Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-26
SILVER IN NEW YORK CITY.
Mnss-Meeting Mt Cooper Union-TiII-
man and neImur

NEW YORK, June 26.-The silver
mass-meeting at Cooper Union tonight
filed the large auditorium, and all the
available standing-room was occupied.
The audience was enthusiastic, and ap-
plauded loudly every time an opportunity
offered itself. Senator BENJAMIN f. Till
man, OF South Carolina, occupied promi-
nent place on the platform, and was
cheered Justify when he entered a few
minutes before O'clock
George p. Keeney, general organizer Of
the American silver organization. pre-
sided. He said that the object Of the
meeting was to get resolutions adopted
declaring for the free coinage OF silver,
and urging the adoption Of free coinage
BY the Chicago convention.
After Senator Bixby had made a few
remarks. in which he said the country
needed free silver and was going to get
II. Hon. Alexander Delmar was intro
duced as a recognized authority the world
over on the money question. He made a
lengthy speech in which he said the
capitalists were not content with the
20 bind the President to pay In gold. of
which they had a monopoly The coun-
try needed a medium Of exchange. Gold
would not do, because IL would flow out
Of the country. Silver and greenbacks
would do, because they would stay here.
Fifty per cent. OF the business Of the
country, the speaker said. is done by
note. proving that there is not sufficient
money counting in both gold and silver,
for the business Of the country.
This nation, II it is to remain independ-
ent. must devise and maintain its
own system OF money. said Mr.. Del
mar; "and l say, with the monetary
commissions OF 1s76 and 1873, that all at
tempts to render money international are
doomed to disastrous failure"
IL took several minutes for the vast
crowd I'm the auditorium TO get through
cheering when Senator Tillman was in
troduced.
Senator Tillman began by paying his
respects to the newspapers He said that
the night would give an opportunity TO
show the members Of the audience that
the newspapers were unconscionable pre-
varicators. The owners Of the newspa-
pers, ne said, prostituted journalism, and
not a paper in New York would dare print
his speech In full. The speaker said that
although he had been much talked about
and prevaricated about. he had written his
name on a page OF South Carolina history
I'm such a way that it would remain there
always.
Coming 10 the money question. he said:
IF the Chicago convention does not give
US Democrats a return 10 the faith OF
Warrington and Jefferson, / will have
nothing to do with it afterwards.
'sThe money question is up. and has got
10 be settled. Ii is as important as was
the slavery question, and II enough Of
YOU can get together to reverse the verdict
OF the two millionaire conventions, you
will deserve the thanks OF the whole
country"
Tillman referred TO the moneyed men Of
the East as thimble-riggers. and repeated
his assertion that Cleveland was a tool
OF Wall street. The Senator called on all
those who had handled gold within year
to hold up their hands. Half dozen
hands went up. Then he called on those
who had not handled gold coin to raise
their hands. Possibly 1900 hands went up
Then where has the gold goneg' asked
Tillman.
you have not handled It. although $40
ooO.OOO of the s550.OO0.Co0 In government
nords we're sold on Manhattan Island"