New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-12
Mr.. DEPEW'S DISSERTATIONS.
HIS RECENT WESTERN TRIP AND WHAT HE
SAW AND DID

SAW AND DID.
Chauncey NJ Depew returned from the West yes-
terday after making an address a: Ga'esburg. H..
upon the anniversary Of the great Lincon-Douelas
debate and several political speeches
AT the thiriy-eighth anniversary OF the famous
debate the campus OF Knox College. NJ Gales
burg, between Lincoln and Douglas" said Mr.. Depew
10 q Tribune reporter. the platform against
the walls OF the principal building ard on the same
spot where the original one stood in 1858. BY
singular coincidence began my address a. the exact
hour Lincoln began his reply 10 Douglas There were
20o0 people in the audience and. with the college
walls for sounding board and unusually clear
day they all apparently heard me. This refutes
Mr. Blane's famous maxim that no orator could
speak satisfactorily to more than 5000 listeners.
Several hundred veterans appeared who young
voters had heard the great debate Their affection
ate greeting of LincOn's son. Robert or Bob as
they fondy said. very interesting. They told I'M
published stories. one was that when Lincoln rose to
speak he threw his TO Judge Trumbull. say
Ing Trumbu. hold my coat while stone Stephen
Another said tina. while Lincoln got the better OF
Douglas because Of the rreconciable contradiction
between his famous popular sovereignty principle
and the bred Scott decision. which knocked IL 10
pieces. Douglas got n bad drop on Lincoln by say
ing: Mr. Lincoln charges me with making the same
speech every time and giving him nothing new 10
answer He has not that distinction he has TWO
speeches for the Abolioriss OF this section and
with other doctrines for old line Wings down in
Southern Illinois, In the evening spoke 10 a mass
meeting Of about 5000 in a big for Mckinley and
Hobart. assisted In the review of the sound money
parade Chicago Day No description can do |;
Justice Every trade and voca lion was represented.
The head OF the line reached the stand Of Mayor
Swift at 10 in the morning and the last file marched
past az In the afternoon I, was the happies,. mos,
orderly and most jovial crowd ] ever saw. They
sang party songs. shouted party cries and greeted
those they recognized on the stands with familiar
.nd t.s.f..
adopted son of Chicago in accent OF Chcagoese
from Chauncey and Chansy 10 CHIMNEY rode
through the silver parade in the evening on my way
address the great meeting Al the Coliseum. The
contrast between IT and the day parade was deadly.
They mustered abou; 1900. There was a notable
absence OF organized trades.
II spoke that evening OF Friday the Coliseum.
There Is 400 filed and abou; 1000 stand
Ing Ii was easily the larges. political meeting
gathered under one roof. We escorted from
the Auditorium TO the Coliseum distance Of seven
miles. by thousand wheelmen with torches their
bikes. II beautiful sight. The immediate es-
cort for the carriage in which Hanna and and The
president OF the Marquette Club rode was composed
Of the employees OF the Lake Shore Illinois Central
and Rock Island railroads. There Is no doubt where
railroad men In this fight for honest dollar for
honest work.
The Sound Money League OF Detroit. composed
of business Of both parties took me on the train
resentative gathering and comprised most Of the
success. enterprise and business brains OF the
city. with strong delegation from The state. In
the evening addressed the students AZ Michigan
University al Ann Arbor. After arrival The com
mitee thought Il better be a lecture and not poitl
cal speech. AS had no lecture either In my head
ever. intellectual gymnastics are always Inspiring
An academic discussion OF the difference in the pollt
the United States their issues being international
relations and ours domestic matters. and review Of
Crisis hro b ,e"trn Ilne Thepe was nS msntion
of parties candidates in the lecture but prejudice
and parisanship so unreasonable Just now that
] fear Of the free-silver students suspected pol
Il believe there is ground swell Of popular in
dignation against population ana dishonest money
which will sweep the Granger States az never be-
fore. I talked with railroad men. from presidents
and managers to track layers and walkers. with
farmers by the hundreds. with business men and
workngmen. with anybody and everybody came
across Bryan is continually asserting that the
artisans. mechanics and laborers wearing Me
Kinley buttons and marching in sound money pro
cessions to keep from losing their employment
lie gave them This advice in a sr.ech at chicago
the might before n h s s ns a mo-, ns
trace of i anywhere and ! surely would II any
guing this ife-and-death question Of the purchas,
ing power OF the dollar they receive ss way@s ana
more convinced they are that free silver means
rt fonnd in the Country remarkable change going
on among the free-silver farmers the rise recent.
Il Of 10 cents sushs' In wheat amn IN" 'si a.
smashed the idol
ITO sum up. there is not single doubtful New.
England or Middle State There is n hard fight
on in Michigan. but Republican, and Sound Money
Democrats are working cordially and enthusiasts
cally together and sound money Is gaining every
day Kansas t. the only. doubtful state in ,ho
whole Western and Northwestern group: Of the
Mountain States the two Dakotas and Wyoming
will go for Mckinley, and Bryans chance OF car
rying his State Is constantly decreasing. On
the Pacific Slope. oregon and Washington are
many leading from the border and Southern
States They think Kentucky and West Virginia
sure Tennessee. Missouri and Virginia hOUcful
and a very lively fighting chance In Texas. Taken
all I'm ALL trip has resulted In most comforting
| assurances for sound money and Mckinley by
iorities which Will take this most disturbing OF
| question TO good business out OF politics"