The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-23
MONSTER MEETING
IN CARBONDALE
Congressman Stone and A. J. C0lbOrn
We're the Speakers.
OPERA HOUSE COULD HOLD NO MORE
Immense Crowd and the Greatest
Chairman kimbail
Said 1t Was the Greatest Political
Gathering Ever Seen in That CITY.
Cheers for County Ticket and John
+. Reynolds, the Legislative Can.
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Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Carbondale, Oct. 22.-Tonights Re-
publican rally In the opera house was
described by the chairman, George S.
Nimball, in his opening remarks, as the
greatest political gathering ever held
IN the city of Carbondale. And it was
TOO. The speeches, the enthusiasm and
the immensity of the audience sub
stantiates in every way the sweeping
statement.
Hon. w. A. Stone, congressman from
the Allegheny district, and A. ]. Col
porh' Scrantons gifted young orator,
We're the speakers. Mr.. Stone was first
introduced. He said in part:
Il feel we have great duty to per-
form. The occasion demands the up
rising OF just such a stamp of men as
those that took the noble work of 1861
in hand.
Il want to call your attention to the
campaign of 1892, when the Democrats
tod us that all we needed to secure good
times was free trade. Then the Repub-
leans helped the Democrats to elect
Cleveland. This year the Democrats
VIII help the Republicans to elect Nc
kinley. We do not want any more
free trade in this country. We do not
want free silver because we cannot have
tree silver without free trade. We have
tried the free trade cursts for four
years. We are too sick and weak to
stand second dose of their bad last
ing medicines. Four years ago this
country was prosperous. 1t was never
so prosperous before. But we wanted
To improve it. We know the result.
Men out of work-cared for by charity,
all the outcome of the working of the.
Wilson tariff bill.
I'VE are now on the eve of the cleo
ton. You are to decide whether we are
10 continue under the present ruinous
tarin measure or whether we are to
nave Il return to the Mckinley bill and
prosperity. We have every advantage
IN this country in the matter of pro-
duction over all the other coutries of the
world. Foreign nations with cheaper
labor only can compete with us.
protective tariff is the only hope of
Keeping our wages from descending to
the plane of that of foreign countries.
The proposition 10 have two none
tary standards IL an absurdity and il
~ equally absurd to say that the gov
ernment can fix the value Of a silver
dollar, by merely stamping it "a dol
lar The law of supply and demand
regulates the price of every cummo-
dity and when there is an oyer-pro-
duction prices fall. Repeat the law OF
supply and demand and then the free
siverites PROPOSITIONS may receive
some consideration. Until it il re-
peated, it will continue to control the
price of silver and every other pro-
duet. We want but one standard and
correct measure. You cannot have two
stanards."
Mr.. COlborn was next introduced. and
was most enthusiastically received.
During his speech he was often com
PEELED to pause on account of the cheer
ing. After an eloquent treatment of the
vital questions of the campaign he re-
ferred to the county ticket. and as
| each name was mentioned there was
| hurst of applause that fairly shook
the building.
Chairman Kimbal also occasioned a
storm of applause bW his mention OF
the name of John +. Reynolds, the
legislative candidate in the Fourth dis
trict. The meeting closed with three
rousing cheers for the speakers and
the candidates,