The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-07-09

l. GOLD ADVOCATES.
Hold . Big Mass Meeting Preparatory to
the Convention.
Chicago, July GA public meeting Of the
| friends Of the ''sound-money" cause was
held Saturday evening in the Auditorium
"A theater connected with the hotel Of
that name and capable of seating 5000 or
| 1000 spectators. There was not q vacant
seat to be had when the serious business
| Of the evening began-the hour between
| select pieces Of music given by the band OF
| tho First regiment. On the platform were
| seated Senator Gray, of Delaware; John Il
| Fellows. Of New York: Franklin McVeash'
Of Chicago. many other prominent sup
| aorters Of the sound-money cause ana
large number Of ladies'
Roswell p. Flower, Of New York. In call
ing the meeting to order announced with
| emphasis that the question to be discussed.
the democratic side of the currency ques
! ton, was one which threatened to imperil
| tho life Of the democratic party. He paid
especial attention to the Interest Of the
farmer in sound finance and declared that
| the raisers of cotton, wheat and corn had
! been misled on the currency question and
| were inperiling the life OF the democratic
land who owns a dollar, a statement which
| the audience Endorsed and approved by ap-
plause. Gov. Flower. who spoke earnestly
and affectedly. concluded his short address
by introducing Franklin McVeagh as the
chairman of the meeting.
Where the first speaker had attacked
only the argument: Of the free silverites,
Mr. McVeagh attacked their argume nts
and their methods. He laid aside his man
uscript for q moment to add emphasis by
~ 1-~a f~1 AH~k
jority Of the democrats Of the United
States would Of their own choice offer a
sixteen to one platform to the people of
the United States. He denied that the
convention represented the people. because
II Illinois had not aligned itself with free
silver there would have been no majority
Of delegates for sixteen to one, and then
he trumpeted this defiance to the demo-
cratic powers that be In the state: "1lli-
nois in this convention II sinking and
saturated with fraud
The bitterness in the speakers tones and
the sting of his words electrified the audi
ence, which broke out in enthusiastic and
PROLONGED cheers. AS the applause began
to die away the speaker continued:
1.-THE movement in Illinois has risen on
the Acknowledgement of honest money
democrats" Another burst Of cheers in
terrupted the speaker, who gathered voice
to shout with all his strength, And ILL.,
nois marched at the command of Altgeld."
After Mr.. MacVeagh had finished, in re-
Spouse to loud calls, William E. Russell
came forward. His speech was q powerful
argument, dealing more with facts than
with sentiment. and he begged the silver
men to stop and consider well before taking
the step they contemplated. The country.
he believed, stood on the threshold Of Sec
attendant miseries. MAY God save us
from crossing that Threshold" said Mr..
Russell, and with the applause that fol-
lowed were mingled several fervent amens.
When he came to the sentence: I'VE must
which with courage and fidelity has up
held the nations credit" men and women
stood on their chairs and yelled their ap-
prevail Of the words.
Gov. Russells remarks particularly
brought out in strong relief the difficulty
silver managers-what to do with the tariff.
Nearly all the boiling republican delegates
at st. Louis declared that their states were
solid for free silver and protection. Gov.
Russell seized upon this point and asserted
that II republican protection was right in
principle, then silver legislation was equal |
IL 40, but If protection was wrong in prin-
cipal. unjust and oppressive In practice. a.
the democratic. party had ever declared
and stiu declared, then silver legislation
emphatic condemnation. This point was OBJ
viOusly directed against the arguments adj
vanced In favor Of the selection OF Senator
Teller AZ the free-silver standard bearer.
he being also an earnest advocate OF pro-
lection. and as such its force was appre-
ciated. The effect will undoubtedly be to
augment the perplexities which the man
ayers are finding in dealing with the tariff
plank Of the platform.
Senator Gray, Of Delaware, followed Mr..
q strong. forceful arraignment Of the free
silver fallacy, pointing out that it, evils
would rebound at once upon the toiler and
the wage-earner.
he is q creditor in the amount of his wages"
said the senator. land when you pay him
in a currency which Is deprecated you
cheat him.
Loud and continued applause greeted this
;enunciation. Of principle. The speaker,
the free coinage of silver than upon har-
mony. and pointed out that the new pol
icy meant the ruin Of the democratic party.
After Senator Gray came John r. Eel
lows, Of New York, the most eloquent Of
the brilliant coterie which made the oc-
one inspired after he had been talking ten
minutes, and he made ono Of the greatest
efforts Of his life. His appeal to demo-
crata not to cast of the good onices Of the
east was piteous in its intensity and
warmth.
The voice Of Col. Fellows shook as, in
making a personal appeal to the delegates
from the SOUTH he told how he served four
years in the confederate army for his prin-
ciples and lived through the bitter period Of
reconstruction afterward; how he was cast
by fate into the marts of trade in New
York and there found q brothers greet
ling, found that yesterday was dead and
that to-day and tomorrow were open for
all In burning words he spoke Of what
New York had done for the south, and
there was not a whisper in the vast audi
ence az he told of the relief sent to Chicago
by New York after the great fire.
Course New York." said the speaker,
"vilify it. traduce it, condemn 1t. But in
the hour Of calamity you will turn SORROW
fully from the false friends who have led
YOU to ruin to that New York which now
you CONTEMPORARY DEFY"
The silence became intense as the speak
er paused q moment and then continues:
do not reject us; do not cast us of. We
have been brothers for years. It will
wrench our heart strings II the tie IL sew
cred. Do not turn us out Of your coun-
cils-it is not democracy; It will not be rec