The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-25
M'cLEARY AT MARKET HALL.
He Addresses the Overflow Meeting
at Late Hour.

He Addresses the Overflow Meeting
at a Late Hour.
Those who could not get into the
cratory would be furnished them at
Market hall, where 1t had been ar
ranged to accommodate just such an
overflow demonstration as resulted
Chairman ]. E. Markham paved the
way for much enthusiasm by intro
ducing Maj, Henderson, the drummer
boy of the Rappahannock. There were
number Of local Republican lights
on the stage, among them Attorney
General Childs, Chairman Eli S. War
ner, of the state central committee
Darius F. Reese. and others. Congress-
man McCleary, the orator of the even
ing there, began speaking at II o'clock
He said:
h Mr. Chairman Ladies and Gentlemen, Eel
low Citizens and Friends: It is always pleas
ant, though always embarrassing to be intro
duced to an audience by a warm personal
friend. Out of the depths of his friendship
he is apt to promise more than the speaker
can perform. II am no orator as Brutus Isl
turning to Gen. Childs), tbut as you know
me all, plain, blunt man. And as the hour
is late I propose to come to Just two or
three essential propositions in this whole
discussion We have heard such a multitude
of things said, so many facts presented, that
some of US bewildered and we wonder
If there is not an underlying principle that we
mind of the burden Of holding those isolated
facts. You see, I say this without knowing
what has been said; am leaping into the
dark
The first question that naturally presents
itself is this, as to the silver question: What
is the silver question? Stated in It's sim
plest terms, it is this: Shall we or shall we
not permit the men who own silver bullion
to carry that bullion to the minis of the
United States have it converted into the
form coin for them at the rate of 371A
rroir Of flxror
ard silver to the dollar? Shall they be per
mitted to have this service rendered without
any expense to them, and shall they, when
the coins have been made, be authorized
to carry those coins forth and use them
in the transaction Of business or the paw
ment Of debts to any extent whatsoever? Shall
good, honest, patriotic American citizens an
swer that question, Eyes, !" emphaticalIy
Yes" Yes. quickly, " they say; the
number of good honest American citizens
answer that question NO absolutely and
utterly no. belong tp that second class
(Applause.) What fs the present situation?
The man who has gold may carry It to the
mint of the United States; he NAV have it
converted into the form Of coin for him at
the rate Of 2s22 grains ms. Of pure gold, or 25:s
service will be rendered to him without any
charge whatsoever, and the coins when made
will be handed back to him, and he may
carry them forth and use them to any extent
whatever in the payment of debts or the
transaction of business. In other words. the
man who has gold has the privilege which
the man who owns silver seeks to have. We
grant it to the one; we deny it to the other
BY this statement of the case 1t would ap-
pear that we are not acting justly and fairly
But right-minded people are always slow to
believe as true anything that ought not to be
true. They reserve their judgment when any
thing seems to conflict with the idea that
good men would do anything unwise and I'M
fair; and therefore you are prepared to have
me say that.I have not yet told the whole of
the truth. The man wfo5fovhs the gold
comes up to Uncle Sam with this proposition
and he says, HUncle Sam, here are 258 grains
of standard gold worth s10shere worth $40
anywhere in the world; worth $40 coined or
uncoined; will you be kind enough, Uncle
Sam. to certify that fact for srae?' And he
says, BE kind enough to certify It, so as TO
convert that chunk of gold into the forIasof
SO gold piece for me-" And Uncle Gam
says why certainly, my sop,sI am ALWAYS
glad to do anything reasonable and pzUp6rfto
serve one of my children. On the ether
hand. the man who owns the silver desires
permission to submit to Uncle Sam this nfppo-
sitfon: Uncle Sam. here 4121k grains of
standard silver, worth 81 cents here. worth 81
cents anywhere; will youe be kind enough
Uncle Sam to certify that 1T ii worth leo
cents?" And Uncle Sam makes answer, mot
IL the court knows. itself. = daughter and
appIause.) uncle Sam has not been in the
habit OF saying things that are not true and
he is not going to begin tonight even to az