New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-26
GAGE HEARD IN BROOKLYN
THE SECRETARY, Mr.. Low AND DR..
STRYKER ADDRESS A BIG
AUDIENCE.
DEEP INTEREST IN EXPOSITION OF SILVER
QUESTION BY THE SECRETARY OF THE
TREASURY-PRAISE FOR PORTO
RICAN TARIFF
RICAN TARIFF.

The ACADEMY of Music in Brooklyn was
crowded last night by almost four thousand per-
sens. It was by far the most enthusiastic meet
ing of the Republican campaign in Kings Coun-
ty. A great many persons in the audience car
ried small American flags, which they waved
at every opportunity.
Before the speakers arrived the Dry Goods
Glee Club sang popular airs. The audience
joined in the choruses. Shannon's Twenty-third
| Regiment Band played patriotic airs.
The speakers arrived little before o'clock,
and at the sight Of them the audience rose,
breaking out into applause and cheering
Frank Harvey Field, president of the Brook
Iyn Young Mems Republican Club, under whose
auspices the meeting was held. said in part
SPEECH OF FRANK HARVEY FIELD.
\ few days ago, when the Democratic candidate
for the Presidency arrived IN our ely mere also
ratons of forced breath heard that evening
Job out it of the Whriwind Who is this that dark
eneth counsel by words without knowledse?T
/ and 3 which 1 commend to Mr.. Bryan's prayerful
knowledge. and fill his belly with the east wind?
Should he reason with PR o no Die fSk or with
: At the close of Mr. Fields speech the audience
sang America" DR.. NJ. w. stryker, president
! of Hamilton College, was then introduced. Mr..
Stryker said in part
SPEECH OF NJ. w. SIR1h hEtR.
In God We Trust" would be fiat perjury if we
oppreSsed the poor ina man b IN ms TSs I pn6iatin u
! the difference between the promise and the disk
financial collapse would be, the moral bankruptcy
Mould be far deeper & ana lin more Bt IhS
OF words" either cannot see it or won't; and so,
Issue however secondary and subordinate. his Fai-
stattian army stands Just Wnere II STOOD and & IeID
thus juggles with terms? , . W., -.
he saws: i want You to understand that when 1
use word It means Just what choqse S 10 nave II;
County? Then it is 9sincers and fraudUent 5n IT.
the sirens and the sorcery OF Gree. .,,s.,,,s
Said woman Sir ia ~ you .fS WegS my r UtIe
your husband I'd take it." This This is s. the & dialogue que
Pc TINS aiGnels' eTins 'riS oi anu
An English professor wrote upon his blackboard:
this day been appointed honorary physician TO
the Queen Under this was written next day;
for one am convinced that it would not be well
run the mint by a windmill. and shall not vote
Mr.. Bryan deals in hippant assault-in destructive
his threats are alike amhiguous | am Ike that
wagged his tail. said Il don't know which end to
Nor can forget Bryan's reiterated pandering to
anarchy, and the diatribes "multtform. manifold
Of ofq the eesaSres s1preme court Sfir "''''
When Grover Cleveland stamped out sedition In
Bryan at Hornellsville in 1896 styled himself head
words He has gone about 70 promote envy ana
embitter classes. He is the apostle OF pesSimlsm
and discomfort. He talks ike knell and makes
nice Of vile hold to stay MIN up He deals
wholesale insult the Democrats who refuse him
by asserting that they are bought up, while ne
offers candy calves to the returning prQdIgaIs.
Olney and Carl Schurz! Two weeks hence II shali
be written: Thou are laid in the balance and
found wanting.
Mr.. Stryker's epigrams caught with the audi
ence, which frequently interrupted him with its
applause and laughter At the close of his re-
marks there was uproar of applause The
noise had scarcely stopped when Lyman ]. Gage,
Secretary OF the Trea sury was introduced Mr..
Gage received a fine welcome. He spoke in a
quiet deberative manner, and was listened to
with close attention. He said:
SPEECH OF SECRETARY GAGE
Under the law a given quantity of gold
stamped dollar. and sixteen times that weight
in silver stamped dollar You perceive IL Is
a relation OF weight, not relation or value You
VIII ask, then, Why was the weight ratio nXed at
10 TO !? The answer Is obvious and plain. II was
because that relation of weight recognized In the
coins minted the then commercial value of the |
Two metals in the markets Of the world Because
the commercial value OF gold was sixteen times /
or therea bout-greater than silver Congress rec