The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04

ance with a request made by the league
yesterday. discussed the currency bill
passed by the last Congress. General War
ner criticised the command made by the
Dill on the secretary of the treasury 10
maintain the parity of all forms of curren-
cy with gold.
Charles A. Towne was introduced as the
next Vice President and received an ova-
ton. The subject of his address was:
Some Republican inconsistencies on the
Money Question" The Republican party.
he said. is the parent of the greenback.
and the greenback has been done TO death
in the House where it was born. In other
words. said Mr.. Towne, the Republican
party had about-faced or all the issues
which. at one time. had made it a party TO
be honored. The revolt of the Republican
party against public interests had driven
Silver Republicans. of whom the speaker
was one, out of the party. Mr.. Towne re-
viewed at length the history of the war in
Cuba and in the Philippines. and asserted
that the action of the present administra-
ton in keeping the troops in Cuba and in
carrying on a war upon the people of the
Philippines, whom it had promised to pro-
tect, was one of the disgraceful pages in
history. At the conclusion of Mr.. TONNES
address he was hailed as the next Vice
President and received an ovation from
the stage.
The declaration of principles. as the Mon
etary League calls its platform, which has
been published. was unanimously adopted
and a collection was solicited from the
expenses.
Ex-Governor ST. John obtained the stage
and made a five-minutes emphatic speech
of Endorsement of Mr.. Towne's vice presi-
Dental candidacy. Governor st. John said
he would not ask the league TO ask the
Democratic convention to nominate Mr..
Towne. but If the league saw fit to do so;
IT would be what Towne deserved and
would make the ticket invincible.
E. P. Gore, from Kansas, was the first
speaker at the afternoon session of the
league. His remarks were largely devoted
to an advocacy of Bryan and Towne.
The chairman announced the following
committee to await upon the committee on
resolutions of the Democratic national con-
vention and submit to the latter the decla-
ration of principles of the league: Flavius
j. Van Vorhis, of Indiana; w. II. Harvey,
of Illinois; w. H. Berry, of Pennsylvania;
A. A. Johr son, of Colorado, and ex-Gov-
ernor John P. st. John.
Following the announcement, Edward s.
Wilde, of New Jersey, spoke as a Demo-
crat and explained that one reason why he
appeared was to add his Endorsement Of
Towne. He believed that nc stronge ticket
than Bryan and Towne could be named.
He added that he was in favor of gold and
silver, and he believed that was what was
contemplated by the ablest financiers.
After Mr.. Wilde's speech the chairman
announced that none of the speakers on the
programme having reported, an adjourn
ment would be taken until 5 o'clock to-
night.
A subsequent motion to appoint a COM
mittee of one from each State to notify
Mr.. Bryan of the action of the league pre-
vailed.
There was no night session of the United
States Monetary League. as had been adj
vertised. For nearly an hour after the
time Set for the meeting the doors of the
Auditorium were locked and no lights We're
turned on. A small crowd remained on
the sidewalk while the manager of the
Auditorium and DR.. Armstrong. in charge
of tn Monetary Leagues meetings, held a
conference. After the conference Or. Strong
gave it out that there would be no meeting
in consequence of failure of speakers to
show UP. The management of the Audi
forum made a statement to the effect that
the Monetary League was in arrears in the
matter of rent to the amount of $142, and
$50 due doorkeeper. pages and messengers.
A compromise was effected on the latter
by DR.. Strong and a friend raising $40.
This satisfied the boys and they left the
middle of the street, where they had been
holding an Indignation meeting. The ORR
ginal agreement was for the payment of
$3.50 rent and $50 for helpers. At the after
noon session to-day the hat was passed to
make good the agreement and when it was
returned it was short $117.67. The speakers
advertised to address the league tonight
were George Fred Williams, General J. B.
Weaver, Alexander Delmar and Flavius
a Vorhis.