The record-union., 1896-10-21
FOR BRYAN and SILVER.
Democratic Meeting at the Old Pavilion
Last Night.
Senator Stephen II. White and rIariOn
DE VrieS Address the
Assembly.

Senator Stephen M White and Ma
rion de Vries addressed a large audi
<'nce last night at the Old Pavilion on
the issues of the campaign as viewed
from the standpoint of Bryan and free
SILVER, the hall being filled and many
women being present.
The Iroquois braves and the Bryan
clups marched in procession from the
democratic headquarters down K
street and back to the hall, where they
marched in cheering and giving their
respective yells.
The meeting was called to order by
Z. L. Hughes, who read the list or
V1ce-Presidents as follows:
Colonel r. l.. Peeler, Peter Shields,
w. p. Mathews, r. Q. Cravens Charles
Aull, General A. w. Barrett, r. Kelly,
NJ. Sheehan. f. w. Hale, Fred Cox,
Chris Suter, II. D. Nash, w. Z. Alvin,
M. r. Beard, c. NJ. Harrison, J. N.
Larkin, E. Greer, John Gerber, Alexan-
der Hunter, j. H. Hayden, Ed r. DAILY,
&. c. Snider, w. W. Ellis, Q. F. Baker,
M Keefe. Dr. l. G. Shaw, F. Wilder
Aver, Henry Davis, j. r. Price, r.
Cosnir, c. H. Watkins, ]. G. Shook,
Morris Brooke.
Mr. Hughes then introduced Hon. e.
meeting and who was greeted with
cheers.
Mr. McCabe made an eloquent speech,
predicting the election of Bryan and
the triumph of free silver, and intro
Guced Mr. de Vries in a few eulOgiStic
remarks.
Mr.. de VreS said that it had been
stated that mis- election meant disaster
to Sacramento. He denied this, and
said that when elected his efforts would
be as much in it's behalf as for any
other part of the district. Against Mr..
Johnson, his opponent he had nothing
to say. He was a gentleman and
lawyer of high standing and he re-
spected him. The questions at issue
We're great ones, and it must be deter
med whether the plutocratS or the
common people should rule, whether
1t should be the classes or the masses.
There could be only one result in No
vernber, and that the triumph Of the
common people and the cause of free
silver. The national debt stands as
large to-day as in 1865, notwithstand
irG all that has been paid since toward
Niping it out.
He presented the usual arguments in
favor of free silver and claimed that the
advocates of it We're no more anarch-
lists than Hamilton, jefferson, Grant
and Blaine, and that the anarchists, If
amy, were those who advocated the
gold standard. He dilated upon the
size, the wealth and the Importance of
the United States, and asked why it
should wait for the example of some
other nation. If all the silver of out
side nations We're coined, he claimed,
il would give only SAG 90 per capita to
this country.
If elected to Congress he was un-
alterably opposed to all schemes for
the refunding Of the debts of the Pa
cific roads and should vote against
them, and should also vote for free
coinage of silver.
Senator White was then introduced
by Chairman McCabe.
Mr.. White said the issues Of the cam
paign had been concisely stated and
he would not take up time by stating
them. He would address himself main
ly to Republicans. If they voted for
Mckinley and a gold standard they
would turn their backs on the declara
tion of their party conventions and
Legislatures. A Legislature must be
elected that will send a man to the
Senate to vote for free silver.
He claimed that England would have
to assist the cause of bimetallism if
we had the courage to adopt free coin
age. Corporations might seek TO con-
troll the voters and they might have
to wear Mckinley buttons when they
did not intend to vote for Mckinley,
but in the booths they could vote as
they pleased. The recent furry in
wheat does not affect the relations be-
tween wheat and silver. Tariff bills
We're of very little account if the peO-
pie have no money with which to pur-
chase goods. The Republican platform
says that we must ask permission of
England TO coin our silver, but the
Democratic platform says we can take
care of ourselves.
II it is undignified for Bryan to go
a~ound speaking to the people, is it
any more dignified for Mckinley to
have delegations shipped to him f. o. b?
He believed there was something of the
sort in this town last week He charged
that employees had been forced to join
Mckinley clubs under penalty of being
di' charged. and advised such men to
Join the clubs and then vote as they
pleased.
The assembly then gave three cheers
for Bryan and the ticket and dis
persed.