The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-03

AT,pical Free silver Address ut the oid
Market Hall.

Market Hall.
Hon. James Marshall. better known IN
political circles as Cyclone jim MAT
shall. addressed a. large audience at the
old Market Hal last night. There were
probably 0OJ people in the d4ueh,e.
Anon them were some cOlored people
There were also some present VINO are III
favor OF d gold standard OF currency.
There was very good order THROUGHOUT
the meeting. and only once was there a
ripple OF indignation. That was shofuy
after M. Marshall had stated that Tue
CHICAGO party ought To win, and wouIu'
i'm his opinion. win. Then IL Was .na1
"a man who occupied a place almost ne
hind the speaker remarked: Don you
believe it, This one remark, ade III
a matter Of fact sort Of way, came near
stirring up a hornets nest. several peo-
pie about the audience cried. tut MN
out" and made simila- requests soon
matters got quiet again. n Mr.. Marshall
went on with his speech.
There were quite a number or we'll
known silyerites who gathered about the
speaker on the stand. Among them were
Mr.. Walthall. Captain John A. GURUS
CAPTAIN Richard r.. Frayser, MI. Samuei
Stern. Mr.. Abe Cohen. MIR. Narsh@l T.
Ramos. and others. some OF whom are
members Of "a silver club which meets
across the street.
Mr.. Marshall made a long speech oc-
cunying The stand more than an hour'
He was cheercd whenever he became very
emphatic in his delivery. His Ansn'E
was vouminous. and he spoke "a great
many words. lie pictured a most ais-
aetrous and distressing state OF aI'lrS
among the working classes ani the aSri-
cultural people. aud declared that many
woyls in the country. who deserved
everything good the country could pro-
ducc. were living in squalid want ana
were suffering terribly for the bare neces-
eifies of life. There was something rad
icallv wrong. said he. in the financial
system of the country when beautiul
maiicnv. daughters OF farmers were nm
able 60 appear i'm public because they had
no suitable wearing apparel.
The sneaker also stated that the toll
ING. struggling. suffering masses. VINO
had built an the railroads. did not own
a single one OF them. This ought not
10 be so. De said. lie fred q few shots
M Mr.. cleveland for his connection with
the bond issues. attacked the Republican
party. and especially the Sound-Money
Democrats. and predicted that the free
and unlimited coinage Of silver would
bring about general prosperity throughout
the country. and everybody would nave
plenty Of money and the whole country
would be on a boom. A. this the people
chaered Justify. NJ. Marshall did not
explain why free silver would have TINS
very desirable effect; but repeated MS
statement several times that such would
be the case.
lie referred 10 virginia's important part
I'm the late war. fattered the working
ncopie with some oratory aS 10 VIVA theY
had done i'm the war. and declared mat
John Lamb ought not 10 be lea as Il
lamb 10 the slaughter. Then he told sew
eral amusing jokes. and predicted n bs
victory for the Chicago party. He closed
with a high. flown tribute TO Mr.. v. ).
BRYAN as a man. and an earnest appeal to
the people 20 support the cross-of-gold
and crown-of-thorns candidate. There
wore cheers and the band played. Then
the meeting adjourned.