The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-28
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ENTHUSIASTIC RALLY or THE
BITAN-SEW ALL CLUB.


J. n. Dreyer and Col. c. ". Ander-
son-The Club 90 Hold "A rally
Thursday Night. week.
The Bryan-Sewau CLUB held an cnthIsi-
astic rally al odd Fellows haI last night
There were only 40 present. bu. the e1-
thusiasm was not lacking
The meeting was called 10 order
at 9 o'clock by President a y.
Manucy, who stated that the club
having been organized 10 was decided
70 call a public meeting and invite all in
sympathy TO unite with IL. In OPEN
ing the meeting Mr. Manucy said: We
all feel that the platform and the candi-
date are both suited 70 US. The demo-
cratic convention al Chicago was
thoroughly representative OF the people,
the people who were tired Of promises and
bossism and who decided to take the reins
in their own hands. The candidate nom
mated by the party is the best that could
have been selected. A tidal wave Is NOV
ing over this country which will sweep
the whole country and carry our
candidate TO success. The south cannot
afford TO encourage republicanism in any
form. All our evils have come from that
party. We cannot AFFORD TO encourage
McRinleyism."
Secretary Bernhard stated that about
4S6 names had been enrolled already. He
read the minutes of the first meeting.
Letters were rend from Messrs. j. NJ.
Dreyer, J. Ferris Cam. and J. +. Myrick,
accepting the position Of vice presidents to
which they had been elected.
Mr. Dreyer was introduced He said
that il was his debut as a political speak
nv 10 a dom OF hfam "a
always been one. Like many others, he
said, he would have preferred that the
democratic convention should have adopt
ed certain policies which il did not adopt,
and that ii should have left OF certain poll
cies which II did adopt He believed, how
ever. IN the democratic rule that the ma
jority should rule. and he was ready TO
acquiesce in the action OF the party. There
were other issues besides the money
question, he said. the tariff issue the
pension issue and others. Party suprem-
acY, he said. was superior 10 per
sonal preferences. There is
greater need to-day, he said,
OF party unity than ever before. The ae-
tiOn OF the republican convention in Ma
con makes IL necessary that the demo-
Gratis should use every effort TO hold in
line those who are dissatisfied with the
action Of the convention.
Hon. Rufus +. Lester was introduced
BY the president, and was given an en-
thusiastic reception.
N~Rt. Lester cAAu ne WIS present LOT
the purpose of aiding in the election of
the democratic nominees. He felt II his
duty as "A democrat 10 express himself on
the principles In which he had been born
and reared. Col. Lester proceeded to
make "A democratic speech on constitu-
tional lines. The government, he said
should not be oppressive to the people
There should be no more law than is
necessary for the protection Of the citi-
zen and to give him an equal right in
the struggle OF life The two opposite
theories Of Alexander Hamilton and
Thomas Jefferson. he said, had come
down until to-day, and the struggle be-
tween them stin continues. The Jeffer-
sonian principles are freedom OF speech
freedom of conscience, freedom of the
press and the right of every state to
control its own affairs. The questions at
issue, he said, are more than the one
question of finance
The republican party has not changed
nor repented Of its former acts. Should
II be successful we may expect to see
the force bill re-enacted and federal bay
onets at every polling place to support IT,
The financial issue is important, and I
believe, with Mr.. Bryan, that 1t was prop
ery decided at Chicago"
Col Lester spoke OF the democratic can
didates in the highest terms of approval
Il have known Mr. Bryan for some
years" he said. Il know him to be a fear
less and honest and capable. We can sup
port him without a single doubt. There
has been no man who has occupied the
presidential chair from Washington down
who has more ability and is more capa-
BILE Of filling the office than William J.
Bryan"
Col Lester indorsed the platform In its
various features, including the free coin
age plank. Believing that the free and
unlimited coinage of both gold and silver
at the ratio agreed upon is best for the
welfare OF the country advocate the doc
trine"
Col Lester denied that the free coinage
of silver was a new doctrine for the dem
ocratic party, or that il had been borrow
ed from the populists ''The coinage of
both gold and silver as money" he said.
was the policy of the country up to 1873"
Almost every democratic convention
which has met since has recognized this
doctrine and insisted upon it, He quoted
the declarations of the platforms of 1888
and 1892 on the subject
1T is no new doctrine. What is the new
doctrine. 1t is that we shall have only
one standard of money, and that stand
ard shall be gold. This is the new doc
trine, that gold shall be the standard
money, and that silver shall be only sub
sidiary We are told that we cannot coin
sent OF other governments. l have con-
fdence enough in this government to be-
heve that We can sustain any standard
which we may erect"
Col. Lester discussed the various argu-
ments against silver coinage There are
ne said, about $1,000, 900. 600 of
money IN the world, about equally di-
Vided between gold and silver. All trans
actions depend upon the basic money
How is II possible, he said, to destroy
half the base without causing
the whole structure to topple?
We are told that the nations of the
world have adopted the gold standard
The United States surreptitiously demon
etized silver in 1873 Let us restore ii and
see what the effect will be. At that time
the silver in a silver dollar was worth
more than the gold in a gold dollar We
are told that there would be such a flood
of silver that we would be unable to sup
port The facts are otherwise. They
show that the production of gold has
increased at a greater ratio than the pro-
duction of silver. Silver has deprecated
IN value because there has been no de-
mand for it. Restore the demand and the
value of the silver in a dollar will be re-
stored. We are told that the silver in
dollar is worth only So cents Fifty-three
cents in what? In gold? Restore free
coinage and the silver in dollar will be
worth dollar in gold as well as in sill
yer. This country can never be
flooded with money. Cold and sill
Yer are united by nature and the pro
duction of both metals can never
make n redundant currency because
there is not enough OF the two metals"
The money of the country should he
limited to gold and silver Col Lester
said. is congress were given the RIGHT