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THE DAIXES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBElt: 14. 1896.
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' THE DAI.LI8,
OllEOON
GEi'v WILLIAMS' : SPEECH
THE
fEBBONAL MKKTION.-
Saturday.
Mr. C. C. Ilobart is in town from the
Locks.
Mr. Hogh Gourlay went to Lyle this
' . morning.
Mr. J. A. Douthit went to Portland
thia afternoon. .
Mr. E. L. Korten returned from Port
and last evening.
Mr. E. Hendricks of ansene was in
the city yesterday. ,'.
Mr. E. E. Lytle returned from Port
land this morning.
Miss Katie Davenport arrived in the
city from Mosier today.
Mrs. .1. A. Douthitf and children left
- Aor Portland this morning:
Airs. Thornton returned to her home
' in White Salmon this morning.
Mr. W. P. Vanbibber -returned from
Portland on the local train today.
. Mr. and Mrs. Gillett of Astoria re
turned this morning on the Regulator.
Mrs.. John Michell and daughter,
Maud, left for Portland this morning.
Mrs. Eobt. Pensmore" of Mosier, who
has been visiting in the city, returned
on the Regulator this morning. .
Mrs. Campion and Mrs. Mason, who
visited friends in the city last evening,
returned to Portland this morning.
Mr. F. W. Wilson returned last even
ing from Salem, where he has just been
admitted to the bar. Mr. Wilson is a
young man of much intellectual vigor,
is widely and favoiably known and we
.Dredict a brilliant career for. him when
he sees fit to engage in the practice of
law. -
Gen. Geo. H. Williams arrived on the
local train today. The venerable gen
tleman appears to be in the best of
health and was much gratified to shake
bands with many of his old friends. He
.' . will remain over Sunday and will be the
guest of Mr. B. S. Huntington. He
" then goes to Boise City, ' where he de
livers an address Wednesday night.
Monday.
M. Dichtenmuller of Moeierisin the
city.
Mrs. H. W. Wells left for the East to
day.
. Will Freeman left for the Locks this
morning.
Mr. Carl Gottfried returned from the
.Exposition.
Mr. and Mrs. Funk went to Portland
this morning.
Mr. John Weigle returned from Port
land Exposition today.
Mr. Neil McLeod and wife left for
Portland this afternoon.
Messrs. Otto end Wm. Birgfeld and
families returned to The Dalles today.
Mr. A. Sand rock and wife returned
.. on the local train today from Portland.
Mrs. J. T. Clark, who has been visit
ing the Rtorys, left for home this morning.-
. '
1 Mayor Pennoyer of Portland passed
. through to Spokane on the early morn
ing train.
Mr. B. S. Huntington goea out to
8-Mile this evening to deliver an address
before the Republican club there.
Miss Lizzie Richards,' Miss Lida John-
eon and Messrs. Mvron and Herbert
Farrington left this morning for the
Portland exposition, -
- Mr. G. W. Phelps discovered the
other day that he was blind in one eye.
He does not know whether the affliction
is of recent date or not, and found it out
by covering the. other eye with his fln-
. ger when a mote had lodged in it.
. Tuesday.
Lee Evans and son, Fred, of Mosier are
. in the city.
' Mrs. G. C. Blakeley left for Portland
- again today;
" Mrs. Cassiday and son, left this morn
ing for Vancouver. .
Mrs. J. H. -Cross returned from Hood
River last evening. -
Miss Le Due left for Portland on the
. local this afternoon. -.
Mr. and Mrs. H, Chittenden left for
Portland this morning. -
- MrS. Geo. Darch left this morning for
, Portland on the .Regulator.
MOST ; FORCIBLE OF
PRESENT CAMPAIGN.
THE
He Was One of the "Conspirators.
1873"' Vindicates tbe Deceased V.
. 8. GAolIrreslstlble' Klo- '.
" . qnence and Wisdom. :
of
, Tbe great speech of Hon. Geo. H.
Williams, ex-attorney-general - of the
United States Saturday night may be
said to have' disarmed the opposition.
Knowing that the ablest speaker in the
state was . to address our citizens that
evening,, citizens cf all shades', of po
litical belief assembled at the opera
house, unmindful of tbe rain, and lis
tened to the clearest exposition of Re
publican doctrine so far produced in The
Dalles and probaby in the state. Geo.
H. Williams has passed the '74th mile
stone of his earthly life. -His services to
his country cover a long period.
Through peace and through war, through
prosperity and through adversity has he
wrought for the advancement of our
great republic, and the man is' rever
enced as no other in the etate. His has
been the highest political honor ever be
stowed upon the Pacific coast, and now
fall of years and with a reputation that
will increase in brightness as time ehmi
nates from memory all lesser lights, he
comes out, like Sam peon of old, to make
a last Herculean stand in defense of the
principles of his lifetime. None can
measure the effect of the terrible on
slaught ot his language. All resistance
melted before the fire of his logic. His
speech made irreclaimably steadfast
those who already agreed with him,
drew to tbe Republican stronghold all
who were wavering in their belief, and
made serious inroads into tbe oppo
sition. .
The great demonstration of Saturday
night began at 7 :15 o'clock. At Repnb
lican headquarters all was activity
The hall was lit by hundreds of torch
lightJ, each held by an enthusiastic
Republican. Tbe parade formed in the
following order :
Commander J. M. Patterson, and
aides, G. J. Farley, F. W. Wilson, Capt
Levi (Jhnsman in command.
City band.
Zouaves.
Fife and drum corps.
Uniformed McKinley club.
ueorge rl. Williams and partv in
barouche.
Flambeau club.
Citizens on foot. '
Throughout the line of march they
were greeted with rousing cheers and
calcium light illuminations. These
in the operation of the' purchasing act;
during which time the - bullion, value of
silver did not rise a single cent.
; ' Another fallacy of the silver I men is
the claim that prices of ' all commodi
ties have gone down' with silver. ' Wool
has gone down because American grow'
era mnat now compete. with the Austra
lian product; and deprived of the. tariff,
skits was In his swaddling clothes. - '
I am now past 74 years of age. I re
solved ten ' years ago to eo out of
politics, but when this question came
up J resolved to do what ,1 could in my
humble way " to put down this crazy.
wiid and visionary scheme.
I am no alarmist,,, but I have fears,
and they, are stronger than my hopes.
American wool has merely sought tbe If Bryan is elected the cry will be raised
Australian level." There Is now a wheat that the. nation' has departed from an
famine in Russia, and' wheat- is going honest ; policy, and tumult,, riot , and
up, while silver Is going down. , Among I bioousned will follow.-' lhuse who have
the claims of tbe free silver men is that sown the wind will reap the- 'whirlwind.
silver was demonetized in lStf. VI all loose people who-a-e trying to Arouse
the stupendous and unblushing lies of
tbe silver party this caps the climax. . I
was iu Congress at that time and helped
to pass that much-talked-of bill, and . I
affirm that the discussion which pre
ceded its passage covered ' a period of
three years. It was reviewed in every
possible light, and when it came to Gen.
Grant for his signature, I know and af
firm that he' perused it ' carefully and
with great deliberation, and knew per
fectly well what he was doing. If the
'demonetization of silver" in 1873 is re
sponsible for the hard times, how , is it
that 17 years afterward occurred the
most prosperous times ever known in
oar history. Harrison's message of 1892
records this prosperity, and no one can
quest fon it, for he would not state facts
for such general publication without the
most ample proof.1 This was under the
gold standard, when gold alone was th
unit of value. The believers in this
policy are called gold bags and they are
numerous. The United (states is full
of them. They will cover Mr. Bryan on
Nov 3d. (tremendous cheers.) . He will
be the buggiest boy this country ever
saw (renewed cheers).
The gold standard ia tbe outgrowth ol
civilization. Away back in the misty
past history shows that skins were the
medium. of exchange; with a higher civ
ilization came successively iron, bronze,
copper and silver. Now it is gold. I
make the prophecy that - if - the einsrl
gold standard is maintained in 1897
there will be plenty of money and th
widest general prosperity. there is
plenty of money in the country. When
Cleveland advertised for $50,000,000 in
gold $500,000,000 was offered.
The Republican party are the real bi
metalists, Tbey demand that gold and
silver shall be of equal current value
and want to coin all that is possible un
der that provision. ' How then can they
be called' enemies? Bryan wants $53
worth of silver coined into $100, and
thereby proposes to make tbe govern
ment a party to tbe most collossa
swindle of modern times.- Free coinage
of silver will contract the money already
the poor against the rich, appealing to
dishonest instinct', will bring about
general disorder. Elect McKinley and
you can pay your creditor his due, in
stead of giving him 53 cents and cheat
ing him. out of the balance. If yon want
a restoration of confidence and a revival
of business you can have it by electing a
man of dignity, of ability, of experi
ence a whole man,. and not a boy. If
you want good money vote for that
treat statesman ai.d patriot, Major
William M. Kinley.
-The concluding pentence was ended
amid deafening cheers. The address
trouzbout was punctuated with ap
plause, which we have- not sufficiently
indicated. The effect of the speech was
tremendous. One individual was no
ticed wearing a Bryan button who re
moved it from his coat lapel, and was
so influenced by the norm of eloquence
that he placed it under his heel. All
day Sunday and today the speech has
been discnesvd upon-the streets, and the
most obstinate. Brvan advocate readily
concedes that it was the master-speech so
far or the campaign.
FOR HONEST MONEY.
M'KINLE""S ABLE DISCUSSION OF THE
MONEY QUESTION
No Debasement of Money Ko Kepadiav
tion of Debts Free Coinage Imperils
the Nation's Safety Worklngmen and
- Farmers Have Most at Stake "Good
Money Never Made Hard Times."
Mrs. James Blakeney and Mrs. J. E.
Fait left this morning for Portland.
Mrs. A..M. Williams came np from
' Portland yesterday, and is visiting in
the city. ;
. Mr. H. Egbert and sister, Miss Grace,
James Johnson and Alice Collery left for
Portland this morning. . ; ,-
Mrs. J. K. McCormlck, sister of Mrs.
D. L. Cates, left this morning on a visit
to tbe latter at the Locks. , .
Mr. C. J. Van Duyn and wife came in
. from Tygh Valley yesterday, and went
' to Portland this afternoon. . .
Mr. Samuel Evans of Mosier, father
of Lee Evans, has been very ill with
dysentery, but is now improving. "
Miss Annie Cox. who has been visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. L. L. McCartney, left
on the morning train for her home in
Albany.;. . , .
" Judge Bradshaw and Hon. John Mi
chell left this morning as delegates to
the K. of P. Grand Lodge, which meets
; in Portland. ' - -
- Hugh Gourlay left for Hood River last
. evening, from whence he - will go to
White Salmon to address the McKinley
. club at that place. . "
Mr. M, Heisler of Dufnr; was in the
city todav, and in a conversation with a
Chronicle reporter intimated . that Mc
. Kinley would be given a rousing major
ity at Dufnr. - ' . -
MAKB1ED.
At the Uinatilla house parlors Satur
day evening, by Justice Filloon, William
S. Cooper ot Grants and Kate Murphy
of Wasco county. V ' .
' ;' , : BORN.; . , :. '
' In this city, October 11, 1896, to the
wife of C. A. Borders, a son. ' ., : . .
threw a brilliant glow upon the gayly
nniformed men. Tbe gilded capes shone
in the light like the spears of an ad
vancing' army, and the 200 torches
twinkled along the line of march like
tbe nebulous milkv way in the field of
btheral blue above us. Arriving at the
opera house it was found to be about
two-thirds filled. The procession filed
in and soon filled what space remained.
The first appearance of the venerable ex
attorney-general, legal adviser of U. S
Grant, was tbe signal for a tumult of
applause. Beside and around him were
seated Messrs. J. B. ' Condon, D. M.
French, B. S. Huntington, C. L. Gilbert,
M. Moody, Robt. Mays, S. S. Johns, L
E. Crowe, A. M. Kelsay, P. DeHuff, J
M. Patterson, Thos. Driver, F. W. Wil
sou, M. M. .Cushing, W. S. Mvers
and others. An enthusiastic cam
paign song was first sung ' by the
glee club. Chairman L. E. Crowe in
troduced Mr. - Williams 'in a brief but
very pleasing speech of introduction
As that gentleman advanced to the
front of the stage, he was greeted witb a
second ovation of applause.
Mr. Williams began by saying he in
tended to be practical, and that he did
not desire tp excite party ' prejudice,
For himself he claimed sincerity in an
honest belief.' He wonld therefore ask
that his auditors divest their minds of
all party prejudice and view the matter
in a purely business light. For con
venience . he designated as '."sound
money" men those who. proposed to
vote for Wm. McKinley on the Republi
can platform, and as "free silver" men
those who would vote for W. . J. Bryan
upon the Democratic platform. The
sound money men were in favor of coin
age with just sufficient limitation to
preserve the parity of the two metals.
Tbe sound money party has been in con
trol of tbe government since the war.
Since 1878 this party has coined 400,
000,000 of silver dollars. During tbe
first eight months of the present year it
has coined 8,000,000 and ' in the month
just past over 1,300,000. Among those
who will suffer under free silver will be
depositors ia banks, 'by depreciating
their deposits ; among the sufferers,
also, will be the old soldiers, who are
asked by tbe party of Bryan' to "take
their 'pension dues in money worth less
than it is at present ;' and the same rule
applies to wage earners. . The Demo
cratic platform of 1892 is the same as the
Republican platform of 1896 on thi9
question, and Bryan's assertion that the
bullion value of silver would ' be raised
in circulation. I affirm that, under - a.
free coinage silver poliey of 'any' nation
of the earth gold has invariably been
driven out of circulation. I am there
fore for continuing the policy that will
preserve" our present system. .. Cheap
money always expels gold from . circula
latlon. Under tbe purchase act silver
would not circulate, but directly foond
its way back through the custom house
to the U. S. - Treasury vaults. It was
then found necessary to issue silver cer
tiocates, each dollar bearing a promise
redeemable in silver,. and that a silver
dollar is iu the treasury to redeem ' it
with. If we depart from tbe gold stand
ard the banks will liot receive these cer
tificates.' I remember in the early .days
when I came ti San Francisco. . I bad
to pay a premium for gold when trying
to convert my salary into cash.
Mr. Williams exposed to view a Mexi
can and aa American silver dollar, re
stating with great force, the familiar ar
gament as to their relative worth. He
concluded it by . asking the , question
What makes tbe difference in value? It
is the function they possess of exchange
ability. Everyone knows that a silver
dollar is as good as a gold dollar.
Tbe United States is a wealthy nation
The per capita of circulation is $24, which
is greater than any other country' with
tbe possible exception of France. One
reason for the hoarding at present is tbe
apprehensiveness that the country will
go on to a silver basis. Then we have
hardly recovered from the speculative
spirit of three or four years prior to the
panic. Overproduction and other causer
have contributed to tbe present hard
times.. But there is a light in the East.
and there will be good times again from
the 3d - of November next. Since the
Vermont and Maine elections the result
is already Bhowing in tbe revival of busi
ness'. What we want !b not more money,
but more confidence. Confidence is the
me Diooa ot Dusmess. Under the re
sumption of specie 'payments $350,000,-
000 of paper money came np to their lull
face value, when before it was worth
but 40 cents on the dollar. Bryan pro
poses to revolutionize our present .finan
cial system, which we have been 100
years in establishing, when the present
financial system is the best ever; upon
earth.-. '
The Republicans want a Bteady, con
servative, . practical administration.
They do not want the city administra
tion now carried on in Portland carried
into the general government. (Laughter
and applause). Let us do nothing that
Major McKinley 's letter of acceptance
as sound as a gold dollar. . The fol
lowing are some of his best points:
'. vnat Free Coinage Means. .
The character of the money which
shall measure our values and exchanges
and settle our balances with one another
and with the nations of the world is of
inch primary importance and eo far-
reaching in its consequences as to call
for the most painstaking investigation,
and in the end a sober and unprejudiced
judgment at the polls. We must not be
misled by phrases nor deluded by false
theories. Free silver would not mean
that silver dollars were to be freely had
without cost or labor. It would mean
the free use of the mints of the United
States for the 'few who are owners of
silver bullion, bnt wonld make silver
coin no freer to the many who are en
gaged in other enterprises.
It wonld not make labor easier, the
hours of labor shorter or the pay better,
It wonld not make farming less labori
ous or more profitabla It would not
start a factory or make a demand for an
additional day's labor. It would create
no new . occupations. - it would add
nothing to the comfort of the masses,
the capital of the people or the wealth
of the nation. It seeks to introduce a
new measure of value, but wonld add
no value to the thing measured. It
wonld not conserve values.. On the con
trary, it wonld derange all existing val-
nes. it would not restore business con
fidence, but its direct effect would be to
destroy the little which yet remains.
The meaning of the coinage plan
adopted at Chicago is that any one may
take a quantity of silver bullion, now
worth 53 cents, to the mints of the
United States, have it coined at the ex
pense of the government and receive for
it a silver dollar which shall . be legal
tender for the payment of all debts, pub
lio and private. The owner of the silver
bullion wonld get the silver dollar. It
wonld belong to him and nobody else.
Other people would get it only by their
labor, the products of their land or
something of value. The bullion owner,
oh the basis of present values, would re
ceive the silver dollar for 53 cents'
worth of silver, and other people wonld
be required. to receive it as a full dollar
in the payment of debts. : The govern
ment wonld get nothing from the trans
action. It wonld bear the expense of
coining the silver, and the community
would suffer loss by its use. '
Silver Dollars Now on a Gold Basis,
We have coined since 1878 more
than 400,000,000 of silver : dollars,
which are maintained by .the govern
ment at parity with . gold and are f nil
legal tender for the payment of all
debts, public and private. How are the
silver dollars now in nse different from
those which would be in nse under free
coinage? ' They are to be of the same
weight and Alienees. They are to bear
the same stamp of the government
Why wonld they not be of the same
value? I answer: The silver dollars now
in use were coined on account of 'the
government, and not for private account
or gain, and " the government has sol
emnly agreed to keep them .as good as
the best dollars we have.. The - govern
ment bought the silver bullion at its
market value and coined it into silver
dollars. Having exclusive control of the
mintage, it only coins what it can hold
at a parity with gold. Th8' profit,, rep
resenting the difference between the
commercial value of-- the silver bullion
unaer iree ana unlimited coinage of sil- will reflect dishonor npon our govern- and the face value of the silver dollar.
ver is only to , presume upon the ignor- ment. Thousands of Democrats turned goes to the government for the benefit
ance - and stupidity of the people, their backs noon their .nartv in ififil. of the peopla
Mexico did not raise tne value qf silver and fought for the Union through four You'll be surprised when you try Hoe
unaer mat policy, ana as Daniel web- long years of bloody strife. They are Cake soap, and wish we had told you
BfMAnra on M ' T Vnmir nl " .. . I - . 1 . 1 . I .....
"j" uiuunnj v i giu cuoiiuK iu eiect tneir oia cnampion sooner. . it isvmaae ov-oatented nro-
.. . .. ..... i . - i -. -
gniae onr looisreps dui tne lamp ol ex- I and . comrade-in-arms. Major McKin-1 cess. v 1 ilv24-ii
ley, who . presented his breast to the
leaden hail, when- this yoang blather
penance." Another evidence that sil
ver will not rise by legislation is foood
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