The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-05
THEIR CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION
BEGUN BL THE SOUND MONEY
MEN.
APPEAL TO slLvERlTEs.
PLUNGE THE PARTY INTO
DISRUPTION.
ORATOR OF EVENING.
Party Honor and Party Precedent
Arrayed Against the Rash Step
Now Contemplated.
Special to the Globe

opecidl 10 the GlODe.
CHICAGO, July 4.-The gold stand
ard men began their campaign of ed
ucation" by a monster meeting at the
. Auditorium tonight. If one could
judge from the extent and unanimity
of the applause there was not much
opportunity to educate, for thai audi
ence was apparently already for a
gold standard. 1t is quite evident that
the trump care of the gold men is to
be an appeal to the South to break
away from the silver delusion, in order
to save h Democratic party from de-
struction, the only party that has con-
sistentfy been the friend of the South.
Ex-Governor Russell, Of Massachu-
setts,A spoke on the line of Ex-Governor
Fleming's resolution at the New York
state Democratic convention, calling
attention to the danger Of the force
bill, If the Democrats lost the fight.
Russell is a brilliant and splendid
speaker, and when he mentioned
Cleveland's name the applause almost
indicated that it was a Cleveland meet
ing. There was a similar outburst
when Senator Gray, of Delaware, al
luded to Cleveland.
If the party splits, perhaps gold
standard men will put Cleveland in
the field. 1T would be a little odd if
they should and get a plurality for him
in New York. 1t is certain New York
has no confidence in Mckinley on the
money question, and it is nearly GER
tain he would not veto a free silver
bill, while they know Cleveland would.
Stranger things have happened than
Cleveland's nomination by the sound
money men after this silver conven-
ton has adjourned. 1t would be a de-
feat for him, of course, to represent
one wing of the party, but as he is
the only Democrat who has enjoyed the
glories of the presidency for four years
why should he not take some Of the
biSer with the sweet? Hill does.
Where was an evident disappointment
in the audience that neither Senator
Hill or Whitney spoke. The crowd was
especially clamorouS for Hill and al
most howled down Senator Gray, who
made a dull speech, SO far as delivery
was concesned, with yells for Hill. The
chairman finally quieted the audience
by announcing that Hill was not in to-
hall. He told me, when I saw him
this afternoon, that he was not to
speak tonight. If he had been present,
he would have been compelled to re-
spond. In view of his being presented
as the gold candidate for temporary
chairman, it would not have been good
politics for him to have spoken to-
night.
The speech Of the evening and per-
haps of the entire convention, was that
of John R. Fellows, district attorney
of New York. He has aged very much
since 1 first saw him and heard him
at st. Louis, twenty years ago., when he
ininn6 with Tnhn KolIu IN annoci+i0n 70
Tilden. 1 have heard him at every
Democratic national convention since
'76. In 1880 supporting Hancock at Gin
%cinnati, and in 1884 at Chicago, joining
with Bourke Cochran and Grady in OPP
position to Cleveland, and in 1892 in
support of Hill. Notwithstanding his
increase in years, l. never heard. him
so eloquent as tonight. AS a matter of
well chosen words, oratorically de-
livered, it was worth a journey of a
thousand miles to have heard. 1t will
read well, but it sounded better tina
it will read. He commanded even bet
ter attention than Gov. Russell, and OBJ
tanned quiet by telling the galleries
that the best way to near him was for
each one to keep still himself and stop
hollering to some one else to be quiet.
He was humorous, argumentative and
pathetic by turns, the latter especially
in his allusion to the South where he
formerly resided.
Both Fellows and Russell plainly in
Dictated that the party would be split
In twain if silver at Is to l was adopted,
while Fellows in particular, with sad
dened voice, conceded that he expected
it would be. If his appeal could have
been heard by the five or six hundred
silver delegates, I am sure it would
have sickened some of them. The
greatest applause of the evening was,
when near the conclusion of his re-
marks, he dramatically exclaimed, re-
ferring to the silvermen, "you may steal
u banner, but thank God you cannot
steal our principles"
/ { rifted from that great and enthusi-
aStic meeting to h hotel corridors, and
there l heard the same silver gable in
progress, which | nave been listening to
all day, showing that there are none so
blind as those who won't see.
Quite a number of delegations are due
tomorrow, but the real jam will begin
Monday morning. AS this convention is
delivered, it will take a good many
political doctors to s~uperintend the ac-
couchment, and they'll come. There is
more real ability gathered in Chicago
tonight, than all that was in ST. Louis
weeks ago and there is a great deal
more en- route. l would be willing to
wager sixteen to one that it will be the
convention OF a life time.
H. P. Hall.