The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-10-10
mental Europe on the United States, if it
passed free coinage of silver law,

P'tSSVu a II &C SOlllttSc VI SllNtE law.
Mr.. Smiths speech was one of the cleanest
and cearest expositions of the fallacies and
follies of the free silver craze that we have
listened to. He said he had studied geog-
raphy and took pleasure in it. That Mr..
Bryan had been named the Boy Orator # the
Platte. That one of the features of this river
was that it was 1000 miles long. but only six
inches deep, and that it was very wide at its
mouth. Whatever may be the points of re-
semblance between the river and the Popu-
listic Presidential candidate, there was one
striking difference between the river and the
man, viz. that the former did sometimes
dry up.
Judge Tourgee followed Mr.. Smith. in an
exceedingly logical and keen argument ex-
posing the free coinage Of silver craze. He
said he respected Mr.. Bryan and admired
him in some respects, but that although he
upon tombstones, he hadn't heard vet that he
had moved any. He pictured the rag baby
craze in realistic colors, and said that the free
silver craze was its natural and legitimate
successor. That Mr.. Bryans two political
meteoric tails were giving him great trouble,
Mr.. Tom Watson and Mr.. Sewall, and that
they would all three head and tails finally
resolve themselves into the chief component
Of all meteors-gas. He scored Mr. Sewall
for making an untruthful statement under his
own name under date of Oct. T. when he said
it took three bushels of the farmers wheat to
buy one dollar. That under God s snevitablelaw
OF supply and demand, which he humorously
said the free silver advocates proposed to
repeal, wheat was today worth 70 cents, and
when you could divide 100 cents three times
by 70 cents, Mr.. Sewall would be telling the
truth. Judge Tourgee is an effective talker,
his illustrations are original. his style of
speaking strictly his own. He gets off many
sententious expressions that are original and
therefore striking. His speech was exceed
ingly well received by his audience, and fully
verified the expectations OF his hearers, who
had before read his books with so much
pleasure.
At the conclusion Of Judge Tourgees speech,
Mr.. Haines introduced the Aberdeen Gee
Club, who sang very creditaby number of
campaign and Mckinley songs The club is
led by Mr. J. A. Swingley, and is composed of
six other members. Mr.. J. w. Asher, r. f.
Hopkins, G. d. Somers, f. w. Bonnet, P. T.
Baker and E. s. Whiting.
IN THE EVENING.
After nightfall the streets Of Risngsun were
Il blaze OF light. from the numerous torches
of bn ~
ent during the day being augmented by others
arriving on the regular train at O'Clock and
n special train arriving about O'Clock, which
brought uniformed clubs from Oxford and
other points, all of them being accompanied
by bands Of music five of which were present,
East, the Colora Cornet Band, the Risingsun
Cornet Band. the Oxford Cornet Band, and
the Lincoln University Band besides the
Aberdeen Glee Club whose campaign songs
were special feature Of the music OF the day.
After the torchlight parade the throng gath
cred in the centre of the town, where spirited
addresses were delivered by Mr. ]. B. Ball of
Boston, formerly Of Hartford county, Nd,
and r. J. Baldwin Of Chester county. AT
eleven O'Clock p. IN. the special trains carried
in both directions the visitors of the day, and
midnight closed a red letter day in the poti-
cal history of that progressive town. In
every respect in the completeness Of arrange
ments and in the cordial hospitality shown
visitors. the town OF Risingsun did itself in
finite credit in the grand demonstration OF
Wednesday. That the influence of this meet
ing will be reflected at the ballot-box on the
third of November, no observant man can
doubt.