The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-08
BOYCOTTS HIS THEME
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al evidence that the United States mus
act alone. If, in other words, our op
ponents succeed in bringing bimetallisn
they viii relieve us of great deal o
labor and enable us to turn our atten
ton 10 other-refornls If. on the othe
hand, they fail in their effort to restor
| bimetaliism, after confessng that bimet
| ailisrn is desirable, we may expect tn
| American people 10 join with us in tbs
| opening of our minis TO free and IN
limited coinage at 16 to 1, without wait
! ing for the aid or consent of any othel
| nation.
THE JACKSON CLUBS DUTY.
| at will be the duty OF the Jackson
club TO point out from time to time, tn:
effect of Republican policy, so that the
work of education will extend over foul
| years instead OF being croWed into d
| few campaign months. The members oil
| this club should not De deferred by the
| charge that they are aSitat0rs. Demo
! Gratis were never afraid TO agitate
against the Mckinley bill: the Republi-
cans were never afraid TO agitate
against the Wilson bill: the bankers are
now agitating, through Their confer
enceS and conventions and through the
press, against our present currency sys-
believe that the gold standard is ruin
Gus to the masses? This club and SIM
liar clubs can also keep before the peo-
pie the progress which is being made by
the trusts. They can secure such state
legislation as is possible and bring what
influences they can TO bear upon those
officials who are charged With the en-
forcement of the law
THE ''SINOOS"
Let me call attention to another work
which the clubs can do. They can en-
courage the support of those newspapers
which are opposing the gold standard.
No newspaper can long exist without
readers and unless the advocates of free
silver are willing to support newspapers
which represent their ideas they must
expect to be without newspapers
And L mught suggest as another
work that the clubs can perform that
they be prepared TO make such a can
vass of their respective localities that
they will know whether sudden in
crease in the vote means that there is
usually large stay at home vote, or
whether it means that all the votes cas-
are not represented by legal voters.
Chicago is the great metropolis Of the
Middle West, and you VINO live in Chi
cago will exert a large influence upon
the politics of the states tributary to this
cily. | rejoice that the Democracy of
Chicago is supporting the principles of
Jefferson and Jackson and l rejoice that
the Democrats of this city are determ-
ined to continue the fight for Democrat
ic principles in the face of all opposition.
bid them God speed in their work. and
as | believe in the ultimate triumph of
the right, / can encourage them to be-
lieve that their labors will finally be
crowned with success"
THEN CAME ALTGELD.
Following Mr.. Bryan came Governor
Altgeld to whom had been assigned the
subject, Character and Mission of q
Minority Party"
Governor Altgeld declared that the
three Democratic conventions preceding
that of 1896 had been dominated largely
by corporation interests and that the
had practically been domin-
ated by the corporations. The convention
of last year was, he declared, the first in
stance where the people had broken away
from those influences and made a start
for themselves. He predicted a brilliant
future for the silver party, and. in clos
ing, paid an eloquent tribute to Mr.. Bry-
an, who. he said. made the most phe-
campaign in political history.
Then came r. NJ Ridgely. late post
master of Springfield. H., who was re-
Gently removed by President Cleveland
for offensive partisanship.' He SEEM
ed well in touch with his subject, for
the reason, as he alleged, that he had
lately been up against it
George W. Ambrose of Omaha spoke in
terms of eulosy and with great optimism
upon ''The Past and Future of the Allied
Silver Forces"
Jnhn w T0r,itnc0u IF 10
the last speaker on the list and he deliv-
cred an eloquent address upon Memo
ries of Heroic Conduct"
After Mr.. Tomiinson came a number
Of local members Of the silver Democ-
racy, who spoke. some briefly, some at
length.
Senator Dubois of Idaho was down for
an address on "BimetallisIn," but he
could not be present.
BY the time the addresses were over
it was well along toward morning.