The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-04

Providence, r. l., Sept. 3.-The first
OF the series of meetings arranged by
the New England Bimetallic League in
the interest of bimetallism was held at
Crescent park this afternoon. The ses-
sion was held in large open arena, the
audience occupying the seats of the
grand stand surrounding it. All around
the platform on the outside were the
noisy money making attractions Of
Crescent park, which materially inter
fered with the attention of the audi
ence to the speakers and with the abil-
ity of the speakers to make themselves
heard.
The platform was decorated with the
national colors, together with those of
Great Britain, Ireland, France and
Cuba.
Judge James p Tarvin of Kentucky
said:
TT is well settled that the Chicago
platform of 1896 will not be mutilated
that the democratic convention of 1900
will adopt that platform without omis
sions and Independent bimetallism at
Is to l viii continue to receive the sup
port of the democratic organization of
the country. 1t becomes every day bet
ter understood that only democrats in
this country accept and believe and are
ready to vote for the platform of 1895
as whole. The efforts of political
bosses in New York, in Chicago and
elsewhere to obstruct and defeat those
who declared for the laborer and pro-
ducer before the holders of capital and
organizers of trusts have miserably
failed; and there is nothing left for
them but to choose between the pre-
tense of party loyalty and an open
transfer to republicanism.
In 1873 silver was demonetized and
half the money of the country was
taken away by legisla tion, one of the
only two sources of supply of money
vas closed by legislation and that con-
dition has practically and virtually con-
tinued from then until to-day In that
period we have seen legislation con-
centrate wealth; make tramps and
criminals of men. and suicides and
prostitutes of women.
A Blow at Labor.
"The decentralization of silver was a
part only of this legislation, but it was
an important and vital part. The pro-
tective tariff laws, the laws making
government bonds payable in COIN the
general Incorporation laws We're also
parts of this legislation, and all of it
tended to concentrate money, the fruit
of labor, to enable the favored few to
accumulate and to monopolize the
fruits of the land without labor of their
own and because of the labor of others
Every man is entitled to the benefit
of his labor and no man is entitled to
the benefits Of any other mans labor.
That is the democracy to-day, and that
ic hn f,oaQ Mi of hn or o1ot
form of 1896
I'VE will have again the platform
made by the people In 1896. and there
will not be a dissenting voice when
William j. Bryan is placed on the plat
form to again lead the common and OBJ
scure people in this land to contest
against the control of the government.
those representing the money power of
this country.
There will be appropriate declara-
tions as to imperialism and trusts: and
as for me, I would be glad to see a
declaration favorable to the initiative
and referendum, and a demand for the
election of United States senators and
United States judges by the people"
Congressman Lentz.
Congressman John j. LentZ of Co
lumbuS. Ohio. was the next speaker.
His sarcastic references to President
Mckinley, his arraignment of the Phil
ippine war and his eulogies of Aguin-
aldo as one of the greatest men of the
country were applauded.
Congressman Lentz of Ohio spoke, in
part as follows:
From Ohio we look to New England
with amazement when we see the cring-
ing servility of it's masses to that pluto
cratic oligarchy which is more arbi-