The sun., 1896-10-16
GERMANS NO BRYANITES.
Il COMPREHENSIVE CHEERS FOR
THE UyDISHONORED FLAG.


Others Spenk-I.-ttrrs from Schurz, Ot-
tendorfrr, and i~,Nitt-Mr. Hewitt on tho
Insane Folly OF the Chicago Platform.
Patriotic Americans of German birth or de.
scent crowded Cooper Union last night and
cheered speakers who spoke in German for tho
cause OF sound money and against repmdiation.
Edward Crosse opened the meeting by intro
ducinx William Steinway AS tho Chairman.
Mr. Steinway made n brief speech. In the course
of which he reused cheers by quoting Schiller's
famous line. Nichtwurtig ist die Nation die
nicht ihr Allies sctzt an ihre Ehre tcontempt-
lle is the nation that would not risk its all for
its honor.
ut is confidently expected" said he, that
we will emphasize the words of our immortal
poet in mistaken tones tonight and that
will find this most fitting occasion to testify
our undying loyalty to theSand Of our adoption.
1t would be foolish to deny that we are
fronted with crisis which threatens our very
existence as n great and honored nation. In
deed we have already approached the danger
line and the problem stares us in the face
whether the people of this country by means Of
infammatory appeals to class prejudice and by
bold assertions without a show of argument.
could be easily deceived as to declare for
commercial ruin and reputation.
How common sense can be SO far imposed
upon as to make the wage-earper for instance.
believe that his interests can be otherwise than
injured by unlimited 81 YER coinage. pas-eS all
comprehension. Our adversaries have had this
question pressed upon them over and over again.
and II yet remains unanswered and evaded. and
deem Il necessary to GO over the held of discus
sion OF this all-mportant subject, as happily we
any reasonable person than an honest dollar
shows the door to reputation and national dis
Following Mr. steinway's speech letters of
regret from Carl Schurz and Oswald Often
ion aha HinriChs National nAmO-
| cratic candidate Tor Lieutenant Governor, and
| William 5. Frankenbach.
| EN-Mayor Hewitt sent letter in the course
| 1T is inconceivable to me that proposition
| to give the wage Garner a dollar only half as
! valuable as the dollar which he now receives
| should be seriously pre- posed or entertained.
/ dence when it is based upon the declaration
that the authors have the interest OF the wage
| wage. earning class The poor mans dollar
is the one which will buy the most things which
family. i"Th The rich mans dollar T would be dol.
lar which would purchase labor at the least
1.-THE platform of the Chicago Convention is
in effect decaralton OF war @ upon the Constitu-
| poses to overthrow the Constitution by fragrant
attack upon justice. liberty. and property. tho
its formation"
| Mr.. Hewitt also said In his letter:
this city having endorse the Chicago plat.
form have recommended their members 10 vote
hend M d. upon o What theory - this I action ct % has
these the" orssnizations have % been % ensased D IN
They have succeeded to u degree which is as
marknhle as it is crafty ing. Yet in the face OF
their success c IN mainsripE ma the highest grade
! part of the world. they deliberately approve u
+ policy which would cut down the pure hasng
Substitution ,, of tifty.eent dollar .for ope
other words they deliberately propose to undo
the work of half century of sacrince. OF suffer
inc. and even or martyrdom. in order to try tho
experiment of cheap dollar in the face OF
wage earners. resulting from the the deprecia. %o
tion OF the money in which they are
% DrG ai of Which the
explained or understood. For the first time in
the history of mankind the question OF tho
termned and regulated. is TO be submitted to
universal suffrage. The question will be de-
cded by the votes of those who depend upon
cut down their earnings one-half is
sition shows the estimate in which they are held
by Bryan and his followers. If. however. the
Chicago platform should by any possibility be
endorsed by the people, in order 10 give il effect
Congress would be compelled to abolish the
law OF supply and demand and by some
in the natural capacity of men-physical.
mental. and spiritual-which have been the
source OF all progress and the parent of civIza.
and madmen. and will never by their votes ap.
prove of the vile and destructive doctrines
which one hundred years ago culminate in the
horrors of the French revolution and plunged
social order"
as treason and the ight for free silver as n bat
tie for dishonor, and calling upon all German
money. The meeting was organized by tho Ger.
mnn-American Sound-money League.