The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
HELD A BIG MEETING.
The Free Silver Rally at Ham
iltOn Hall
Last Night Largely Attended
Was Much Cheering.
Capt. J. G. Waters, John Madden, Sem
ator PETER and Ex-senator
Martin Speak.

ton hall last night. The meeting was
originally called for the purpose of or
ganizing a free silver club, but several
of the lists containing names had not
been turned in last night and the or
ganization of the club was postponed
one week. J. J. Hit said that 1000
names have been placed on the mem
bership lists.
j. j. Hit nominated Major J. J. Mil
Ter silver Republican, as chairman of
the meeting. I would rather dwell
in the tents of the silver forces" said
he, than in the mansions of the gold
bugs This is the first time 1 have
ever affiliated with any other than the
the republican party. 1 am not an an
archlSt and you gentlemen are not an
archists. When the St Louis con-
VentiOn deserted the cardinal principles
of Republicanism, said I would no
longer be drawn by that tow line"
Chairman Miller then introduced
John Madden, the Populist-D Democratic
nominee for congress. The crowd
cheered a long time before Mr.. Madden
was allowed to proceed. Mr.. Madden
looks like Joseph Murphy, the Irish
actor. He uses the English language
well and he made a good impression
on the audience last night.
He said that many years ago Eng
land had fixed the price of gold and by
the force of her civilization and laws
had been able to keep up the price. I
he, Ito lift silver to the place it should
occupy and by the force of your ciyili-
cation and laws make it go around the
world.
THE gold standard orators talk
about dishonest money and the 50-cent
dollar, but they do that only to keep
your face away from the 150-cent dol
lar in the hands of the bondhoIders.'
Mr.. Madden charged that the capital
lists were responsible for the deprecia-
ton of the greenbaeks and he said that
they forced the soldiers to take 37-cent
dollars. They robbed the soldier of his
birthright and paid themselves in their
hearts BLOOD said he. They now
say that they want the gold standard
perpetuated because they do not want
the soldiers paid their pension in depre-
ciated money. If they are SO solicit
Gus about the soldiers pensions I ask
them in the name of Justice to restore
to them the birthright of which they
were robbed in the dark days Of 1865"
The speaker referred to W. J. Bryan
as the .'sun-croWned tribune of the peo-
pie" The cheering was prolonged.
Some enthusiastic man stood up and,
throwing his arms over his head, shout +
ed "WhOop EN- up
Mr.. Madden then spoke of the theory
of protection. Now you who believe in
protection, - said he, think about what
the Republican party has pledged itself
to do. It demands an international
monetary conference, and when we
have an international dollar it means
tional level, and you must remember
that labor must sink to the same level
The speaker closed with an eloquent
perOra ton. Are you in favor of a sys-
tenn of finance which will knit to you
the Pan-American peoples ia a bond of
brotherhood, and thus see realized the
dream of that great American states
man, James G. Blaine? If you are,
vote for the free coinage of silver
Captain J. G. Waters was the next
speaker introduced, and he was given
a fatteFing ovation women waved
their handkerchiefs and men cheered,
and il was five minutes before order
was restored.
Il hold in my hand a circular" said
the speaker from the great wan
street banking house of John H. Davis
& Co. with which the country is now
being flooded. It is only necessary to
tell an incident concerning the head OF
this institution to show how little they
know of the wants of the western peo-
pie A son of Mr.. Davis went to Trego
county several years ago and wrote TO
his father that he had taken up tim
Der claim. The old man at once sent
his son a stump puller to use on his
timber claim. daughter and applause.)
I am a Republican OF the old school.
I was in the Chicago convention that
nominated Old Abe and saw above
the door the words, Free soil, free
speech and free men, but at st. Louis
they had emblazoned above the en-
trance in letters OF ire the words, 'Jer-
usalem and Ickelheimer. 1 object to
being butchered to make blood pudding
for the English aristocracy. CHEERS
and LaugIlter.)
Il tell you fellow citizens that the
ordinary white man was not in it at
the ST Louis convention. He was no
more than a mustard seed in bin of
pumpkins or to make the figure more
exact he was just about as poor
measly sick ehigger would be in a herd
of the largest Asiatic elephants.
I know I have said mean things
10 Democrats
[ do not propose to take any of them
back, but / will say that the action of
the Republican party now justifies
meaner things than L have ever said
about any other party
Capt Waters painted a vivid word
picture of Mckinley as Napoleon at
Waterloo. He pictured the final charge
and" said he, Napoleon BOnaparte
Mckinley viii be found with his cuiraS-
siers grovelling in the ditch of the peO-
pies wrath"
The closing words of his address were
about Senator John III. Thurston. He
was elected to the United States SEN
ate" said the speaker, Ito represent
another reason. He was the paid at
torney of the Union Pacific railroad
and the government has a mortgage
on that road which is due and to be
fOreclOsed. He is representing the in
terests of the Union Pacific railroad
instead of the people Of Nebraska and
he will defeat the foreclosure of that
mortgage, if possible. That is why Mr.
Thurston is in the United States SEN
ate
At the close of Capt Waters address