Z no m an n e r Insists in e lim in a tin g silver from our the present a d m in istra tio n o f M r. C leveland they o f >362,331,400. or at the rate -if >6,344,604 per m onetary system . W hat ha» the dem ocratic I were in round n u m b e r* but f73,uoo.oot>,«m, or a m onth , or >305.116 per d ay, >8,674 every hour, party done for silver* W hat recognition has evci ta ilin g o ff o f n e a rly fq,uuo,oco,ouo in less th a n 13 >144.50 every m inu te, aud >34 05 every second or com a from th e dem ocratic p a rty * N oue w hat- 1 m onths every tic k o f tbe clock, b u t not o n ly so W hat ever On the o q n u a rv w b et has th e republican A ccording to B -w ist rest the d.fferer.. c in the ha» been th« effect upon the people of th i* c oun­ party ever d o n e in this direction* By th e act* of »m ount o f truffe for «5 o f the p rin c ip a l A m e ric a n try besides th e ec .:ta v u * tncm ate o f the public t?73 rffyi. if ÿ o m d :dpt, a ll passed by th e repeb- c itle * for th e tw o year» end in g reapectivcly debt ? I t increases tb e an n u al interest we m u « lican p a rty , there haabeen coined in to .égal te n ­ M u trh 4, 1991 and M a rc h 4 1x14. was w ith in a pay n e a rly 11% m illio n * of dollars to be e n tire ly der silver dollars the sum of S439.fia1.ryg w hich, fraction o f $14,000,000.000. and it is estim ated th a t accurate, fi1l.49x.ai6. w ith th e tu rtlie r charge o f w ith silver certificate«. tn a k iu g an aggregate of < th e loa* in trade in other portions o f the country nearly >5 000.000 to m eet o b lig a ti'«11» o f th e s in k ­ n e a rly fory.ooo.ooo, e v e r one o f w h ich is legal w ill swell the aggregate to the enorm ous sum ing fund So, ta ke n a ll tog eth er, the present tender today, aud there 1» uo attem p t or disposi­ o f m ore than f ifi.ooo ooo.ooK. or a sum equal to th e democrat!« p a rty d u rin g the three and one halt tio n on the p a rt o f th e republican p a r ty to e ith e r e n tire w ealth o f the T n ite d S tate* in i*»> years it ha» been in pow er ha* increased interest re tire from c irculation any p a rt of this vast sum , o b lig atio n * to pay w h ich the u ltim ate p rin cip a l But w hatever m ay be th e cause or cause* tnesc and interest w ill require the rn o rin o u * »um o f o f silver or its representatives or to ta ke from are but some o f th é startlin g contrast» bearing inure thou >••«• >«• ■> an«l thi» too. in a tim e of any p a rt o f it the fun ction o f legal tender R ut now a» the one great question presented u | m > u the peace, happitiea» prostierity and prog profound peace for the console rat ion and «Irtcrm in atio n by the res* of our country under republican and d e m o , A nd it is, felhiw c itn e n - th i» same democratic T h e re are m an y oth er |iarty th a t you m v populist lrietid . and you m y voters o f th ia c o u n try iu this cam paign 1» w h eth er cratic a d n u n i'tra tio n s th e dem ocratic party sh a ll be continued in power scarcely 1rs» s ta rtlin g , but »till w orth th e careful p a trio tic frie n d o fa n y and every and all" parti«-» or w h eth er it shall be displaced by th e repuidicau consideration o f every v o trr in this cam jiaign are called upon to continue iu powei p a rty, and 11» «.uh -1 these («artie» in the jaist and to a few «if these 1 l«eg lo attract your atten Fo r In th is connection it m ust be b«,rue in »even years has had a fu ll a ix t fa ir tr ia l in tbe tio n. and a c a ie iu l Considerati >n ot these w ill clearly illu s trate the effect upon Ih e farm er o fth e nnud and never f«irgotteu, th a t the w tug o f the m atte r ot ad m iu istc i tug the affairs of th is govern «temocratic jairty which wa» in th e m ajo rity at change from protection to a tree trade policy m eut it becomes aa it seems to m e. ot' the utmost Chicago and w h ich m ade tbe dem ocratic im portance to in q u ire in to the a d m in is tra tio n o f | In ¡5^3 we exported Hour 10 the value o f -more p la tfo rm at Chi«-ago, and w hich selected each, and to com pare the one w ith the other than 1*4,001 ,aou m ore th a u we did in i» ,'. In us it* »Lantlar-I bearer M r Bryau o f N e ­ and the condition ot the country under each. ifiqa we Mild in the m a rk e t* o f the w orld cattle braska. 1» ju st a * m uch, a ud. indeed, perhaps a la y in g aside therefo re, lo r the present a ll to the value of f ¡s.ouo.uou w h ile tn 15-A. to Ih e ' little m ure, a free trad e p a rty , and its candidate dcclaratious in the plattornis o f th e tw o parties, value o f leva th a u fio.ooo.ouo I'p o n the o th e r, a lr«-e-trade candidate »■ ever w a* th e detn«jcrati« or the three or four jiartics tor th a t m atte r as hand the w orld »old u s cattle in tA>>3, to the party, or any o f it * standard be a re r* in *11 it» a t best these declaration» are m ere promise» value ol but <4- 446. w h ile in i* . under th e I h islurv tn the pa«t T h r tru th 1» M r B ryan 1* * w h ich are uot alw ays redeem ed. let us cum Operation o f th e W ilson G o rm an ta riff act they ( free-trader iti the full.-»t ven*e o f th e te rm He pare the past record ol the one w ith the oth er j invaded the m a rk e t* of the A m erican cattle , gained bi» re jiu la lio ri a» a »peakcr in th e n a ­ Th e capacity o f a person to a«-vurapliah a certain ’rowet to th e exte n t c f f7, -s.svt. and there ha» tio n a l house ol representative» bv hi» ferocious th in g or to do a certa in act or series of a cta can >een a decrease in the value o f our cattle under onslaught un the policy o f protection and in hia be m uch better d eterm in ed attet he has had a th e prevent a d m in istra tio n o f m ore th a n fir-v. able advocacy u f the heresy u f free-trad e Mr tr ia l than upon fits m ere declarations a» to his ,OUO B ryan, a« you are a w a re, wa» a m e m b - r o f the in ten tion s or a bility to perform such act or series In 1 »3- unde; the republican a d m in istra tio n com m ittee on ways and mean», w h ich fo rm u ­ o f acts and so it 1» w ith po litica l parties and ad we exported and aold to the w o rld butter and lated aud repurtr«! the W ilson G o rm a n ta r if f act m inistration s cheese to the value in round num bers o f over A * such m em ber he had charge o f the a g ric u ltu r­ From M arch 4, idtq, to M arch 4, 1893. ■ period fil--.«loo.aoo w hile in i 8* a under the present dem Th<*ref«ire. to him m « c th a u to o f four years, this governm ent was 111 it» execu­ ucratu- adm m s tra tio n . our sale* a m u a n tn l in al schedule» * n y other one m an in th e n a tio n a l cuagre*» or tive and legislative d e p a rtm e n t* under the abso­ value to but aliout a fraction over fib, no.ooo el»ew h«vr are the agrxculturalw t» o f th i* country- lu te control o f tb e republican p a rty From indebted for the te rrib le blow adm inistered to In 1893 we exported to w ith in a fraction u f t u , M arch 4. l»»«. to M arch 4. i*S5 a peitu d o f tw o • vears. th«we departm ents were undet the aba» (*10.000 o f fru its w h ile in 1895 but a traction over th e ir uroduct* bv th e W ilw x i-G o rm a n ta riff act Rut m com paring th e tw o a d m in is tra tio n * o f lu te cvmtrol o f the dem ocratic p a rty , w h ile the fiq.csa.aou w o rth In I ' L l we had hows in thiscou ntry to th e value ; i*re»ideut H a m a o n and ¿-resident C leveland, and executive dep a rtm e n t h a * !«eeti in control o f a •*» » hile todav 1 tn considering the present p la t f x m u f the dem o­ dem ocrat ever »mce and s till is W hen the rep ub­ in round tium ,*ers o f over f 14) thev are but o f th e value uf fit*-- (no.ooo, or a l« x . cratic pa rty a» prom ulgated at C hicago th e re is lican party w ent out o f ¡*»w rr at the dose o f H a r ne feature ol the C leveland a d m in is tra tio n th a t rtson's ad m in istra tio n M a rc h 4. 1V.3. we must all o f more than Jv«..«00.000 In i5>u we had 13.300 horses iu t h i* country of »hould receive th e u n qualified aud enthusiastic agree this c oun try was in a prosperous con­ th e «aloe o f fiiu7,«xx> quo , and w hile we »till have •.nd e-w njent of every lover o f la w and order, and d itio n In fact, th e year ending Iiecem her |t, i\J beheld a greater «Tegtee of w ith in a fraction o fth e »a me nu m b er of horses, every p a tru it in this «nun try o f w h atever p o lit­ pros peri tv in d u s tria lly in this coun try they arc o f th e v alue u f les» than fiv>.aao.ooo «x ' ical pa?ty Iiu n n e hr» a d m in istra tio n as we a ll le»» than one h a lf th e ir value in iv ,! k n o w the vpirtt o f sedition and a n arch y d e v e l­ th a n was ever before k n o w u in a ll our history In i»w3 we had 43.000,< m d h rs d o f sheep, w orth oped in tu open lawlessness in C hicago and at va T h e re was scarcely an id le m ill or fa d o ry a ll were ru n n in g to th e ir full capacity, and the cry on the average fit *3 per head ur a total o f over ri«Mi* oth er p o in t* along the great tran sc o n ti­ fur e m p loym ent was now here to be heard in a ll fiiib.ooo.ia» w h ile w e h a v e toffax but a fractm a i nental lin e * «if ra ilw a y . N a ti onal la w * were de th e land T h e M c K in le y ta r iff act was uas*ed over 3».«a» w head w o rth on the average lea* feed, in ters tate com merce was ot.-Mmeted, th e tn October iV»> and it was th e year :"»>i before than f i 30 ja-f head o r a total ot twit ab-uit C n ite d States m ail» were in terru p te d by mo»i violence, and th e torch o f anarch y wa» d e fia n tly its fu ll benefit l«-gan to fie felt throu ghou t our fi57.< « ,..„ . But w h at 1» th e effect ol the repeal o f the Me- 1 w aived in the face o f Law aud order tm rder* A nd in this connection let me a ttra c t Lsxnestic your a tten tio n to c e tta ia events in dicative o f the K iolcy act by the present dem«a.-ratic a d m in istra j peacc and tra n q u ility were ruthlc-nsly act la ir in g th e last vear aside to m ak e way for tu m u lt insnrrectiou. an great activ ity in itusinrss and to tbe pr.aiperous turn on uur foreign trad e T h en it wa» th a t in condition o f out «?ountry in i% J. under the o p e r­ o f the operation o f the M . K iu try act our export» archy, ra p in e and m urder a tio n o f th e M c K in le y ta riff act o u r output uf to foreign countries am ounted in value to a frac ' pursuance o f h i* »worn duty to *ee th a t the law» pig iron th a t year wa.» m ore th a n 1 .an>.«**) too» tio n over >*>1.000.«an. to be e n tire ly correct F».;.- were fa ith fu lly executed th a t M r. C leveland, as m *j Vo.4«iy or a decrease in th is one year tn th e value « xg ani*ation engaged in thi» in cip ie n t reb ellio n than u r prudneed iu ¡S i ih ir foreign o f our e x p o rt* to foreign countries «if p ,- /-» «,7 T h is was an act of President Cle»ei*n«5 w o rth y of com merce am ounted to w ith in a tract!«» o f Hut w h ile «Mir im po rts d u ring the la»t year of th e a ll praise alth«xigh it w a* but the prom pt per- J j juo o « ju . u « m > a sum far in rxcea* at th a t ever operation o f the M c K in le y act were at th e value furm ance o f a high o A c ia l d u ty imtxi*e«i upon to be him by the eoastitutioa of the i'u ite d states and reached before, w h ile our «lomeattc com merce in round n u m l*e r» o t le»- th a n >65.3^00 »«1 our im p o rt* d u rin g by his coAciai oath T h e senate o f the I'n ite d reached the enorm ous aggregate o f tw e n ty five e n tire ly correct tim es th a t am o u n t or about I s «0000 • » « >ur the first year u f the U il*> « < .a n a m fret trade ; states p ro m p tly ad.opted a rcw lu tio n w ithou t a act am ounted in fou nd n u m h t f l to nearly fi».;. ; l »«enttug «M e xptonxnug th is jw ln u tic act «X exports lo foreign countries ¡n the year ix u . ex T h e power and p ru re te r* o f the ceeded «mr im p>i:ts by m ore th a n |jc.-^**.«*ac and . m i 000, the precise figure» b rin g } ' • ' t «.*yc>. or • ihe per-», lent By th is 10*reave in | fesieral ju d ic ia ry were a!*u evuked f«x the pur yet our im ports w e ie many m illiu n s larger than • a increase o f {146 •*»* »ee ever before tn th a t year .mr n a tio n a l w ealth im p o rt* and «Jecrease in e x p u rt* in the first vear. ' p«*e ol e n to m n g the n atio nal law s and protect i ’ sm o f the W ilson G o rm an net. over th a t > j Z * increased to u ith iu a fraction of I3 .«*». j u . am . m g property from «lestructi'm a t the han«i* of •fu r u a ts in a l receipts were la rg e ly in excesa o f o f the M .-K is le v act it tout* up an aggregate lox* ’ the ciub to u* in >>ur trad e w ith th e »««rid in round a u m i our n a tio n a l expenditures, w h ile oar n a tio n a l N ow w h »t d«iea the C hicago dem exratic plat ilebt in th a t an«F th e three p m e e d in g years o f beta of n e a rly fin * .« * * , » ' But the great dam age to the lu d a a tn a l inter i f x m w hich nam ed M r Bryan *av upon t h t » » u b - H a r riso n a a d m in istra tio n was reduced to the ex •rc t’ In stead of g iv in g this action o f President est* o f th i* country and to its peace and pro* I tent ot fi>7. a » , and tb e an n u al interest «1.1 e ta .id i t , approval rt in the m«wt u n m is ta k ­ charge m ore th a n |io .v» .« x c But not o n ly so, p e n t y by th e repeal o f the M c K .n ie y act 1» bv able lerm*c5M>w and have nation But s till fu rth e r by the M . K ia'iey act It p la in ly brin g» in to been for some m onths past firm ly «if the ■ >{<«txi«-n we reduced the ta r iff duties over Isyeuc « 0 . o f doctrine of reciprocity and in w hat manne? 1 our n atio nal go vernm ent T h i* p lan k th a t the pruapect a t the present rs p e c ia ls in the w h ic h >ye,000,0«. cam e o ff of sugar w hich was and to w h at e x te n t w a * th is country benefited ’ •e rs x i* «,_r»»Kon 11» - prem e power :n the platfo rm m u « be can M m ed in the lig h t o f event o f the fle c tio n o f the republican ticket fur p a id m ostly by the consum er A nd in ad «lit tun by its eulucceioet-1. and how and to w h at este n t ! th e e v -e a U m C hicago to w M c h I have ju st a t­ hâve n e beeu in ju re d by n * repeal- T h ev are securing such an agreem ent ts not onlv very to a ll this we tu rn e d cx-er to M r C leveland and a nd thus cvnM raed it much better th a n it ever ha* been in the htstorv the dem «xrauc a d m in istra tio n » hen it came into a ll p e rtin e n t question*, and especially are they 1 tracted a tte n tio n , I t » a de­ republican» wh«> are sUtcited I ean have bat one m ea n in g o f th is g o vernm ent but really exceedingly g. »»! power M arch 4 ifiq) a solvent t:e a * u r \ w ith a im p o rta n t to n ia l in term s o f the supreme pow er o f tbe and expected to vote and ««.miinoe in T h e real tr u th is President C leveland and Sec surplus over and above G-.r J ¡oc.oeo.ouo of gold in I t is a denial o f the rig h t o f th e nat- power th e dem«xvatac party tor the sole natio n reta ry C arlisle, d u rin g th e ir e n tire a d m m is tia - » ir k in g funds of m -re T c i f :«*- *».aao in gold reason th a t ih e «lem « r a t k plait«jar o f suppressing But s till fu rth e r, is it e n tire ly clear to you as an s ta n d a id by w h u h u e must test the capacity ot m ean * rnm piy this advocate o f in dependent btm etaliam th a t it can the republican p a rty to a d m in iste r the affairs o f agreem ent between o a r ow n g«iverum ent and | and scattering a m ob engaged in n u la tin g and th is go vernm ent and by w h x h the p n w p e n ty o f It t* th a t «if m -X h e r. by w hi«h we agree to adm it free j ob M ru cG rg the law s o f the I nited Stales be m a in ta in e d in thia e vu ntrv m connection w ith the enforced p o lic y o f free trad e, and w hen our country and tbe status o f the republic must o f duty c erta in article« w h ich w e nerd but w h ich a ;*zM tive -ten cal o f the rig h t to mv-jfce the be measured «luring the a d ia iu i« t:a iiu n o f P r e s i­ are cannot produce in t h i* country and io retu rn power and prexeaa o f th e federal conns to p ro ­ e n tire ly divorced from the policy of protection W h ile 1 personally, follow ing the platform o f the dent H arn « o a and d u rin g the «xieration o f w h at the natio n represented by the other governm ent tect prvywrty em ployed in in ters tate commerce, But agree* to a d m it to it* ports free ot du tv certa iu and in the tT*n»:c-s».« *j came on be lure the but cunnot produce 10 t h e ir «m u c o u a tr v .3» iu t j Jirect assanlt nt< onlv upon the in te g rity and m y present te rm «n th e senate, nave advocated instance, w e c a n n o t raise coffee or n ib L r r Bra- , organisation o f the suprem e court o f the l'crte-1 and voted for in dependent b im e ta ’.iam . and have M c K in le y act had tim e to dceelope its full benefi done *u earnestly a nd honestly believing it could ccnce. and also before the beneficial effects a l­ n i «l«e». but d-«-» nut produce flour «x m achinery ■ S tau» one o f the great departm ent« o f o a r gov be m a in ta in e d in connection w-.th the policy of ready realiaed and kn o w n to m any became fully and (ouaequenlly under reciprocity we a d m it to e m m e n t. and epon the federal judiciary gen e ra il y, bat alao upon th e in tegrity and bin d in g protection , I have always insisted in every kn o w n to th e A m e ric a n people and hence it our ports, free o f duty her o-ffee and rubber was. deceived by th e false cry th a t was echoed w h ile B rxcii adm it» to her porta, free o f d u ty, our fence o f th e ir ultim ate decisious It suggest* * speech th a t I have ever m ade upon the subject ho w ith G e rm a n y we ea- ’ change in the o rg a n tra lto a o f the supreme th a t it m ust be coupled w ith a protective tariff, from shore to shore throughout th e le n g th flour and m achinery bread th of our n a ts m a l com mon change ia lik e m anner our po rk for her b e e t) court o f the I nited « tä te * not huwever in the otherw ise we could not have prosperity in t h u and m anner (xanted «mt by an a m e n d m e n t to the sugar c o a a try I n o th e r words, I have believed w ealth, th a t th is act was unco nstitutional un t o r tbe purpoae o f in au gurating this policy «'ixiMitutHW but by a reut g a m tan«-a under e x ­ th a t a n y good effect th a t m ig h t come from A m erican, a robberry and a fra w l. the dulndcd free silver would be m ore th a n destroyed by the w age w o rkers and farm ers o f th is coun try in an w hen the M c K ia le y b ill w a * pend ing m thé isting provtstuna and conditions w ith the view policy o f free trade. A n d 1 am firm m the be­ evil hcur were induced to vote fut the rein s ta te ­ I nited States senate in 189» a c la u ie w a * inserted of h a rin g rrv e w e d hereafter th e decision al- rendy rendered bv it. lie f a n d alw ays have been th a t w ith o u t a proper m en t o f the dem ocratic p a rty , and that party was in it p rw K lin g tor these fecipio cal a rrange T h is p la n k in tHe dem ocratic p la lfijrm 1* a con- A n d m eut» Every i : n « c r » [ in ««iugie»a. I believe policy o f protection in this country we can never bv th a t elevation called back to power w h at w a * tbe result * A evanpanvon o f th e con­ d rm n a u m - f the patriotic act of 1-resident C le w voted against it. but it became a la w a nd a part ol nave th a t degree of prosperity w h ic h r ig h tfu lly belong» to us w h eth er we have bim etaltsm or d itio n o f our country in the vears IV u and i»q»- the M«.Ktniey act a n «1 prio r to the pre-cuiential laud in w ¡ping out o f existence the C hicago m ob offers an object lews««! fu ll o l tnM ructiun and «a election in :»9>, the a d m in iatra tiu u uf P r e s id e n t led bv C hicago anarc h is t* tw o year* agv I t is in not .h e r e ¡ore I believe now . as 1 have alw a y s believed a nd urged th a t bim etalism in th ia coan- inestim able value to those w h o are w illin g to H arrison had concluded «zver tw enty recrprccai a w«a i:n g o G e rm a n y . H a w a ii. G u ate - J •oUlters o f this nati«m on the m any blocdv baiile - slave* to G re a t B ritain and other foreign coan- m ala N icaragua H onduras. A ustria H u n g a ry . . field * o f the W a r o f the R ebellion tn e a both c o m m e rc ia lly and fin an cially W h ile been in au gurated w hen the c y d o n K e le m e n t* w h ic h had been in th re a te n in g attitud e ever Luata Rrc*. Salvador, and several C en tral A m e r­ I have argued earnestly and honestly in th e past Mow can any «lemocrat or p o p u h « o r silver •m ce the N ovem ber election, burst in te rrific ican and South A m erican Mates in favor o f in dependent b im e ta lis m . 1 have never republican, or any oth er m an especially th e v e t­ N ow w h at w a* tbe result on our trade w ith e ra n * o f the late w a r w ho believe» m th e doc­ as it seems is supposed by some, opposed b i­ fury and de»truct-.oa a ll over our beloved land m eta l ism throu gh In ternatio na', agreem ent, but and never atnee the beg in n in g o f our govern­ these countries* In the ten years ending June jw, ' trin e o f the e xe rtio n of the supreme power o f the on th e c o n tra ry I have alw ays inaisted th a t if m en t. except perhaps d u ring the c ontinental ¡»S« th e year p r w r to the passage o f the M c K tn nation io the fa ith fu l execution o f th e n a tio n a l such an agreem ent could be br-eigh t about it period between the adoption ot the articlen ley act.-we im po rted from 11 o f tbe countries 1 laws in a ll p a rt* ot the c o a a try by sup­ w o uld be In a ll respects a better and m ore satis­ o f confederation and th e ir displacem ent by have ju M nam ed m erchandise to the value, in pressing m ob v -.le n c e and lawlesanesa factory settlem ent o f th e question an 1 such is the a d o p t * « o f th e present conM U ution have round num bers o f nearly Ji.53c o n .ix > . the exact w h eth er w ith or w ith o u t th e consent M ill my conviction A n d therefo re, tor these ou r people suffered from financial and in d u s tria l figures being fi:.339.-5.1.7*7. w h ile d u rin g the ot the local a u th o ritie s, give th e ir vote* reasons in p a rt. I appeal to m y silver fnend s to depression as they did d u rin g the vear t»$j. and same period wc sold to these countries g »»Is to to this p la n k in th e dem ocratic platfo rm , a» they have done ever since. In fact no sooner th e value m round num bers «if less th a u >538,090,- and t > the m en who standing on th a t p 'a tfo rm stand by th e rep ublican tic k e t had th e dem ocratic a d m in is tra tio n been «*» . the exact figures being >537.3*3.77b. or only ! T h e precise difference th e n between th e tw o launched than the country was involved in a atsjut o n e-th ird o fth e value o f our im p o rt*, thus seek to be ma«le president and v¡.o«io. or an a v ­ cratic p la tfo rm oversiiadosrs a ll others in im p re fe ra b le to th a t o f the single standard o f e ith e r after the in au g u ra tio n o f M r. Cleveland m oney erage o f over fi too .aoo.ocu a year, w h ich am ount H ow ever im p o rta n t gold or stiver. T h ere lo re each declare» in its on call in New Y o r k dem anded a * high a* had necessarily to be paid by n» in gold or its portance in t h » cam paign the m oney que»li««n may be fro m a n v conceiva platform in favor of a standard as the th irty per cent x io n b a n k *, n a tio n a l and equivalent But no* only >0, in the m o n th o f I ble standpoint h u w e w r im p o rta n t is the ques­ better perm a n e n t policy- T h e dem ocrats and state begau to give w a y before the aw ful pres­ June. 1S90. before reciprocity wa» established, we populists and silver republicans insist th a t this sure and irreststable force o f tbe in d u s tria l and soid to B ra n l al«>ne prcMlnct* m achinery and « tion o f ta riff or reciprocity or im m ig ra tio n , or o f any o f the o th er great dom estic or foreign can be done w ith safety by thia coun try alone fin an cial storm , and t«r(orc six iiK iuth* o f the other m erchandise to the value of fiyofi.ouc. policies, the issue presented by th is p la n k i* one T h e republicans d m this, and insist th a t it can new a d m in is tra tio n had pu*«ed in to history Oo w heren* in June, iS»i under tbe «»peration o fth e the people o f this c oun try cannot afford to e n ­ o n lv be done th ro u g h in te rn a tio n a l agreem ent state» a nd p riv a te b a n k * and 153 natio u a l b a n k * reciprocity a rra n g e m e n t o fth e M c K in le y act. the dorse unless they wish to "g iw th e ir a pproval to a n a th a t free silver by the independent action o f had gone to the w a ll Com m ercial failures fo l­ duties h aving been ta k e n o ff we su’d to B ra n l of i this go vernm ent alone wo-dd m ean silver m o n » lowed in rap id sncce**ion On and before C h ris t­ these article» to th e value o f m ore th a n } 1 ooo.ooo. a d 'C tn n e th e enforcem ent of w h ich strike» a fatal blow at oar n a tio n a l existence m etalism I ta k e it. how ever, a ll w ill agree, even m as. isqy. there were m thus c o u n try *0 or an increase in our e xp o rt trad e w ith this one T h e re is oue r rc a t b u llw o rk . fellow c ttiie n * th e moat radical independent b im e ta lis l. th a t if pm aperou*. so happy but a year before, coun try alone th e first year o f about «a. per cent we would secure the prom pt establishm ent o f a th r im m ense uiu n b rr of i> v*- com m ercial For tw e n ty m onth» before these reciprocity a r- « behind w h ic h tnc liberties, and the lig h t * of b im e ta lic standard in this country throu gh an failures w ith an aggregate o f lia b ilitie s o f more rangem ents w e n t in to effect, our e xp o rt trade [ prop erty o f the A m e ric a n people can a lw a v * find in te rn a tio n a l agreem ent w ith th e leading com ­ th a n £460.000.000. But not only so. before the w ith th e countries w ith which we had m ade »ure and safe »heiter, and th a t n the natio n a l m ercial nations o f th e w o rld, th a t it would nut close ot i»93 m ure than o n e-h alf o f the factories treaties under the M c K in le y act am«iuntcd to ju d ic ia ry . M a k e th a t great d e p a rtm e n t o f our o n ly m eet every purpose w h ich it is believed by iu this country had e ith e r been closed absolutely but >35.000.000, w h ile in the tiist tw e n ty m onth» governm ent th e football o f p o litica l parties and the in dependent b im e ta llis t could be obtained by- or were ru n n in g on halt tim e O u r m a n u fa c ­ after these treaties w ere concluded, our exports you « trike a f a u l blow a t lib e rty and free govern­ in dependent action, but w ould in addition in tures and m ines were closed, wages were re­ tu these same countries, were, iu n m f f nu m b er*, ment and you Lxwen and d isintegrate the p illa r» very m an y respects be in fin ite ly better duced. the great iron w o rk s in Teuusylvam a and w ith in a fraction o f >43 .100,000. o r an increase o f | o f the republic I t must therefore be plain to a ll w h o are rrjm b - other large establishm ents cut the wage» o f (h e ir over fi 17.500,000, or o f about 70 per cent In om clusio n. I trust the rep ublican * o f '.Vood 1 leans, but w ho believe in th e policy of in d e ­ employes from lo to a v per cent C are fu lly p re­ burn and M a rio n countv. la v in g a»sde a ll m in o r but anoth er test o f the superiority o f the re- , pendent bim e ta lis m , th a t by standing by the pared and accurate statistics show th a t since the difference«, il a ny there aré. w ill jo in ha n d * in publican adm in istra tio n s over th a t o f the dem th e present standard liea rc r* o f th e reja ib lic an sth day o f N ovem ber ifiqa. the «lav on w h ich M r th i* presidential c o n te « in lo va llv and p a trio tic ­ p a rty and by a id in g in restoring lo pow er the C leveland was elected. Libor in th is country ha* ocratic party i* as to the m arin er in w h ich the a lly up holding the republican b a n n er A ll the rep ublican p a rty, you not o n ly hold on to a ll the decreased 61 per cent . and the price o f labor fiuS tw o a d m iu iatra tio n s have conducted respectively great public qu estio n* which h a w confronted M ore the fin an cial op eration * o f the go vernm ent th i* coun try d u rin g and since the w a r have been great natio n a l poficies o f th a t p a rty , aside from per cen t. Rut th is is by no m eans a ll th e fin an cial Question, but vou also in SB far as than i.Qoo.ix» m en. wage-earners, were th ro w n w h ile in pow er. « itiv fa c to n ly solved by the republican party w hen The D u rin g the four years o f the last republican in pow er th a t question is concerned are standing upon a out o f e m p loym ent w ith in a few m onths N e ith e r incom petence, no r la c k o f p la tfo rm w hich pledges the republican p a rty tw o cities of B ro okly n and N ew Y o rk were p a y ­ a d m in is tra tio n the public debt l«eanng interest, statesm anship nor p a trio tism ha* ever been solem nly to labor for the abolishm en t of the in g over J 100, quo per dav in cash a * c h a rity tu a * 1 have staled was reduced, th a t 1« the p rin ci- 1 la id at the door o f a republican a d m in istra tio n single gold standard by th e adoption o f a feed and clothe 300.000 o f the un em ployed w ho P *l. to the exte n t ot fi355.iu3.aou, and by w h ich G ra n d ly endowed w ith the th re e qualtfii-ntiona b im e ta llic standard th ro u g h in te rn a tio n a l agree­ had no m oney and could get uo w o rk . In the an n u al interest beiug paid on said drtff was capacity, patriotism and »tatesm anship. m th is one year, the first ol M r C leveland s a d m in ­ decreased n early ten and o n e -h a lf m illio n dol m ent. essential in a d m in i« e rin g the affair» o f F u rth e rm o re there seems to lie an Im pression is tratio n . our foreign com m erce fell off more than lar«. to be e n tire ly accurate fto.337.716, and th e g o vernm ent, the republican pa rty m av abroad th a t the adoption o f th e St. Louis rep ub­ fi40.oo.cxm in value, and our dom estic commerce never d u rin g the e n tire tim e was there a sin­ be confidently relied iipuu, i f ¡estored to lican p latfo rm and the election o f M c K in le y and was reduced m ore th a n tw e n ty five tim es th a t gle d o lla r beficit. but alw ays a surplus l»ower. to not only »olve t h i* distu rb ing fin an cial H o b a rt would m ean th a t silver is to be en tire ly am o unt, w h ile our natio n a l w ealth decreased in N ow com|>are t h i* w ith the present dem o­ prob lem , but every other problem w ith w h ich it oatriciaed and e lim in ate d from our fin an cial ays th i* sing’e year m ore than fi:o,000,000,000 or cratic ad m in istra tio n w h ich has been in control m ay be confronted, w h eth er rela tin g to the in ­ tern T h ia is a most egregious m istake W h ile I w ith in a traction o f a * much as th e cost o f tbe o f the go vernm ent now for the j« « t th re e and te g rity and preservation oí a ll the po w er* re ­ the republican plotform declares, in substance W a r of the R ebellion to this coun try, w hile our o tie-h alf years So far from haviug reduced the spectively o f the d iffere n t d e p a rtm e n t* ol our and effect, against the single gold standard as a exp enditu res for the y ear ending June 30, 1S94. interest hearing debt the present dem ocratic a d ­ governm ent, or w h eth er in vo lving m ere ques­ desirable p e rm a n e n t policy, o n ly in sisting th a t it ; exceeded our receip t* by m ore then ,78,000.000, m in istra tio n . representing a p a rty w h ich our tio n * o f g o vern m en tal policy, w ith credit to Th e b ank c le a rin g * for the last 17 m o n th * o* populist fnend s and silver republican friends are | itself, for the best in te r e « * o f the people and in must be n a in ta in e d u n til tbe b im e ta llic standard can be secured th ro u g h in te rn a tio n a l agreem ent, H a m a o n * a d m in is tra tio n am ounted to over asked to continue in pow er by th e ir votes, it has fu ll vin d ic atio n o f th e honor o f th e A m e ric a n to labor for w h ic h the p a rty stands pledged It in fi9*moo ooo.ooo. w h ile for th e first 17 m o n th * o f iucreaaed the p rin cip a l to the enorm ous am uunt fiag and o f tb e republic (Cheers ) bitnetalic th a n it is, th a t in view o f a lt the other great policies o f the republican p a rty , in v ie» of th e m om entous issues involved m t h i* cam paign o th er th a n that rela tin g to finaucea t h e « i* no reaaun w hy every stiver republican in th i* »late should not support th< republican ticket Let oc th e contrary ia m y ju d g m e n t many forcible reason» whv they should A nd 1 te ll you mv rep ublican *i>*«t friends even conceding th a t the policy of independent bim e ta lis m is a ll th a t baa ever beeu claim ed for it bv yourselves or bv uie. or by any o f its tnoet ardeut a d m irer» and supporter», a nd even though the prospect ot securing an in te rn a tio n a l agreem ent may lie a» rem ote a* th a t o f g e ttiu g a railro a d to th e plauet M ars. a* 1 once believed it to be and a» I yet believe it to be and as it c e r­ ta in ly is under a dem ocratic a d m in istra tio n and a» it c erta in ly w ould be should M r tiiy a n be elected president o f the I'u ite d states n e ith er you nor 1. a* 1 view it. can afford t> purchase it at th e enorm ous anenhee we are called upon to m ake in tu r u ir g our backs upon a ll the grand prin ciple« and policies, other th a n those rela tin g to tiaauces, ot' the republican party but, now. one word as to the- respective chances o f g e ttin g s rail toad to M a rs and ob­ ta in in g an in te rn a tio n a l agreem ent on the subject of biuieialtstn It is a fact know n to a ll th a t no effort w h a t­ ever has been m ade by dem ocracy or by the present dem ocratic a d m in istra tio n to »ecure any such agreem ent T h ere fo re under a dem ocratic a d m in is tra tio n the chances o f securing bim etal- tarn in this couutry th ro u g h in te rn a tio n a l agree­ m en t w ould nut t«e a p a rtic le better th a n are the chances of securing a ra ilro a d to th e planet M ats, s ad I so stated it as luy opinion in the sen ate 1 t h in k in January last In view , how ever, ol th e changed s eu tim ent since that tim e in the leadin g com m e rc ia l natio ns o f the w >rld in favor of bim e ta l ism. and the agitatio n upon th a t sub­ je c t in those countries. I am fa irly o f the opm ion th a t i f th e rep ublican p a rty can tie placed in power in th is conn try . and an honest and earnest effort in favor o f securing an tnter- natK inal agreem ent can he made, as it un dcaibtedlv w ill be w hen M a jo r M c K in le y is elected president o f th e I'n ite d States th a t an in te rn a tio n a l agreem ent can be obtained w ith in a reasonable tim e , and throu gh and by w h ic h b im e ta llis m in its fullest and best sett-sr can he obtained in th ia coun try. In th is connec tio n and bearing d ire c tly upon the question ot the grow th of th e feebug in Europe in tavur o f bim e ta llis m I beg to a ttra c t your a tten ti on to the follow ing e atra c t (torn the le tte r of senator Hoar o f M isaachusetLs. dated ' Paris June 17, I » / less th a n three m onths ago. U n i t o r H oar says " I am conadent th a t the tim e is n p e lo r the set tlem en t of the stiver question and the re-estab­ lish m ent o f btm e ia llia m by an in te rn a tio n a l agreem ent and w ith the advantage ot the co-op n a t io n o f E n g la n d the next republican adm in 1« t r a il on can have th e honor o f th is if the conven­ tion does not com m it itsell to an extrem e state m e a t tn favor of m o n o m e ta llism and the leaders are p ru d en t in th e ir action Io a »twevh M M e lin e , p re m ie r o f Prance says It aependa upon France alone We need not w a it longer and his declaration is supported b y 14; out of 380 m em bers of the cham ber o f deputies and am ong the lending statesm en, in cluding M Loubet. m in ister of a g ric u ltu re I conversed w ith M r B alfou r. first l. r d ot the U nt.sh tre a s o n . and conservative leaders in the bouse ol com mon» and several m em bers o f this g o vernm ent, and 1 am sure th a t npon th e high est authexty M Bailout ♦ recent speech rep re­ sented the op inion of the go vernm ent To mv m in d th e debate tn the B ritish p a rt* m en t o f M a rc h 17th was the first re a l step iook- t n g t o t h e restoration o f bv-metaltam on an tn te rn a tiu a a l footing o n th a t «lay the house of com mon» un anim ously resolved as follow» “ T h e in s ta b ility o f the relative value o f gold and silver since the action o f the I-a ’. in I n:on iu l*7J. has proved in jurio us to the best interests of th is country ." and. tu rth e rm