The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-30

came SO great that Mayor Mayo who
was seated In the audience well BACK to-
| order. -
! There were cries of Mayo. Mayo"
and the Mayor advanced toward the
lrostrum, from which he made an appeal
for order, stating that he would main
tain quiet IL 1t took the last drop of
blood I'm his body.
|, Mi. Cochran thanked Mayor Mayo for
his appeal in behalf of good order. and
] said no stain could attach to the city OF
Norfolk for the rowdyism In the hall,
because he believed they were rank out
siders and not representative citizens.
He said it gave him great pleasure to
meet such an intelligent audience as
this.
Il came to a Southern city," said Mr.
| Cochran, ito discuss the welfare of us
all. and l don't believe that more or
derby class of people exist on earth than
those South of Mason and Dlxon's line"
Referring to the solid South, the
speaker said the stability of our institu-
tions would be broken when party lead
| ers try to betray the trusts of the peo-
pie. Mr.. Cochran said that reducing
wages didn't increase the amount of
labor, and that the Democratic notion
| OF laborers was radically different from
true facts.
II will support any programme that
increases laborer's wages. but we can't
have higher wages unless we have pros
| perity. High prices are the cause of scar
city, and If the Populist has his way
he'll make things scarcer than they
are"
Continuing. Mr.. Cochran said high
wages spring from prosperity. do you
want TO increase the rent of your house,
your shoes and your clothing?" Why,
you can't increase the price OF your
wheat without increasing the price of
your DloughS and harrowS. WHY look
nf
| ride ten miles for five cents. Will ii
benefit you to increase the price of fares
on cars? IT would cause fewer passen-
gers to ride, and 1t is the same with all
things. l don't know what the Popu-
listic ideas are, and all these people can
do is to shout"
when 1t comes to n question of
honestly and who'll be hurt be it. the
Populist becomes furious. When banks
are mentioned he believes they are the
agency of the devil. Banks are always
debtors, not creditors. If Il banker re-
| fuses to accept n note from a Populist
he thinks he Uhe banker) is hostile to
| the American people,"
perity beleaguering army is a God
perity beleagnerinE army is God
send to the city it surrounds 1t shoves
the prices OF the necessaries of life to
| point to please even the Popullsts
There is one man who is always n
creditor. He is the laboring man. He
| Il weeks wages.
If the pillars which support credit,
should be shattered the whole of civil
lied society would be plunged into one
common gulf of ruin.
All national debts do not equal the
vast debt due and paid to the laboring
men annually, amounting to the vast
sum of two and quarter billions of
| dollars.
We contend for this point. because of
no especial love for the toiler with his
hands, but because his prosperity means
that of the entire country.
1t Is said that the farmer could ben
| flct by free silver. He could pay his
| labor In debased coin and receive Il
good one for his product. The Ameri-
can farmer is u good man and intelli
gent He would resent this advice to
use false measures IL he understood It.
| The lobarer on his farm he knows would
demand as good n dollar as his en-
| ployer receives and would work for
nothing less.
| You have a remarkable harbor here
with It's consequent great advantages.
| and you have only to encourage all lines
| or credit and your city will Quadruple
| itself. Therefore, ] advise you To put
yourself on record opposing Popuism.
| No one man can work alone in n civ
ilized country. A civilized society is the
corporation of thrift and intelligence
and the shock given to credit by Popu-
list success means destruction of civili-
| cation.
The labor must of necessity be paid
in money. He does not take O. portion of
what he produces. Therefore, he is su-
premely interested in the value of the
| money he receives.
If contracts can be effected by this
campaign. if debts can be cut i'm too
| our country is completely at the mercy
| of any crank who can be elected to
| office.
They tell us we must establish our
financial independence of England He
| means that we must establish n condi-
| ton of financial isolation from her. The
| Democrat does not want financial indie
| Dendence of her, but financial prepon-
| derance over England
The speaker then entered into q sketch
OF the coin clipping and consequent de-
basement of the English currency which
| led her to establish n single standard
He wound up with a. peroration, urg-
| ing the gold men TO stand fast and
| closed amid great applause.
Mr.. Cochran was then quickly escort
| ed to his carriage and driven to the
| depot, whence he took his departure for
| New York.
Death of Mrs. Mayer.
| Augusta Noble, wife Of Mr.. Eugene
Mayer. died yesterday morning at the