Evening journal., 1896-10-27
WHY WOULDN'T IT DC I?
Congressman Turner Advances
Some Strong Arguments
FOR FREE COINAGE OF SILVER

III 1 In II lNAANNb ilBllD / III wv
METALS TOGETHER WHEN
NEARLY ALL EUROPE HAD DE-
MCNETIZED GOLD-WHY CAN'T
GREAT AMERICA DO A SIMILAR
ACT?-OTHER BRIGHTsPEECHEs
The Democrats Of New Castles four
election districts crowded into the
Opera House last evening at the first
Democratic mass meeting Of the cam
paign Before o'clock, however, there
was street parade from the Opera
House out to the West End Club and
the railroad station and return. When
the procession came in Delaware street
it reached nearly three squares. Head
ing the men were one black and six
teen white boys carrying a large flag.
James B. IOmon called the meeting
to order and presented John II. Rod
ney as presiding officer On the stage
were Charles H. Turner, the New
York ice king; II. r. Cochran, Jr, of
Middletown; S. S. Adams, of Whining
ton; Chairman McGrory, of the New
Castle Hundred Executive Committee;
Candidates James B. Toman. John j.
Sheridan, William b. Mccoy, Henry M.
White, Samuel 4. Landers and the six
teen white boys to one black boy
William Wright. The stage was very
prettily trimmed with ivy evergreen
and bright flowers.
Mr. Rodney said in part: Fellow
citizens, this is the first time in this
remarkable campaign that | have been
called upon TO open Democratic meet
ing it having been always left to other
and more able men. But ] say to you,
people Of New Castle, that Il gives me
pleasure TO preside at this meeting
This has been a memorable campaign,
but in another week all will be called
upon to do more than listen. 1t is not
our aim in this campaign to array the
masses against the classes.
SOME TRAITORS TO DEMOCRACY
After reviewing the action Of the
Democratic convention at Chicago. we
are compelled to admit that there has
been treason In the Democratic party
But this treason will never succeed.
Every man who has the true interest
of his country at heart must know
that there has been treason. You all
know that a body of troops well organ
lied can be more effective than a body
of troops led by contending and in
efficient officers.
"These leaders bearing a false ban
ner can do nothing Our grand flag
bearer, William J. Bryan Cloud ap-
plause), has talked through this entire
camuaign-from the East 20 the West
aud has not been called upon to re-
/ tract one statement made in this whole
period. It Is not my intention to take
/ your time tonight, and as it becomes
my duty, 1 will introduce to you Hon.
! Charles G.. Turner, of New York"
Mr.. Turner spoke for an hour and a
/ half saying in part:
We've had twenty years OF peace
with no burdensome standing army,
/ twenty years without pestilence Of
( famine. twenty years of the greatest
production ever known, and at the end
of It all we are in dire distress. Now
/ all this Is the result of an economic
/ law that all have agreed on until this
/ year. What fixes the value of wheat
but the supply OF it? The same with
money
"The same sort of citizens who to-
day represent the English banking in-
terests in their howl against silver
/ tried to demOnetize gold in 1860. They
] nNiU NMAN OMAMh W AAA1 Ui0NuAAANN H0AA
mines of Australia, in order to keep the
gold from flowing in and unsettiine
values. they must shut out gold. AS q
result Holland, Germany and Austro-
Hungary demonetized IL. France alone
held it and silver on parity and will
only thirty millions Oh people, held the
two metals equal. And you tell me
that this nation. with her seventy mil
lion people and immense resources
could not do the same thing. The onl,
man who tells you we can't is the fel
low who has the dollar and knows yol
have it to get.
MKINLEY WANTED MORE SILVER
"In 1890. they felt the need of NOR
money and modified the Bland-Allisoi
act. so that gave us instead of $4,000,
600 of silver at that time, S54,OOO,O 900
year. | was a member of the Hous
that passed that act, and, while con
sidering IL, a distinguished man arcs
and said we must have these thirt
millions more silver to open up on
factories and give more money to Tia
workmen. The man who said that wa
William Mckinley, an Ohio gentleman
then in possession of his mind, an
Hanna was unknown in politics.
NOW with growing pOpuldllOh' III
creasing our population swo millions
year. we need more money every yea
Would the same amount of shoes III,
supplied siXty-five millions of peopl
now do for seventy millions? Yet tn;
Is practically what the gold bug orator
are trying to cram down your throat
They talk about an experiment
silver. We have had horrible eXper
mtnt for several years on gold, an
I've had enough of it and am ready
experiment en- something else, aren
you2
BENEFITS OF FREE COINAGE.
Now, what will free coinage d'
It will first stop falling prices; pric
would not double. because the mon'
: supply would not be doubled for on
Ave and twenty years, it would raj
IN the prices gradually. but surely; 1t W
IN benefit the workingman, because VIII
% their farming is prosperous they q
6e buy implements, clothing, new bull
or ings and pleasure. After all our farme
he make up 40 per cent of our populatic