The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-16
CIRCUS TURNED ON
lll-Temper and Confusion
Rife at the Opening
Of theRepubiiean
Convention.
PUBLIC UTTERLY APATHETIc
Not Half the Spectators Seats
in the Big St. Louis
Barn Occupied.
FAIRBANKS GASEOUS DISPLAY
A Gold Currency Plank and
Scarlet Tariff One Fight
For Bounties.
DRAGooNISG REED AND MORTON
Efforts to Make One of the Big Men
Take the Little Place Behind
Mckinley.
speeiai t,the Jes.sey Citu Ee,rs.

ST. LOUIS. June 16, 1s96-The greatest
show on earth. politely called the Repub-
lican National Convention, was turned on
at l2:15 P. NJ today amidst almost mex
tricable confusion on the foor with the
slisnmest kind of attendance in the gal
ler.es and with all kinds Of jealousies,
grudses and rebellious> designs ani1nating
the performance In place OF that whole
souled enthusiasm which the G. o.. P. or
galhs love 10 difate upon.
The eso%d :, 9y0 began to stream mtg the hall
white the galleries were lonely. and thin
stream pour ng in through the entrances.
BY Il 40 A. NJ. the aisles among the dele
gases seats were a hopeless 1angle of
el-'s pages, messengers and stray yenlook-
ets- The band tired to conceal the. confu-
sion by numbering I Won't Play in Your
Back Yard and other appropriate melo-
dies.
At 1908 P. NJ. Thomas c. Platt's smile
was detected at a side door and three
men began to applaud. Senator Teller
had secured seat ON the fourth row
from the front. Plat stole to "a seat
e. the left side of the speaker When
temperature fell several degrees.
At 12-15 Chairman Carter began bang
ing on his desk with hammer After
several minutes his efforts got the best
! CT the bass drum and about half the
delegates stepped shouting. The ap-
pearance of Chauncey NJ. Depew. how
ever, restored the previous condition of
babel. and the prayer which the Rev
Rabbi Sayles addressed to Prov, ,dence to
overlook the sins of the assembled null
utude was not audible beyond the l.ne
casion, however, was eagerly seized by
the delegates, who wanted to applaud
somebody and 1t was fully two min
utes before Joe Manley, the Judas from
E--r 1l,<x IL
convention. At this stage of the pro-
ceedings the seats an he main floor were
pretty well filled. but not more than
1000 out OF the $4,000 in the galleries were
The first thing that really created the
ssmblance of order was the Nomination of
Charles w Fairbanks for Temporary
heforehana @ BY Mark M s HANNA ali Degf It Meni end
through as per Schedule and Fairbanks
proceeded to give the opening display of
gas Illumination
The speech started off with the usual
expression of thanks for the honor Then
followed the usual TRADE against the DEM
oeratic party and the glorifcation of the
.sThe Republican party has not been
a aMay fG anors sas ang so a todsy sssr th
use of silver aga n as a part of our
circulating medium. But it favors that
use under such provisions and safeguards
STANDARD. The polcy of the Republican
party is to retain both gold and silver as a
part Of our circulating medium, while the
policy of free coinage of silver leads to
certain silver recommendation. 1t is an
ingnutable law that two moneys of un-
equal value viii not circulate together
ard that the poorer always drives out the
lsatter.
Upon opening our mints to the inde-
pendent free coinage of silver, foreign
credits would be greatly curtailed More
tnan this. there would be a certain and
sudden contraction Of our currency by
the expulsion Of $500, OK, 900 of gold, and
our paper and silver currency would in
stantly and greatly depreciate in pur-
follow this: enterprise would be further
embarrassed, business Generalization
would be increased and still further and
serious injury would be inflicted upon the
laberers, the farmers. the merchants. and
al those whose welfare depends upon a
wholesome commerce.
"a change from the present standard
to the low silver Standard would cut
down the recompense of labor, re-
duce the value Of the savings in saw
ings banks and building and loan as
sociations. salaries and Incomes would
shrink pens ems would be cut in two,
the benefciaries of III insurance would
suffer; in short the injury would be SO
universal and far-reaGhing that radi-
cal change can be contemplated only
with the grayest apprehension.
"A sound currency Is one Of the essen
tiai instruments in developing our conn
rnerce. i Is the pur2cse Of The Republi-
into the nttermost parts Of. the5eartii. We
should not begin our contest for CONNER
cial supremacy by destroying our currency
standard All the leading powers witt
which we must cempete suspended this
free coinage of ;'asg gsr a Mhs The he @ increase a
eial ratio above the coinage ratio to gold
Shall we ignore their ripelled experience