introduced
as permanent chairman lie said hat the great
issue u The coming campaign was to be the
financial question. Then he mentioned In the
same breath gold aai "milliDnaires. financial
syndicaies. obnoxious trusts and oppressive cor
pOraiious" Whereat the souls OF his hearers dis
solved in Joy.
The pyramid OF the goldbug. he averred would
be- reared upon the wrecks ~ honest labor. and
pictured the vista of prosperity that could be
viewed only from the top OF "A free-silver noun
tain. As the audience grew restlye hc wound up
by declaring that 1t was certain that the Demo
cratic Convention would declare for free silver.
Alexander Dellnar was the first speaker Of the
evening Most OF his remarks called forth APP
plause. even when he said. he did at frequent
Intervals that he was nearly done Mr. Del
mar attacked forelgN capitalists, who he said.
were at the bottom 4 the financial trouble. and
said that gold could not do the financial work ~
the Nation because ii tended 10 drift 10 Eng
land but that silver and gr"enbacks could do
the work and he. therefore. demanded the
restoration Of the ancient coinage laws OF the
Republic and the rcolening OF our mints 70
silver
This notion" the speaker went on. ''if II ls -
rcmGin Independent. must devise and maintain
it's own system Of money: andtI eay with the
monetary commissions OF 1876 and 1873 that all
attempts to render money international are
doomed to disastrous failure"
Mr. Demar then attacked Wall Street. be-
cause. he said. II attempted 10 dictate public
opinion on the money question.
What Wall Street calls honest money" said
n, rs money that Won can never get when yol
want t. A circulation Of silver dollars is better
than dollars of idle gold. We. therefore. de-
mand the reopening Of our mints to silver
CHEERS FOR THE PITCHFORK MAN
When Senator Tillman arose there vas great
how dye do The crowd made lots Of noise.
Then the band played The Star-Splnglei Ban
ner" Finally a mili-eyed man. with n voice az
smooth as the rocky road to Dublin. proposed
three cheers for "the man with the pItchfork,'
and they were given The same enthusiast sub
sepuently took frequent occasion to remark tear
fully God bless you. Tillman.'
The Senator bore his honors calmly. He knew
that when 1t came to throwing bouquets at Till
man he could give 'em all points
After waiting for "A time as long as that men
toned bv the Governor of North Carolina in n
memorable remark 10 the Governor Of South
Carolina Senator Tillman started his discourse
by saying. with charming delicacy, that he was
glad to meet the assembly, because 1t gave him
great pleasure to show what unreasonable liars
the papers OF this country had been.
The newspapers, he said. We're the prostitutes
OF American literature. Then somebody down In
front opined that that was the kind OF n man
for President This remark created an oppor
tunity that was too good to lose, and the Sena