The herald., 1896-07-14
HOT DEMOCRATIC SHOT.
Fired at Different Points
in the City
CAMPAIGN OPENS WITH A BOOM
Republicans Join Democrats in
Making Speeches
THE BRYAN SILVER CLUB
Successfully Launched Last Night With
Very Heavy Roll
The Ratification Rally Will Take Place on
Saturday, July Is
Large and Enthusiastic Meeting Of the East
Side Democratic Free Silver CIub-The
Opening Guns Of a Lively Sea.
THE BRYAN SILVER CLUE
Successfully Launched Last Night With
Very Heavy Roll
The Ratification Rally Will Take Place o
Saturday, July Is
Large and Enthusiastic Meeting Of the East
Side Democratic Free Silver CIub-The
Opening Guns Of q Lively Sea.
son-Under the STANDARD
The first shot in the coming campaign

was III GU last HlSnl.
In the law offices of Moye G. Norton,
Esq. number of prominent citizens
| met to organize the Bryan Silver club.
The meeting having elected Mr.. Nor
ton to the chair, proceeded to business
| and elected the following permanent
officers:
President, Moye G.. Norton; vice pres
ident, George S. Wilson; treasurer, j. H.
Foley; secretary, Ralph Dominguez; as
sistant secretary, James P. Montgom-
cry; sergeant alarms, T. Donohue.
The following gentlemen appear on
the list of honorary vice presidents:
Senator Stephen M. White, Gen. John
stone Jones, George S. Patton, Willough
by Cole, Gen. Zach Montgomery, Col.
Messmore, F. NJ. Nickel, M. p. Schneider,
j. w. Bartell, Hon. r. F. Del Vale, Gen.
c. F. Last Telfair Creighton, Martin
C. Marsh, John Chancellor j. Marion
Brooks, T. +. Savage, w. l. N. Cochrane.
A. McCrimmon. E. D. Young, w. r.
Burke, II. p. Wilson, H. T. Christian, H.
L. Montgomery, Henry w. Patton and
Joseph Mesmer.
There are already 500 names on the
roll of the club, and it starts out with
assurance of rapid increase.
Formal organization having been COM
pleted, speeches were in order and they
We're couched in no uncertain language.
Gen. Zach Montgomery was first called
to the floor and made redhot address
Briefly alluding to the verbal filings at
the Democratic nominee for president,
on account of his age, the speaker ad-
verted to the fact that Alexander the
Great at the triumphal point of his
career was only "a years old. Mention
in pt ba1 in, ic
country who were young in years, the
speaker provoked enthusiasm by men
tioning the name of Thomas Jefferson,
who was only SO years old when he pen
ned the immortal document the Declar-
alton of Independence.
This country has passed through
many trying periods" said Gen. Mont
gomery, 'and many difficulties have
been surmounted. / have watched for
fifty years the agitations that have stir
red the country, and in my opinion it
has never passed through such serious
crisis as that lately witnessed. At the
election next November will be settled
the question whether American citizens
snail be free or be in bondage; and
whether the money power shall domin-
nate every business avenue and mould
the government itself.
When an issue arises now the oues-
ton at once presents itself to our mind
on which side is the money power:'
even in law, and the courts themselves.
the blighting effect of the money kings
is seen and it Is hard to fight corpora
tlon. am attacking principles and not
men IN saying this Is it not true that
wnen a corporation, influencing thous-
ands OF votes and hundreds of thousands
OF DOLLARS is opposed to poor man with
only the righteousness of his cause TO
sustain him, that the fight is made
aouniy hard and even the Judge himself
Is iiKely to be more or less unconsciously
plased. For instance a judge on the
supreme bench may be elected for ten
years. He has family that, owing to
MS position, occupy leading position
In society. He has lived up to his SAL
airy, and 1t is question whether he will
De elected again. the fact forces itself
upon him that old as he NAV be if he
IS not reelected he will be a pauper.
r. however. he is elected then he himself.
MS wife and family, will retain their
Positlons, and all will run smoothly. I
don't mean to say the judge wouldn't do
Wnat is right but 1 do say that 1 don't
IKE 70 Try MIN. And if this is so with
the judiciary how about the legislation
ana the executive itself when affected by
tnis power of money? Let our people
only become convinced that the admin
lstIation Is moved by the money power
and not by sense of justice then what
Will become of our country?
our houses are fired we don't stop
70 ask VINO has done the deed, whether
republican or Democrat; we make haste
70 save our property and kill the incen-
diary. That is our position now, and in
Joining hands that Is the work we have
to do" -'N
Col. Messmore followed in a stirring
speech in which he indulged in a remin-
lscence of the war; when he was paid in
gold and took silver instead, and was
PAID premium of 3 per cent He proph-
esleo that time would return and =
close at hand.
Zen. tombstone Jones and the Hon.
Willoughby Cole, ex-United States dis
trlct attorney, also addressed the meet
ing, and when it dispersed, to meet
again on July Goth in a hall to be here