Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-16
BIG CROWD GREETS ALLISON
Boyd's Theater Not Large Enough to Ao-
commodate the People.
MASTERFUL ADDRESS ON FINANCE
Crime of 'Ta aud the sherman Act the
work of silver Wine Owners and
Their Representative In
the National Congress,

senator william H. Allison was given
most hearty welcome to Omaha last even
ing, The size OF the audience that greeted
him was limited only by the dimensions OF
Boyd's theatcr Every part OF the house
was filled. The stage was crowded with
propncnt republicans and sound money
democrats. the boxes were all occupied by
representative citizens and their wives and
daughters, while there was scarcely va
cant seat to be seen In the body OF the
house, from parquet to gallery. Among
those noticed IN the boxes were: Il. l.. Bier
bower and friends, j. II. Evans and friends.
Judge Doane, Miss Daisy Doane. Miss May
Dundy, Lafayette Garner Dudley Smith,
George w. Holdregc and friends. Colonel
Patrick, Ralph Breckenridge John l.. Ken
nedy, T. T. Davis, NJ T. Barlow and others,
On the stage were; J. H. Willard Judge
Wakeley, Henry w. Yates Alvin Saunders.
Judge Strawn, Judge Macombcr. Colonel
Cornish. Frank Il. Moorcs, Il. J. Cornish,
Herbert Rogers, Samuel Burns, William
Wallace, a. L. WymGn John l. RcdiCk, DR..
Glasgow, William j. Carroll Judge Ander-
son. DR.. Hanchett. j. c. Wharton, Edward
Rosewater, H. J. Penfod James r. Kclby
aud many others.
The Seventh Ward band. which had played
a number OF selections in front Of the opera
house opened the meeting with a martial
air. when Senator Allison In company with
the presiding officer OF the meeting. General
Henderson. entered there was prolonged ap-
plause The latter at once called the meet
ing to order and said
GRATIFIED AT THE ASSEMBLAGE.
81 want to express my qualification at
seeing such large and representative gath
Grng to meet our distinguished guest and
our visiting neghbor we have with us to-
night Before introducing the speaker OF
tho evening thing 1t is well that we should
listen to some vocal music"
The Webster campaign quartet then rem
dercd a timely parody on Just Tell Them
That You Saw Me" A hearty encore fol-
lowed the singing Of this selection, and the
quartet responded with another appropriate
song.
Then General Henderson called for some
instrumental music, saying: There is so
much in the campaign of 90 that recalls
the memories of the COS that II has been
suggested that we listen to some fife and
drum corps music"
After a couple OF selections by the fife
and drum corps General Henderson intro
duced Senator Allison in the following brief
speech:
THE republican party has never in It's
forty years of life made a pledge that has
not been carried out. Applause). II abol-
ished slavery; 1t carried the country through
that trying period of reconstruction. II
largely paid the vast debt that the awful
war entalled In all the experiences OF the
party our ulstlnBulSne1 VISITOR mas ever
stood in the foreground. Entering on pub
lie service In the days OF Lincoln. he has
always been prominent figure In the gov
eminent of our country. He is a modest
man, and / shall spare the bushes that I
know would come to his brow should I re-
cite the many deeds Of his truly great
career"
General Henderson then spoke of Senator
Allison's part in the Bland-Allson bill, that
provided for the purchase and coinage of
silver by the government. He also stated
that the so-called sherman BILL the work
OF committee of which Senator Sherman
was chairman, was really the work OF Sem
ators Teller and Jones. I'm this campaign"
he continued. when the ability to fully
comprehend the intricacies OF the financial
question comes TO but few men, II is rare
privilege to listen to a man who n
nnancier and statesman stands without a
peer in the country. Senator Allison OF
Iowa"
GAVE HIM THREE CHEERS.
As the distinguished guest arose to speak
he was greeted with thunderous applause.
The applause soon gave way to a more
hearty form of greeting. Frank Moores
called for three cheers and they were given
with a vim that must have convinced Sen
ator Allison that Omaha most cordially well
coined him.
In. his opening remarks the speaker paid
his respects to the administration OF the
party that made such fun promises four
years ago. The farmer especially was then
insured of good times If the democratic
party was entrusted with power. He was
told that both the home and the foreign
market for his products would be better, but
the failure of the democratic party to make
good its promises had been abundantly
demonstrated.
Both the great political parties OF today
have great histories that they may point to
with some pride, but neither the democratic
nor the republican party can win this election
on its history. Yet | believe that II is we'll
that we should look into the records OF the
two parties for a moment. This is the first
time since 1861 that any party has assailcd
any form OF our national government. The
republican party has always stood for rev.
ercnce for law and for the constituted au-
thorities of our states. Concerning our ma
tioral government our party says the laws OF
the nation are supreme. Indirectly the gov
CrnmCnt Is assailed in the Chicago platform
OF the Bryan party. 1t seeks to array class
against class, the classes against the masses
I'VE follow the example OF George Wash
iIgtOn, the father Of our country, who thor
oughy believed in the unity of the people
Of the country, and who thought 1t mpos-
sible to have prosperity unless II be shared
by every other citizen in the country. We
believe that all people must be placed on
an equality respecting the benefits OF good
government. We are told by our friends,
the enemy, that In order to provide for the
vide for the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver at the ratio OF 10 to l without the
aid consent OF any other nation on
earth. To this the republican party is un-
qlterably opposed (ApplauseJ We contend
that instead OF beneftting the people II
would only multiply the existing evils.
WHAT is MONEY?
LET us look into this money question:
What is money? Money is thing we do
not consume. We neither cat It nor wear
II. We do not use 1t to build houses We
use 1t as a medium between buyers and
sellers in transactions we call the making
OF exchanges. Gold and silver are practl-
oaly the only elements that possess all tho
qualifications essential to money. They pos
sess durability, stability OF value; they are
Of easy transportation and they are easily
divided into small particles 80 that they
may be used in large and small transactions.
For thousands Of years they have been the
two elements used as money, and, should
this planet continue to exist that long for
thousands Of years to come they will be the
metals used as money They are also OF
limited quantity. They are not to be found
in such quantities as TO destroy their use
as money.
There Is more silver than gold in the
world. There has never been a time that l
know of when an ounce Of silver could be
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