The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-20
CRY OF COERCION EXPLODED,
President NJ. E. ingalls,, Of The {. q o.,
Speaks 10 Cincinnati Railxaymen.
GREAT SOUND-MONEY DEMONSTRATION
Lines Ccutcr!ng In The Queen CITY "cp-
rescn,ch--A parade of Enormous fro-
,,,,,ons-The Enthusiasm uriiin-
tcd-Thc TcNt of the speech

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,.,rar ohio. Saturday night when the
Money railroad Clubs. represent
an ~ The lines. ,cntering in that
.,,.. wore addressed by Mr.. NJ. L. IN
calls president q the Big -Four ana
,.,.e,n,.ke and Chic railway systems
,sntain W. W. Peabody, vice president
,a General manager OF tho Baltimore
and OHIO Southwestern. and Mr.. j. l.
t,,ool.s. second vice. president Of the l.
g. G.. d 81 l.. Of
o,.. 81 me most imposing features "a
I'll. eVout was the enormous p@i""1' $50
well as the great enthusiasm ina,
vailed. In lts 1iabort report O, NV
Aecting the Cincinnati Conmerei" LII
luuo says. .ot
parade urhted with shooting stars iooo-
motive headHshts. real .anteins' anu
puncturcd with cheers from threats u"e
hreatnod air AT sixty miles on hour. anu
who listened 10 tho undissuiscd' the
leartcst imaginable sort Of enthusiasm
on the rart of fhe 500 faiiroad voters J."
Music Han. and then would say t"at
was an the result o1 coercion Is oi'nei
absolutely demcntel or tells what ne
KNOWS Go bee "a calm. HenOei"'e' u"'"'
Hero and thore 900 that great inteli-
e.rt crow1 of men. than whom there
.re mo roenor thinkers or higher types
.f ,,.rbood fhare may have been some
poor. weak men. with sneaklhs' low,
-ra dishonest ilca I'm their heads that
n thew did not wear Mckinney button
and claim t0 Doc for SOUND money ''eS
would lose their jobs. They preiefreo
III. and io a living lie than to stand
up Ike men and declare 'i''' 80
b., co, Doc said with the greatest truth
f,,lross and 800 the depeest spirit OF can
t.r ..5 f4irno4s that powerful few ran
nod mon are built on that plan.
,r..,. are mon IN the fullest sense or
.to ,..,~f and their very occupation IS
.rorrn to make men OF them, with IT'S
d4nrars and requirements. There was Il
hsartinoss about the yelis' vim ana
,i,or % tho cheers. and a bright snappy
nsrt I'm the ewes that no amount OF CO.
,orcion or hulldozing could have produced.
d, fact There was no coercion and every
man who turned out TO hear ingalls,
Brooks. and Peabody went OF his own
Tree Will and when it WAS over he telt
the better for e.
a GREAT DEMONSTRATIONS.
~ was "a great demonstration and its
success was one of the hest features
about 10. The railroads had 10 be op-
Grated even If there was a great political
meeting and IL Is not easy 20 get 600
voters from one single industry at one.
time into Music Hail. But by bringing
enthusiastic employees from points with
in easy travel Of the Queen city the
managers Of the sound-money clubs gath
cred together one OF the finest bodies
OF men that ever graced that great
structure. IL this mans hands were not
tegrimed with grease or that ones face
not scanned with the exposure 10 count
less storms 10 did not follow that he
was not one OF the component parts Of
great railroad system
They wore an thDc-managers. clerks.
operators. freight handlers switchmen.
lookkcepers. traffic managers, brake
men. conductors. car repairers. hostlers,
superintendent. steuographers. engine
srs. crossing watchman. etc.-all there TO
hear from the lips Of eloquent men in
their own profession why It was better
TO have sound money than the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver and it's re-
sultant evils
THREE ABLE ADDRESSES.
There is no doubt but that they heard
All the why's and the whercfores. and
heard them. too in the most direct and
positive language. curt unvarnished.
plain language rs what railroad men are
used 20 and understand and the trio OF
good takers knew that well.
Captain W. w Peabody made a splen-
did address when introduced as prcsi-
dent of the meeting. and his remarks
were fairly punctuated with applause.
Ile is a magnetic talker. and knew just
what TO say and there was many a man
in that audience who would almost lay
down his life for the cap"
Mr.. Ingalls, was az his best. and that
means a good deal. There are few
brighter minds i'm this country than tho
one possessed 10y the president Of the
1913 Four and Chesapeake and ohio, and
hs financial ability enables him TO dis
cuss questions Of finance from the stand
point OF a deep thinker and an expert.
A careful reading OF his speech is well
worth the time and much that is peril
nent 90 the subject Will be CLEANED by
those not interested IN railroads.
MR. BROOKS WELL RECEIVED.
Probably the most popular remarks
ol the evening were mace by J. L.
Brooks, second Vce-presIdent Of the T..
e.. g.. & ST. l.. lie is al ohio man OF
note. has held several high Offices. ana,
llhc AR. IuAalIs, mas been a cOnsistcnt
Democrat an his lie. But the Chicago
dose was TOO bitter pill Tor him To
swallow, and he is now on the side OF
I.,puoucanism. Mckinney. and sound
money and the State can produce no
more able talkcr tnan }. i. Brooks.
lilo has a very pleasant way Of putting
his points. and the rare faculty OF being
witty and humorous without destroying
the eject of the result that he IS aim
ING at. lie spoke LOT an hour and q
quarter. ana lis address went direct
10 his hearers. IL was couched in
terms ana iaus udge that could not be mis-
understood. ana the audience was eA-
ceelugiy generous with applause. Mr..
Igr0oaa do not mlnco his words and
some q his semi-humOrOus, semi-sarCas-
tic sanles were wOltu gOlns miles 10
hear.
I... audience began gathering early
g.ha nolicc regulations Tor the hall we've
sdr,irabiy carried out and no person was
adaitteI. except tAey were railroad men.
IA v,as "a meeting Tor tncm. and they were
,ly.u me preference. lhe doors were MOI
ouened until the INST club had ended its
uarade ana arrived at the hall The first
10 apoear WAS that of the Biz Four. head
,I bv that popular official. L. o. McCor-
I4IrF a.. lu,y nept coming 10 looked for
a. whlo as though there would not he
foorn for any more. but they finally got
ln Then came the Queen and Crescent
club. and, amid cheering and band play
ing they sat down. only 10 get up and
sel al The Ions line OF p. ard .. ). "