Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-26
TELEGRAPHlC.
A SILVER MEETING.
Cooper UlIon Hall, New YORK, Holds
a Vast Audience
LISTENING TO SILVER ORATORS


NEW YomS, June 2j.-Tho firat or
gsuiEsd movement Ia behalf Of free
silver In this city was inauguralei
ionlgh, at Cooper Union, aud the nall
held yast asuemblago. Tie meeting
was under the auspices oi tue Amefi'
can Silver reorganization, which has for
ito epopsofs the "Young Democracy"
better known as ex.5nsun O'Bfien's
followers.
Senator Ben Tlllman Of South Caro-
line, the chief speaker, received an
ovation az he walkei upon the platform
and took a seat under an ancient paint
ing Of Horace Greeley.
The meeting was called TO order by
Geor a 4. Kuenry, the official general
orfauizsr, who called attention u TOE
pt,sruco q Hsnutor rillman' me
mrni.on Of the tenatot'6 nnmu cot tue
audience TO applaudiug ughiu, nnd u
cnerred vigorously. Senator Blxhio Of
the slate Democracy and Alexander
Delmar made bfict speeches, after
whion SeuutotIillmnn was intfOducoi'
He was again loudly chccfsd ara he
bcgtn HE speech with n bitter attack
On the press Of New York.
In continuing, ne sail, IN rhtl;
"some Of you have porh ira formed
your opinions about me. ! nave also
iofmui mine about you. You are the
most Ignorant and bonighigd crmmu'
MY In the United States. Your news
lnlsfs, on whioh you alone cctcni ioi
your ue.ys aud knowledge OF public
mcn sud public ntiaits, have sluiiou-
b. kept you hide bound aud narrow by
giving you only 0uu eide OF the qurs
uIn. Right hero let me say that you
nfu the biggest u newspaper giullonl
ever saw In my HE. j nave seen th'
time | would vote for a man at hi.
liIding, whether idiot OF thief, but
have got ahOvo that. Though appeal
here ~ a Dem crst, / appear here alsi
Ia tue higher role Of al Amyfican,"
lie narcasticaliy reviewed politics
history ana legislation tiucD Nt
cleveland was nfnt elected President
making bitter attaokr on him. Ho thei
declared that tue currency hght wa
sectional ono, adding that bimelal
inn IN national, while "gOld.buggUfy'
IN sectional.
UYou arc driving ~ to the alteTna
tive OF reputation or confIcau1n," h'
declared. "rhis N why 1 am glad Il
come here and carry tue war into All!
Ca, Tor this IL the hcad couttr ~ N,
dovllment. That IL why me 70 New
YORK, within a mile VI Wall street
where you are surrounded by million
aires, where you belong 10 tnem NJ
slavss. and ask you 20 rise In you
majesty aud throw OIL this yoke. bat
1 tell you right now We are not cnlcu
Iatlng upju your doing II. But We do
not expect your help, aud cur plan
mag IL 10 beat you al this polls In spit
VI your money"
lie compared lhs wealth Of the East
with that o. the West aud Sogin nn'
added "Tne south aud Wet cIit
yate corn and wheat. The Eastern
mnu chiefly cultivatos b0nds."
He said the millions In New HOrl
golfers had been stolen from the raul
ana lie, that the money Of this couu
tty was cOngtstrd la tho clficra o
Wall street, md that was why TIT
men Of the West aad South com
planned,
Al the conclusion OF the speech ire
silver resolutions were adopted, ant
William 4. ~. John was delegated 4
40 TO the Democratic AMI P0pal 81, con
vontiOns 10 press them upon the dol,
gates. a call fora silver convention
In 81. Louis July 92nd, g. nominate o
indotso Presidential candidate va
read, closing the meeting.