The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

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SAMUEL RALsToN OF LEBANON.
The Hon. Samuel Ralston of Leb-
anon was called upon next in the
informal call for speeches. His
speech was considered one OF the
most important delivered, in that
he advocated placing the control o.
the silver movement in the hands of
the state committee and doing away
with a silver movement as such.
This, he contended, would give di-
rection and force to the movement
that it could not otherwise obtain.
His idea was that the chairman Of
the state committee should see that
a free silver club is organized in
every township in the state.
"The purpose Of this meeting"
said he, ''is not to settle the question
as to whether free coinage is right.
That question was settled in the af-
firmative by the ballots of free men
at the polls last fall. This meeting,
| take it, is for the purpose of form
ing plans for the furtherance of the
silver cause. | remember that in
1886 a band of democrats, of whom
my friend, Mr.. Morss, was one, met
in this city and organized the tariff
reform movement in the state Of In
diana. This movement was after !
ward brought under the control Of
the state committee and was furth-
cred by that organization.
GAS every one knows, the tariff
reform movement was kept up un-
It'll it resulted in the election of Mr..
Cleveland to the presidency. My
point is this-that if we wish the
silver movement to be most effect
i've we must treat it in the same
way and bring it under the direction
of the regular democratic organiza-
ton. If we achieve success it must
be under the name Of the democratic
party. That being true the ques-
Ition is, Can't we make it a more
compact and effective movement by
carrying it forward as a democratic
movement"
DR.. Van Vorhis said that he
agreed with Mr.. Ralston that the
coming fight against the money
power must be made under the name
Of the democratic party. 1t was not
a light matter to leave party with
which one had beenso long associat-
ed, however, and join the opposite
party, and he advised patience in
reference to the free silver republi-
cans. "You need not fear," said he J
"that the free silver republicans.
will ever put out ticket. They
are not organized for that purpose.
ii. c. BELL TALKS.
Mr.. H. c. Bell said that but one
great question was ever settled at
one time. In 1892 there had been
a good many planks in the demo-
cratic platform, he said, but the on
ly question discussed was the tariff.
The man who was elected president !.
he said, called Congress together,
not to carry out the mission intrust-
ed to him, but to attempt to destroy
silver, which he was not called up
on to do. This remark caused sew
eral to say "Traitor. ''In other
words" said Mr.. Bell, she acted
the traitor. +"
Mr.. Bell spoke Of the Chicago
platform as the best platform draft
ed since the war, and added: "The
platform Of 1900 is written, and the
candidate, if he lives, is named, and
his name is William Jennings
Bryan"
Mr.. Bryan's name was greeted
with enthusiastic cheers.
HUGH DAUGHTERTY OF BLUrFroN.
The Hon. Hugh Daughterty of
Bluffton, free silver banker and a
man Of high prominence in the state,
next gave his opinion as to the flu
ture Of silver. He said that he did
not affiliate much with bankers in
general since taking his stand in be-
half Of silver. "The bankers look
upon me as hardly respectable since
them" said he. 1.-THE bankers it
is true, made their influence felt in
behalf Of the money power last fall
and they did it by operating on the
fears CT business men. They made
the business men believe that if
free silver won the bankers could
not give them credit and they would
be crushed.
"Their influence was felt and /
believe that they will make it felt
again, but the real truth is this
country is coming 10 bimetallism,
and it is coming to it in short
time. As soon as the business men
learn that there is no truth in the
representations Of the bankers, and
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