Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-23

hand. History was being made today. The
people had been lax, but had determined to
manage their own affairs. They had suf
fered grievously at the hands of monopolies
and trusts, but hereafter they would look
after their own affairs.
He denounced the perniceusness of the
present money system. The delegates
cheered long and loud.
The single gold standard would ruin the
masses of the people. In November they
would relesate the parties of the monopo-
lies to oblivion and put in power men who
had the interests Of the people at heart.
The speaker referred to the bolt of Sena-
ter Teller from the republican convention
and spoke of the "heroism and patriotism"
the delegates. Next he referred to the nomi-
nation Of Mr.. Bryan, who, he said. was
born the year of the election of Lincoln.
He then eulog:zed the democratic candidate
in glowing terms
This evoked the biggest demonstration
which has thus far characterized the con-
vention.
Referring again to the money question
he said it was backed by men who used
epithets and abuse instead of arguments.
Speaking Of Chauncey NJ. Depew he said
Mr.. Depew was a man whose jokes were
sought for on this side OF the water and
his opinions on the other, where he was
not so well known. DIR. Depew was gold
standard man and monopohst and wanted
to impose the English yoke of gold on the
necks Of the people of America.
The speaker next explained the free sill
yer question and he attempted to show
harl times would vanish when free silver
appeared. When the free silver party got
control Of the government the robbery of
thrift for the benefit Of idleness would
cease.
Three months ago the man who would
have dared to predict that free silver would
win in the coming election would have been
set down as ali imbecile Now the move
ment had grown to such proportions that
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certain, If the silver forces united. Sacri-
fees must be made on all sides. The fac
t!ons must all unite and the patriotic peo-
pie would be relieved of their burdens
There was loud and uproarfous cheering by
the delegates when Mr.. Towne ended.
Ex-GOv. st. John Speaks.
Ex-Gov John P. st. John was then called
upon to speak. He was greeted with
cheers. He told how corn was worth 10
cents bushel; oats, 8 cents in Kansas, and
potatoes, cents bushel in Minnesota.
This was one of the teasons SO many of
the farmers believed in free silver. A few
months ago nearly every one believed that
nothing on earth could defeat Mckinley
for President, but the surrender of Ameri-
can interests to Great Britain at the re-
publican convention had fallen on McKin-
ley like bolt of lightning. II changed
the sentiment Of the whole country. Free
silver at 16 to 1 would sweep the nation
The people had arisen AID would defeat
1.-The corrupt gold power" But to do this
a vast deal Of missionary work must be
done. There were thousands and thou
sands of voters who had been misled by
the gold bugs" The cry was that II free
silver were adopted 1t would make this
country the dumping ground for the silver
of the world.
The speaker hoped 1t would.
II all the silver in the world was dumped
IN this country and coined it would make
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Should this be done 1t would make this
the most prosperous country in the world.
Never in the history of America had it
been 30 hard to keep gold here as under
worth Of bonds had been issued and the
working people plundered by the wall
street syndicates and English sharps"
When Mr. st. John ended his talk a big
banner, upon which was painted two hu-
man figures, was displayed. one was mark
ed Mckinley" and the other monopoly, -
above was Down these" The appearance
was loudly applauded.
Mrs. Cougar Talks.
The next one to address the convention
was Mrs. Helen NJ. Cougar of Indiana.
She denounced the gold bug monopo-
lists" and Wall street plutocracy' and
English bond sharks" and said the only
salvation of the people from serfdom was
to declare for the free coinage of silver
She denounced Mr.. Mckinley and the plat
form on which he stands. She denounced
the republican party, the liquor traffic
and the rum power of the world. The
saloon keepers, the rum power and the an
archists. she said, were with Mckinley
So were the thieves of Wall street."
Recess.
Mrs. Cougar finishes. The band plays
MY Country. 'Tis of Thee" the conven-
ton joining in with the words. Judge Jo-
seph Sheldon of Connecticut takes the
stand.
12:45 p.m.-Convention takes recess till
2aO.