The herald., 1896-10-13
The Money Question the Only Real
Issue
People Will Not Be Blinded With Tariff
Dust
Jud r. Rush Delivered Some Hot Shot
in the Enemy's Camp With Telling
'- Effect-Other Political Notes.
Of Interest

ii. OF Ah'eres'
An attentive audience in Williams
hall, University station, last evening
was entertained and instructed by a
galaxy of speakers. c. A. Barlow, can
didate for congress; Jud r. Rush, can
didate for city attorney; w. R. Steele,
I candidate for the assembly from the
seventy-third district; w. A. Morgan,
candidate for supervisor from the Fourth
district, were all present at the opening
of the meeting, and General Johnstohe
Jones, candidate for state SENATOR
dropped in later, after having maze a
speech at Station d. Mr. Steeie anu
NMr. Morgan each MADE nrieI aoeresseS ;res aS
defining their attitude on the issues OIL
the campaign, and made a faVorap!e
impression upon those present.
G. A. Barlow followed with an excel
lent speech. He said that at all the
meetings he had attended ne hao noteu
the earnest desire OF the people 10 IN
sure a union of forces, when heretofore
II has always been the "big and little
you" Now there was general WISH 10
eoualize and pull altogether In polltlcai
affairs. You should have seen how Jua
r. Rush was today nominated as c!ty
attorney" said he. 'It was done with
a rush." This sally not only put the au :
dience in good humor, but served to IL
lustrate the speakers point, the mar
mony between the parties in the union.
.'This campaign said the speaker,
ais the greatest conflict in years ana is
on a real issue. Heretofore the parties
have been able to throw tariff DUST IN
the peoples eyes, and the e.people dlo not
know what allied them. 1t was not until
William Jennings Bryan, at Chicago,
opened the peoples eyes that they real.
ized what was the real issue. You VIII
notice one thing in this campaign, ana
that is that all the corporations and syn
dicates are arrayed on the one SIDE ana
the laboring men and producers are upon
the other. In my opinion he who does
not line up beneath the banner OF Bryan
and free silver is not the right kind of an
American"
The speaker in eloquent words paid
his respects to the act of demonetizing
silver, and he did it in scathing terms.
He referred to the fact that the Califor-
MIA delegation to the Republican con-
vention at st. Louis travelled in spe-
cial car bearing a great banner in
scribed "Silver and Protection" The
California Republicans, like the others,
underwent a great change at st. Louis.
Too many delegates went to bed silver
men and got up in the morning gold
bugs. 1T would be an indelicate piece
of business to inquire where they spent
the night" said Mr.. Barlow drily. but
Mr.. Hanna and his agents probably
knew"
Republicans say they want silver but
they want the Republican stamp upon
it-that means they want the consent
of England before issuing it. We can do
without England
Mr. Barlow went into an exhaustive
argument on the silver question which
showed him to be equipped with the
facts and figures, that not only repulse
the opposition, but convince the hear
ers OF the necessity for free coinage.
You will never have better times until
silver is again restored to its ancient
standing as money. Look at past his
tory and you will see that where we have
had hard times it was when money was
scarce. Candidates for the presidential
office have been beaten by hard times,
but until now the people have not re-
allied what Is the matter with them.
: You must not let the tariff talk divert
you from the real issue. Don't let per-
sonal, selfish interest influence you
when the good Of the entire nation is
at stake"
Mr.. Barlow went on to say in his
hank and convincing manner that all
tver the district where he has been
travelling, he found that the efforts for
q union of forces and the victory of the
teers, most OF whom pay their own ex-
penses, while the workers on the other
side, the advocates of gold, were once
in favor Of free silver, and are now
working for hire against their own hon
est convictions. In conclusion, Mr.. Bar
low reiterated his stand against the re-
funding bill and in favor of deep water
harbor for Southern California, pre-
ferably at San Pedro.
The earnest speech Of Mr.. Barlow
made great impression upon his audi
ence and his remarks were frequently
interrupted by applause.
Gen. Johnstone Jones, candidate for
senator from the Thirty-seventh dis
trict, was next introduced, and he made
a brief but telling talk, in WHICH he took
occasion to remind his hearers that in
view of the coming struggle for a
Importance to make hard fight for the
legislative ticket. After paying COM
pliments to his colleagues who We're
present Gen. Jones closed.
Then Jud r. Rush was presented. In
his usual good natured way, Mr.. Rush
opened by jollying the audience, and af-
ter assuring his hearers that on this
occasion he would mot make speech,
but only talk a little" he plunged at
once into an eloquent address, in which
he severely arraigned and held up to
scorn the false pretensions of the gold
bug party. He cited the fact that every
party platform Of this state had declared
in favor of free silver; the greatest Re-
publican leaders of the nation and the
state We're. until recently pronounced
free silverites; prominent Republican
papers. now champions of the gold
standard, were only little while ago
as enthusiastic for free silver. Mr.
Rush's statements and allegories. nnt
in his emphatic and telling manner. not
only evoked much applause, but must
in the room. Mr. Rush's talk" uncon-
soiously was extended to the propor-
tions of speech, but his hearers en-
joyed it all and were attentive to the
last word.
BRYAN IN OHIO.