Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-26
FIELD DAY.
Prominent Silver Men Gather
and Discuss the Issues
at Denver.
SILVER MEN BROUGHT ON THE WAR

so Declares the Editor of the Rocky Noun
tain News-NafionaI Chairman Butler
Pleads for Making the Free silver Issue
Dominant, and the Unity OF All silver
Aen-siInPson Also Speaks-Social La
Dor Ticket Up ia Missouri.
Denver Colo. Aug. ga basket pic
nc was held yesterday afternoon and
last night at EIitch's gardens under the
auspices Of the leaders Of the Populist
party Of Colorado. At the meeting in
The afternoon Senator Butler. OF North
Carolina, national chairman of the Pop
ulist party. was the principal speaker.
T. y. Patterson. proprietor of The
Rocky Mountain News. acted as chair
nan. Of the meeting In his opening re-
marks Patterson said that the silver
men Of the nation forced the admins
tra:ion To declare war against Spain.
arG predicted that after having won
the Philippines by force of arms the ad-
minIstration would relinquish them to
Spain. He advocated the retention Of
the islands by this government Pat
ters0n favored united action by all Sill
yer forces until the money question is
settled.
Free Silver the Foe of Trusts
Butler devoted most Of his address TO
urging cooperation between his party
and all other friends cf silver IN the
coming campaign. He said the worst
enemies Of the sHyer cause were those
who were trying To divide its friends
because they differed on other ques-
tions. lie talked at length on trusts.
lie claimed that the greater number Of
trusts owed their existence to the gold
standard. Free silver, he said, by in
creasing the volume 81 money, raising
prices and increasing business, would
rapidly drive trusts to the wall. Near
y all Of the trusts. he said, were de-
pendent upon private ownership of
means of transportation and communi-
sation.
Iavors Navy but Not Army Increase.
lie said both the Republican and
Democratic parties had claimed to be
the enemies Of trusts, and both had en-
acted antitrust laws. stIll trusts pros
pered as they never did before. The
Populist party proposed to abolish trusts
By removing the causes that produced
them. He ErCed the friends Of silver in
all parties u work together and de-
clared that there was great danger of
the division Of silver forces I'm North |
Carolina resulting in the election OF |
gold standard representatives in CEN
gross from that state this fall. Senator |
Butler declared that the nation needed !
a big navy ard said he would vote for |
one. but declared that the work of the !
volunteers in cuba and the Philippines |
proved that a large regular army is not |
ne CesSary.
Remarks by Jerry simpson.
Hon Jerry Simpson. OF Kansas was |
the principal speaker at the night meet |
ing. lie congratulated the Populist /
party on its progress and the fact that |
many Of its cree eds had been accepted !
by the Democrats ard were even be-
coming popular with members of other !
PARTIES" He had no regard for a mere |
party name aRd cared Only for the |
principles II stood for. He believed it |
the duty Of Populists to join with all |
other friends Ct free silver to secure the |
naIty's aims in that respect. and then
90 on in the fight for the other princi-
pies 81 the party. Simpson was fol-
lowed by Hon. John c. Bell. represent
tative in congress from Colorado. who
also urged union Of the silver forces.