Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-07-28

The hearty welcome accorded TO Hen
Ch&a A Toxne and Conzresnxn New
Lands On their visit 10 Eureka On Thurs
day must have been entirely s.tisfsetory
to them, for certainly nothing further
eO1ld nave been done by the people Of this
place TO show that they appreciated the
opportunity given them TO listen 10 one Of
the greatest If not the very greatest orator
In this country today. After enjoying .
brief rest At the Brown Hotel the visitors
were entertained at dinner at the home Of
Bert L Smith. and .s they returned down
town In the evening huge bonfres were
blazing On Main street and the Ruby Hill
Band Was discoursing sweet music on the
Court House eoner.
Long before the speakers entered the
Opera House almost every available seat
vAs occupied and during the entire even
ing nobody showed any desire to leave the
building.
A large American flag completely GOV.
cred the stage background, while the
speakers table was drsped with the sAms
e%olors, and numerous flags were in evil
dence in conspicuous places about the hall
Over the stage . large banner in nluminst-
ed letters bore the announcement, Bryan
| and Stevenson, Ne~lands and Fusion All
the Way Down the Line, and nobody In
the large audiance gave any evidence OF
directing 10 the combination.
Peter Breen. Esq, chairman Of the ST.
yer Party County Committee, called the
meeting TO order. and summoned r. A.
Laird to the platform 10 act - secre
tary. A long list Of yiee-presidenss was
thereupon read, NEST Of whom accepted
the In itatien to take seats on the stage.
Congressman NeslAnds Was the first
speaker, and as he stepped forward he was
greeted with prolonged appliance. Mr..
Newlands began with . reference to the
Kansas City Convention and explained the
alleged difference Of opinion in committee
over the silver plank Of the platform.
While on the FIRST ballot the vote showed
only a bare majority in favor of reitsrztion
over reAfhrmAtion he said there was not =
single delegate who opposed the free coin-
age plank in the platform.
Referring TO the presentation Of Mr..
| Toxne's name TO the convention IS . Vice
Presidential candidate Mr.. Newlands said
tia, his rejection wa simply on sectional
grounds. The platform had been framed
in the interest Of the West. the Presiden-
tial candidate was . Western man, and
while the majority Of the delegates reeog-
pized Mr.. Towne's right to the nomination.
it was decided tina. in justice to all sec
tions the Vice Presidential nomination
should 60 to q State nearer the center Of
population than Minnesota.
Mr.. Newlands paid a glowing tribute to
Mr.. Bryan's character, contrasted the
platforms of the Democratic and Republi-
can parties, and showed how Mr.. BIyan's
chances for election were vastly better than
in 1890.
address the band played The Red, White
and Blue" and then Mr.. ToSne was in.
troduced by Chairman Breen. II Con.
gresham Newlands was greeted with az.
plause, Mr.. Towne's reception was an ova-
ton, and it was several seconds before he
could begin his address, The fame Of
the noted Minnesotan had preceded him to
Eureka aud the audience was prepared for
3 mastery address, but as the speaker pro-
ceeded his hearers were carried away by
his eioqusnss, and when he concluded there
was not a man or woman In the audience,
no matter what their political belief. who
did not Join in the general verdict that it
wss the finest presentation Of political ar.
guments that a map eyer uttered
Any attempt to report Mr.. Tovns's
speech in the limited space at our command
would be vain, but summed up it was .
terrible a~rraignment Of the Republican
party a. it Is constituted today. and . mas
terly defense Of the principles Of the new
Democracy.
The speakers illustration Of the 6nan-
cial question was so plain that even a child
could understand II, IS was also his explsna'
tion of the difference between expansion
and imperialism. His language in defense
Of the silver dollar was exquisite, and
proved 10 the satisfaction Of every one that
10 this country there Is not and oan never
be such q thing Is q IS cent metallic dollar.
He advocated the issuing Of money by the
United States minis. and vigor ouslY con-
demned the Republican policy Of issuing
paper currency through the National banks.
The terrible influence Of the Trusts vas
dwelt upon and the power which these
combinations are gaining as the only pur-
chasers Of raw material and the only EN-
ployers Of labor was shown up in q manner
which commanded the attention of all.
Eurekans have lately learned something In
this direction. and the speakers reference
to the calamity which oonfronts the coun.
try from that source was not lost upon his
hearers.
The speakers reference to w. j. Bryan
as wearing the white rose Of the peoples
| con6dence.s and tina brilliant peroration