The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-04
THE IDOL.
Bimetallic League at
Providence Hear
Him.
THE PITCRF0RK PROMISED.
Ben Tillman Says He Will
Use 1t To-
day.
THE PITCHFORK PROMISED.

Providence, Sept. 3-The first of the
series of meetings arranged by the New |
England Bimetallic League in the in
terest of bimetallism was held at Cres-
cent Park this afternoon. The session |
was held in a large open area, the au-
dience occupying seats of the grand |
stand surrounding it. All around the
plot on the outside We're the noisy
money making attractions of Crescent
Park, which materially interfered with |
the attention of the audience to the
speakers and with the ability 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. Mayor George w. Greene of
Woonsocket, president of the New Eng
land Bimetallic League. opened the SEES
sion with a few Introductory remarks.
he then introduced as presiding officer
Col A Z, DrinkWater of Braintree,
Mass, who made a short address.
Col Drinkwater introduced as the
nrst speaker Hon. Homer S. Cummings
OF Stamford, CT, who outlined the prin-
clples OF democracy, of bimetallism and
OF the league, which had arranged the
series Of meetings. He was followed
by Judge James P, Tarvin of Kentucky.
Congressman John j. Lentz of Ohio
was the next speaker. His sarcastic
references to President Mckinley, his
arraignment of the Philippine war and
his eulogy Of Aguinaldo as one of the
greatest men of the century were ap-
plauded
There was prolonged cheering when
Col Drinkwater introduced ex-Gov.
John P. Altgeld of Illinois as the con-
Guiding speaker. Owing to the fact that
his address in New York, Labor day,
is to be devoted to detailed discussion
of the monetary question, he simply
dealt in generalities at the meeting to-
day. He said in substance that for
years the people west of the Alleghenies
have looked with reverence toward
New England
1t has been the New England brains,
ideas, literature and standards that
have shaped the destinies of the repub-
lie. 1t has looked for a few years as
though their sons were to lower the old
New England standard, and as though
they were going to forget the traditions
of their fathers and bring everything
to low, sordid basis. He said, how
ever, that he was glad to learn that
this was a mistake, and that mighty
host has arisen, which will keep alive
the feeling of liberty in old New Eng
land.
There was a period in New England
history, said he. when the mills and
factories were running day and night,
and market was found for everything
that was made. Then the people We're
all employed at living wages and were
prosperous. The volume of money in.
be or at caiH he
twice the amount in existence today,
because silver was issued at its proper
ratio and had its proper place in the
monetary plans.
The speaker argued that the remon-
etization of silver would afford an OPP
portunity for the wage earners to have
more money to spend and thus open up
markets at home which would utilize
to the fullest extent the products of the
country. He said that not a single re-
spectacle argument can be found for
the gold standard. The present none
tary policy is bad and unjust. 1t is
a great wrong, and the American peo-
pie are going to right it.
AT the close of the governors address
there were calls for Senator Tillman,
who, in response promised to bring his
three pronged pitchfork'' to the meet
ing on Monday and use it to good eff
feet.
The meeting will begin at o'clock,
and the speakers will include Senator
Tillman, Hon. H. o. Kent of New
Hampshire, Rev Charles Bisbee of
Massachusetts, Gen. A. ]. Warner of
Ohio and others.
Congressman Lentz of Ohio spoke in
part as follows: From Ohio we look
to New England with amazement when
we see the cFinging servility of its
masses to that plutocracy oligarchy,
which is more arbitrary and more in
consistent than any monarchy in Eu-
rope. You will pardon me for telling
you that the thinking people in the
Buckeye state are more than surprised
when they find that in this old New
England country, which for two centu-
ries arrogated to itself the claim of be-
ing the educational center and the in
tellectual husband of America, there
are today so many blind and servile
followers of an administration which
cannot quote a single thought, not a
single sentence, either from Washing
ton, Jefferson, Jackson or Lincoln, in
support of its policy of imperialism and
militarism, in support of it's British
financial policy its British colonization
policy and it's British alliance.
"In Ohio we have never accepted the
doctrine, neither in the church nor in
politics, of total depravity. We still
have faith and hope. We still believe
that truth is mighty and will prevail
1--WE believe that the Importance and
courageous manhood of such or
ganizations as the New England
Bi-metalic League, will revive right
of free speech. We hope and believe
that our combined influence with some
of that choice and courageous manhood
in the party of New England in their
ere long, bring to public attention the
fact that the same men who advocate
imperialism are in substance the very
same men who were also identified with
and in league with the plutocracy that
have made this republic trust-ridden
republic"
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