The herald., 1896-08-20
NEARLY SOLID
Santa Monica Voters Organize fer SlIS er
Three Hundred Strong

Santa Monica Voters Organize for SlI, er
Three Hundred Strong
A goodly number of the members of
the Soldiers home met, pursuant to a
call for all those irrespective of past par
ty predictions favoring the free coin
age of silver, at Steere's Opera house, in
Santa Monica, and organized a lodge of
the Patriots of America with 1872 men,
bers.
Mr.. Warner, the organizer, called the
meeting to order at 3 p. M, and favored
the audience with a few stirring and
patriotic words.
1t was evident that the speaker had
been posting himself upon the great is
sues of the day. and it only needed
spark to touch off the sentiments voiced
by the entire audience.
The Rev. George e. Dye from Los
Angeles, the orator for the afternoon
meeting, was then introduced by the or
ganizer and launched out Immediately
upon the condition our country was in
at the present time, caused by the de-
monetization of silver. Mr.. Dye is an
able and fluent speaker and handles his
subject we'll.
1.-The people do not know where they
are at today as regards the leaders of
the two old parties of the past 1t is the
rich against the poor 1t is the cry of the
children of Uncle Sam against the lash
of oppression. And God will hear the
voice of the oppressed and come to their
rescue. God and one are majority"
said Mr.. Dye. Then he continued:
Stand for the principles of our govern
ment and do not let the smooth, oily
lead you away down into Egypt to make
bricks of mu dand straw, to be builded
into mansions for their sons and daugh-
ters to revel in, while you and your sons
and daughters are crying for bread"
Mr.. Dye said that he was a Republi-
can, not for name but he stood just
where the organizers of the Republican
party stood-'for home, God and Old
Glory" He advised any one who was in
doubt as to which Party he belonged to
to read the Los Angeles Times and he
would be converted to the side of free
silver The Los Angeles Times was doing
grand work for the cause of silver by its
mud-slinging.
Once more, gentlemen, stand for
principles, for home and country, and
w. j. Bryan, the honored son from Ne
braska. will receive 16 votes for / for
Mckinley on the Sd of November next"
said Mr.. Dye in closing.
Col. H. Jesse Tobias, the singing cam
paign evangelist, was introduced and
captured the entire audience with his
original song, The Handwriting on the
Wall. Before he was through with the
song he had every goldite in the audience
singing the chorus with him at the top of
his voice. Col. Tobias is fluent speaker
and wins the audience at once.
The colonel has been a lifelong Repub-
lican, voting for Lincoln while in the
field, but with Teller, and the thousands
of his followers he has gone over to the
voice of the people against the mighty
cohorts, and he sings his silver song
wherever he goes.
AN EVENING MEETING
The meeting then adjourned to the
town hall, where 1t again convened. At
1880 p. m. Judge J. c. Morgan called the
packed hall to order. Such a turnout
had never been witnesses in Santa Mon
lea before.
Judge Wells was chosen temporary
chairman, and made a most stirring
speech.
The judge said that for more than a
decade the tempest has been upon us.
Trouble between the north and the
south has been settled at the price of
blood, and again may we not hear Rach-
el weeping for her children.
Speaking of John Sherman. he said
he did not believe that when he shall
pass in his checks that either Benedict
Arnold or Judas Iscariot would recog-
niZe him.
The judge is firm believer in the
present Silver party.
J.C.Hemingway was chosen secretary
He had been laboring among his fellow
Republicans and had been requested
by forty or fifty Of them to hand in their
names at this meeting. A paper was
taken through the hall and around the
| corridors of the building and 1875 more
names obtained.
Colonel Tobias was then called for.
and gave them another rousing speech
and another of his songs. All hail, Santa
Monica, she willsgive a rousing major
ity for Nv. j. Bryan on the Sd of Novem-
her