The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-03-21
CAGES CHERISHED
HOPE IS BLASTED
Secretary Of the Treasury Addresses CleYe-
land Chamber Of Commerce.
ADVOCATES GOLD STANDARD
Speaker Declares That the People VIII
Not Accept Verdict of go
TALKS OF SILVER ADVOCATES
Illinois Banker Tells His Hearers That
All Plans but His Are Wrong
and Must Fail.
ADVOCATES GOLD STANDARD
Speaker Declares That the People Will
Not Accept Verdict of '96,
TALKS OF SILVER ADVOCATES

Cleveland o., March lS.-Secretdiy VI 'i'
Treasury Gage delivered an address I"''
evening before the chamber OF commerce
upon financial questions In acceptance Oh
an invitation given Secretary Gage SeN''N'
weeks ago by the committee a,.,a,.
The secretary was met by the oniC',l'
of the chamber and escorted to the HoiIeh-
den.
At 6 o'clock they dined together ana
then proceeded to the chamber, Whlch was
denscly crowded with the leading business
men of the city. No one but meuDeI9
were admitted. After the address the sec
rotary was entertained at the cup.
Secretary Cages address in part lotoNS'
Cherished Hope Blasted.
''Aost of us had cherished the hope that
the financial issues which have. so long
vexed the country had been settled by 'hG
political decree of 1896. Most ol us ma"
believed that the peoples voice having once
been decisively uttered. those who repre-
scented that voice would be left Tree 10
pcaceably adjust the financial policies Oh
the government in Il manner consistent "ilh
the warrant they had received. EEeh'7
and conditions easily recognizable now &"
TO show that such is not the fact one
branch of the national legislature, com
paratively unaffected in its personnel pS
the election Of 1896, is evidently not sym
pathetic to that reasonable and logical re-
suit. OF various political faiths, the ma
iorit,, of members i'm that body have the
~ 49, h.r,,,,+ ,,.rhans uuitr ta defeat
t I.,,., - yy,rossIon Of The noplIIar viii
'',. 80 ,t,r ~, ,l, aIl,jarr.s are 4frOug
, -lOiN 'iI 10 liz, In far,., motion in
tudL 'iIe iII"iotl% VIZ - ~, .',.,tf,.t ~
LtcohSlueI, III L7'V Wy Po'Pi, 's,,,, man
1870. W must De tt'"S ~ W., go, H. r.,
ulc iil'iIl I991'' ~ ,r7th 49,, if j. Of
suits, 1T is the nature OF i ruoH' ~1 - Anu
lSht 10 SPiSd'L ~ - - t,',i,,. '.,l,.,,.a-
me virtue " ot' Po't,-,,,. i-,, ,,rI,,gal nf
IuHS It9'aIeu t,,,' ~ oai nronan,lrl-
CHtdP h'p"'y " i,,,'.,- a,'at 1rt VIII mot
olStS, ahd Oh LeNolu'i0'', vi w. rtrr. Inc
path OF lhldmy ana rum. 49, iC
onset OF the coaAluuh t ,,;t,,,. amd tint
lZlhG democracy S'INCi ~ "a, ,,stI ,,ith
teaching popuilSm, VII pe tl,. iaa'iar-
both NIEoF ana H'aL. .t",E Inn ljr1 tor
ne DliIEliE WIZ trets of next autumn.
by indubitabIe signs Jointly conceved-the
coalition formulated the catch words 81 the
new campa1gn ,,.... D.. .,,,,
in reading 'n'S' 'lLCt dU t',,, ,.rne1I'v
pvotl'' as ~ ,,;..I ,+,,l,, .hc,. mr.. in
t"m" .i2,I I ~, ,.onst,ntly reminded of the
rh.rgrt%r of Iaao in the tragedy OF OthoIIo.
With seductive phrases iago wrought upon
the Ingenious nature OF the bIaNu ~
open-lnlnHed MOOT, rNgIE p.lU .,f C.,.si0
OF lleiCS1 on, .t1 W. ia,n ana ininr-
- = -, tLo wind of OthpUo as evidences
r. c,rrInt desires and wifclv iuiideliiy.
IL, inynrtad situations that ne might mis-
i - NV, r-vcitad rnq1douvd Iv the
n.y. !ltril,, 81, ~ mo man who PLAYED the
,nf| Of friend the guardian of honor, the
,,|ho,r,- ,rirtir in q fir of unrcaGOniuG
,a'r, ss,Iy,oth bored the woman he loved and
immoIatrd himself