Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01

NEW YORK INVADED.
SILVER FORCES IN THE
GOLD STRONGHOLD.
senator TiIlman Addresses a Vast Assem-
biage in Cooper Union-Beginuing of
an Organized Silver Movement in the
Empire State-A Characteristic Speech.

Empire State-A Characteristic Speech.
NEW YORK, June 26.-The first or
ganized movement in behalf of free
silver in this city was inaugurated
last night at Cooper Union, and the
hall held vast assemblage. The
meeting was under the auspices of the
American Silver Organization, which
has for its sponsors the Young
Democracy" better known as ex-
Sheriff James OBriens followers.
Senator Ben Tillman, of South Caro-
lima, the chief speaker, received an
ovation as he walked upon the plat
| form and took seat under an ancient
painting of Horace Greeley. The
meeting was called to order by George
p. Keeney, the official general organ
| izer, who called attention to the pres
ence of Senator Tillman. The men
| tion of the senator's name set the
audience to applauding again, and it
| cheered vigorously. Senator BiXbie
| of the State Democracy" and Alex
| an der Delmar, made brief speeches,
aft er which Senator Tillman was in
troduced. He was again loudly
chez red and began his speech with a
| bitter attack on the press of New
| York
Then, continuing, he said, in part:
'Some of you have, perhaps, formed
your opinions about me. | have also
| formed mine about you. You are the
most ignorant and benighted COM
munity in the United States. Your
| newspapers, on which you alone de-
pend for your news and knowledge of
| public men and affairs, have studious-
~ kept you hide bound and narrow by
| giving you only one side of this ques-
tion. Right here let me say you are
the biggest newspaper gluttons | ever
saw in my life. | have seen the time
that l would vote for any man at his
bidding. whether idiot or thief, but
have got above that. Though
appear here as Democrat, l appear
also in the higher role of an Ameri-
| can"
| He sarcastically reviewed the po-
litical history and legislation since
| Mr.. Cleveland was first elected presi-
! dent, making bitter attacks on him.
He then declared that the currency
fight was Il sectional one, adding that
bimetallism is national, while gold
buggery'' is sectional.
You are driving US to the .lterna-
tive of reputation or confiscation, :"
| ne ucCldTcu HiS iS VIII. l. diA
to come here and carry the war into
Africa, for this is the head center OF
the deviment. That is why l came to
New York, within a mile of Wall
street, where you are surrounded by
miilionaires, where you belong TO
them as slaves, and ask you to rise in
your majesty and throw off this yoke.
But l tell you right now we are not
calculating upon your doing it. We
do not expect your help and our plan
ming is to beat you at the polls in spite
| of your money"
He compared the wealth of the East
with that of the West and South and
added: THE South and West culti-
vate corn and wheat The Eastern
man chiefly cultivates bonds. The
Eastern wealth gatherer sits on vel
vet cushions waiting for dividends to
ripen which he gathers from trusts
and combines
Some one in the audience said: 1--WE
hustled for it, and Senator Tillman
quickly replied: II say that if you
claim YOU are more economical, have
any more sense or are more indus
trious, they arc liars.
How many of you here have got
wealth? If such an one has wandered
in here he will 90 out and hang nim-
| Sci DclOTc 1OE HC hnOMs
that he has stolen it. The millions in
your Golfers have been stolen from
the rank and file, from the toiler.
here as we'll as In South Carolina anC
illinois,
man demanded the right to ask
the speaker if the goldbugs had COB
bled up all the money, and the people
were paupers, if the silver bugs die
not do the same thing.
1--WE have not" said Senator Till
man, had a silver bug in the United
States since 1875, but we are coming
Father Abraham, 3O,OO0. 900 strong
We expect to elect a President,
House and a Senate without men lik
you. The money of this country i
congested in the Golfers of Wall street
and that is why the men of the Soutl
and West complain.
why do you hear talk now of a .
cent dollar? Because the ratio ha
been destroyed by Congress and it
now worth bnt so or 60 cents. VIII
is it to-day at a ratio of 33 to 1? Be
cause Congress, in 1873, through tn
rascality of sherman. made it SC
They protected one metal and threw
the other out of doors. Why di
Sherman do it? Because at the clos
of the war the United States owe
some 81. 1UU,OOO,O OUU ana the nrSt CnlnI
they did was to have Congress make
new law that the green backs shoul
be paid for in coin of 81 grains fin
of silver or % 40 grains OF gold"
At the conclusion of the speec'
free silver resolutions were adopted
and William p. St. John was delegate
to go to the Democratic and Populis
conventions to press them upon tn
delegates. A call for silver coz
vention in st. Louis July 80 to nom
mate or indorse a presiden tial cand
date was read. closing the meeting.