Evening journal., 1896-09-26
DOS PASS0S - NIELDS.
They Talk on the Issues oil
the Campaign.
BIG MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT.
BRYAN ACCUSED OF ARRAYING
LABOR AGAINST CAPITAL-GEN-
ERAL WILSON FINDS HIS THREE
RS IN THIS CAMPAIGN.

Hon. John r. Dos Passos, of New
York, and Colonel Benjamin Nields
addressed about 1000 persons at the
Auditorium last evening, the meeting
being held under the auspices of the
Mckinley and Hobart Business Mems
Club
Shortly after z o'clock the audience
began dropping in, not with the rush
that greeted Bryan, but with the grad
ual filling OF seats characteristic of the
usual political meeting. There were a
great many women present, and the
middle section of seats reminded one
of the body of a theatre on a popular
night.
The club inaugurated an excellent
change in the appointments of the
great meeting room. 1t abandoned the
regular stage at the south end, and
erected a temporary one of
ample dimensions about middle
way on the west side. The sit
tings were changed to correspond, and
this resulted in everybody in the room
being able to hear everything that was
said and was infinitely easier on the
vocal organs of the speakers. Had
such a change been devised for the
Bryan meeting many would have heard
him who did not. because they were
too far removed from the stage Last
night the regular stage was given up
to Hyatt's Military Band, which play
ed two selections, one while the clubs
were marching in, and the other while
the audience was departing.
The stage decorations consisted of a
af
artistically draped. At the right hand
of the speakers was the likeness of
Mckinley, and at the left that of Ho-
bart.
Applause greeted ex-senator An
thony Higgins, Hon. John r. Dos Pas
SOS and Colonel Benjamin Nields as
they walked in together and took seats
on the stage Soon afterwards they
were joined by General James II. Will
son, e. Tatnall Warner, Horace G.
Knowles, Richard Patzowsky, II. f..
Pickles, and others.
General Wilson announced that he
had been selected to preside, and read
a long list of yice-presidents, not one
third of whom were on the platform.
The glee club then sang my Country,
'Tis of Thee" the entire audience
standing up and joining in.
The chairman made a short speech
in which he said that this campaign
has it's three R's-Repudiation, Rob-
berry and Revolution, and said that
they would destroy the party endors.
ing them.
He introduced Mr.. Dos Passos, who
had just cleverly opened his speech
when Hyatt's Military Band marched
in with several Republican clubs be-
hind it, and the speaker was compelled
to stop for several minutes, the band
playing to fill in the time.
After quiet had been restored Mr..
Dos Passos delivered a scholarly and
interesting address upon the issues of
the campaign, with particular refer
ence TO some of the declarations made
by Mr.. Bryan on Monday night.
He said there were two things which
happened on Thursday which filled
him with remorse. One occurred al
Richmond, Va, where the silver advo-
Gates interfered with Buckner speak
ing, and the other in New Haven
Conn, where Bryan was interrupted
He believed that the right of free
speech should be recognized at al
times, and in all places. The Ameri'
can people favor free speech. If Mr.
Bryan thinks that he can convince us
that he is right, then it is our duty tC
hear him. That, he said, was the spirit
which he brought to the platform. Th'
free coinage Of silver was nothing. II
had been kick,- rom door to door un
able to find a habitation. The Ameri
can people paid no attention to it. Tit
American people never anticipate any
thing, particularly evil. Though i
was known that the free silver people
would control the Democratic conven
- ton, no one for a moment supposed
that the black flag of repudiatioi
would fly over the great old Demo
cratic party, which has existed iron
? the foundation Of the government. Fo
e a time the American people were as
I founded. Now the American people, II
l their sober senses, are considering thl
= financial question with a view OF set
s Ting it forever. The effect of Mr.. Bry
ans nomination on commerce ma
been frightful. In July and August q
$ this year the failure amounted to owe
j $44,000,O00. Manufacturers are closin
= their doors, and merchants are failing
e Stocks have declined in value and me
= are out of work. II Bryan is electe
$ you have some idea of what the resu
d will be.
e four distinct issues; first, the coinage (
g silver at the ratio of 16 10 /; to mal
/, such coins a legal tender for priya'
n debts; to make it a legal tender Il
1 public debts and to prevent priva
y contracts or to prevent contracts beir
e made for payment of debts in gol
These issues should have been presen
ed singly and not purposely col
founded.
Mr.. Bryan claimed that the publ
a debt of the United States should
: payable in silver. He was absolute
d mistaken in that view. The Unite
o States has no right to pay its publ
n debt in silver. There are legal reasoi
l. for this, but let the question be consi
n cred from the standpoint of nation
8 honor. The national debt. except
portion of it, was made during the r
bellion and TO assist the government
putting down the rebellion.
sr In 1866 the government debt was pr
1t tected by a special constitution
st amendment. Under that amendme
l. Mr.. Bryan could not succeed with b