The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-22


to justify the position we take. Such
promise would be an announcement to our
own people and to the world at large that
the predatory policy Of expansion over
and that we have returned to the ideals Of
the fathers Of the republic and to the peace
full and unselfsh course that has made us
40 great and 80 powerful among the ma
tons OF the earth. Such promise made
in good faith would be worth more to the
and trade of all the islands between the
poles Fapplausel and, in my opinion, q
political party which persists in it's refusal
to abandon the fatal policy now being
pursued will sooner or later be over
whelmed by the votes OF the people.
GOLD STANDARD A DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.
This Republican party having deter
to i itseif ali IA the credit for the estabshment
and maintenance OF the gold standard
Of value in this country. when the truth
is that the gold standard OF value was es-
tablished by the Democ- attic party before
piause BY reason Of reckless Republican
legislation In 1890, in the interests OF cor
porations and other producers of silver
and the owners of silver bullion, the ability
of the Government to continue gold pay
began to be seriously doubted, in the latter
part of the year 1892. and a dangerous
financial crisis was impending.
There were many able men in this country
and abroad, able f1nanciers, who believed
that the whole volume of our currency
would be deprecated to one-half its former
gold value and that the credit Of the Gov
eminent would 60 down with it. Here
sits the man, pointing to Mr.. ,Clevel land.
amid tremendous cheering and applause
his official duty, by his indomitable will.
by his political courage. IL l may Use that
expression. and by his devotion to the
credit and honor Of the Government. res
cued the gold standard from the dangerous
assaults made upon it by Republican leg
and the gold standard through four trouble
some years. under a storm OF vituperation
and Misrepresentation scarcely ever equalled
in this country. Applause and cheers.l
RUSH TO SHAKE cLEvELANDs HAND,
Mr.. Cleveland arose again as his former
Secretary of the Treasury sat down. and
the cheering burst out anew with almost as
much enthusiasm as in the first demonstra-
ton at Mr.. Clevelands appearance. The
ex-President held out his hands appeal
ingly for silence and after waiting several
minutes said:
Ladies and gentlemen. the speaking
of the evening is over, and / suggest now
that you dispense with three cheers for the
ticket"
The cheers were given with a will. but
they had hardly died away when the big
audience turned from a demonstration
for Parker and Davis to another outburst of
enthusiasm for MIR. Cleveland The band
struck up .The Star spangled Banner, /"
the men on the platform crowded around
the ex-Presdent to shake his hand and
the cheering crowd in the body of the hall
started to rush in disorder toward the plat
form. Many climbed over the press tables
up on the rostrlm
POLICE TAKE A HAND.
The police had anticipated what the
crowd was likely to do in it's desire to honor
the chairman and they had reenf forced
the squad stationed on the speakers stand
just before MIR. Cleveland announced the
close OF the meeting.
The policemen rushed to the front Of the
platfor pushing their way between the
dent. They pushed some in the crowd of
as they jumped from the press stand to the
platform, but they were powerless to handle
them all and the cheering crowd surged
around the chairman, almost bnrying him
with outstrst ched hands. '"''''
Mr. Cleveland appeared for q moment to
be bewildered. then he quickly fell 10 behind
Capt. Dillon and three or four husky police
men who opened up a path for him to the exit
from the platform. There he turned and
cheer until he was out Of sight.
Mr. Cleveland went from Carnegie Hall
to the home OF his friend. DR.. Joseph d.
Bryant, at 80 West Forty-eighth street,
where he was to remain over night. John
G. Milburn Of Buffalo. at whose house
President Mckinley died.. had expected to
speak at the meeting, and. in fact, had his
address all prepared. but Mr.. Carlisle COW
cred the ground which he had intended to
take so thoroughly that he decided to say
nothing.
HOW THE POLICE HANDLED THE CROWD.
The crowd began TO gather outside Car
negie Hall before the police arrived at
O'Clock, There were several hundred
men punched in front Of the main entran &c
at Fifty seventh street at that hour. When
the police came, some 900 strong. under
the command of Inspector Walsh and Capts.
Dillon and Hussey, the early arrivals were
made to form in double Ale. The line Of
avenue, and it increased in size every
minute. The doors were thrown open at
7 clock, and twenty minutes later all the
unrsserved seating space was filled.
A solid line Of bluecoats held the Seventh
avenue entrance to the hall, and a similar
toward Sixth avenue. Carriage owners
had been notified to enter from the east
and the policemen stationed there had
comparatively little to do. The crowd
COngreRate0 on seventh avenue.
No tickets were necessary to get to the
unreserved seats, providing one was an
early arrival. This early corners entered
the hall In patches of 500. 1t didn't take
long at this rate to fill up the unreserved
seating space.
Outside the hall long double line of
persons was still waiting to be admitted
when at O'Clock the police concluded
there were enough in the hall. Those
in line we're advised to go home. but they
didn't take the advice. and the waiting
line didn't thin out until nearly O'Clock
Probably 5000 were disappointed In not
getting into the hall. The crowd was
four deep at the Seventh avenue and
Fiftv-seventh street crossing, and the wait
ing double line extended around in Fifty
eighth street and ss far as Sixth avenue
The police admitted reserved ticket hold
ers without questio ion. The only persons
who had trouble in getting through the
police line were those who presented police
cards signed by Commissioner McAdoo.
Some Of tho cops refused 10 recognize
those cards, and even Chief Inspect or Cort-
right seemed to be in doubt in one inst ance
as to whether such card was good.
Capt James Dillon was in charge Of the
police at the Fifty-sixth street entrance,
and he had his hands full. Dozens of
persons importuned him TO allow them
10 enter. but he turned their requests over
to the reception committee. Of which Col.
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