The herald., 1896-10-10
SANTA MONICA.
An Enthusiastic meeting Of the Silver
Supporters-Suffragis Hopeful.

SANTA MONICA, Oct. 9.-The Silver
league held an intensely interesting
meeting on Wednesday evening, when
the opera house was packed by an en-
thusiastic audience, even a number of
Republicans who were in the audience
catching on and applauding the timely
hits of the speakers.
Mr.. A. Mooser, vice-president of the
club, called the meeting to order and ap-
pointed Mr. L. T. Fisher as chairman,
who after few remarks introduced Mr.
A. r. Sprague, the silver nominee for the
assembly. He made most excellent
address, touching upon one reform after
another that should be carried into ef-
feet by the state legislature, all Of them
favoring more local government
and less of 1t from the state. He COM
plimented Mr.. Weyses honorable career
in the last legislature, and spoke en-
phatically upon the necessity of reform
ing the laws in the distribution of es-
tates. 1t here costing between two and
three hundred dollars as against ten in
Michigan. On national issuses he stated
that ne was proud of the fact that he
was farmer and showed how the nono-
metallic standard has well-nigh ruined
them all and believed that the open door
for the amelioration of the conditions
was the free coinage of silver and after
that was accomplished the other reforms
would follow as natural sequence.
The only remedy the Republicans pro-
posed was to "taX ourselves more, like
the man who proposed to lift himself by
pulling on his boot-straps." The next
assemblyman made number of friends
by his able talk, Republicans as well as
silverites commenting publicly on how
much more forcible an impression he
created than his opponent, who was here
on the day before.
The next speaker was Will D. Gould,
who made a magnificent, stirring speech,
convincing, persuasive and full of patr1-
otic fervor. He began with an appeal
to the young voter, afterwards review
ing the entire question Of money from
historical, economic and other stand
points, refuting one after another of the
goldbug orators statements. He
brought down the house when he said
that the one great reform measure or
the late Republican congress was
bankruptcy act, q fitting finale. to the
crime of 1878. His appeal to old soldiers,
many of whom were in the audience, was
effective, and after peroration grand
in its thought and delivery he asked for
a show Of hands. All save two or three
in the audience agreeing to vote for
Bryan, he said before sitting down
that they ought to make 1t unanimous
1t was vote-making speech.
Messrs. Liljegren and Rutherford, the
artistic sign makers, both of whom are
members Of the Silver club, although
former Republicans, have painted for
the club as their donation handsome
banner Skis feet, which is hung across
Third street. It bears the inscription on
one end 16 to 1; then follows portrait
of the present Lincoln, Our Next Presi-
dent, w. ]. Bryan, the whole encircled in
flags, the other end having the inscrip-
tion on it, No Crown of Thorns, No Cross
of Gold. They have also presented to the
club O life-size oil portrait of Bryan,
36x56 inches, which is framed in silver,
and the club members in consequence
think that the patriotic firm should have
the earth. Messrs H. x. Goetz and A.
.Mooser donated the material.
- The club is doing noble work for the
cause and every silverite should donate
his little to the cause, the expenses being
considerable. They can be sent to D. N.
Kuns, chairman of finance committee,
Judge T. H. Wells. president of the club.
Last night the suffragists held their
second open meeting, when a large au-
dience listened to speeches by num-
ber OF local ladies and some masculine
speakers. It now looks as. -, the amend
ment would have majority here and
large one at that.
Tonight club meeting will be held at
the bathhouse and a fine concert at the
Presbyterian church.
DIR. and Mrs. s. H. Birney, 70. b. Lee
and M. r. Little have left for New York
city. They will stop for few days at
New Orleans, thence go to New YORK,
where Mr.. Lee, who has for some time
been sufferer from nervous prostration,
will visit his sister and DR.. and Mrs.
Birney will winter at Denver. Col:
The baseball fever has caught on in
great shape and the people generally are
backing the Santa Monicas on Sunday
next, when they play the Pasadenas'
and expect to retrieve their laurels lost
on last Sunday A good game is to be
expected, as the boys are getting down
to work.
Judge q. e. Barackman is confined to
his room with an attack Of sciatica.