The sun., 1896-10-10
SHIP CAMPAIGN OPENED.
GRIFFIN AND HINRICHS SPEAK
IN BROOKLYN.

The Sound money Candidates for Governor
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Denounce Bry.
nni.m and McKinieyiam Aiike-Gr,nnn
Prediction ns to tho Vote In This State.
Daniel G. Griffin and Frederic S. Hnrichs tho
sound money candidates OF the ship Democracy
for Governor and Lieutenant Governor Of the
State, were the star speakers at two mass meet
ings. one at Ar!un Halland the other in the Cri-
terion Theatre in Brooklyn last night. Tho
rallies were the formal opening OF the Demo.
cratic campaign for honest money In BROOKLYN
Many ladies were In the audience that filled tho
Criterion. large ship hung above the stage
and tho speakers stand was festooned
with the stars and Stripes. Gen. George
w. wingate, in opening the meeting. dwelt on
the Importance OF the sound-money Democrats
getting control in the State. in order that the
principles of real Democracy might survive tho
present crisis He argued that IL every sound
money Democrat voted the sound d-money ticket
of Palmer and Buckner, then the genuine
Democracy would score more votes than tho
Bryanized so-called Regular" Democracy
would muster. and a victory would be achieved
for the preservation of party honor.
Frederic Hinrichs. the chief speaker, said
that ne could not believe that the workingmen
who were most interested Of all, would be duped
by the pleas Of Bryan. who said to Eastern
hearers that the silver dollar would appreciate
u1lutT Tres COlHage anu III tne Ntsl anu Coulu
took the stand that silver would be cheap and
prices rise so that the farmers could pay their
debts in n cheaper money.
at Is the advocates OF Bryanism and Popu-
lism," he exclaimed. who are responsible for
the contraction of the greatest medium under
which business and prosperity are affected.
namely. credit. Ninety-fve per cent. OF tho
business of the country is done on credit. and
money. that is. gold. silver. and bills. does not
enter into it. The silver advocates have injured
the credit by their agitation, and have in that
far injured the wage earners and destroyed tho
possibility OF bcttering, themselves. wniie tho
Ss %% tGf sed p%rs Ee a
dres~ was hi defence of the falling prices
tha III oiSsf .g "torS GeGry ors the r.snt ~
increased production. and who shall say that
they are uot a blessing TO the wage earn-rs when
the fact is ind dtsputabe that while the price OF
commCdities that the working men consume
ha- fallen; the wage paid for his labor have in
to think. vote 10 change this take It that no
sensible man win he misled into disturbing
Very Hearty applause greeted Mr. Hinrichs
whenhc sad that between 1851 and 1865. when
nent 10 resort t" a deprecated currency. price.
advanced III per cent. on all the commodities
earned adyGnceI viii ieaden foot rot onIv n ner
cent. Some such condition would confront the
lnhorcr t+tne experiment of the Popuiistic
Government would be unable to sustain at q
parity with gold. were tried again.
Daniel Griffin. who followed. Appealed to the
aseemblage 10 vote the Indianapolis ticket,
headed hy Palmer and Buckner. rs the surcst
way 10 rebuke Bryanism and preserve the
honor and Integrity of the Democratic party.
II every Democrat who will not vote foT
Erran Will vote for Palmer and Buckner." lie
said. Bryan will be beaten in New York by
100000 plurality"
Mr. Griffin made hit when he insisted that
n silver dollar wOrth only 53 cents under free
coinage would stit! he n dishonest dollar even II
the nations agreed by international treaty to
declare that such dollar was worth 100 cents
in gold. He declared that the country al
ready seeing the bad effects in this campaign ~
letting men teach Others that they must LOOK to
the Federal Government for aid In business
instead OF resorting to their own resources and
abilities for success and prosperity.
The doctrine OF protection as taught hy Nc
kinley." he exclaimed. contains the seeds OF
all the vices of Bryanism and Populism. aud IT
will not he long before IL will receive rchuke
and defeat at the hands OF the people as great
and significant and overwhelming as that
which will he adm nistered on election day to
the Chicago candidates and the Chicago plat
form
William c. Redfeld and Charles ]. Patterson
also spoke.