The San Francisco call., 1896-10-26
Vituperative Assaults Made Upon
Colonel Ingersoll and Bourke
Cochran.
BOTH STYLED REPUDIATIoNIsTs
Voters Asked Not to Consider the
Youth of the Boy Orator OF
Nebraska.

CHICAGO, ILL, Oct. 25.-Hon Lafe
Pence of Colorado was the previously un-
announced speaker at largely attended
meeting of supporters of silver held at
Battery d this afternoon. Sam Small was
to have spoken, but owing toillness in his
family was unable to be presents
Mr.. Pence said this is the best campaign
he has ever known for Sunday meetings to
discuss the issues of the day, and claimed
that the Republicans had forced the con-
sideration of political matters on this day
of the week. He quoted a local paper as
having said the Republican party stood
for religion, morality and law and order.
As examples of these great principles, he
cited Bob Ingersoll for religion, w. c. P.
Breckenridge for morality and Herr Most
for law and order-all of these men beng
pronounced in their support of the Re-
publican party in this cam paign.
The speaker quoted IDgersoll's strong
Endorsement of bimetallism in the lec-
lures delivered in Colorado in 1898, when
no political campaign was on, and said
that. in view of his change of position this
year, he considered the colonel 1.-THE great
est repudiationist in the world" This,
however, was no new character, as years
Ego Colonel Ingersoll had repudiated
Moses and the prophets, the Apostles and
the Martyr, his Savior and his God, and
had now only reached the climax by re-
pudiating himself. Hearty and uproari-
Gus applause.l The wonder was that he
did not repudiate the silver dollar long
ago because it was inscribed 'In God We
Trust
Mr.. Pence then turned his attention to
Bourke Cochran, the mention of whose
name brought out misses and cries of He's
a rat"
He said New York had held the Democ-
racy of the country By the throat since
1868, nominating every Presidential can
didate since the war. This time the SOW
ereign people of the South and West had
declared it would select a man who would
fit the Dem ocratic platform it had adopted.
Now the New York democracy sends out
its leaders to disrupt the party. Quoting
Cockran's S famous speech in 1892 denounc-
ing the mugwumps, he. pronounced Cock
ran the attorney OF the mugwumps in this
campaign and thanked '-these men" for
their example. saying if they conld thus
easily shake off their party affiliations, so
could he and his Republican friends.
[6reat cheering and voice: PLENTY of
us mere.
"Who controls the Republican party 2'
he asked, and a shout went up: MARK
Hanna"
Referring to the youth of Mr. Bryan,
the speaker said it was enough that he
was as old as the fathers of the constitu-
tion considered necessary, and that he is
as old as Thomas Jefferson when he wrote
the Declaration of independence.
The position of the two great parties on
the currency question. as outlined in their
platforms of 1884, 1888, 1892 and the
present year, were reviewed, and the al
legged entire change of heart on the part
of the Republican party pointed out.
Referring to the past giories of the Re-
publican party, he related the story of q
snake which had got into an eagles nest
during the absence Of the latter, and ap-
piled to Mark Hanna the snakes reply to
the question how he got there: Il crawled
up" Cheers, and misses for Hanna.
He declared that Lincoln, the friend of
the masses. and Douglas would both be
for free coinage were they alive to-day,
but, alt is true their sons are against US
but the best of stock will run down."
A reference to Carnegie called forth an
other storm of Kisses. In conclusion Mr..
Pence con njured his hearers. when they go
to the polling booths, to remember their
wives and children, and to vote to protect
their interests.
Charles Thomas of Colorado and Judge
Fleming of Kentucky also spoke.