Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-27
AN EXCELLENT MEETING.
Three Thousand Fifth VVnrders Cheer
Hon. j. b. Upton and 9th
er Speakers,

Hon. j. b. Upton and 9th
er Speakers.
The Republicans of the Fifth ward held
an enthusiastic meeting last night at the
corner of Penn street and the Southwest
boulevard. Three thousand people sur
rounded the stand and cheered the speeches
made by Hon. Joseph B. Upton, ]. H.
Hawthorne and S. R. Frink. There were
many Bryan sympathizers in the audience
and number of questions were asked the
speakers but there was no attempt made
to interfere with the meeting beyond the
propounding of immateriaI and irrelevant
questions.
Hon. ]. B. Upton, who spoke here earlier
In the campaign, made an eloquent and
forcible speech, which was cheered to the
echo. He showed that the Republican
policy of sound money had given the peo-
pie every dollar they have at present and
that every dollar was the equal Of every
other dollar He showed that free silver
would benefit only the mine owner and
that it would not benefit the laborer or any
other person except the mine owner; that
1t would mean the speedy degradation of
this country to the silver basis and bring
on panic of terrible proportions He
scathingly denounced the policy of array
ing classes against classes and sections
against sections, declaring in eloquent
words that there was but one class and
one section. one flag and one people in
this country. He declared that protec-
tion would start the idle men to work and
that under the Republican policy they
would be paid an honest dollar for an hon.
est days work. Mr.. Upton effectually an
swered the cry that the East is devouring
the West by showing that the North At
lanttc states, composed of New York and
New England-the Wall street country
had increased In wealth only % per cent
from 1880 to 1890; the Middle states about
SO per cent, and the Western states 800 per
cent. or thirteen times as fast as the
Wall street country.
Two or three Bryan men tried the ex-
pertinent of asking pert questions, but
Mr.. Upton is very inopportune person to
be interrupted in any but sincere and
sensible manner, and he soon silenced the
questioners amid the cheers of the au-
dience. He predicted McKinley's trium-
phant election and closed with an eloquent
appeal for patriotism and for the restric-
ton of pauper immigration.
EX-Mayor Davis was expected at the
meeting, but he spoke in distant part of
the city and while the audience waited
for him Justice ]. H. Hawthorne started
in to fill in with a few remarks. He soon
got warmed up to his subject, however,
IL,
which was listened to with the most re-
spectful attention and was frequently and
heartily applauded. He said that the ma
jority of the free silver men were sincere
but mistaken in their opinion that free
silver would remedy existing conditions.
He showed that free silver would not en-
able anybody to get any of the money
coined unless the owners chose to put it
into circulation. and if they refused now,
there was no assurance that they would
spend their money any more lavishly If
their wealth was increased at the expaase
Of the people.
Mr.. S. R. Frink, candidate for tie leg
islature, made a short speech, in which
he said he would vote. if elected, for the
repeal OF the law which brought peniten-
tiary labor into competition with free Ia
Dor, and he would vote for United States
senator who would pledge himself to vote
for law restricting pauper immigration
and reforming the franchise laws.
Owing to the lateness of the hour, the
meeting was adjourned before ex-Mayor
Davis could reach it. 1t was announced
that he would address the voters of the
Fifth ward before the campaign closed.