New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-26

Che for So but good many people have been
finding out that before they can get sucn + thcv
can't get work they can't eern the moneX Gonrs S
this country two ,housanIp chair the
The Question Of fiat money was fought out In ONO;
ana NO man was more outspoken or took a more
siraighout stand II favor OF n%Rg5ii AppauseJ
% fnr sonI money in the selection of Nc
kinney as Governor That was the s,an1 f ~ NE
Reppubican party 1t did no, need any Marx Hanna
and otcan Vas s nee oes 70 money That was the
voice Of the Republican party loud ana proiohseu
applause)
CHEERS FOR GENERAL PORTER.
The chairman prefaced his introduction of the
next speaker with the remark that while the
Republican Club was recognized as the staiwar'
organization 1t always entertained high regard
for IT, organization across the street ne
took pleasure. he said. in intloducihs' as
speaker from the Union League Club Genera
Horace Porter A great outburst of cheers ana
applause greeted the orator. There was waving
of handkerchiefs with more calls Tor lhree
cheers for General Porter" and hearty responses
in which the women Joined. The General SAID:
Mr. Chairman and Ladies and Genilemen and q
have dread Of coming a 1eiTrT one toht
had some ideas 10 communicate 70 YOU, pur ,i i
my ground. leaving me to lead you through other
PASTURES that are not so pleasant: Howeyer may
next ne speaker after the Mayor is much Ike insure
in arithmetc-which gains in value as cpnef me =
eevening When saw John Graham marching down
he aisle bearing aloft banner WIN ' srvev Of
the top gaiieryj the boys have only been little
pFSySs in getting up hgT s 6 In r@naase at ST. Louis
and refreshing TO see the Amercann psop to
rnp be p snpi ake thu Bit in their teeth and
all around that conventi9n cane 49, th The de-
liberatons Of the American people as had never ,,,
been before. And there was poor william M'N''ieS'
peculiar camPagn unique in American s2nr k5owg
Heretofore people have voted FOR cad.aat usoDle
f ane1 he church rnS Sesas their @ ne
campaign his ysar ery Voter ga to the
nnIs % cast his ballot as he believes 1t viii best a-
Zee; his material ipters,,s R B,r o1D E 0ne
;ress interests You can't fool them on that
DEMOCRATS AND FREE SILVER
We NAV take It for granted that from the num-
Der of delegates elected TO the Chicago Convention
the Democratic party will have in its platform
plank for the free coinage OF silver In our OWL
State we have lust witnessed the spectacle OF those
brave Democratic knights going TO Saratoga with
golden hopes and then falling back. taking two
standards if there can be such a thing ihere Wa'
toga yesterday 1t much like that man who.
with great foresight in an hour Of disao Tor weh s
own ' tunera; and TO order his coffin. The subject
Of coffin inn sang The e undertaktr enswe
According TO circumsances II d nan NJ H.,
ng Of pure white II he has been otherwise.
little off color we line with red How VIII yoq h AYE
ven, awav' Rnt abou; five blocks he became
conscience-smitten recanted and went back; say say
broad band OF red around the edge" Great laugh
Yes. the lines are now drawn No one can mis-
take them on side free silver free trade and
| an honest gold standard and ample revenue In tn
Treas People are going 10 divide on ne lh. 81,
| they are going stand UP and be coun,ec. Inc
| chaff VIII be Separated from the wheat Inc pro
tectionists will triumph oyer ae 1
honest gold platform-no straddle no wo66le iheTe-
straight and UPRIGHT as an srmg rf g61 81 b on
honest plank to the nrmness OF William NJ kIney,
heerS 2na a4g 6ny fooWng out the po
but into practice by the Republican party the parry
IN the presidential chair the man whose messages
! teerned with sound-money doctrine VINO oy ms
Of he NatIonItIysses S Grant Cheers lie said
In his inaugural address that. I'm order to preserve
iess oheTwise stipulated in contrac; be paid in
gold" He said again that. "If any man af'snp'ffd
driven from public life" Npplause)
FOLLOWING OUR OWN TOOTsTEPS
We are only following our own footsteps in advo-
eating the god standard OF Grant
Well In 1854 people wanted = change God hep It,
| we got II, Oaughter0 We fell from debt-payinS
| Nation TO a debt making Nation. Those Democratic
legislators have been set OF tyros inexperienced
men. trying to tear down what the Rcpueniia
have built up, until the country Is weared OF those
| Wei, they tailed too about the great Navy which
Democracy would build; but. after the passage oil TIE
Wilson bill the only result apparent was lne con,
verting Of the whole Government into most rapid
| revenue cutter daughter and applause >.,,
debt 9u under Presidemt Harrison Ghcering) Today
the Democratic Administration Is selling bonds AZ
the prosperity Of the country for years to come an
injustice to us and tc our CHILDREN Children. Ihey
We'll we also have in reciprocity. one of the
grandcst achieve ments of statesmanship the bench
Cent measure enanating from the brain of that
! matchcss statesman. James q. Blame. Proiongei
breaking that down, our foreign market and our
home market destroyed. Those Democrats
bit that is much like an oyster1When II is opened
there Is always sure TO be some one there to swa.-
Now the Democrats protest that they have cleaned
g hands n OF b Re w T6s foT h Ses TEe
Democratic party is an encyclopedia Of errors, a
ties ara splendid impossibities G.auehicrJ It is
ali punei with pride, all sail and no ballast; begun
old King Lear. in the open In the storm Of popu-
lar S att AP b words on n cSa h A Of os
land: Il always admired virtue but ] never could
initiate it, aTgherR he Parry s, VIII soon be PVT
although reported perlodiea!ly. viii never come TO
The surface. 1t has the tired puncture
PLIGHT OF THE FREE-SlLNER MAN
Now. az to the free-sver man. that much dis
turbed AMI much aggrieved individual who is fore
ing himself to smoke fve-cent cigar ana wasting
10 cents IN matches trying to light it. Uaughter)
He seems always in trouble. with a skeleton in mis-
closet. When you try to reason with him you find
him a doubling Thomas; and now h. is trying the
most difficult role of his life-to make 50 cents
equal dollar. 1t reminds me Of a spring fresnet
in The Ohio River when Kentucky lord of crea-
tion thin. long and struggling. was struttng along
II
the water and fetch ashore some OF those logs. I'll
give you half Of all you CATCH but the boys didn l.
In the restoration Of revenue there is much
promise We must have revenue TO build the
Nicaraeuan Canal: must have the means &C