The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-10-14
AL GELD is HEARD.
Great Apostle of Free Silver from the
Windy City Talks in Denison.
LITTLE / INTEREST SHOWN
ES-Gov. of Illinois Harangues For Two and
Half Hours on Silver. Ignoring
Every Other Issue.

ES-Gov. of Illinois Harangues For Two and
Half Hours on Silver, Ignoring
Every Other Issue.
The weather on last Thursday after
noon was pleasant, the hired bands
1 played Inspiring music, and the local
democrats were busy as bees in trying
to make the few people on the streets
believe that a great political meeting
was at hand; but in spite of all the
efforts no enthusiasm could be aroused
and it was evident that those who had
turned out were here from idle curiosity
or from sense of duty. From this
futile attempt on the part of the Free
Silver party, it takes no great prophet
to predict that the days of sixteen to
one are numbered. After bringing so
noted a man across two states, man
known throughout the nation as one of
the most conspicuous politicians of this
day, it must be calling indeed to those
i'll charge to think he was so indiffer-
emily received. The prediction of
seight thousand people, would have
been realized two years ago, but how
far short of the sseight thousand'' there
actually were in Denison no one realized
more fully than the democratic manag-
ers themselves.
Ex-Gov. Altgeld is man who has
been extensively advertised as an an
archist. The REVIEW is free from any
part in this uncalled for sIuring of his
character and are pleased to be able to
say that his speech in Denison was far
from any anarchistic uttelarces. He
is forceful speaker from the slow clear
manner in which he talks. but is far
from magnetic speaker. ssEe talked
as morbid man without hope or re-
covery." In his very first sentence.
without introduction or prelude, he
proclaimed that for number of wears
our country was in state of serious
decline and for two and half hours he
belabored to prove it. With this for a
text he began with the campaign of
lSSS, found fault with the Mckinley
tariff, complained of Cleveland for
whom he did his utmost to elect: did
not like the Wilson tariff law, and
denounced as failure the present
Dingley tariff law. 1t was evident that
nothing that has been was right and
that it is doubtful if it ever can be
righted.
His speech from first to last dealt
with the money question and he studi-
ously avoided every thing that could in
any way refer to the issues of the pres
ent campaign. He seems to be entirely
out of touch with the matters of SO
vital Importance at the present time as
the outgrowth of the Spanish war. He
did not even give that passing notice
but used the war of the rebellion to
illustrate point at hand. From this
and other musty sentiments care lead
to believe the speech has been laying
around in some out-of-th e-way corner
while the thrifty landlord has been re-
newing some of his gold clause con-
tracts with his tenants.
The weakest thing about the speech
from first to last was the needless and
unwanted attack on the statesmen of
our day. He talked continually of cor
ruption and bribed officials. He charg-
| ed the almost sainted Bismarck with
having been duped and says the inan.
ciers of the old world are laughing at
the class OF financiers who prevailed in
the contest of '96. He TRADED against
! Wall street and ridiculed Carlisle He
continued this unreasonable and illog.
ical talk and finally said: There is
nothing to argue when you get down to
tile facts The audience seemed to be
in accord with this statement and
gladly though quietly withdrew when
the speaker ceased talking.
1t is folly for a man to come before
an audience OF Crawford county farm
ers and business men and say that
times are growing worse and worse and
that they are Frustrated at this very
time when the facts are so evident that
business never was more prosperous.
Relief has come from some source and
every intelligent voter knows from the
experience of 1913 that we had better let
good enough alone.
fetal effects are sufficiently pronounced
| to justify the curtailment of expendi-
ture in another direction and the open
ing of an account with florist.
The method of preparation is extreme
~ simple. Roses and violets hold sway
in this as in numerous other features Of
"my lady's' toilet. To properly i'm
pregnate the water for the bath at least
two dozen roses or half a dozen punches
of violets are required. Inclosed in a