The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-17
SILnER HIS THEME
EX-CoSGRIaSS8iAN sHAFR0FH. OF
COLORADO, SPEAKS IN AozARr
HAIL. ,s.s>-z
PRAISES THE WHITE METAL.
STRIKE A FROST IN WEST
ST. PAUL.
LITTLE CRowD, LESS ENTHUSIASM.
SoEae of the Speakers Of National
Reputation Who Are Coming 80
st. Paul Next Week.


capes and nobby silvered caps, headed
by the Aurora band, came down from
the Eighth ward last night and lined
up in front of Mozart hall A few
minutes later a committee of gentle
men drove up in "a carriage. and with
Colorado The band played lively air,
and the men in uniform cheered. As
Mr.. Shafroth disappeared up the stair
way leading to the hail the crowd in
the street followed, and five minutes
later the big hall was filed, and the
ushers sent the late corners to the gal
lery. The occasion was a free silver
meeting, and the audience in size and
character was worthy the orator of the
evening. Nearly all the Democratic
candidates for county offices were pres
ent, and there was a large attendance
of young men, many Of whom will cast
their first votes this year.
Mr.. Shafroth is fluent and pleasant
orator and carried his audience with
him throughout the evening. There has
been no more enthusiastic silver meet
ing in st. Paul this fall. The speaker
sought to demonstrate that the pres
ent depression is due to the demoneti-
zation Of silver. His arguments
throughout the evening were based
upon the statements of sound money
men, and he tried to prove that the
gold argument was all wrong.
Gold, he said, is recognized the world
over as the most precious metal, and
most of the nations of the world are
on gold basis. Consequently, there
is at all times a demand for gold. AS
1t is the most valuable of metals, so
1t is the standard Of value, and all arti-
cles are measured by the value of the
metal The scarcity of the metal had
made it necessary that all nations sup
plement their money by the use Of
silver, and as long as they were inter
changeable, so long the value Of all
commodities remained at prices that
ductuated but little But when COLO
is made the single standard, the single
standard of measurement of value the
demand upon gold is such that it ap-
preciates in value and the prices of
commodities increase. In the United
States in 1873 silver was demonetized.
and the work Of the two metals had
henceforth to be borne by gold alone
1t was not reproduction of silver
that sent the price of the bullion down
TO its present value, Mr.. ShafrOth
claimed. 1t was the act of congress
demonetizing the silver metal that took
from its value as purchasing medium
and deprived 1T Of it's rightful place
in the circulation medium of the ma
ton. Free coinage. Mr.. Shafroth main
tanned, would restore to silver it's right
full place and place it on a parity with
gold. because there is not enough sill
yer in the world to take the place Of
the greenbacks and bank notes it would
displace. Then would arise the neces-
sity Of issuing silver certificates and
there would be plenty of money to
transact the business of the nation He
ridiculed the idea that the nations
OF the world would dump their silver
upon these shores in the event of free
coinage. In the first place the silver
of Europe. he said, is coined at the
ratio of 151h to /, and it would result
In loss If they should send their
silver money here to be coined at a
lower ratio. as is proposed. The free
silver countries would not send their
silver because they have none to spare
The United States have a per capita
of $24. while the other countries that
are on free silver basis have many
times less that amount. The argument
that silver would be obtained from the
arts was also held to be fallacious, the
speaker contending that the manufae-
tured articles are worth much more
than the silver in them would bring.
Mr.. Shafroth asserted that the cause
of free silver was the cause of human
ity and his audience acquiesced with a
noisy cheer.
Sound money Democrats of the Twin
Cities and state are all life at present
in making preparations for the COM
ing to Minnesota Of their candidates
for president and vice president, Gen.
John M. Palmer and Gen. Simon B.
Buckner. They will be in this state
the last three days of next week On
the morning Of Oct. % the distinguished
generals will come from La Crosse, 4
making speeches Of ten minutes dura-
ton at Winona, Wabasha, Red Wing
and Hastings. st. Paul will be reached
at noon, and in the afternoon the party
will continue to st. Cloud, where there
will be a grand rally in the evening.
and where both the generals will speak.
On the way stops and addresses of
twenty minutes will be made at Anoka
and Elk River. The meeting at St.
on the evening Of Friday, Oct. %. Some
other prominent speaker, not yet
known, will make an address besides
the two nominees
The Exposition has been secured for
the Minneapolis meeting on the follow
ing Saturday night A prominent
speaker, in the person of CONGRESSMAN
John P. Irish, of California, has been
secured to address the meeting with
Gen. Palmer and Gen. Buckner. Mr..
Irish has been on the stump in Illinois.
Kansas and Indiana and only one day
could be spared for Minnesota. and
that one day was given to Minneapolis.
He is spoken of as very convincing
talker. and the expectations are that
the hall will be filled to it's utmost ca
pacity.
The Young Mems Sound Money league
met in the rooms of the Sound Money
club in the GerHaania Life building last
night and determined to participate In
all the sound money demonstrations of
the campaign regardless of party. The
club will number at least 1000 members
before the first turnout next Friday.
and with their natty uniforms that have
been ordered will make a splendid
showing. At the meeting last night.
1t was decided that the club act as es-
cort to the sound money Democratic
candidates for president and vice presi-
dent, MeSSrs. Palmer and Buckner.
when they reach st. Paul The club
will assemble early in the evening
with a band and march in body to
the hotel where the distinguished can
didateS are quartered and march with
their carriage to the Auditorium The
club will also participate in the demon
stration of Saturday, when the Republic
cans will have a grand rally in honor
of Robert T. Lincoln, who VIII address
the voters Of the city at the Audfto-
rum. G. Scholle, A. NJ. Wickwfre, E.
D. Tittman and c. E. HalIberg, were
appointed a committee to make all ar
engagements for the club to appear in
both demonstrations.