The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-26

direct thumb of the rioters. Applause.) But
you will find this great popuious county will
not permit it.
Ex-Gov. Alger, Of Michigan, upon being
introduced by ex-Gov McGill. spoke as fol-
Citizens: In addressing you this evening. I
bring no eloquence In my own speech, but
bring what testimony / may be able to give
on the question now at issue. We have
travelled through the great state Of Wiscon-
sin since we started on this tour and our first
meeting was in her state house in the hours
Of the morning. The pfesiding officer was
were there. Men Of heretofore opposite po-
litical faith and among them that rock
ribbed Democrat, Gen. Slekles. 1t seemed
strange to be there with these men and Join
cal platform. But it is SO all over the coun-
try. All are now standing upon the same
platform and combining to protect the honor
OF our country. There isn't business man,
laborer or home In this country that has
not felt the awful pail that has settled upon
us. What Is the reason for this condition
OF affairs? CA voice from the audience "Gold
standard" Kisses and faint efforts at cheer
ing in one part Of the hall made a reply
from Gov. Alger impossible for a moment, and
tnen ne sa1d:"I will leave the answer to that
accusation to Gen. Sickles, but l fear what
ne will say viii fall upoa some ears incapa-
BILE Of understanding.
After the laughter .occasioned by this retort
had subsided, Gov. AlgerS continued:
We have this depression, and we know
cne cause to be a lack OF confidence Since
the advent Of this new party business men
VIII not invest their money at 100 cents on the
dollar with the prospect of being repaid at
90 cents on the dollar. tSpElause.) What we
want to do is to establish the fact that this
great country is going tc+stand for integrity
ana honor, and business revival will sf0llew
Boys, thirty years ago you enlisted for this
cause OF honor; you buried loved ones on
tne neld OF battle; you returned home Grip
pied and manned for life; but you came
home proud that you have saved your glorious
country Far better had you let it go down
IN the vortex OF war than TO have returned
70 see us obligations repudiated and it's
credit gone by one-half
We have s46O 00O, 900 which. according IN
Mr. Bryan himself, would go into hiding if
the cause OF free silver should triumph What
would take it's placer With all the mints
IN the country running to their greatest ca
pacity 1t would take ten years to s1pply the
shrinkage in the volume Of our currency.
In talk such as I am making 1t is neces-
sary to talk politics. -Four years ago the
party which would foist free silver upon the
country gave us a pill and we took it. We
Know the result and now they again offer us
another pill, far more Bitter. and have a
lot OF idiots running around advocating it's
use. man high up in your state said to
me today: Il always have been silver
man, but on this issue confess don't know
how to vote. | am not favorably inclined
toward the congressional candidate from nv
district, Charlie, A. Towne and I positively
cannot stand the Chicago platform and the
it,
This country is too dear to be handed
over to parties seeking power at the hands
OF the people, and who would overthrow the
United States supreme court and plunge the
country into anarchy and ruin. We must be
at our posts, comrades, from now until the
Sd Of November Then let your votes be cast
for William Mckinley and American honor.
Some weeks ago l was in Birmingham,
Eng. one of the greatest manufacturing
cities of Europe. and I said to my friend
who was showing me about, you seem to
be very busy here He said, .'Yes, are you
not busy in the United States?'' / said, "No,
1 am sorry to say we are not" But say to
you here tonight, my friends, that after Nov.
4, 1897. we will be busy. Then the fires will
be started in our furnaces and we will keep
them burning and smoking, whether Brming-
ham smokes or not. (Applause.)
A scene of the most intense enthus-
iasm, and at the same time one of the
most dramatic which ever occurred in
the auditorium, was during the great
speech of Gen. Sickles. This aged war