The broad ax., 1896-05-30
SMELLS TO HEAVEN.
THE RECENT CARLISLE MEETING
AT CHICAGO.
Gotten Up BY Walking Delegates Who
Labor Not-It Has Helped the caase
OF silver . Theas.nd Fold - Some
kyeopeners.

Probably no one thing of recent oc-
currence has added more 10 the
strength Of the silver sentiment In
Chicago than the so-callei working
mems meeting addressed by Mr.. Car
Isle.
In the first place, It was not spon-
taueous movement Of the workingmen
at all. but the whole thing vas en-
! gineered by the sound" money club,
aud q few bankers. The workingmen
who figured. In no sense represented
the great labor organizations, and were
simply "decoy ducks" In the sense OF
being q workingmen's demonstration
II was an out and out fraud, for 1t was
patent that q large majority OF the
workingmen present were not In &C
cord with the speaker. The boxes and
considerable portion CT the parquet
were well filed with federal Office
holders, bankers, and other horny
handed sons Of toll whose flashing
diamonds, spotless linen and broad
cloth lent eclat to the occasion. and
gave a somewhat patrician tinge to an
assemblage that might otherwise have
been too plebeian in character. These
representatives Of the labor element
clapped most enthusiastically at every
reference to sound" money and hon
est" dollars, but the chaps who actually
do the work-when they can get any
to do-who had none Of those dollars
and did not know where or when they
would get any Of them-these men gen.
orally did their cheering on the other
side. Secondly, the speech itself was
so weak. and so thoroughly permeated
with false and ridiculous assumptions,
that the average workingman saw
through 1t at q glance and it fell per-
fectly fat.
Lastly. the meeting was conducted In |
a manner altogether ua-American.
Numerous burly policemen dotted the |
hall, as IL a riot had been expected. |
Not a single attempt was made to in
terrupt the speaker, although the |
hearty applause which followed his |
references to free coinage may have |
been deemed offensive to those who ex-
pected all the applause TO be on tie
other side.
After the two hours address was
completed, Col. ]. C. Roberts rose and
asked the privilege of propounding a
question. He had to speak a number
OF times in order to make himself
heard: but finally fixed the attention
Of the chairman and was about to ask
his question, when he was abruptly re-
moved from the hall by a policeman,
amid cries Of Shame! Shamer'
Col. Roberts is himself a speaker OF
some repute. He is as familiar with
the money question as Mr.. Carlisle,
and has submitted to and answered in
Vulnerable questions when speaking.
His summary expulsion was simply an
outrage. Other gentlemen, knowing
that the meeting was fraud upon the
and that the great labor
Of the country are over
for free coinage, quietly
passed around Trough the audience
'ealed envelopes containing the procla-
to workinginen, issued and
signed by Sovereign, Gompers, Debs,
Robinson, Arthur, Butler.
and nearly or quite all the
heads Of labor organizations In the
United States. The hall was open TO
he public for a public purpose. Those
iesiring to do so had just as much
light to distribute the proclamation
here as they would have had upon the
treet, provided, Of course, they did II
Without disturbing the meeting, which
vas fact. But no sooner was II known
the management than the police, the
shers, and others OF questionable
uthority were at once set at work to
top the distribution. They did not
ucceed very well, but they tried hard
nough. and the whole proceeding was
digestive Of Darkest Russia"
A few more such meetings and I
sound" money will be abYut the
deadest'' thing that has ever polluted y
he atmosphere Of Chicago.-Ex-Con-f
Bartine in National Bimetal-
st.