New-York tribune., 1896-11-01

prosperity. Victory and Sound Money"
Close behind also mounted on high poles was
q representation of a silver dollar. with the III
scripton 1j to l." but with the emphatic quail
tative word Nit Immediately beneath.
Two hours exactly occupied In the pass
ing of the two foregoing ASSOCIATIONS. IL "d7
noon when the Merchant Tailors Sound None!
League. which had previously formed IN line III
West Broadway, marched through Prince-sI
and made the third of the business representa-
tives to Join the pageant. About a thousahd
men were marshalled under the banner oi the
merchant tailors. and there was an enthusiasm
in their faces and vigorous spirit In their Dear
ing that gained for them much attention from
the crowds. Each man carried nag ana al
their head was borne large silk banner. inti-
mating that the merchant tailors were out for
sound money. The organization was led ny Ms
belts Band.
Up FROM BOWLING GREEN.
The first division of the parade to leave Bowl
ing Green was tho Railway and steamship Souhu
Money Club under its president and marshn
John L. Snow. 1t was scheduled to start at III
o'clock 1t started at that hour with fiags lying
and with cheer after cheer rolling up from the
ranks There were 1000 men In this division,
and they marched with precision. The head
o
Green. the rear on the water front. at Pier l.
Parallel TO this tortuous column. along Battery
Place extended another. 10000 strong. This
second column was composed of the paper aid
ossociated trades and extended not only the
length of Battery Place but far up Washington
and Greenwich SITS.
As soon az the last file OF the Railway and
Steamship Souna Money Club division had en-
tered broadway the paper and associated
trades column took up the line Of march, un-
der the command of its president. George r.
Perkins. and its marshal, William u. May ana
with the Sth Regiment Band at its head.
The ingenuity that the men Of this division
had displayed in the choice Of cmblems was
great. Ttere were IN this division 1.'oo nthog-
raphers and among these were foo men from
the American Lthographic Company tach oi
these had on his breast a huge. gided breast
plate in the likeness of a gold eagle. with Nc
Kinley's head In bass-relief. In their hands
they carried another similar gded device. But
the prize feature Cf the lithographers' DIVISION
was a personifer Of Uncle sam. who brought
forth the cheers Of the multitude. He marched
grandly. bearing big flag and guarded py
two men carrying aloft sticks good-sized
toy elephants branded with the letters 90 o. r.
CARTOONS on THEIR BANNER.
Another subdivision of the paper and asso-
ciated trades column was composed OF the
puhlisbers and booksellers Of Franklin Square.
There were 800 OF these from Harpers. Al
their head was carried huge douhe-faccd
banner with cartoons by W A. Rogers. one
entitled Taking Big Chances" represented
BRYAN welding the sword Of "Wild-Eyec FL
nance" cutting in halves a silver dollar when
was the only protection to Altgcds neck, upon
which 1t rested. on the other side OF the ban
ner was a silver dollar. entitled Marked DOWN
TO 40 Cents
Yet another subdivision carried huge gi'ded
hollow canes. which they dragged along 'he
rough paving stones. producing a weird ripping
sound.
MINERS WILDLY CHEERED.
Following came the Coal Trade Sound Money
club under command of its marshal. h"p"''
Olyphant and 700 strong. When the hrs' TWO
files Of this division wheeled into line. the fact
that the workingmen of the city were n strong
elcmen. In the demonstration was striK'hgy IL
,us,rated These first two files were miners
They were in their besmrched canvas oVeraHs
and hlouses carried pickaxes or shoves on 'h"ir
shoulders and In their hats burned the miner
torch. They were wildly ehcered by the en-
thusiastic spectators.
The last DIVISION to FhN' wv '''N''N
nowl,e Grccn was the Wine and Spirit Trades
Society OF the United States. There were anout
7Oo Of these men In line. under their marshal
co,ore, Francis s Criley. They made an excel
lent showing with their carefully aligned mes
and precision OF step
PRODUCE EXCHANGE LEAGUERs
rh. mon Of the Produce Exchange Sound
Money League took their time In assembling AZ
Roaver and Broad SITS. They arrived In tw"s
and threes and passed the time In nhd'hs OUT
which wore the biggest gold bugs ana tie host
roarnidcent yellow chrysanthemums lhomas
4 McIntyre the marshal OF the brigade WAS ""
hand at 10: 80 and made fine appearance o" d
fiery steed. From l p. m, when section o'
Rayne's Goth Regiment Bank s'ruck up So'''
:. ono men who thronged Beaver-st.' from hroau-
st to broadway, swept into Broad"ay' "o'
ecous punes made the forward ranks opJec's vi
beauty and applause
Rrrce Price marshal Of the Architects DiVis-
,or y, the Sound Money League, was one OF
the most striking figures In the paraoe ne IS
some six feet two inches tall. and with his tall
Ia, MAGNIFICENT physique and handsome face he
attracted much attention. For that matter the
c.. ,orr nlatoons OF the Architects Division.
each member tall and made taller by tall nat
-, an. ~ the features OF the parade. Cor
eeous yellow chrysanthemums and preas'-coh-
cealing. turtle-sized goldbugs became them we'll
Unusually good music from the Marcus l..
Ward Band. OF Newark IN gray sui'S anu
anroadine b,,sbes afforded complement OF
,nsn,r.t tion which drew continuous applause from
the spectators
FROM THE COTTON EXCHANGE
The next association In the almost endless line
,v,s the Cotton Exchange Sound Money Ciup'
,vb,ch formed in Beaver-st and Hanover Square.
William V. King the marshal OF the DIVISION had
over 700 men in lIne divided into eleven com
nanies Between noon and the time when the
co,nnan,es marched out into Hanover-st:. the