The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-01
GOV. ALTGELD CHEERED
FREE SILVER HE DECLARES 4
BURNING ISSUE.
ASSAILs GOVERNMENT BY INJUNCTION
Pleads for the Initiative and Referendum as a
Bar 10 Bribery. Would have the Gov,
ernment TO Absorb Trusts.
Arrival of Bryan.
Arrival of Bryan.

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Louisville, Ky, May 31.-The Ohio
Valley League of Bimetallic Clubs conc
prislng the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illi-
nois and Kentucky, is holding its third
annual convention in this city Me
Cauley's theatre, the scene of the gath
erlng, was profusely decorated when
the convention was called to order at
2:30 O'Clock this afternoon. When Pres
ldentTarvin, of the Bimetallic League.
delivered his annual address. perhaps
a thousand people were in the theatre.
Mayor Weaver, of Louisville, ex.,n,lcd
welcome to the visiting delegates and
told them that their work would ne wei
done if they indorsed Bryan for Prcsi-
dent i'll 1900
Judge j. l.. Taryin'S remarks were at
times received with the greatest prtnu-
slasm, any reference to reafiirmaton
CT the Chicago platform or an .ndorse-
mem of W. j. Bryan as the Presidential
nominee being the signal for vocferous
applause.
At the evening session, President Tar
vim introduced Flayius J. Van Vorhis.
| of indianapolis, a former Republican
who SAID blmetalliSm. as opposed TO
| lfnonDnletailsln, is the true salvation
ana the basis on which the great poiti-
cal ana economic questions must be SET
| tied.
| Ex-Governor j. +. Altgeld. of Illinois.
was presented. The greatest enthusiasm
prevailed when the Illinois Statesman
arose to address the convention. the dele
gates rising to their feet, waving hats
and cheering Justify. He spoke in part
as follows:
The evils that result from the gold
standard have not been exaggerated or
loverstated. Time has sustained the BIZ
metallist, and that man makes a 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 cause that politi-
clan makes a fatal mistake who thinks
that the ratio cam be abandoned without
disintegrating and destroying the Dem
ocratic 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 u.s.
but the money question is not the
only great question that cOnfrOntS us.
There is the great question of govern
ment by injunction, Il system under
which Il Federal judge, elected to office
by corporation Influences, strikes down
the right of free speech and with a
contemptUous wave of the hand, brushes
aside the right of trial by jury. that
bulwark of English liberty, at the mere
no, Of
1.-The temptation offered by corrupt
capital being too great for the ordinary
man to withstand. it is evident that as
long us these temptations are offered
they will be effective BY the establish
meDt of the system of initiative and re-
ferendUm the fruits of bribery could
be taken away and thus the inducement
to brbe would be destroyed.
For quarter of Il century both poll
teal parties have denounced corpora
tions. trusts and monopoies. Nearly
every State in the Union has legiSlated
against them. The Federal Government |
has legislated against them, set in spite
of this denunciation in spite of all this |
legislation, they have gone on multiply |
ing. The trusts are masters OF the sit
uation. They have come to stay and |
therefore, it is the mission and the duty |
of the Democratic Iarty 20 secure the |
benefit of the monopoly for the public. |
for the people, that means municipal and |
governmental ownership of adl monoplies |
which it is practical for a Government
as yet to control
Il hear it said that we cannot carry
the country unless we get New York
and that, in order to get New York |
we must abandom our principles. In the
first place / dispute both propositions
and in the second place / want to say
that the time has gone by when the
Democracy can carry New York on IA
platform The rank and file
of the Democratic party in New York
is aroused, and it is as devoted to the
of the Chicago platform as
is the party anywhere in the country,
and competent judges tell me that Gov
ernor Roosevelt's selection was made
possible by the votes of Democrats who
preferred to support an open enemy l.
than supporting Democrat who stood
for nothing
While Governor Altgeld was in the
midst of the discourse Mr.. Bryan
reached the theatre. After the speeches
had been concluded, the distinguished
visitors repaired to the Gait House.
where a banquet of the Young Mems
Democratic Club of Louisville was given
to James Taryin, the President. TO at