New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-06
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SOME THINGS THAT IRRITATE THE
FREE-SILVER AGITATORS.
AMOS cuMMINGs's STORIES AND EX-GOVERNOR
FLOWERS ARGUMENTS CHARACTERISTICS
OF BLAND AND BOIES-ECKELS AND
TIIL,MAN AS TYPEs-BOIEs IN


OF BLAND AND BoIEs-EcKELs AND
TILIMAN AS TYPEs-BoIEs IN
TIE HAY FIELD.
fpY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUsE.1
Chicago July S. The attitude Of the sound
money men from the East Is nothing " not onen-
sive to the silver fanatics. Much OF the taiH IN
dulged In by the latter Is no DOUBT uhreasohao'e,
at the same time Il illustrates the herce hatreu
which many Southern and Western men entertain
toward New York. In some way or other the silver
men have become possessed or the ldea tha' the
Eastern men have gone about for weeks Boosting or
their ability TO buy up the whole Convention In
the feverlsh condition OF their minds the s"Ver
cranks are ready believe anything and everything
they hear II IL difficult for them to discriminate
When they read. FOR instance. an anecdote Ike the
following. which Amos Cummings retaiis to cnoice
circle OF admirng friends. 1t can easily be under
stood why their Ire Is aroused. The correspondent
OF The Tribune repeats IT, not only because he Is
mindful OF the sacred duty OF promoting Demo-
cratic harmony" but because the story Is really
good. Cummings tells It OF Ike" Hill. the Demo-
cratic assistant sergeant-at-arms OF the House OF
Representatives.
zone time" says Cummings. Ike was dele
Kate TO an Ohio convention. I do not recall which
convention 1t or what was the issue but Ike
was with the struggling masses, who had selected
a vast ma jor.ty OF rhe delegates. In the early
stages of the convention Ike was almost
aggressive He jeered al the 'goldbugs OF the con-
vention and predicted all sorts OF disasters TO the
abashed and humble opposition was reporting the
convention and Ike was my most prolihc source OF
information. The day before the ballotng began
Ike was troubled / noticed it. and inquired as TO
the cause OF much gloom. by gosh. said Ike
with tears in his eyes. they'll buy us yet the
worst fears Of Ike were realized and he went back
to his constituents saddened and einbittered man
These silver fellows are In panic Tor rear some
body will buy them yet, and Ike famous char
In history are anxiousy waiting Tor the reign
Of corruption to set in. -
10 having paraded before them In print ard speech
Can one blame them for getting hot under the col
lar and using profane language?
Scarcely less discreet Is the line OF argument pur
sued by such men az Roswell p Flower. VINO
blandly buttonholes some wild silver yahoo and
tells him: you fellows don't know anything about
finance; YOU are farmers We In the East were
brought up In business ways. and you ought 10
trust 10 us TO get the country out OF It's present
troubles" Neither Is a shirt front carefuily De-
sprinkIed with tobacco Juice wise step preliminary
"a carving the war into silver Africa: The av-
eraga slverite may possess unreasonnY faith In the
new shbboeth OF his party but he Is not fool enough
not 10 see at through the diaphanous trlcK OF
the ex -Coyernor Of New-York II Is these maEoeu-
vres which are reported TO have made Mr. Hill very
"tired and 10 have caused him to remark this
morning 70 an intimate friend: Flower thinks he Is
great but he is something else.