The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-23
MIR. INGALLS, SPEAKS.
He Is Greeted BY Large Audience al
the Academy Of MuSlC.
SLIGHTING MENTION or BRYAN KISSED
The Hiatory OF Money Como Into
and Many Things Explained
According tn the Logic of FIR. In.
sniis-The speech of MIR. W. fs.
White -.Thc Band Play Ell pixies

Mr.. NJ. E. Ingalls,, President OF the
chesapeake and Ohio railroad spoke at
the Academy of Music last night TO an
audience which filled the house, and
which Is estimated at 1,SOO persons, In
cludinE quite a number of ladies, appa-
tently as much Interested In the money
question as their masculine friends.
Mr.. ingalls, arrived over the Chesa-
peake and Ohio at y. M. coming down
in ms private car in company with
General Manager Stevens, of the Chesa-
peake ana Ohio, and Division Supetin-
tendent Doyle. Judge Tenney, of New
York, was upon the same train, but
only In tho capacity of n regular pni-
senger. Arriving in the city, Mr.. Ingalls,
was driven TO the residence of Mr.. e.
st John. vice president and general
manager OF the Seaboard Air Line sys-
ten Of railroads. There he took supper,
reaching the Academy at $40 O'Clock.
ana coming upon The stage five minutes
later with Mr.. w. II. White, president
of the Sound Money League of Norfolk.
who presided over the meeting. The
advent OF Mr.. ingalls, was heartily APP
plauded.
Among those on the stage were MIR. ID.
Mccormick, chairman or the National
Democratic District Executive Commit
tee; Judge l.. r. Watts and Mr.. Good
rich iatton. OF Portsmouth; Messts. w.
Ur, General V. ID. Groncr, j. Tredell
Jenkins, Charles o. Haines, General E.
st John. Barton Myess, j. w. Perry.
G. ii. Williams. d. Lowenbere, j. L.
winston, II. u. Brooke, r. C. Byrd, in
fact all of the members of the Executive
Committee OF the Sound Money League.
and number of other prominent sound
money men
The Naval Post Band came over about
z o'clock and discourscd eioquently for
n sf.t Il, T. a n
and rendered several selections.
Mr.. White introduced the speaker In
the following words:
Ladies and Gentlemen-You are as
Sem bled Tonight under the auspices Of
the Sound Money League of Norfolk
While its name properly proclnims .Is
object. IL may not be amlss briefly to de-
inc its purposes. IL promoters are par
tisans OF no political party They are
neither 0fiice-holders nor Office seekers
so true is this that they have declined to
even expose themselves to the charge
OF being AN annex to either of the politi-
cal party opposed to free silver They
feel that they can best promote the
cause of sound money by maintaining
q separate and independent organiza-
In q word, they are earnest men. SIN
ceyely convinced that no greater misfor-
tune can befall the best interests OF this
country than the infiiction upon 1t of
un:ound and debased currency. They
believe that there can be no prosperity
without confidence, and no such con
fidence while a war Is being Yaeed
against The standard of values. and
while the foundations of society are
being assaiied. Certainty in the measure.
OF mercantile values is essential 10 busi-
ness. Uncertainty leads to commercial
stagnatlon They therefore view with
profound concern the effort being made
10 substitute All inferior and debased
currency.
They believe that 1t WILL If success
ful, not only arrest the onward prorre-s
of American industry, but disturb if
not destroy confidence at home and
abroad In lhe success of our free form
of government.
They further believe, and in spite of
ne gihes OF the advocates of free silver.
that no member OF society is more deep
Is interested in behalf of sound money
than the laborer
The members of this league claim no
originality for these views Indeed h.
IS one OF their purposes TO show that
from the earliest days of the Republic
they have been entertained by the pa
triots and thinkers of Ehe country.
Nearly sixty years ago, when q sinl-
lar efor: was being made to array the
masses against capital, the poor against
the rich that marvel of human intaIli,
gcnce, thal profound student OF f,i,rnan
nature. and of our government. Daniel
Webster. in impassioned words, declared
that:
Whoever attempts under whateve,
popular cry To shake the stability of the
public currency. bring on distress in
money matters. and drive the country
into the use OF debased money. stabs
your interest to the heart.
sir" said he. "the very man of al,
others who has the deepest interest i'm
sound currency, and who suffers most
by m!schievous legislation in money
matters l. ,.he man who earns his daiiv
bread by his daily toll"
Finally he adds:
And whoever has the wickedness ia
conceive, ana the hardfood to ayow q
purpose 10 break down what has been
found in forty years experience. essen
tial to the protection of all interests by
ar:ayinS one class against another. and
by acting on such 81 principle as that the
poor always hate the rich shows himself
the reckless enemy OF all. An enemy
10 his whole country, to all classes. and
ia every man in it, he deserves 10 he
marked especially as the poor mans
curse -
am particularly pleas sed ladies' ana
gentlemen. 10 be able to Introduce 10
you tonight a gentleman who is nnf,
mated by the sentiments and principle.
| have just referred TO. a gentlenisns
whose entire energies lave FOR the past
few years been devoted to the Develop
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