Evening star., 1896-10-27
Meeting Of the Mckinley and Hobart
Club Last Night
MANY STIRRING SPEECHES MADE
Great Enthpsiasm Manifested by
the Large Audience Present.
MIR. PARKER'S PREDICTION

| 10 one at the meeting last evening of the
Mckinley and Hobart Interstate Republi-
can Club, No. /, held in the spacious hall
| OF the Globe building. Standing room was
al { yellow-metal premium. The audience,
including goodly number uf ladies' was,
! at frequent intervals. boisterously enthusi-
astic, ard If the sentiment of the assem-
olage could be regarded as decisive Will
lam Mckinley is already occupying the
presidential chair, and the proposition to
| coin silver free and unlimited, has been
| relegated to an eternal resting place six
feet beneath the sod.
All that could be desired in the way of a
banquet of oratory and sound reasoning
was served to the audience. with enjoy
uple entrees. such as musical selections,
vocal and Instrumental; quartet of color
ed citizens primed to the muzzle with old
time plantation songs, and a healthy mus
GUAR ana ambitious drum corps. The ap-
plause, both for the speakers and the
music, was continuous.
An array of prominent citizens occupied
Seats on the platform when Mr.. Brainard
n. warner called the meeting to order
Hensey, Mr.. J. H. Embrey, Mr. Theodore
W Noyes, ex-Civil Service Commissioner
Charles Lyman. ex-Commissioner John W.
douglass. Mr.. Charles w. Naedham, Col
K. Willard, Col. L. p Wright. Mr.. John
Joy Edison and Mr.. H. F. Drew. Later
Commissioner George Truesdell. Mr.. Lewis
clephane and Col Plummer were discov-
ered seated among the audience by the
eagle eye Of Mr.. Warner. and, amid ap-
pause. were escorted to the front.
Mr.. Willard the First Speaker.
Mr.. H. K Willard. who was first intro
duced, spoke of the benefits that would be
| conferred on Washington by the election
or Mckinley. The speaker stated that tie
had recently been campaigning through the
seventh Virginia district and, he said, that
section will cast its vote for Mckinley If
the republican nominee is victorious, SO
Mr.. Willard declared, the District commit
tee In the House will be composed of Con-
gressmen from nearby districts in Mary
land and Virginia
Mr.. Simon Wolf.
Mr.. Simon Wolf, the next speaker, among
| other things, denounced in vigorous terms
| what he characterized as the incendiary
| talk Of Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Wolf has also
been campaigning Of late. his route being
through Maryland, and he announced last
evening that that state would declare its
preference, for Mckinley by from 10000 to
1900.
Mr.. Myron NJ. Parker.
Mr.. Myron NJ. Parker caused an outburst
| of enthusiasm by stating that before the
club holds another regular meeting Nc
suffering and panic. said Mr.. Parker, this
country is soon to start off on it's grandest
period of PROSPERITY. Mckinley's majority,
| he said. will be greater than Bryan's vote
Mr.. It. w. Noyes.
Mr.. Theodore W. Noyes pictured the free
coinage oracle as speaking through a
double-headed idol like the, god Janus of
Roman mythology. 1t proclaimed through
one head to mine owners and frightened
creditors that Independent free coinage
would double the world price Of silver and
enrich bullion owners without hurting any
| body else. 1t declared through the other to
| farmers and debtors that the world price of
| silver would not be doubled, but by depre-
ciating the dollar prices would be raised
ard the payment OF debts rendered easier.
Through one head the oracle predicted an
| impossibility to deceive and conciliate tn.
| honest; through the other it proclaimed the
truth in shape 10 tempt the dishonest.
Referring to the free-coinage declaration of
| independence. Mr.. Noyes said that the in
| dependence declared was rot leveled against
| the financial tyranny Of England and the
DEGREES of Lombard and Wall streets, but
against the Ten Commandments and
against the God Of nations who had said TO
governments as to individuals. Thou shalt
| not steal.''
Mr.. Chas. w. Needham.
Mr.. Charles w. Needham was introduced
| nois. Mr.. Needham stated that the politi-
cal situation has now reached the point
where 1t is merely a question of the size Of
majorities. He had advices. he said, that
| Mckinley will secure Illinois by from 81, ZOO
| to $50 600 ma jority. Mr.. Needham discussed
I! few of the arguments advanced in favor
Of free silver and then went on to say
that at the present time out of 81 500. 0O0. 900
there is practically out of circulation $6uO, :
ia " ha nd
equally SO, to the extent of their ability, by
| the poor. When 1t is decided that there is
| to be no premium on gold, said Mr.. Need
ham, that money will be returned to circu-
lation. In six months will be attained re-
suit that would require ten years to ac-
ccmplish should the silver standard be
adopted. There is moral question ar
ISSUE" said Mr.. Needham, in conclusion.
When you go to the ballot box do not for
get that God Is in the shadow and that He
says 'Honor!'"
Mr.. Embrey OF Kentucky.
After violin solo by Mr. T. B. Amiss
| and a comic song by Mr.. Percy s. Foster,
| Mr.. James H. Embrey of Kentucky was
presented to the audience. Among other
| things. he declared that patriots cannot
divide on questions affecting the honor of
| the corntry. The question at issue, he
said. Is far more dangerous than that
which brought the civil war In re-
l
steted that there has never been another
act passed by Congress which gave so
| many benefits to the silver men as the act
| of 1873. John Sherman was described as
| the hulwark Of the treasury. In speaking
| Of what he termed his political bible, Mr.
Embrey said that Joseph was sold to the
| Ishmaelttes Ina Egypt for twenty pieces of
silver, and when it was desired to specially
! honor Joseph gold chain was placed
about his neck The mission Of the repub-
| lican party, declared Mr. Embrey. is to lift
| the crown Of thorns from the brow of
labor by protection laws.
News From North Dakota.
Much amusement was afforded by the
Northwest Quartet, and then the final
speaker Of the evening. Col. Plummer of
North Dakota took the floor. North Da-
| kcta, he saidf Is sure for Mckinley. The
speaker declared himself to be not worried
! by the crime Of '73; the Internal folly Of
| 1892 was What bothered him. Col. Plumnler
| has lately been speaking IN Virginia, anu
| he said last evening that he has become
| convinced .thafia republican in the old do
| m.nion is now considered as respectable as
| colored gentleman. Those persons who
| are wearing silver buttons now," contfn-
| ued Col. Plummer, will two years hence
swear that they stood by Palmer in 1896.
The republican party represents all there
| is to life and progress. Do not be silver
ryol,o horo