The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-02
THAT TRIO OF SOUND MONEY ORA
WV TORS ENTERTAIN A VAST
AUDIENCE.
SENATOR NELSON WAS LATE
AND COULD NOT SPEAK AS HAD
,-.-,~ li-e BEEN CALCULATED UP
ON.
!, ONE. OF. THE BEST MEETINGS
=" That Has Been Held as Yet in the
Local FieId-Events of the
Campaign.


was the meeting held at Market hall
last evening under the auspices of the
Norse-American Republican club in the
interest of sound money, sound govern
ment and national honesty and pros
perity. Never before was Market hall
crowded with so interested and orderly
an audience, and never were speakers
listened to with deeper attention, fully
attesting the Importance in which the
issues Of the present campaign are held
by the people. Fully $500 people
) weighed the arguments of the ora
tors, drew their conclusions and ap-
plauded the sentiment expressed in a
manner which could not be mistaken
for transient enthusiasm, but which
was manifestation of conviction and
OF purpose. For three hours the soph-
tstries Of the free silver cause receded
before the arguments OF the speakers,
as the rabble before the Roman lictors.
Democrats and Republicans were in
the audience, and their cheers and
plaudits mingled in support of the
common cause.
Long before the time for the meeting
to commence the people began fiocking
to the hall, and 1t was only with diff
1culty that the seats reserved for clubs
attending in a body could be kept va
cant. Shortly before o'clock the VI
king Republican club, of Minneapolis,
nearly 300 strong and headed by a
brass band, marched in, to be followed
a little later by the First Ward Re-
publican club. of this city, number
ing $50 members.
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In time Senator Nelson was unable to
address the meeting, but when G. ].
Lomen, chairman of the evening, an
nounced this fact, he informed the au-
dience that it would not lack for a
most able and comprehensive discus
sion of the question which they had
assembled to hear. as the list Of speak
ers comprised men amply able to ex-
pound the arguments of sound money.
The speakers were William Henry Eus-
tbs, ex-mayor of Minneapolis; Moses E.
Clapp, and ]. Adam Rede, and while
the absence of Senator Nelson was
plainly regretted it was fully evidenced
that only quantity and not quality
was curtailed by his detention.
Among those to accept the special
invitation of the Norse-American club
to occupy seats on the platform with
the speakers were John L. Gibbs, Capt.
H. A. Castle, Col Soren Listoe, A. H
Ldndeke, H. n. Davis, Judge Ira Mills.
Henry Johns, Fred Zol1man, Judge
Willrich, A. S. Tallmadge, Gen. M. D.
Flower, DR.. Nelson. John Sandell, Will
liam Donaldson, Fred Schiffman, Harry
A. Sundberg and others.
President Lomen, of the Morse Amer
lean club. under whose auspices the
meeting was held, welcomed the audi
ence and referred to the splendid ap-
pearance and record Of the Minneapolis
Viking club, and the First ward club Of
st. Paul was also referred to as an eX-
ample Of the strength of the sound
money movement in this city. Mr.. Lo-
men said: I'm order to inspire con-
fldence in the commercial world we
should have sound money, and we do
not want to repeat the experiments
that history has proved to be fatal.
Free silver is an experiment that has
created distrust in the minds of ma
Jority of voters In this country. For
that reason we are here to advocate
sound money.
cit would have given me pleasure to
have introduced the Junior senator Of
this state. but In his absence will
present to you that distinguished gen.
be our governor-Hon. William H.
Eustis, Of Minneapolis
Mr.. Eustis was enthusiastically re-
ceived by the great audience, and said
In part:
This is campaign Of education.
-Four years ago we stood at the fork
ing of the road. Some said take the
road to right and go down to protec-
ton and prosperity; others said, choose
the road to the left. We chose the lat
ter and went down to free trade and
distress. We listened to the wrong
man at the fork of the road. For this
reason you must give me credit for be-
lieving what 1 shall say to you, and be-
Heve that my advice is sincere.
1.-The campaign is peculiar. The ar
guments are peculiar. Those who have
made life a success are to be pulled
down. The cry of the enemy Is Down
with the rich / say we should cry,
up with the poor. lift up the weak
and the worthy But the enemy says
the worker cannot vote with his en-
ployer. The great laws Of God are uni
versal. Because the people Of other
countries have found these same laws
trustworthy. our political enemies say
we must get out Of step and go by
ourselves. Why must we say we will
not use certain things because other
nations use them? Should we refuse
to use electricity because England anc
Germany use 1t? 1t seems to me we
ought to settle this great question right
Four years ago we tried an expert
ment and have suffered. This year we
will not make mistake. We will set
tie this money question in the right
way.
why have you come to this North
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