Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-01
Ex-Governor AItgeId Speaks in
Louisville.
FOR BRYAN IN 1900
Third Annual Meeting OF Ohio valley
Tarvin Dcciurcs For Bryan nv De-
mocrGcy's Leader tn 100 Tho TX
Governor OF Illinois ncnls Some
Heavy Blows.
(By Telegraph to virginian-P not.)

(By Telegraph to VirGinian Pilot)
Louisville, Ky, May 31.-Thc Ohio
Valley League of Bimetallic Clubs. com
prlsing the States Of Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois and Kentucky, Is holding its
third annual convention IN this city.
McCauley's Theatre, the scene of the
gathering, was profusoly decorated
when the convention was called to
order at 2:3O this afternoon. when
President Tnrvin. of the Bmctallic
League. delivered his annual address
perhaps thousand people were IN the
theatre. Mayor Weaver. of Louisville.
extended n welcome To the visiting dele
oates ard told them that their work
would be well done if they indorscd
Bryan Cor President in 1900.
judge j. y. Tarvins remarks were
Mt times received with the greatest
cnthusiagn. any reference to II re-
affirmation Of the Chicago platform or
an Endorsement Of W. j. Bryan as the
Presidential nominee being the signal
for vocferous applause. lie spoke for
an hour and concluded MS follows:
BRYAN FOR 1900.
I'm conclusion l viii say that l be-
ileve 1t to be the judgment and the
sense Of this convention, that the
Democratic National Convention Of
1900. after adopting ~ platform made
by Democrats, ough to place upon it
by, acclamatlon as the leader of the
Democrary in that year, the one who
led them against stc,. fearful odds in
1896, and that in the campaign of 1900.
as in 1896. the real and only Demo-
Gratis of this land will be satisfied and
ought to be satisfied with that for
which they contcnded in .1S96-Brynn
and free silver.
\ CONVERT.
AT the evening session President Tar
Win introduced I'lavius J. Van Voorhis.
of INDIANAPOLIS Il former Republican
who said bime;allism, rs opposed to
recommendation, is the true salvation
and the basis on which the great po-
l!i!cal and economic questions must be
settled.
JOHN p. ALTGELD.
Ex-Governor j. =. Altgeld, OF Illinois,
was presented. The greatest cnthusi-
asm prevailed when the Illinois states
man arose to address the convention
tie delegates rising to their feet, wav-
ing hats and gh7orins Justify. Vile spoke
IL part as follows To
"The evils that result from the gold
standard have not been exaggerated or
over-sia ted. Time has sustained the BIZ
mctailist ard that man makes Il fatal
mistake who thinks that the American
people are ready to abandon this cause
and inasmuch as the abandonment of
the ratio practically amounts to the
abandonment OF the-e4+tlea- tthatt ianiiti=
clan makes a fatal mistake who thinks
that the ito can be abandoned with
out disntegratinS and destroying the
Democratic party. For every score OF
wealth worshipping gold Democrats
who would be brought to our standard
by such an abandonment of principles,
ten thousand men OF deep convictions
would leave us.
GOVERNMENT BY INJUNCTION.
But the money question is not the
only great question that confronts u.s.
There is the great question OF govern
ment by injunction. system under
which Federal Judge, elected to Office
by corporation influences, strikes down
the right of free speech. and with a
contemptuous wave OF the hand brush
es aside the right OF trial by jury, that
bulwarlS OF English liberty at the m ere
request of corporation agent.
'vThe temptation offered by corrupt
capital being too great for the ordinary
man to withstand. it Is evident that as
long as these temptations are offered
they will be effective. By the enlist
ment OF the system of Initiative and
referendum the fruits of bribery could
be taken away. and thus the induce
ment to bride would be destroyed
TRUSTS AND MONOPOLIES.
For a quarter of a century both po-
litical parties have denounced corpora
tions. trusts and monopoles. Nearly
every State in the Union has legislated
againstrthem. The Federal Govern
ment has legislated against them, yet In
spite of this denunciation In spite of all
this legislation. they have gone on
multiplying. The trusts are masters
OF the situation. They have come to
stay and. therefore. it is the mission
and the duty of the democratic party
to cecure the benefit of the monopoly
for the public, for the people, that
means municipal and governmental
ownership of all monopolets which it is
practical for government as yet to
control.
PROPOSITIONS DISPUTED.
II hear it said that we can not car
ry the country unless we get New
York, and that in order to get New
York we must abandon our principles
In the first place, dispute both propo-
sitions. and in the secoad place want
to say that the time has gone by when
the Democracyican carry New York on
a blear-eyed platform. The rank and
file of the Democratic party in New
York Is aroused and It is as devoted to
the principles of the Chicago platform
as Is the party anywhere in the coun-
try and competent judges tell me that
Governor Rooseyelts selection was
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