The Indianapolis journal., 1896-08-09
THE GERMANS ORGANIZE
FORM A sOUND-MONEY LEAGUE OF
THEIR OWN IN INDIANA.
An Address to Germans at MaenneP-
chor Hall Last Night by Edward
Crosse, of New York.

A1'on SidAcnS met at Maennercnor I1dii last
evening and started the organization of
The German-American Sound Money
League OF Indiana" The principal address
was made by Edward Crosse. secretary of
the German-Amsrican Sound Money League
OF New York. 1t was decided to form
central committee OF fifty, with twenty-six
from this congressional district and two
from each OF the other twelve districts of
the State. with an executive committee of
hfteen The organization of the league will
then be pushed into every county and city
or the State. There are about $1,000 voters
OF German extraction In the State, and 1t
is thought that fully so per cent. of those
VINO are Democrats are svund-money men.
The meeting began at $50 o'clock with
the selection of Herman Lieber as chairman
and Albert Kipp as secretary. Mr.. Lieber
made brief, but earnest address. in which
he declared that the silver craze was
threatening the prosperity of the country
and affecting the interests Of every man
present, and it behooved them, as level
headed business men and patriotic citizens,
to stand shoulder to shoulder in resisting
the movement
Mr.. Crosse was then introduced and was
cordially received. He began by thanking
them for the uniform courtesy and kindly
treatment that had been accorded him dur
ing his stay in the city. and then went into
the subject that had brought about the
meeting. He explained how the German
American Sound Money League of New
York had been organized because its pro-
moters felt that the rise of the cheap-mon-
ey agitation was fraught with the greatest
danger to the prosperity of the Republic.
He gave the history in brief of its efforts
to influence the Republican convention at
st. Louis in the direction of a declaration
for sound currency. and expressed graf
ification at the result of the effort. In its
endeavor TO exert some influence upon the
Democratic convention at Chicago, the
league had been ignored. along with the
men who were best known as party lead
srs, and who had heretofore exerted great
influence in the party. He declared that
the declarations of the Chicago platform
even the peace of every citizen He re-
garded the present crisis as even more dan
gerous than that just before the civil war,
for the success OF the Chicago ticket would
mean general disaster affecting everybody.
The man of business and manufactures
would find his credit cut off, the farmer
would find no market for his products and
the laborer would find no employment, for
the sudden change TO a silver basis would
mean a panic that would close up all bus
distribution of absolute necessities.
1t was the duty or the German-American
citizens, he said, TO do what they could 10
avert this state of affairs. They owed it
to the country of their adoption 10 do all
they could TO prevent disaster. Ihey nad
come here to improve their condition and
were universally rewarded with at least a
competence and Ii was their duty to pro-
tect the country that had thus given them
shelter and prosperity. In war ume' ne
he A m citiZpnS
stood as one man for the preservation or
the government and had shouldered their
muskets and marched to battle, TO shed
their blood and even 70 lay down their
lives for their adopted home Surely, then,
they could again come TO the 'front.' at a
time when the country needed tneir serv-
when the only sacrifice needed was time
and energy. Mr.. Crosse was warmly, ap-
plauded. and his earnest speech made
very favora BILE impression.
There were calls for Philip Rappaport,
and the editor of the Tribune responded In
a brief talk, In which he explained wnat
men to try to hold up as money metal
that had been discarded by all the CONNER
cial nations. Silver had, he SAID, al Ger,
tain stage of civilization, served very well
for money, but it's day of usefulness was
past. 1t was too bulky for convenience and
its value had become so huctuating as 10
make II an entirely unreliable metaI lor
use as money.
THE ORGANIZATION:
John p. Frenzei. in answer to calls. made
a brief talk, in which he outlined the plan
of organization he had in mind. This was
to organize the State thoroughly by ap-
pointing first central committee of fifty,
of whom twenty-six should be from this
congressional district, and the other twen-
ty-four from the other twelve districts, two
from EACH These district members were
to thoroughly organize their counties. by
organizing branches of the league in every
city within their bailiwick. The executive
work of the league was TO be carried on
by a committee OF fifteen chosen from the
membership of the central committee The
central committee was to be organized Dy
the election of a chairman, two vice chair
men, a secretary and a treasurer.
This plan met with so much favor that
and, upon motion of Mr.. Rappaport
Messrs. Herman Leiber. Albrecht klpp and
John L. F'renZel were appointed commit
tee TO suggest members OF the central com
mittee 10 a second meeting, which will be
held next Wednesday night, at Maenner-
chor Hail. This committee of three was
also instructed to prepare an address tc
the German-American citizens OF Indiana
to be submitted ct this meeting.
The spirit of the meeting was patriotic
and earnest. There was feeling. as Mr.
Crosse expressed il. that the disaster like
ly to be brought about by the silver agita
ton would not discriminate upon party
lines but would affect Democrats and Re
publicans alike, and, therefore, they had M
particular reason TO regard party lines Ii
resisting it. Among those present were
the following men Of standing and infiu
ence in the city:
Herman Lieber, A. Kipp. Albert Lieber
Robert Kipp, +. Fahnley, l.. Hollweg, p
Rappaport, Alexander Metzger, A. Nj
Kuhn, Charles Krauss. Charles Aldag, w
AIdag j. Z. Frenzel, o. n. Frenzel. DIR. G
Bell, Andrew Kramer. George Wolf, -OttC
Lieber, Henry Wetzel, Charles K. Bake
Theodore Stempfel. Fred Francke, z. II
Krauss II. p. Lieber, John Rauch, William
Berterrnan, Charles Koesters, John G
Ohleyer Peter Ohleyer, Robert Lieber
joseph Schaub, Henry Habeney. Ernes
Fout A. Hagen, Henry Russo. Henr!