The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-09-14
THE FIRST CAMPAIGN GUN.
Congressman Brumm Talks on the
Financial Question.
HIS ADDRESS CLEAR AND CONCISE
The Congressman Declares He is in Favor
of Free Coinage, But only on Condi-
tion That the Government
Retain the seigniorage.

The first gun of the Republican campaign
was fired in town Saturday night with ex-
cellent results. Although there was no
parade, brass band display, or other device to
attrack a crowd Robbins opera house was
crowded by people anxious to hear Congress
man Charles n. Brumm speak on the issues
of the day and especially give his views on
the much-mooted financial question.
Congressman Brumm was escorted to the
place of meeting by Hon. Elias Davis of
VAUDEVILLE the Republican candidate for
County Treasurer; Frank c. Reese, candidate
on the same ticket for Register of Wills, and
Hon. Joseph Wyatt, Republican candidate for
reelection to the Assembly, besides a num-
Der of the leading Republicans of the town.
The Congressman was cordially received and
before taking the platform received personal
assurances of earnest support from many of
the people who assembled in the hall.
The meeting was opened by Monroe II.
Keher, Esq, when Horace E. Dengler was
nominated as permanent chairman, and the
| following vice presidents and secretaries,
who were unanimously elected
| ecretaries-William ]. Watkins, William
Reeves and William J. Morgan.
Vice Presidents-Hon. NJ. P Fowler,
Hon. John W. Morgan, Thomas Baird, b.
J. Yost, R. A. Davenport, j. j. Price, VIM,
j. Broughall, L. b. Hunter, T. J. James,
Daniel Ogden, John Watson, David Morgan,
| w. H. Lewis, Charles L. Smith, John Z. Lee,
George Nonnis, Alex. Morris Benjamin +.
Beacher, NJ. II. Keller. John Roberts, Charles
Radziewicz Morgan Price, Albert Brown,
Benjamin X. Severn, William Stein, John c.
Boehm, A. u. Gable, d. II. Laudeman, T. T.
Williams, John Medals, Benjamin Richards,
William Krick, Moses Owens, T. r. Beddall,
John KEEPER, Joseph Kupchinski, Otto Carl,
William Daddow, Frank Gobrick John D.
Hassler, K. w. Stout, F. E. Magargle, Fred
Carl William Chemilifski, Benjamin Church
Jacob S. Williams, William G.. Gregory
Morgan S. Davis, Marshal Baugh William
T. Trezise, George F. Leitzel James
Heaton, Marshal Hughes, James S. Williams
T. r. Edwards, 7. J. Davis, Jacob Bamberger
Thomas Bells, Joseph RudnicBi, David Allen,
David Brown, Evan j. Davies.
Chairman Dengler made an address Of some
| length in which he expressed the hope that
every citizen would perform his duty in the
current campaign and in doing so act with
intelligence
Congressman Brumm was heartily ap-
lauded when introduced. He spoke for
about two hours and in that time gave a
most interesting and instructive address on
the financial question. His arguments were
clear and logical and the applause that fol-
lowed the conclusion showed that they had
been appreciated.
The speaker prefaced his address with a
statement bearing upon the meeting in
Minersville on Saturday night and denied
the reports that Senator Tillman scored a
victory over him in the joint debate. He
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vile, irrespective of party, decide whether
he did not wipe up the floor with Tillman.
This remark brought forth great applause and
loud cries of Good boy, Charlie" The Con-
gresham followed this up with sweeping
challenge. He said he had made repeated
endeavors to induce Watson F. Shepherd, the
Democratic candidate for Congress, to meet
him on the platform and his last challenge is
that he will meet Mr.. Shepherd, or any
person he may name as his representative,
providing Mr.. Shepherd will agree to hold
himself personally responsible for anything
the representative may say, and in that
challenge Senator Tillman is included.
At about this time man who was standing
in the rear part of the assemblage shouted,
I'VE will try to send a man to Congress who
will do what you never done, and no man be-
fore you"
Mr., Brumm promptly retorted, Keep on
trying, but you are not going to win
This occasioned another Out-burst of ap-
plause and more cries of Good boy Charlie"
During his address Mr.. Brumm concisely
and clearly defined his position on the silver
question as opposed TO the platform of the
silver party. He explained it by saying that
free and unlimited coinage of silver, as
advocated by the Bryan party, means that
any bullionist can take his silver to the mint,
though it is only worth 81 cents, and he can
there demand a dollar for it, which is worth
one hundred cents, and the bulliOnist gets
the benefit of the 40 cents excess in
value after the bullion has been coined. Mr..
Brumm believes in free coinage, but only
upon the condition that the government re-
tain the seigniorage or, in other words, the
difference between the actual value Of the
bullion and the value which is given it by
coinage. He cannot understand why the
bullionist should be given this seigniorage.
Mr. Brumm then showed why the seignior-
age plan was the best and first showed that
even the free silver people have admitted
that their plan is attended by chances of
failure. Mr.. Brumm made this point If
the bullion is coined as proposed by the free
silver people and if, after several million
dollars are turned out of the mints, the plan
proves failure, who is the loser2 The tax
payer is, of course because the bullionist has
received 100 cents for his 81 cents worth of
silver, and even if the plan should fail the
bullionist can't lose, because he can compel
the government to redeem the coin issued at
100 cents and the taxpayer will be compelled
to make up the deficit created by the insane
scheme of giving the bullionist 40 cents on
each 81 cents worth of silver coined, and for
no reason whatever
Under the seigniorage plan, Mr. Brumm
argued, such calamity can be avoided for
the reason that the government will buy the
silver from the bullionist at 81 or whatever
the market value may be at the time, In
this way the government, and not the
bullionist, will get the advantage of the
seigniorage. Should the plan fail the govern