The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-23
CARLISLE RoUSES CovINGToN.
AN ATTEMPT TO HISS HIM OFF THE
STAGE SQUEuCHED.

An Overwhelming Majority of the
Audience Eager to Hear What the
secretary Has to Say and Greets
Him With Cheers-He Refers to
the Plan of Campaign of the Bry-
antics as Anarchistic-Bryan Ac-
cused of COuntenancing the Sac
rifice of SewaH.
Covington, KY, Oct. 22-John G. Carlisle,
Secretary of the Treasury. spoke at Odd
Fellows Hall this evening in the interest
of the sound money democracy The hall
Is not a large one, but had it been ten
fines as large it would not have held
those who came to hear the secretary. Ru-
nors had been circulated that an attempt
would be made to break up the meeting.
There was a disorderly element present in
the rear of the hall, who Missed loudly as
Mr. Carlisle appeared on the stage. The
majority of the audience, however, were
In sympathy with the speaker and drown
ed the Kisses in vociferous cheering.
The disturbers compelled the secretary
10 sion several times during the early part
of his speech, but were finally quieted by
Mavor Rhinock, and, with the exception
Of a few isolated yells for Bryan, no
further trouble occurred.
counter demonstration was held by
the silverites in the street in front of the
building. but it in no way interfered with
the meeting inside the hall. During the
interruDtion in the earlier part of the
meeting the secretary requested those
who did not care to hear him speak to
leave the hall.
Secretary Carlisle began his address by
saving: II have come here to speak in
TO the principles of a democratic plat
form. and my purpose is to discuss the
platform from a purely democratic stand
point
I'VE are not republicans, or populists,
or fuslonists we are simply plain, old
fashioned democrats, without any MOD
ern adulterations in our doctrines, or any
populistic or communistic appendages to
our organization"
He referred to the fact that here in this
county. when less than 20 years old, he
had begun his career as a public
speaker by opposing the doctrines
of the ''Know nothing party" and
since that time he challenged
his critics to show that he had ever ut
tered an undemocratc sentiment or cast
an undemocratic vote.
Then he proceeded to analyze what the
principles of democracy were-meaninS
American democracy, not that wild, tur-
which has been imported from abroad,
and which is so nearly allied to anarchy
that it is almost impossible to distinguish
one from the other"
OF the candidates of the national democ-
racy, he said: John NJ. Palmer and ST.
mon Bolivar Buckner are not strangers
Il 10 the American people; they were not
discovered yesterday by the bewildered
delegates to a political convention, and
they will not be forgotten when the
sound and fury of this remarkable cam
pagn have subsided. They are soldiers
and statesmen, ripe with the experiences
derived from long public service at criti-
cal periods in our history, and they stand
conspicuously in this contest for law and
order, for the inViolability of contracts
Tor the independence and manhood of all
eaSses OF our people, for just and equal
taxation for public purposes only for a
sound and stable currency. and for the
maintenance of the national authority
ana national honor under all circum-
Stances"
IN regard to the question of the regular
!y OF their nomination, he said: LET us
INQUIRE Tor moment how far mere con-
Suefauons of regularity are influencing
lne actions of our critics in this cam
ialsn. The nominations made at Chicago
nave been partially repudiated by the very
MeL VINO made them in a majority of the
states OF the union. The national and
STATE committees appointed to carry on
we campaign and pledged to the support
Vi ooth the nominees of the Chicago con-
rnILon-to 1t the support of one just as
iuuch as to the support of the other
~aYe III tWenty-six or seven states delib-
ualely entered into arrangements and
Comonatlons to deprive one of the nomi-
nees OF a large number of electoral votes
ana give them to another candidate not
nthaI 1ghiiii'aled by that convention, nor by any
G,neI S convention ever pretending to be
uomocratic; and yet these gentlemen have
lne assurance to call us boilers. and the
RESIDENTIAL @ candidate himself, who has
eountehanced and encouraged the sacri-
Nv Vi MS associate on the ticket, whose
4 JniiIHdllon was as regular as his own,
G 1s Us mat we cannot get back into the
q Syniocratlc party unless we come in sack
oot g''l os ana IA ashes Gentlemen, we are not
w. oI the democratic party and we do
Nv, vi, intend to go out or be put out"
-ueh ne discussed what past democratic
t"lorms had been on the financial dues-
An contrasting them with the Chicago
,o o'dratlon in favor of free coinage of sill
s, ' al 10 to l. He continued: 'Notwith-
'auulng all that has been said or NAV be
hereafter said to the contrary. we have
~" distinct monetary system of our
n' freely adopted by our own legislation
y"Mnout dictation from, or consultation
',h' any other nation in the world, and we
4 o1 lne right and the power to change IL,
% 10 abolish it altogether whenever we
n3ose. The excited orators who are trav-
S"lB the land in every direction vexing
oe ears OF the people with a reiteration
~ ue statement that there is some party
SolneDody of men in this country deny
st me right or authority of the United
s%teS TO change its monetary system
"uout the consent OF some other nation
i simply evading the real question at
1,oi ana misrepresentlng the position Of
" opponents, for the purpose Of maxi
unworthy appeals to the passions and
'Juulces of their audiences. The question
Hot whether the United States alone
INe the power to adopt free coinage and
t'or rmonometallism, but whether, in view
our own domestic conditions and inter-
4 e,S, ana Of our extensive commercial and
-tiuclal relations with the other great
,'Hzed nations of the world, II would
good policy and good faith to make
" radical change in our currency
9 such wholesale repudatio OF our
'isations. 1t is not aAueston Of power;
'9 not a question of national independ-
rg' nut 1t is a question of national pros
NY and national honor"
IA 'acIetary Carlisle proceeded to discuss