The herald., 1896-10-08
EACH HAS A GOOD AUDIENCE
Each Talks Ia Support Of the Gold
Standard
Harrison Prefers Coonskin Coinage,
Which in Old Days Seemed to An
swer the Purpose Very Well.
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated FTeSS special wire
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. THE sky
was clear but the weather was cold and
raw tonight when the ex-president,
with his wife by his side, set out for
Music hall. The Blaine club in uniform
led by splendid band, served as an
escort. All along the line of march the
sidewalks were crowded with people.
The shouting along the line was from
thousand throats at time, and it never
ceased. Long before o'clock the crowd
began to assemble in front Of Music
hall. At o'clock the doors were thrown
open, and in less than ten minutes the
hall. including the great stage, was
filled. Still people dressed in heavy
wraps and overcoats kept coming until
all the aisles and other standing room
was filled.
Thousands crowded into the corridors
and on the outside and turned home-
ward or went to the overflow meeting
on the outside.
When Ex-President Harrison arrived
the applause was unbounded. 1t SEEM
ed as if it would never stop. Mrs. Har-
rison was with him. She occupied a
seat on the stage beside Murat Hal
stead. Mayor Caldwell, the officials Of
the Republican clubs and other promi-
nent citizens occupied front seats.
Tremendous applause followed when
General Harrison was introduced. After
waiting for the noise to subside, the ex-
president began his address by declar-
ing it was impossible to keep the presi-
dency very long out Of Ohio. He then
i'll %
irreproachable personal character, a he'
roic soldier, an able statesman, and a
brilliant orator. Mr.. Hobart he referred
to as a man Of the highest character,
who had conducted successfully large
and important business, and who is
held in high esteem by his neighbors
and friends. He then said
1t is a historical fact that when the
Republican administration went out we
were in time Of great prosperity; the
country was prosperous to an extent that
never before had been attained. 1t is
historically true that since the Demo-
cratic policy has been brought to the
legislation, the country has gone step
by step frorD this pinnacle of prosperity
to the very depths Of business depres-
sion and distress.
A Republicans, the remedy we propose
is that harmonious well adjusted
revenue-producing and protective tariff
shall be substituted, that the revenues
of the government shall be made ade-
quate to it's expenditures.
We propose that the necessity for bond
sales to replenish diminished treas
ury and restore wasting gold reserve
shall be remedied by filling the treasury
Of the United States witE adequate rev.
enue. We propose that the money of the
country, whether in it's various forms
Of silver and gold, shall, every dollar of
it, be kept at parity with every other
dollar.
There are laws of trade ali the leg
islatures in the world cannot annul them.
Now, Bryan's proposition is that we
shall have bimetanism of both gold
and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1; in other
words. that we shall have a law thaf a
man shall give dollars worth of some
thing for fifty cents worth of something
else. 1t is absolutely impossible. 1t is
base. 1t is worse than base; 1t is not
creditable; 1t is not speaking in high
estimation of the intelligence of our
people when It, is said to them that be-
cause we achieved our political inde-
pendence, we can make two unequal
things equal each other. (Applause.)
A congress might make law that one
buffalo skin should be equal to a COON
skin, (Laughter) but If you want to
know the ratio between these skins
you would have to go to the fur mer
chant, not to the statute books; and
SO it is with this matter of ratio of one
dollar to another. The law can take
the commercial ratio and approximately
hold and maintain the double stand
ard, but 1t cannot disregard the quo
tations in the market for these metals.
CHAUNCEY SPEAKS.
GALESBURG, ILL.,. Oct. z. = DR..
Chauncey M. Depew of New York ad-
dressed the largest political gathering
in many years here tonight. All the
evening trains brought in large crowds
from the outside. Ik the professions
were 5000 to 1000 representing the Re-
publican clubs from twenty three cities.
and towns.
DIR. Depew followed closely the lines
of his Brooklyn speech. He said in
part: