New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-19
AT THE TRAVELLERS LEAGUE.
MEYER JONAsSON MAKES STIRRING
SPEECH on CLOAKMAKERS DAY.


SPEECH on CLOAKMAKERs' DAY.
II was cloakmakers day at the MONDAY meeting
OF the Commercial Travellers Sound Money League
Yesterday held al Prnce-st. and Broadway. There
were about 1900 people present when John IL.
Black president OF the Commercial Travellers
League Clubs of the United States. called the meet
ing TO order and introduced Meyer Johnson. the
cloak Manufacturer as the chairman OF the meet.
ing Mr. Jonasson has been lifelong Democrat
and hitherto always supported the Democratic cam
didate for President He said:
thank you for the honor conferred on me TO
preside at this meeting. Your committee has So.
lected me because to-day Is cloak manutacturels
ddy OF the Sound Money League Seeing tns IN.
dustry largely represented mere. am cohnutn.
they will properly express themselves on the great
either Democratic or Republican parties. We come
here business men, as patriots ana as advocates
people OF this country at all times mean honest
money for honest work
this city have always come noby forward when
great public questions have arisen. ! recolect
when. under the leadership OF General Porter the
different trades Of this city were organized 10 con-
tribute toward the expenses OF building ne toIhp
L. : Grant that the committee OF the
cloak manufacturers. and my associates and myseH
what our branch OF business had done. Every
where we found willing hands and open purses.
nave always been a strong believer III the youmS
element / will on account of advancing years
soon become back number. glad to be Put on me
around me here to-day speak volumes, and assure
me that the high position which the CLOAK trade mas
always held will be Kept ana improved !" ''e
Now. regarding this great monetary question
which presents itself | have always wondered that
such a question should come up among an lh.ti-
llgent and enlightened people. Ine arg si ms
iH oi taceS T nard Mr Brvsn speak AT Madison
Square Garden pointing to the outflow OF gold from
this country which then took place. but whicn mas
rpfi tn
us look TO the present outflow Of gold, which may
II the American people send their gold abroad they
it willingly, and th.y get something PACK III Is
turn which they would rather have than their gold
and II persons get what they want they generalF
have the best OF the bargain, and no reason 10
raiority II Mr. Brown me Sl,eh and ! ask
him return it ne may be ever so strained LOT
bankrupt. Does he pay Il back wiilinslyo think
NOT and Il he has paid It back to me does ne get
than the 81 600 M paid me? Not by a long shot;
He gets back the note he gave me-his cancelled
Let US go to facts Correct figures are always
considered tho best proof Of facts Statistics show
MS that the English popua don Is 49, people to the
square mile: France has AS. Germany l25 and the
Taking into consideration that there is great
amount OF land in this country which II i difficult
great resources are developed. To develop the
other two-thirds would require The credit and me
credit? can we get their money? Can We keep
it, unless we pronounce TO me ent s %Tria ad
bocs' ~ th"m in the form of a sound good dollar?
II is not sufficient that we carry the Day oil erc
next. by an Overwhelming majority. that ior me
No OF s fnS ar n % doubt on the in
,egrity and honesty Of the American people.
The other speakers were Congressman Serene F.
PAYNE. Samuel J. Randall and Freeman f. Hudde.
y
RELLAMY STORER TO DRYGOODS MEN.
HE DECLARES THAT COMMON SENSE MUST RULE
IN THIS CAMPAIGN
The MONDAY mass-meeting under tho auspices
Of the Wholesale Dry woods Republican 'luD, AT NO
$50 Broadway. yesterday was presided over py
President Fuller There was large attendance
and much enthusiasm The meeting was opened
with the singing Of the campaign song me Ne"
Dollar" 70 the air The New Bully Inc choruS
is
When 7 walked dat Garden round. round round
was looking for dat dollar IT can't be founH.
The first speaker was ex-ConSressih"h hei'"'''
storer. Of Ohio. who said that he did not wish to
introduce new idea in financial all"'lS ~
sired that the present standard-the gold standard
be maintained A gold dollar was worth 100
cants ANYWHERE he said and h. believed that the
free coinage Of silver. If carried into effect WOULD
cause financial and business disaster all over the
country 4 silver standard might benefit some OF
rho Wall Street gamblers. he added. but how ABOUT
the farmers the mechanics and the great MASSES
NJ the peoplee Could the great majority OF the
industrial and business masses afford TO nave
me. r,,io Mr. Storer declared that the Bryan
men we're not honest. that they knew better "hrl
fhey advocated the free coinage Of smr'', r~a,
Sforer said that Senator Stewart had mao s irdI
,,,ls+ak. I'M an alleged explanation or the SILVER
nuesfiou The people could not be misieu mo n'''
belief that a short dollar i good enough 10Y any
Dog W r Moore. Of Memphis. Tenn. and John Fl.
Littlefeld also spoke