, 1898-11-03

ate any enthusiasm, and the only
warmth noticeable was that created in
his own person by his wild gesticula-
lions. The people were cold.
This same speech was delivered in
Cheyenne. and the editor of the Sun
Leader overs the ground so thoroughly
that we reproduce his comments here
in full. The editorial is headed "A Free
Consultation" with DR.. Osbornel, and
is as follows:
This Sickness doth infect
The very life-blcci of our enterprise.
Henry ". Chap. ".
DR.. Osborne held a free consultation
at Turner hall last night. and when he
came on the stage to describe to his
patients the existing maladies' it was
plain to he seen that he was not at his
expression in his face. a tired. despon-
dent tone in his voice, and a lack OF
precision and confidence in his step
that was quite noticeable. Even his
gestures lacked in force and assurance
and were frequently ill-timed and map
propriate. But it was when he ccm-
menced to speak that the doctors
weakness or languor was most plainly
to be seen.
nua Allowance FOR tho fact thai ha
was talking to an audience that was in
fairy good health and @ locking for
any rc9trums should be made, also the
additional fact that he really had moth
ing to offer unless it was the untimely
and misfit IS to l remedy.
Prefacirg his remarks with the as
and argument, he proceeded in a desul-
tory manner. webbing about from one
topic to another, making it difficult for
his hearers to follow him ard for him
self to keep his own bearings. Yet he
always returned to free silver. He
would call attention to some frightful
cancer, then tell how l6 to l would fur.
nish relief, and then proceed to de-
scribe some other i'll of the body poll.
tic. At times, when describing a hor.
rible tumor or other ailment he would
!, raise his voice to a high key, lunge for.
ward, saving the air first in n direc.
ton and then in another. as il he haG
the body polite on a table before him
and was performing an operation. Al
, such times the leader of the band wal
instructed by Chairman Martin to blow
his cornet and the young Slaves of the
, Tin Horn in the gallery took the hint
!, Without attempting to follow thu
t line Of reasoning, which would be i'm
:, possible, as the doctor did not max,
the least attempt to present a consecu
e tive argument, We will try to give thu
3 reader a few specimens Of the speaker.
logic, il such 1t can be called.
: There was a studied effort to Great,
3 a feeling of depression, as If the peopl'
Z were being abused and the times wer'
not in joint. Conducting his hearers
as it were. into his cave Of gloom, wher,
q all was sombre and dismal, he brough
z forth a hideous dragon which he stylet
p the Money Power. This frightful nor
a ster, he intimated, had got the work
v by the tail, with a down hill pull. 1
e was the money power, he said, tina
a caused the great rise in wheat whereof,
the pool farmers obtained $3.50 pc,
4 bushel and paid OFF the old mortgage
contracted under a democratic admins
tration. This money power, of whicl
q Osborne has such a holy horror-eve
a since he became a rich man-got Presi
IL dent Mckinley so completely in its toll
q that he inaugurated a war againvs
were trying to avert it and which can
t not now dictate the war policy Of oh
government. bat give us free coinage o
silver, y the opulent Osborne, anS
I the plain people a .5O-cent dollar and W.
will all be happy.
The war was ~mismanaged. Tn
e money power wanted the United State
t to assume the Cuban debt, but McKin
n ley, who is the servant Of the none,
e power. refuses to pay a cen of 1t; tn,
v money power says let Spain keep tn
Philippines SO that she can pay tn,
bonds we hold, but Mckinley, the too
: OF the money power. says no.. the Amer
t lean flag shall remain where Deuwe,
t placed it.
Put the war was mismanaged. Gu
Grave soldiers died from fever. l OF
: fered to go as a doctor and was re
fused. The government preferred t
:, take a COW ply stefan, OF a dog docto
instead. Great applause and blowins
I Of horns.) And now we see the sic
soldiers coming home. But give us i
to l and they will all be well. Let u
have a free silver legislature legis
!ature that will elect me to the senat
and the country will be saved.
don't care about the tariff. It |
= not an issue. What the nation need
is free silver and plenty Of It. TIL
! tariff law cannot be changed until Nc
Kinley is out, anyway. but we mus
. have a free silver house Of representa-
tives and 16 to 1. They will Gust Nc
. Il HtnIo,y n 70 M eoo-o