The age-herald., 1898-07-29
EX CONSUL OPP TALKS OF BRESLAU impressions of Five Years Resi- dence in Germany. SILVER STRONG OVER THERE And Its Advocates Would Garry the Day Were It Put to a Populor Vote-His
 History in American
 Politics.
SILVER STRONG OVER THERE
Special Dispatch to the Age-Herald.

Special Dispatch to the Age-Herald.
 Montgomery, July 2S-Mr Fred Opp, Q native Montgomerian, until few weeks ago consul to Breslau, Germany, has just left for his home in Llano, Tex, after pay ing his parents visit of a few weeks.
 MT. Opp is very intelligent and inter- esting talker and in fact is one of the brightest young men Montgomery has pro- duced in many years. He was filling the position of consul at Breslan when Ad- miral Dewey demolished the Spanish fleet at Manila, and he says it was highly amusing to see the look of astonishment on the faces of the Germans, who, know ing but little of this country, reckoned our strength according to our standing army of 5000 men.
 MT. Opp spent five years in Germany and travelled a great deal abroad, and he was very much pleased with many of the GUS toms and laws of the foreigners. He says his trip abroad made him a greater and prouder American than ever and con vinced him more than ever that America, "the land of the free and the home of the brave" was the greatest, grandest coun- try that God ever created MT. opp was well received abroad, and met and con- versed at different times with Emperor William who seemed very much interested in this country. He speaks very highly of the emperor and regards him as man of wonderful intellect, tact and ability. He says all the talk of mad emperor is all bosh. MT Opp says the i'll feellng of Germany toward this country Is largely due to the Mckinley tariff, which closed great many German factories.
 He says they are officially neutral in the present war with Spain, though at heart their sympathies are against us. MT. ODDS many friends here regret that he will not his fIrturp home. where he was reared and is appreciated so hign- ly Though he has cast his lot in the Lone Star state, where he has risen to prominence Alabama feels a pride in him and will always claim him as one or her sons. His many friends here who know his prominence in the Lone Star state and hope the day Is not faI distant when he will be chosen to represent his dlstrlct in congress
 MT. ODD is an eloquent orator and was al- ways down on the programme during n1s five years stay abroad for speech at the various state banquets he attended. He has always been an intense advocate or the restoration of silver and returns stronger silver man than ever.
 He says the cause of silver is very strong and popular in Germany and he believes if the question was put to popular vote there, the silver advocatesc would carry the day overwhelmingly.
 Mr. Opp was delegate to the national convention that nominated MT. Cleveland in 1892 and was a very strong Cleveland man. It will probably be remembered by many that the Hill followers were sparring for time and gaining ground, when they put the irrepressible and eloquent Bourke Coch- ran up for a speech, who soon had the con- vention with him.
 Opp, seeing the danger to the Cleveland cause after Cochran had spoken beyond the time allotted him, arose, and when the chair recognized him, called time on Coch- ran, made a ringing speech which threw the convention with him, and insisted that they proceed to ballot, which threw Coch- ran off of his feet and carried the day for Cleveland. It astonished Tammany Hall that the young Texan should have the audacity to interrupt their idol, Bourke Cochran but those who know Opp know that he does not know. what fear is and would not hesitate for one moment to take issue with Bourke Cochrane or any one else who was an enemy to the cause he espoused. Though Opp was an admirer of MT. Cleveland and was Cleveland ap- pointee he is a democrat in every sense of the word and did not follow MT. Cleve- land out of his party. He is very posi- tive fellow in his opions and believes in that passage of the Scripture: "He that is not for Me is against Me-" and lives up to it to the letter.