The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-09
THE GOLD MEN.
A Great Fight Put Up-Organiztng for
BOIt-Big Meetings ana strong

A Great Fight Put Up-Organizing TO
BoIt--Big Meetings ana strons
Speeches.
hopeless fight that the opponents put up
The national business mems league was OF
hand with headquarters at the old Richelieu
and between 5000 and 1000 members wer,
present. They came principally from tn,
western states. The southwest, beginning al
st. Louis and extending through the country
| to New Mexico. sent 1000 of its leading and
! representative business mon.
A mass meeting and conference WAS held
saturday evening at the auditorium which
was packed to its utmost, though about a
third of the audience was made up of silver
men, who were present to disturb speakers,
as they did Mr.. MacVeagh very much. The
assemblage was addressed by Ex-Governor
Flower of New York. who addressed the
sets, Senator Gray Of Delaware, Hon. John
Il. Fellows and MacNeagh of Illinois.
MacVeagh solemnly declared that "a
democratic convention may turn populistic,
but million democrats will remain demo-
Gratis"
Russell had great ovation. He said in
part:
We are not ready to surrender to Republican
protection and throw that mantle over silver,
Its discarded child nor to abandon our position
as the peoples party, to become, like the Re
publicans, party OF class and of section, re.
putate our past Democratic platforms and
administrations; that logically 1t is Republican
principle and historically Republican policy;
and that 1t Is fraught with peril TO our country
and disaster to our party. IL would force us TO
the solemn professions we have made
In many national convention; To reverse the
honor able record of our party in many strug.
gle for a sound and stable currency; and then
to turn our back upon Democratic adminisira.
non. which with and fidelity has tlnntIt
the nations credit and honor and saved us from
disaster and disgrace.
Monday night there was another confer
ence with over 300 gold men present, many
Of them represent silver states where the |
init rule has silenced them in the eonven-
ion. Nearly every southern stare was repre-
.ented. The meeting lasted three hours. |
speeches were made by William &. Whitney, |
Frederick X. Coudert of New York, eX- |
Governor Russell of Massachusetts, John 7. |
irish of California, and others.
Much enthusiasm WAS manifested during
he session. and the speakers were frequently |
with erie, of "Giye lis a sepa-
ate candidate; 1--WE won't stand for a sill
'erite" etc.
Whitney remarked that the refusal to adj |
nit the Michigan delegation to the conven.
ion would be as bad as the abrogation of the
wo-thirds rule. 1t meant, he said. nothing
ess than chaos and anarchy. and he took il
or granted that no man III tnat room would
yer consent to such suborlination of the
Welfare of the country and integrity of the
arty for any consideration.
+. r. Coudert. General Bragg of Wi-con-
in, Governor Russell of Massachusetts. and
Their leaders. openly advocated bolt If the
liver majority persisted in the course ii
A resolution was adopted to appoint Il COM
littee of one from each state to report the
,mper concerning an organization of the
)und money old democracy. and how far
ich organization should 90 in independent
rtion for the election next November