The herald., 1896-08-15
FOR BRYAN AND SILVER
Another Rousing Meeting
Last Evening
THE ROOM CROWDED TO THE DOORS
Hundreds Unable to Gain Ad-
mittanCe
ENTHUSIASM INCREASING
Democrats, PopuIists and Republicans
Meet on a Common Platform
Feavy Aceessions to the Ranks Of the Free
Silver Advocates
An Eloquent AddressIby Aristo necrimmcn.
He Tells Why All Good Citizens Should
Align Themselves on the Side
NJ ths Whifs efnI
Democrats, PopuIists and Republicans
Meet on a Common Platform
Feavy Accessions to the Ranks Of the Free
Silver Advocates
An Eloquent AddressIby Arlstc Hccrimmcn.
He Tells Why All Good Citizens Should
Align Themselves on the Side
Of the White Metal

The Bryan Silver club met last even
ing in Judge Morrison's court room, in
the city hall, with Moye G.. Norton, pres
ident of the club. in the chair The room
was filed with silverites, at the ratio
or 16 to l. without foreign intervention.
This is a live club and means business
during the coming campaign. 1t now
numbers $500 members.
In the absence of the regular secretary
e. ]. Bacon was delegated by President
Norton to perform his duties.
Before proceeding to business the desk
in front of the chairman was crowded
with those desirous of enrolling their
names. One noticeable feature on the
blanks enrolling the names was the label
of the Typograp phical union directly un
derneath the words, 1.-THE Bryan Silver
club
This club meets every Tuesday even
ing, and until permanent headquarters
are secured the announcement of meet
ings will be made in the Los Angeles
Herald. The only pledge eXacted of the
members is to support the cause of silver
and Hon. w. ]. Bryan, it's champion.
for president.
After the reading of the minutes by
Secretary Bacon, committees were called
upon to report. The committee on mu
sic reported progress, and Mr. Miller
was added to the committee.
The report on membership showed
1854 names enrolled, including 146 new
names since the last meeting.
An autograph letter from William J.
Bryan was read which has been pub
lished in The Herald.
The first speaker to address the club
AT14. ~ 1N.,... nj.
The speaker confined his remarks to
the financial question, and was frequent
1y interrupted with applause.
Mr.. McCrirnmon said in part
You are engaged in a laudable work
California is classed as debatable terri
tory. It's votes are needed and shall be
placed in the Bryan and Sewall list, but
the opposition hope to see them set
down in the Mckinley column. ! believe
the prospects of carrying this state for
the cause of silver are even more than
favorable. The Republican party of
California, in state convention assem-
bled. has declared itself in favor of the
free and unlimited coinage of silver at
the legal ratio of 16 to l. The Populists
are in favor of the same thing They
have always been in favor of it. The
Democrats of this state are unreserved-
ly and unequivocally i'll favor of it. and
many of our Prohibition friends are
aligning themselves with the silver
forces under the banner of Bryan and
Sewall
1t would seem. therefore, that as far a s
California is concerned, there is q pref
ty fair prospect of our being able to
make the election of the silver cand1-
datesal most or quite unanimous. But we
must not deceive ourselves as to the
character and strength of the opposi-
ton. The forces of godocracy will make
an attempt to carry this state which Will
be unrelenting and determined. and
which will scruple at nothing that may
be deemed necessary to accomplish their
object
The friends of silver, therefore. must
be active, and ViGilant, and tireless
working in all legitimate ways to pre-
sent the real issues of the campaign TO
the people i'll their true light. '~
If the real issues of the campaign can
be presented to the people in their true
light we can be absolutely certain of
success.
This is not campaign between the
Democratic party and the Republican
party. Nor is it solely a campaign of
silver and bmetallism aganst the single
gold standard and monometallism But
1t is a campaign to determine whether
or not the people of this country are free
to legislate for themselves 1t is a cam
try is at liberty to establish its own
financial system upon the broad basis
upon which it stood prior to 1873, or is
yet subject TO the domination Of Eng
land and must wait for the permission
of England before 1t proceeds to grant
its people the relief which they demand
and free them from the CALLING chains
of oppression which the Shylocks Of
Lombard street aud their minions of
Wall street have welded upon them.
This is a campaign between the peo-
pie on the one hand aud their oppress-
ors on the other. And dependent upon
the issues Of this campaign is the dues-
tion as to whether Republican institu-
tons are to be preserved in free America
or a plutocratic despotism is to be es-
tablished upon the ruins. Of our govern
ment. 1t is indeed q struggle between
the powers of progression and the pow
ers of retcoeression, between the powers
of light and the powers Of darkness.
And we must welcome to our ranks all
who would aid Us in this contest
Most cordially must we welcome those
true and loyal Republicans who resent
the manifest dictation of the powers of
Wall street in the last convention of
the Republican party, and who refuse
to yield Obedience TO the mandate of that
Shylock ridden crowd. That crowd
may claim the name, and may naSultcr-
,
but it is no longer like the Republican
party OF old. The present organization
can lay no claim To lac called the party Of
freedom. it lacks much of being the
party Of progressive Americanism.
1t is no longer the party Of Lincoln and
OF Seward, of Con<ling and of Blaine. 1r
of Teller. It's old-tme leaders would not
recognize its platform as being Eepuh-
lican declaration of principles. Its prat-
ing about waiting for the consent IF
other na tons before it would dare to at
tempt the restoration uf that bimetai-
lism which it pretends - favor would
sound strangely in their ears 1t sound
ed so strange 10 Senator Teller that h,
could not reooenize it as being an eXem-
plification Of Republican principles, aud
he refused to accept il as such
And it is a significant fact that the
last of the old time Abraham Lincoln
Republicans Withdrew from the party
when Henry NJ. Teller walked out %
the st. Louis convention. It's abject and
SubSerYient cringing to English infiu-