The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-10-27

The Guthrie free silver club held an
open meeting at the opera house last
night which was largely attended by
an enthusiastic crowd Of citizens. AZ
ter music 10y the free silver drum corps
President Reeves called the meeting
TO order, and after the transaction OF
some minor business II. II. Hagan was
introduced as the speaker OF the even
ing.
He was greeted with enthusiastic ap- |
plause. and opened his address by an
Immediate taking up Of. the financial
question, the real great issue Of the
campaign. He compared che planks
of the several platforms adopted by
the political parties before the people
and graphically pictured the greatly
different results, sure to follow the
triumph OF one or the other. lie FIRST
exposed the pernicious legislation Of
TIE Republican party at the dictation
OF the Wall street money kings for the
gold standard whose baneful effects
are seen on every side in idle men, suf-
ferring families. failing business, fall
ing prices, crushing Of the laborer and
producer and devasting of the home
The Republicans make great cry
for Decentralization Of a standard
which has made every man Of us get
poorer day by day and pile debts upon
us. They want sound dollar, they
say. We have had twenty three years
OF this--the banker and capitalist has
had the dollar and we have had the
sound.
The laboring mans capital is his
labor and under the gold standard this
capital is continually deprecated until
1t is eventually lost and tho laborer is
pauper.
The gold standard advocate is not
found among the workingmen, the
producers, the toiling masses Of the
nation, but among the Spectators, the
holders Of idle money, the bankers and
money sharks OF the land.
The gold standard man Is pleading
for the increasing the value OF the
paltry dollar. while his opponent
stands for the uplifting Of all human
ity.
There is great hue aud cry about
gold being driven out by silver. Gold
will not 30 unless something comes in
return. II gold wants to 60, let it &c,
it is not the money OF the people, it is
the ally Of the robber king, the servant
OF tie rich, a cowRrdiy traitor resdy
to run and hide at every Syn 90 danger
to the people or tho uatiup. ANA yet,
contrary-vo all claim iuadc, history
shows that whenever silver / as been
freely coined ia this country gold has
flowed 10 anG at all other times flowed
ont until the nation has been impoy-
erished
His many points made against the
gold standard people were made strong
by fitting illustrations, and again and
again and again was he interrupted by
loud and long Continued applause.
He made a scathing arraignment OF
Palmer Bnckner bunco ticket; traitors
employed to deliver their friends into
the hands OF Mckinley and Hanna
Speaking for free coinage Of silver he
\ told eloquently OF the great benefits
N TO be derived.
a Glowing tributes he paid to VIM. J.
Bryan; and refuted the charges Of re
pudiation and dishonesty by quoting
from Madison. Monroe, Jackson, Ben
ton, Hendricks, Blaine Garfield Lin.
coin and even Mckinley sentiments II
direct accord with those expressed by
Mr. Bryan in behalf OF silver.
He exposed the gold intrinsic value
false and hung the hides Of the would
be tariff advocates up to dry, showing
the fallaeies OF the great tRriii fraud
II is not tariff tax the people need
hut chance TO obtain employment a
fair wages, to sell the products OF la
Dor and land at living prices.
Closing his discussion Of the nationa
issues. he turned to local affairs an
exposed the rottenness OF the Republi
can gang who have robbed the peopl
right and left for years.
Closing with glowing peroriaton
Wm. j. Bryan, the peoples champion
Mr.. Hagan reached grand climax O
eloquence which was greeted with
tumultuous storm OF applause whic
rolled out OF the house and regerbrate
upon the night air like the roll Of dil
- tant thunder
The address was pronounced by all ID
ablest effort OF the campaign in Gutl
rie. The Leader tomorrow will prir
extracts from mr. Hagan's speech beal
ing on county matters.