Evening journal., 1896-10-03
C0LvIN AND SMITH TALK
Issues of the Day Discussed
at Night.
GOLD AND SILVER CHORDS STRUCK


NEW YORK's STATE TREASURER
AND ONE OF PHILADELPHIA's
LEADING EDITORS ADDRESSED
AN AUDITORIUM MEETING LAST
EVENING. WILLIAM s. HILLEs
PRESIDED.
There was an enthusiastic Repubh-
can meeting at the Auditorium last
evening the speakers being Hon.
Charles Emory Smith. OF Philadelphia,
and State Treasurer Addison b. Colyln,
of New York William S. Hilles pre-
sided Hyatts Military Band and q
chorus of fifty voices, with Il. L. Muhl-
hausen as organist, and II. f. Pickles
as leader, furnished the music OF the
evening
Mr.. Colvin was the first speaker. He
said among other things:
This is the most important cam
paign since the period OF the eman-
cipation, when the noble Lincoln, des-
tiny twin to Washington, made his
mark upon history. The idea that this
was to be a campaign of wind, where
It takes sixteen words to express one
idea has been dispeled.
"The safeguard OF this or any other
nation is the young men.
Young men are wanted who will
never beat a retreat. A ship OF state
with 16 to / means but a dark and
dreary voyage In the days OF Wash
ington who would not have been a Con-
tinental? When the late war broke out
what young man was not proud to
fight for his principles? Where Is there
young man who Is not willing to be
enrolled under the banner of those
great leaders-McKinley and Hobart?
In the Republican platform there Is
not q shadow OF doubt. II declares for
that lmperishable system OF protection;
Il declares for a dollar which shall be
worth 100 cents in every quarter of the
globe: that the old soldier shall not be
paid in n deprecated currency; that
the debts of this country shall be paid
in the best money-gold; that America
shall not be Mexicanized. The party,
In addition to this, presents matchless
candidates. On one side Is gold dust;
on the other saw dust; on the one side
gold bugs; on the other humbugs. Mr..
Bryan placed upon the brow OF the
American workingman the Wilson bill,
and on his trousers large-sized patch.
He closed byreferring to themembers
Of the G.. A. II. He asked them whom
they desired to have for president,
T Bryan. who rode through Chicago
under an arch made of the red flag OF
3 anarchy or William Mckinley, who
barred his breast with other loyal men
G TO the fusilade of bullets that the coun-.
try might be free and old glory wave
e forever.
Mr.. Smith followed Mr.. colvin He
said
In this campaign the greatest crisis
arises which has ever been experienced
in this country in time OF peace. Not
even 1860, portentous as It was, was
equal TO this one. The most momentous
.. and far-reaching consequences depend
upon this election If II be decided one
way we plunge into perils which no one
can measure. II decided the other way
we enter upon a season of sunshine
which will dispel the dangers which
, threaten u.s. Party differences sink into
: insignificance. IL is not a question of
, party, but OF patriotism when the forces
! OF anarchy and reputation are directed
against the government. Il is time for
. all patriots to stand for national honor.
Tens of thousands of Democrats are
standing with the Republicans in the
defence of the government" He was
glad TO stand on the same platform
where stood Senator Gray. demanding
sound money. He also alluded to having
stood upon the same platform with
= William NJ Singerly and talked for
L sound money.
Z III free silver coinage was provided
= Il would drive out gold The cheaper
s metal under such circumstances will
always drive out the better metal.
Bryan said that silver would reach
J, $129 an ounce He had to say so be-
cause under no other condition could
the two metals circulate side by side
and unless silver did reach such value
It would be reputation otherwise. Yet
d he said he was in favor OF cheap dol
d lars for debtors and producers. One Of
e two things must follow the free coin
age of silver Either the price of sill
q yer must raise or we go to a silver basis
q alone. The same story of the rise in
a the price in silver was told when the
silver purchasing act was passed.
Silver then sold at "A cents an ounce.
Within a few months the price fell to
y 70 cents, and has been falling ever
= since. At that time India was also
l. using almost as much silver as the
d United States.
:, ut has been said that debtors would
y be benefited. The Indebtedness OF this
country is twenty-five billions of dol
q lars. Six billions of this is in mort
"a cages, and one billion is in mortgages
on farms. One-fourth Of this amount
is held by savings banks as security for
> their depositors Much Of the re-
= mainder is owned by city and Other
y governments The debtors are the poo
4 pie and all would be hurt by this fall
~ in the purchasing power of dollars. II
!. has been declared that we ought 70 de-
clare ourselves commercially independ-
ent Of the old country. The speaker
d said that he was for every true Ameri-
can doctrine. but he recognized that
Of this country could not override the
8 laws of nature or the laws Of trade
e. After "The Star Spangled Banner
n- had been sung the meeting adjourned
- THE WATCHES RECOVERED.
: The safe of A. e. Williamson, the de-
- faulting ieweler who disappeared last