Moro observer., October 01, 1896, Image 3

pplement
TALKED TO VETERANS.
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Survivors of the Tw enty-third
Ohio Regiment Journey in a
Body to Canton.
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PERKINS OH SILVER.
The Only Eli Tells the Hollow
Tale of Free
Silver.
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M’KINLEY AND HIS COMRADES.
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•
8SÌ
The
M ajor
Makes
Speech Which
Rouses the Old Soldiers to
TWFF
i
Enthusiasm.
rcincmlN-r in
lWrl. n ite r his dn-adful
w ound, w e «lid not sii |»| n » m - we would
h a v e him w ith u» a g n iu w e h a re w ith
ii * to d ay th u t b ra v e so ld ier »«»mnnle. Col.
Russ.-ll B. H a stin g » .
| Ai»|d:i»i**'.|
I
wa* g lad to no!»* in tli« • .««¡ h » nt »pee<4l
of iiiv «-omrade. C a n t. E llen, th a t th e
old T w .-n ty -tliird O hio » taiid s in IX»'»
a N i s P nm I iii 1M»1, fo r th e e o im iry au d
tin c o u n try ’« flag
|G r« a t applaii»«- a n d
eric* “ F o r M c K in ley , to«»' |
X oteidy
«-oiild b a n - doiil»t«il th a t, k n o w in g th e
nn lal from w hich thi* «»id re g iu w n t was
m ade.
My e o in n td .'s. you a n - ju s t a* !oya, to
»untry now a s you w en- loyal io c o u n try
lieu, an d a* you st<»n.l from 1**>1 to It»».»
or th«* |»r«-*»-rvati«»ii of th«' g o v e rn m e n t
f th e U nited S ta te s , you stand today
ju s t a s u n ite d ly fo r th e h o n o r o f th e
g o v e rn m e n t a n d th«' preM T vation o f it»
•r»ilit a n d «-urreiwy. jc h « i- r s .|
l * r o t e « ll« » n »»»«I *«n»u «l .M o n e y .
I do not know w hat you think al»o«it
rt
.
it. but I believe th a t it is a good «leal
ti e r to o|*'ii up th«' mills of the I n it­
T w o h u ndr.il of M aj. M< K tnley’s old ed S ta te s to th e la t a r of Amerb-a^ tlnui
HE SIZES UP THE SITUATIO N.
open up tin- mint* of th e I nit*«!
,-omrail«-« iti w ar calb-d a t his home on
A ugust 12.
T in y cam e from C leveland State* to the silver of th»- world. JG reat
and cries of “ l o o are rig h t., I
principally, but many of them from d is­ cheering
W ashington told u* over and over again
Good Reasons Advanced for Being
tan t ¡mints. T hey w ere survivors of the th a t th ere w as nothing »o im |*»rtant
T w enty-third O hio V olunteer in fan try .
II*
on the Side of
T he regim ent w as fam ed for its w ar »aid th a t the iuo«t im portant source of
r«**»r«i. the tiu m ta r of it« hurd-fought atreu g th w as the pohlic < r»ilit. and th a t
Gold
battle*, including South M ouutain. A n­ th«- ta s t metb«*l <«f |<res,-rving it w as to
tietam and G«-ii. S heridan’s many b a t­ um - it a* »¡«ariugly a» ¡s»*»ihle. Xo gov-
tle» in the Shenandoah vaHey in til; for eriinieut «-an get on w ithout it and pre­
the num ber of it* kill«*d and wound' d, serve it* honor. X«» governm ent ri g re a t
A
“ A re you ia fav o r of l»oth silver and
and al»*» for it* g reat men not«*! in enough to get on w ithout it. In th a
g,«ld?" a*ked a P op n liat of Eli P erk in s
w ar and civil life.
lark.-st «lay« of the revolution. R obert
•‘C e rta in ly .’* *ai«l Eli. ••»•very eivilixeil
t if the field officer* only tw o survive— M orris, it* tinam ier. went to one of h it
n ation naca th e tw o m etal*—gold and
G en. W illia m S. R.Hwcrau* of S a n F r a n ­ friends in P hiladelphia a fte r he Lad in­
atlvet but the United States ia the ••nly
cisco and ti.'U. Russell H astin g s of
volved him self a* a debtor fo r a larga
uatiou th a t ha» eoined as much silver
B erm uda island».
a> gold. W e have ta e u rank bim.-tal-
T he acene today w as a touching one. sum of money on a« count of the g»x-
li»ts. W e have ut«»o.l by silver too long
Mr». M cK inley »at in the hallway near ernm ent and *aid to him : "I mu*t I**’ *
W e have eom ed $<»25.;iO(t.0OO w orth of
the porch, from which th e m ajor r«- $1..3*»M»k» f'>r th e «"iitiu en tal arm y.
silver and $»*2li,ti00.000 w orth of gold.”
»landed to tin- eloquent greeting given Hi« friend »aid: “ W hat s«i urity -au
II.- answ ered:
My
•W hat have th e o th er g reat nation«
him by C apt Jo h n S. Ellen, m ayor of you give. R«»bert '
*Jui»-k -ame tba
W illoughby.
T he old soldiers cheered nam e and my honor.
cvim -d?" ask ed th e P opulist.
reply:
“
R
o
ta
rt.
thou
»halt
have
R.
“ W hy. they have coined less th a n h alf
and the obi flag waved w ith every burst
(A pplause.) And from th a t hour until
of gpolauae.
C apt. Ellen told of M il
a s iiu « h as we have.
E n g lan d (the
•‘ I b e lie v e it i t a g o o d d e a l b e tte r to o p e n u p th e m ill» of th e U n it e d S ta te s to th e la b o r of A m e r ic a th a n to open
bam M cK inley a» a private soldier, say- now the cou n try ’s honor has t»*en oar
U nited K ingdom ) lias coined an d h as on
•hei*t anchor in «-very storm .
hand $112.000.000 w orth of silver and o p th e m in t» o f th e U n it e d S ta te « to th e « liv e r o f th e w o rld — H w . . V . A W y .
,, . .
[Chicago lntet-»»vean J
I udco I q
it. wh**n. in ?irnc of
C om rade:
W e have a»*«-mbled here
$55UO0O.(ft>O in gold: F ra n c e has $493,-
today from all part* o f th e union and w ar, we issued paper money, li e said:
200.900 in d iv e r and $S23.00o.00o in
“ E very d o lla r of th at money shall ta
gold: G erm any has only $213.000.tMM) in
dollar, he »ay«, th a t has brought down from many vocations in life to cougratu
And it w as le ft to
late you. our com rade in arm s, on your mad** a*i: *»d as gold
silv er and $«25,(100.000 iu gold: R ussia g u aran tee it legal ten d er w ith gold u n ­
all thia albg.-d calam ity ttpoB us.
lias only $4 S.* MMX 000 in silver and $435,- der it. it would ta k e $400.« U •* *0 to
Xobody but the min.- ow ner w . hi I.1 ta nom ination a» a candidate for the P re si­ R uttarf..r«l B. H a y «. your old c lo n e l.
as
Pr«-»ident
of
the
Unit»*d
State«, to ex ­
dent
of
the
U
nited
State*.
1
rem
em
ber
O k.taa) iu gold."
do th is—1« to 1. ('a n we flo it? "
ta n c fit.il if «ilv.-r should go up from
ecute the
prom
ise in _ th e re*utnpTM»n o f
_____
__ p rom
ise
“T h«n we have coined about, as much
“ How alsMit M exican »ud India s u ­
•is to 121* «■»•tit* p r ounce, and we .-an th a t Co. E had one m em ber, very youth
*l»i ie paym ent* in 1**"9. |Che«*ring
apt
silver as all of them to g eth er?”
r e r ?” a sk .il th e I*.»pu!i»t.
hardly «upiwwe th a t Mr B ryau i» run­ ful iu api*-arau«-e. *«» much so th a t C
W hen R o ta rt M orris
try m a d e applause.)
“ N ot quite. T h ese four g re a t nation»,
“ Ah. th a t would «-ora»- to us like a
ning thi* «ilver «ni»ad«- for the sole and Robiaaon of the F ifth in fan <ms«*nt
of th at they had nothing to give but ?beir
w ith a population of 249.tMMi.0UO people, deluge! W e have no tariff «gainst «il- j H i$ Sole Aim is to Redue* the e x clu siv e ta ii.-h t of a h a n d fu l of million­ •«•me inquiry a* to age and
honor there w a* behind hi* word 3.0Q&-
¡»a rents.
have on haud $870.000.000 in silver ver. Il would p«Mir iu upon ns; 1.2«*.-
aire mine owner».
<■■) of struggling patriots. T odav ta h ts d
f o r th e t r » j
V alue of the Monetary
while we, w ith «9.000.000 people, have KNI.tJOO ,«eople would unload on «0.000.- -
H is whole argum ent 1« for eh«*ap»r
T he answ er» of the recruit w ere so the nation’* honor an- 7*>.*rf'O.0W of free
l« l
T h ere has fs-eii mine«l during the
$«£¡,«10,000 iu silver.”
dollar* if it has any »eu*e or js.int at all.
men. who mean to k«*ep this governm ent
“ W h e re I» our silver now?” asked the last 4«*) year* $10.000.000.0'*• w o rth of
Standard.
H e «-nti.-v* farm er» to join iu the «-m- . pr«»?npt and so d«*’i»ive and hi* desir«1 and it» honor and integrity and credit
silver
T h e world mined $2O9.D*. jnni
Populist.
sade by suggesting th a t they can |«aj ■o v.-ry m«Nl.-»t, and asking to t a en un«iu.-tiotie«l. (G reat applause.)
“ W hy. $5o$,O0O.OOO lie» pik'd up in w orth of 3O-.-ent silver last year. T his
th eir «i.-bts »-a«ier w ith «heap dollar» rolled a* a private, th a t the ofli«-er w ith
I thank yon. my comrade«, for this
th e Treasury. It is rusting in th e vault«. would come rushing in upon us, M *
H e l* like th e UttjU»t stew a rd w b«. said «»nt fu rth e r hesitation adm inistered
call.
X othing has given m* g reater
1 laying no interest, and dropping in would he th e dum ping ground of the BASES HIS ARGUMENTS ON IT t<> th«- debtor who owed his lord a hun- oath and W illiam M cK inley. J r., at
¡»leasure.
X othing giv«-a me g re a te r
value. C arlisle is begging the people to w orld. W e could not «win it. nnd when
»lr.il m easure« of oil. “ tak e thy bill and age of 17. wa* m ade a fttll-ltalged pr
¡»ride
th
an to have been • private -.»dier
ta k e it. freig h t free, but he can only get we stopped our g u a ra n te e all o u r eoiue.1
vate soldier in the Union arm y. *<Jrea
sit «low n quickly and w rite fifty.”
w
ith
you
in
th a t great Civil w ar. (A p­
$.'W’..i*«0.<MM) in circulation.
T he people silver would fall ba. k from It» to 1 to
H«- tells th«- wag»-«*aruer# th a t it would .»¡»¡daui- and th ree cheers fo r M« Kit:
plause J I bi«i y ou welcome to my home.
won’t have it.
T hey »ling it hack to 32 to 1. W e w ould have th e 3O-,-cnt Clap trap by Wh ch the Orator See«> I»- a good thing for them to get their ley.»
th e ta n k s . and then th e free silver men dollar» of C hina aud Jajw n . w ith no gold
T hen aw ay to th e hills and m ouutain» You s 'r e a ly have my h eart; you havq.
jwy ,n «-keeper dollar* and th a t in *>ui.
to C apture
Foobsh
jum p up and cry, 'W e w ant more silver!’ in our tre a su ry , and ‘.«e* th e laughing
of We*? Virginia, w here we fought and had it for more th an th irty years. (G re a t
roundabout
wav
cb«-ai»*r
dollar*
would
T hey say. 'T h e poor people are dying stock of th e w orld.”
skirmish» 1 t t a sum m er aw ay, iw etih g cheering.! It will riv e Mr*. M cK inley
give them st«-a<li.-r em ploj iiM-nt.
Voters.
fo r d iv er. C-oin m ore?
and def. -qig C onfederate G en. Floyd and my»< If much pl«-a»ure. 1 assure you.
“ W ell, who would t a benefiteti by free
He
tells
the
holder»
o
f
in*uran«-c
poli-
“ A n d how much of o a r gold is in cir­ coinage?" asked th e Po»uli»t.
have you come into our home. (A p -
cie» th a t it would t a a t»b-»s<il thing fur at C arinf. x F e rry . S eptem ber 10. W>1. to
culation ? ’
“ W ell, no » n r but th«- m ine owner«.
them to have their I«»»». » paid iu «h.-ai»r In recognition of y«»nr bravery, ef- plau»c aud three cheers for M cK inley.)
“ W hy. every solitary d o llar—$«2»i.OO0.- T hen- are Si»») o f them . T h eir work
fi. ien.-y and fidelity to duty, you « e r r .
M r. B ry an 's “ inform al" s«eecb accept­ dollar*. bc-Bu*»- t t a «'.m »anie* would
<MM» w orth o f it.
T h e bank» only hold men are j«ai«l in silver. pa|«-r or
l«.*e m ore th an they «the t,s»lieyhold«-r*> n April. 1**«2. a|<joint«*l to the com m ta
S12g.lMtU.tMM».”
ing
the
nomituUiwn
f«»r
th«-
prv«klemy
si«»n«*i staff .'unim isaary sergeant. Tho»*-
dollar* w o rth I'"» cen ts in gold.
Th.
“ Ton don't say the nation ha» no gold mine ow ner i» w orking for «ilver w as «nrefuliy w ritten b«-f«»tebaud. and it w.oibl. t t a ag g regate of prem ium * ex- of u* I'rtn -n t whom yon then »crv«-d are
•
iiiiin
g
the
aggr.
gate
of
!■•*»«-».
and
the
a t a ll? ”
ready to la u r t.-stiowny to the very H o w T h e y S o u g h t t o I n c r e a s e T h eir
w orth 3.3 cent«. T h e fa n n e r i* getting
“ Xo cold of our own.
W e borrow ed money a» g.»«l a gold fo r his w heat took about tw«. bour»* tim e to deliver it. prem ium s being paid in « h.-a|»er dollar» m ark .il im provem ent and regularity of
W e a lt h b y L e g is la tiv e
H e
tells the .ki»-»it«.r» in saving»
$2ta*.« 10.01)0 from a few A m erL an* at and cott«»u uow . W ith fr»-e silv er be It «-an hardly be uew *»ary. tb e rrfo re. t««
»ervbi- in this one bratw h of m ilitary
E n a c tm e n t .
3 per «-cut. and »¡»ent th a t running the «■oiild get no nior fo r his produce n-»r w ait for bi» “ form al b-lter in ord«-r to tutnk» th a t it would I»- a ui«-e thing for life. If from any r a n * the «Lining of
governm ent and w e've got to pav it uo b e tte r money th an b« is getting. b-arn his view» on tb«- i«««r» o f ih«- caiu- tbetu t.. draw .»nt « h.-aj»-r dollar» th an the »ujiply tra in s w ere d«lay«-d and r a ­
F . A. S tillw .il h a t prepared a leafiet
they put in l«i-au««- if they don't they
ta c k .
T hen ( ’leveiand borre wed $•»•).- And. bv and by. if w.- w ent -n «-oming
-
.
.
may not I»- able !«■ draw .»nt anyth ng. tion» w ere short. “ M ack" «lid th«- next puri"-rtm g to give a history of certaia
«flMUMM» more from th e Roth«« hil.ls and silver ad libitum , »ilver would go «l«»wn ta'ltn
1 h«- most ««< hi* k«ng a n d p ro s y »|«ee. h or they may fiud it nc»e**ary t«» draw tw*t thing am! m ade a requi»»ti«»u on the
event» »•«•cunng near t t a dose of the
the E nglish at 4 per cent., w hile our ow n like th e old greenback» iu l**s’
I hat i« devot««l t.» w hat In «alls " t t a |««ra
«»ut all tb . -ir m«.n»y to m .i-t living ex­ country round about. A t a later day N ineteenth century. It w as d«x-lared to
¡»copie were crying for it a t 3 per cent., w ent down to 35 cent* on a doll.ir.
m ount «|«e»ti.»n ««f the «am p aig u —th«- pense*.
your g allantry and fidelity s«i urwl your
and th a t w e've got to retu rn in gold.
And »» tin* is in fact
hile gold st.««! still. You could buy money qu.-stiou.
By su. h pllerilitie* be seek» to indu«-»- promotU'O and assignm ent to duty on t a a ¡» nod of depression, during which
To tell v.iu the haneet tru th , this nation w
wh. at «hen for $2 5o in greenback* <»r th e real issue «»(her part* of his »prerb ¡Ni.pl,- to swallow the free silver pill
the general staff. B ut w hatever th e d is­ it o.'vurrod to the wi»e men of K anaaa
has g n tju < t $90.«hYOOO w orth <>f bor­ S5
a t th«*y <*>uld legislate tb.-tn*elv«*s into
may
I»-
«lisrvg»rded.
««r
at
l«-w»t
ci.mtn.-ut
<-ents in gold. Y«»u «•■»uld buy a farm
But we ob», rve one stran g e «»verwight tinction or disparity in rank you alw ays th
row ed gold in th e tre a su ry .
It isn’t in 1»«3
!
for $«'»• an acre in greenta* ks «»r on them may 1« !••••)?
retained doae t«»u«h w ith the ta y s » h o atfim m-e. T he g vernor assembled the
Mr.
B
ryan
did
not
.-x
.lain
how
«-h.-ai»r
ours.
It is borrow ed to prevent a run $2” in gold.
In « itaussing lb«- ui«»tiey qtmwtion Mr.
wise meu and said:
I ta you w ant th a t to «»«-ur
l i e w ere vour first •■oo.'iates in arm y life.
on tlie treasu ry , w ith $D ■».*■■ •.*••■( in
A K ansas |*>licy fo r K an sas is tha
B ry an a*»um«-» at .-v.ry »tep th at the dollar» ».oild I n iw-fit |«-nsno»«T».
In . l u c I um ou let me say th a t t t a spirit
gold due the |ni»ple l»-»ides.
Oh. if we ag ain ? "
m
ight
have
told
them
th
at
they
couhl
stan d ard dollar we i...» have is t«»» valu­
W heat is hard te
of 1HGI is not d o rm an t: th a t, a* we went m u i of t t a boor.
T h e l*«»puli«t w as « lent.
had ta u g h t gold wh«-n we coined th a t
more
th
a
n
m
ake
up
th
.i
r
I«»»»
by
d«-ad-
able. T h a t a «-unit.?'..ti I'*’- »< 'h e bot­ tw-nting th«-ir landlords and but« hers and shoukb-r to shoulder in th«- «lefen»e «»f raise, and the yield i* light and uncer-
$7» **.<a ■).)»>> w orth of silver n o « lying
M ake
tom of t t a whole arg u m en t, l i e c«»m
• • l , «H»r M a n ’« M o n e y . ”
idle in the treasu ry , as E ngland. F ra n c e ,
g n ie r »
But b e b«*t hi» .»p,N»rtunity. our country. w> now w ith willing hands
Among the truuapureueie» carried by plain» that t t a .lobar 1» t«». <b-ar. and l*«rha|«s be will attcu d to th a t in hi* and unit«*! voice» we stsji-1 for our coun­ ye. tbvrefwro. a law in accordsn«-e with
tlc rm a n y au d Ru*-ia did. we would be
at il i» grow m g .b a r e r : an-l to thi* h«
try"» honor and for >«ur «-oantry s flag which aovereiga and august »tatute ■•ora
on top today.
W e w ouldn't be the th«- *h«Hiterw for B ry an at I»«-« Mom«-» a th ttrib
u te * all «»nr ««nBomic wo«-», real or « “ f«f!nal le tte r "
T hirty-five y«-ar* ag«» you stood w ith your •hall ta put upon a par w ith w heat.
Frwiav evening w ere som e hcariu g the
laughing stis k of Eur«q«e then.
W hen it .'••in.-* to th a t he may think cottira.i«-* as a p riv ate »«.Idler ia the great T ta y s ta ll be inter»4*ang»*al»ie. and the
“ IK«! E u g lan d a ’ 1 th e o th er Battone w ord». “ S ilv er is the p*n.r m an 's m«i»ey. ' im aginary.
A» a retm -Jy t a pro *.«•*» so m e th in g it l»-»t to mak«- it a little «dearer, if he arm y which wa* contending for national ¡•ri<** <>f c«>ru »bail t a the »aiue as th a
>n»p coining silver?" asked the Popu- ; “ V ote for th e jsM.r mat»'» m oney’ and “ A
w h ic h be .-alts b im « -ta b » n i. bu t w hi«-h. « j i b . h«.w w orkingm en. t»»li«-y holder*, d«- life and national uni«.n. Today yon are price of w h««at.
Ii»t.
2i»»-«vnt «lollar is a dish«»ncst do llar
T he wise m.-n po»»«>d ?ta law as tha
-O f course they did. T hey ran g th e S u .h ■M-uten«»-« show th«* d rift of the so f a r fr o m t h a t , is • Ivor monometal­ powitorw in saving* ta n k s and lnve*t««r» t t a cho«* n l«-a»b-r. not of a in«-r»- party,
in buildiug and loan asos-iation* would but of the | n l »le. «-«»ntending for law governor ta d advi***4 and all the ¡—npie
bell and put out the rod light ag ain st public mind a ml reveal only **"’ plainly lism.
ta
tam
'tited
by
getting
th
e
ir
|«a>
in
dol­
1!«- ha» much to »ay a ta n t bim etallism .
an«l order. nati«»oal bon«»r and the i’..- «>f tb«- sta te n j<»iced. for their c rita w ere
silver year* ago. Sin.-e l*c«» E n g lan d th a t w ith m.itiy |«e»»ple the silver q u es­
\ o u r full of corn. They could hardly oontaia
has rein ed #1 |il.i«»».ia»» in gold and only tion 1« one of prejudi««- ra th e r th an one d«i-larit»g th a t no patty «.p,»m«-s it. but lar* w orth an yw here from D* to -**• |»-r vioiability of the public faith.
i
cent.
I«-*»
th
a
u
the
dollar»
tt
a
y
an-
now
«»Id rom rade» are w ith y«.u m»w as then th«-m«N-lv«-» till t t a governor had signed
$1 l.lMMY.iawl in silver: F ram e h as <->in.»l of reason. W hat is th«- m eaning of th e w h at he really pr>»t«>«,« i«. in hi« o« n
worth», “ the im n eslia’.- resto ratio n of ' getting, or the «lollar» they d«|«o»itt-d. in­ W e stan d shoulder to shoulder now as t t a bill « hi- h ra!—-d tic- price of K an sas
jn3.1ns1.tNNi in gold am i not a cent of sil­ .h r i — , “Blit
s th«
'
then. W e rally about you an«l t t a glori coru from 15 re n ts to 45 «-ent* a bushel.
ver. and G erm any has cotned $411.000.- ey?” We doubt very mm h if tin- man th«- fre«- and unlim ited .L in a g e o f silver vested or paid in nrem inm *
T hey
T here i* ground rem aining to ta «*»v-
l«niu-r you now «-arry w ith o u r old All th e i«eople now felt rich.
inhi io gold am i only $4.500.OOO in silve«^ w ho «-arrtal th a t
tran-i»ar«-m y could and gold at th«- present i. gal ratio of lti ered in th a t “ f«>nual letter," though the oil»
b»ve and b»ya,ty. and <b*lare w ith you (■»tight many luxuries aud the m oat o f
T h e y have heen hugging the shore, while have given au intelligent an sw er. I u«h r to 1 w ithout w aiting for the anl o r <«»n-
“ inform al «,«*» h w as tw o hour* long
th a t “th e money of o u r country must ta them w»nt in «l«bt. T hen t t a farm ers
o e r m iners ami P o p u lists have piloted u» prevent condition* a »ilver «lollar ««f the ««•ut of any otb.-r na«i<>n.”
a« sound a* th e Union aud as u n ta r­ fr.»m o tt a r »tat«** began hauling th etr
T ha» i» to »ay. be pr<';een-s to perm it Chicago <’hr«»ni« le «Dem.t.
¡¿•to deep w a te r.”
,'n itts l S ta te s will buy ju st in mu. h at
nished as its flag.” W ith an abiding <*»rn to Kan*a*. It se« m««d a* if th e coun­
anyone
wh«»
ha»
sixteen
«»unces
«»f
sil­
“ H ow turn b silv er !* th ere for each bout** or al»roa«l a« a a««.d «lollar.
It
flt«-h au«l th e I’.Mir.
faith in th e virtue, intelligence, hou.»r try w as all corn and it wa* all h.-aded
ver
to
tak«
it
to
th«-
m
int
au«l
have
it
person iu th«- big nation»?"
make* no differ« m-v to the w orkingm an
for K ansas. Th«- |a*o|de of K ansas took
H ere now c«.ni«-» up thi* ttaro iig b ly and discrim inating ju.Igm«-nt of th. th eir medirine—th a t is. they took the
••We have <9 iu silver for eat h perso* w h eth er he receive» hi» weekly wage» m ade into a» m any dollar» a» a re m ade
un-A m erican qn«**tion of t t a ri«-h against Ann ru*nti |N*q»le. w e again «»»ngratulat« corn am! gave up their w heat.
in th is country, but the ¡«copi«- only tak e iu gold ««r silver «»«in. T h e am ount «d from one «»un.-c of go'd. or $20.07
lie pr.»|soi-« thi» wh’-n h«- know», or the poor. Some cr.ti. i»m i» already lev­ you ami bid you G odspeed. tG rcat a p ­
7 0 cent». Tliey kick $8 ta c k into the g.s«d* he «-an pur« has,, t« th«- sam e. I n-
Tb«- farm ers from the other statoa
tre a su ry . E n g lan d lias Mj.xs j„.r person. u l the ag itatio n «»f the silverites drove may kn<>w by referrin g to th e publish.il eled at th is movcBi.'Ut because tb««*c e n ­ plause aud cl»«*-ring.i
thought Kan*a* ¡»-*¡>1«- w ere qneer. b a t
H a p p y R e p ly o f M r . M c K Iw t e y .
G erm any has id .'13 and Fram -e $12. but the gold ol tin- •» untry into hiding pla«-es quotation*, th a t sixt««-n min.«** of sil­ gage«! in it an- represent a tri •* of pr>.|»-r
tta y k.-pt bringing tb«-m their corn. C o r a
lie ty in th eir n-»i»* tive U«-aliti. *.
It i»
W hen a *t«»rm of applause had sub- cam e in ami w h«-at went out.
$9 of it lies idle an d all silver «Linage is w orkm en w ere o tte n paid in g"l«l ami ver are w orth «.nly $11 iu gold.
stopped. an d th e ir red lan tern hangs w b.-n tb.« silver «-raxe i» ««imd.-b.sl they must know tha? an vute-e of gold i* «-haract»-rix«*l a» th«- rich m au's move- «ided M ai. M- K iuley responded:
W hen th e o th er stat«** »aw this vast
('a p t. Ellen and My ('«.«mrade* - f the acvnm ulatiou. the price of corn ta g a a te
o u t."
w ill ag ain ru-eive gold a« a ¡«art of ih e.r w.irth in th«- mark«-t nearly twn-e six- m»-nt l*n.,N-rty »» ta n d in g ’-.g -th«-r to
t««*n ollll'-.-s of silver
carry it» end*, and th«»«.- end* a re inim i­ T w enty-third O hio: T h is call «»f the sur •ta-liiie till it <*»uld 1»- pur. based an y ­
“Som e nation« bave free coinage." *ug u :i^«‘*.
W hat he really pr..,»«se». therefore, is cal to the w age-earner and th«- farm er viving m e tu tars of th«- «»Id regim ent witti w here ex.-ept in K an*a* for li) «ents a
g esfetl the P opulist.
3 Here is «»ue w ay. how ever, iu w hi« h
“C e rta in ly — am i look a t th eir condi­ silver «-an ta *ai«l to Is- tb«- p«»«r m an « to « u ta titn te th«- »ilv.-r dollar for the Tin* «imply i* crim inal lion* •»»••. Th« n who h I served for m ore th an four year* bushel. In K an sas th e price wa* Mill
i* n«»t th«- »light.-*t w arran t in r,-as«ui for at mv h«»me is a m«»*t gracious ict en
tio n ! T hey a re ta tik ru it. O u r silver n»on«-v. Iu those co u n tries w here the gold dollar a* o u r sta n d ard , ami to mak
«1-111». w hich w a s th e ¡»rice of w heat,
dol- any »n«-h statem en t. T he |«aram ount is- th eir p art, ami bring» to me p c uliar aud 4.”.
d o llar is still w««rth Dai een ta in gold ««linage of «ilver is unr« stri. t«sl th«- wag«- th e « u tatitu tio n l » n n « - th«- silt
but th e re w«re no buyer*
W heu th e
special
gratification.
A*
1
l«*'k
upon
•ii,
of
tt
a
«-anipaign
i*
a
bn»m.
«»
i»«ue.
an y w h ere on e a rth . B ut in t t a free coin­ «arm-r* are • iiiphati.ally poor. A li«t la r is «-taii’w-r.
au tu m n cam e the K an sas |«eonk* did no t
this
little
Isiiy
«»f
men
assem
bled
about
It
rela?«»
♦«»
th«-
very
life
bk»»d
,»f
bii»i-
Im b til. he v irtually adm its thi» .t a l­
age nation», like Mexico. J a p a n . C hina of th<««e «-.iiintri.-s is print»«! in an o th er
and rem em ber th a t th is is but the have any w h e a t f.»r s«ed. T hen they
and India, w here free coinage has ta u k - .-.•Ininn this m orning ami the wage» paid most every st.-p in hi« la ta r .il arg.twc*ii*. iiess—w h«-th«-r th a t bbs.d »hall I n - pnri- me,
rem
nant
of th e old T w en ty -th ird th a t, sent to the n.-ighb..ring s ta te s and im­
fi.il
and
kept
pure,
or
v
itia
t.il
and
im­
All
hi«
.irguiii.
nt«
n«ldrc»s«il
t«i
far
o
-rs.
ru p t.il those n ations th e ir dollars are to »killed ami unskill««! Ials>t«-r« given. A*
thirty-five
y ears ago. had DUO »'urdy plored farm er* to exchange w heat at a
poverished.
Surely
that
pr<>|«.*ition
to
men
who
work
for
wage»,
to
hohlers
w orth 3 d cent». T hey have no gold. w as show n by th«- »ell-auth.-ntn-at.sl I.-»-
And young men on it* roll ready for duty, ..«rity w ith corn. But th«- farm ers s a id :
G old tb d w ith free coinage. I t will do l.-rs from M«-xi««» publish«»! in the Re- of in su ran ce |»»li«-i. « and »•» ««n v irtu illy rea. he* ¡m l inten-st» e v ery tad y .
W e will exchange om- bii»h«-l of w h e a t
adm it th a t lie pr..|«.s«-s t«» su b stitu te a another point. W h at authority i» tln-r» am i th a t it wa* tw ice recruited to the “ for
ao a g ain .”
f.-ur ami oue-half bushels of «oen.”
publiean on F rid ay ap«l S aturday the ch eap er dollar a« the stan d ard .
for the : i s s i i i i i p i ! . » n th at in moving iu hi* tota! num ber of nearly 22*a). th a t here
“C h in a ha» no gold a t all you say ?"
pm»- <»f th e n .s’essari«-s ««f life in th«-»«-
H e trie» t«» «•.»ii.i-al the adm ission by o w n inier.-st* th.- biisin.-»» man is niov i» gath«-r«il ,*'»sibly 1« *s th an Dkt. and “ O u r law .” replied the K an sas ¡«ople.
X
st alL Chiaa has $750,000.000 countri»"» is double th e prh-e paid iu th e talk
in g about a “ rising sta n d a rd ." and ing against th.- int.-r«-st« of oth.-r m«-n? th a t i* one-fourth o f the surviving i««-in- “ ,»nts corn am i w heat at a ¡« rity . T h e y
w orth o f ."iD-'snt silver, but no gold: Unit««! Stnt«-s. Is th is “th e poor m an's talking
Un«ler a free gov.-rnni.ni all interests ber* of o u r glorious «»hl regim ent. 1 am arc «-qual. for our w is«- men said they
a ts u il “ influen.e» which are now
In d ia ha* $15O .«*UJ«) in silver, and no I money” th a t the w age-earner» of th«- , o p eratin g t«« destroy silver in tb«- 1 nited ar.- aili.il
Th»- b n » i n « - » s man cntiimt vivi«lly rem inded ho» r.-ipi«lly the year» should be." Aud th«- farm ers ro p lie d :
gobi: Spain, w n e k n ! by too free coin­ U nited S tate» an- to vote for? An- they S ta te s." B ut w hi!«- tin- attem p t is a iroit pr..s¡a-r if the wag.--.-ani.-r an t the farm ir e passing, ami w ith them are passing “ Your wi*e men an- asses; let them e a t
age of silver, ha* $1<hl.< nni . inn ) in silver willing to siuk to th e level «if th e Mexi­ it w ill not autu-eed.
«•r ■!,. not. It i* im|»N«»il»le. If th«- cnq»s .»ur »»hl M m * tat«»* of the w ar. The su r­ your corn." So the K an san s went back
anti $40.«»).•»») in gold, anti M exico h a s can p««»n o r th e coolie «if lm lia? If
W e hav«- no “ rising sta n d a rd ." W e fail an I ’t a min.-» and fa. t«»ri»-» ar»- i.lh . vivors a re *.atter«-«l through tw enty- home am i all th eir people were in <le-
yr»MHNi.iNa> iu silver ami $5.000.000 in th e way to do it is to vote for th e free have the sam e wtan.iard th a t we have m » thut the farm er and th«- w ag.--.-ann r fo u r state« <»f th«- union. Some .'f our »pair.
gold.”
Th«-n the gtivernor again assem bled
ami unlimite.1 coinage of »ilver. If a had iu all coin paym ents fo r sixty-tw o hav«- it,, money. l».»vv «-an the m erchant, meinffien« are in the territori«**. C ue «»f
“ H ow m uch money to th e person c ir­ fr»«- coinage law tmeh a* i* contem plated year«. An oiiii.«- <>f gold may ex« i.inge or th«- banker, or tin- m an u factu rer them resides oil the o th e r side .»f the the w i»«. men and said to them . “ Most
w
ater.
But
w
herever
they
are.
and
in
colate» in those free coinage c o u n trie s ? ’ by th«- silverit.-s la- pa«*«-«k on«- of tw o for m ore of .i.miii.Mlities in general th an th riv e?
xm sum m ate, picturvs«iue and glittering
W ln-re i» hitan,»» t.» eom<*
asked the Populist.
T h.-te is but one
things m ust hap|a-u. E ith er th«* silver it would tw enty or th irty year» ago. It from ? O n tin- o»h«-r band, if time» ar» w hatever v»N-ation th«-.' may I n - eng ag e!. goll darn«*l fools.
“ C hina h a - $3.2K. while th e U nited of th«- «-mire work! m ust la- lifted to a m ay. ami probably «!•»•«. go fa rth e r iu g«s> I and confidence pn-vail*. all f«* I the hey all love the old regim ental organixa- bigger fool th an yooraelvea.
It is he
S tate» has $25: Mex ico ha* $ 5 ; In d ia (■arity w ith gold o r th«- »¡lv«-r «lollar of paying th e necessary cost of living. But tam-tit» alike. Not all in Mjual «I» gr»*-. iou w hich is th«- proudest thing toV hem who addresses you.
$3.33. and J a p a n $4- T h is is poverty for the U nited S tate» m ust sink to the level it will not go fu rth e r in paying for la t a r . of ,i»ur»»-. T h a t could not I n -. T h at >u e a rth . (Applaus*-.)
W e thought we could bluff the ever»
W e had a gr.-at regim ent: great in its la stin g law of supply an-l dem and w ith
yon !”
Its value m easured by tin- labor «:nii«l- never ha* I n i « h . T h at never w ill I n -. But
free coiuage of Mexico and oth«-r silver ««»untries. ard is less th a n it w as y ears ago. A t«> tin- ex ten t of th eir »take in the game, field ort'pa-r*: groat in the c h a ra c te r of our statu te.
“ W ho suffers from
W e thought we could leg­
In th a t <-a»e th e wage» of th e w orking-
th e r e ? ’
m an «-an earn m ore of it by w orking the w h»-f the w inning* a n large, the farm er th«- rank am i file th a t r o n s titu te l it. islate value into a thing .Tnd m ake our
“ E veryone. E v ery m an h as lost h alf m an will la- <-ut in tw o and he will in ­ sam e n iim ta r o f In.iirs. If. then, he « an mi 1 th«- w ag,-earn.-r get fheir »hare along O ur heart* go «»ut w ith tenderness aud people rich by a law.
W e thought
his w ealth. A m an in Ja p a n . Mexico. deed have i-au»«- to talk of “ |aavr m an's buy m ore w ith th e ounce of gold 1 •• ■» w ith the btisim-ss man W ashington love. 1 am sure, to the first <-ol««uei of our w e w ere patriotic.
W e w ere idiotie.
m
oney.”
. nt. <»cu. William 8 RoauctMBa, I.et us honestly acknow ledge our aa-
G hina o r In d ia who w as w orth $1000
e tte r off in tw«» w ays: l b get* t«n»rc S' ii r.
W hy should not th e la ta r e r «-outinue b gold
to his d ista n t home iu C alifornia. (G roat sininity. rojN'al «air fool law . get ta c k
th irty yours ago is w orth $500 today.
for his la t a r and he gets niore of
applause.)
T h e pay o f th e lab o rer h a s not been to t a paid in good m oney?- C «dar R ap­ th e n n -essaries and «-omforts of hf«- for
into line w ith the other sta te s and im ag­
.I d p n u an«!
*vi«-«».
W e all rom em ber his splendid <«iaci ine no m ore th a t we a re w iser thau the
changed, b u t a m an who g ets 10 cen ts a id» R epublican.
bis gold.
“ I f » liv e r 1« «ii'-li a
»••lid mt M e enr*«' pliue am i gentle q u a lities.an d we rem -m
day in C hina, J a p a n o r In d ia really
whole world. IK» this, and may we live
T
h
ere
are
no
“
inflii«-n<i-s
o
p
eratin
g
to
W h o C o n tr o l s ilv e r M in e a ?
h jr a re Ja p a n nn-t M e x h ii •» l-'N tm iag w ith t a r w ith w hat pride we march«*! uc.lcr long enough to know th a t the «»ther
gets 5.
d.-stroy sijver in th«- l n i t . i l S ta te » “ w
pro»p«-rtiy ?•' J K
Am lw-r. M b h
“
Doe»
W
a
ll
s
tre
e
t
o
w
n
o
r
c
.in
tr
.il
a
n
v
o
f
ii* com u iam l in \ \ . »t \ irg iu ia iu 1SG1.
"W hen I w ent to C h in a." c o n tianed
states have eeaw ii laughing at our folly
th e » liv e r m in e s o f th is c o u n try ? I f so. W e now hav«- at least ten tint«-* a* uia.-h
Xo «»ne say* that
M r. P erkins, “ my le tte r of cred it >-alled »11
silver is an
ami that our own sta te has ceased cura-
T r i t t n l « - I o *<-si«> i u o n .
silver ««-rving as money, including ... tual
w h a t 1» h e r o b je c t In ta in g so s t ill a lim it
“
alN»:iiiiiabb-
<-ur»e.”
The
l»roj«i-t
«»f
go-
fo r $.”»*»•«> in A m erican dollars. W hen I I t? ’—H. J.. D resd en. K a n .
coin, its rep resen tativ e certificate* and
Ami w e r. un-nitar. t«H>. th a t e th e r iug ua for it."
•<» th e silver standard i* on.e w hich reg u lar army officer, th a t splend;«! sol­
got there 1 found $10.300 to my cred it
T h e n th e w is e m en r.iN-al«*! the law ,
You seem to think W all street is a S herm an notes, a« we ever had .vh.-n ing
woul«l
bring
on
an
e
r
a
.
in M exican o r Ja p a n e s e dollars. Xowr w om an.
o
f
panic
ami
but it w as m a n y y«-ars It-fore the ¡»eo-
th«-
coiuage
of
ailver
w
as
free.
dier. G en. Vi. I*. Scam m on l«-heer»l
W e doubt if the m ajo rity of
but to say this not tin- most ¡»opular m an in the icgi- ple recovered from the effects o f th e corn
who has ever lost a n y th in g by th e A m er­ th e Populists who talk so glibly about
Tiler«- arc no. inffu«-ii<*ea o|»eratiiig to tiuam ial «Ti»a»ter:
is b-«l i* mil ?o » a y silver is a meUt in its earlier day*, for we thought scar«-.
ican d o llar? Not a m an. It is M'fMM "W a ll stre e t” know w hat it is.
_____
T he destroy on«- dollar «»f this ma*» of »ilver. “ ¡»n»j«i-t
«-nr»«-."
Try t«» tppl.v reason to the his discipline 'c r y »«-v«-r«- ami bi* drill
a» gold. O u r good g overnm ent h as pu. U nit»d S ta te s sn h treasu ry in Xew York
am ounting io about >.*» o II. iiiiii .< s s i . or
Q u e s t io n * (o r W a g c -F .a r n e n » .
geld u nd er it. B ut free coinage would is on W ail s tre e t: so are a n u m b er of a ta n t s.”»*i.is«i ism more th an gold e*ti- subject, not pn-jmli •* and «-motion. T he very hard, but a fte r the b attle of South
H istory teaches th a t in all case* w h ere
qiM-stioti is a ¡»lain • •ne ,»f biisim-s« and M ountain. G en. Scam m on w as the most
b reak the cam el's back. I t would bring bank* ami broker»’ nffiivs.
W hen pro »- n ia tid to I n - in circulation.
cost of living has suddenly increased
us to th e level of M exico an d In d ia.”
T h e simple tru th i», and then* is no only «Liniiion »cti.«e is m u le d to settle it ¡»opular man in the regim ent. IG reat a p ­ the
erlv u s.il “ W all stn«-t” is sim tdy a g-
a
s
a result of depreciated tmui.-y w ages
" W h a t would be th e first resu lt of era! nam e for th e dealers in Xew A ork ! us.- in trying to disguise or hide it. th a t rig h tly .
plause.]
We
knew lio n fog th«- tii»: have invariably b«i-n the last to rcsjtond
free coinage?"
Y«»u -:ir J a p a n ami Mexi«*»» are “ l»,»oni- time w hat hi* di*eipline m eant ami w hat
B ryan aud the men behind him an* en­
boada ami o th er aecurlti«*».
w ith prosperity.”
How do you stre n g th it gave to us on the battlefield. to such comlitious. 1» in - s anybody be­
“ AH gold would bide aw ay . T h en we in T stock*,
h e silver m ines a re own««l by <-• r- gaged iu a des|» rate attem p t to low er ing
lieve th a t w ith .33-cent «lollars a s the
know
th is?
Pro»|N rity is an extrem ely
a re now ex fs.rtin g an n u ally $10.000.000 poratinn».
If th a t is not
Xor «an we aaaemhle lure aa we ha'
and th eir stock is dealt in by the value of th«- dollar.
In both countries the t.Mlay w ithout recalling the third colonel sole money of re«lemptiou the w ages o f
w orth of com m ercial silver and selling N ew York brokers, th e sam e as o tta r w h.-it they are a fte r th ere is not a gleam relative term .
the SoO.ilUO railw ay em p lo y * would t a
wage* of th e w orking class are so low of the T xveuty-third Ohio, who w as long
e n o u g h to m ake a dollar fo r 50 cents, stm-ks.
e t” 1« not keeping of sense in Mr. B ryan's sp«-«-eh.
<l«»ubl«*l? W ould the salaries of the
x b a t i« Jfci to 1. T he fro*» Nitrente* still abo u “ t W it. all stre
It i* tni«- th at he says. “ W e taliev e th at an A m erican w orkingm an would i est w ith i us. R u th erfo rd B. H ayes. |Gr»-at 750.000
T
h
e
fellow»
who
an-
s«h«H«l teach ers t a doubled?
H e could
w ant th eir silver eoinvd like o u r coined k.-eping still are the great silver baron«, ■ th a t a silver .lollar will be worth a* <bi-in them starv atio n wages.
cheering i.| II«- wa* tak>v«-d by every niai
W ould tlm w ages o f the i».«ss).t*si wom­
«ilver. 1« to 1. and handed ba. k to them . who are pushing free coinage, and sis-ml- much a« a gold dollar.*'
It i* tru e th a t not live. M exico is fa r more ¡»rosjN-rou* of th e regim ent and no b rav er colom-1 en
aud childreu w ho work iu facto ries
W ith th e governm ent paying a double ing monev like w ater to m ake it win. he says. “ I am firmly convinced th a t by than she has been for many years, but «•ver hil his soldiers to ta ttle . Xor S ian
value for silver exp o rtatio n would cease, T hey do n 't w an t th e vot«-rs to know opening our m ints to free and unlim ited it is I ni nu»e. under Pr«-*ident Ih a z . ley M atthew s, the first lieutenant-colonel I n - doubled? C crtaiuly not.— G a l v e a t a q
and the governm ent would pay the m in­ th a t free coinage a t 10 to 1 would, by- coinage at th«- pr«-s«-nt rati«» we «-an th ere lias Is-en peace. Tin- «-«»untry ha* of the regim ent—th e groat soldier ami News.
e rs $80.000.000 for w hat they are p u tting th e country on a silver basis, create a dem and for silver that will keep not I n -«- ii the scene of chronic revolution, law yer. | A pplause.) Xor «-an we forget
To W illia m J . Bry a n .
now selling for $40.000.000.
T hen m ake th e value of the d ollar deneml the price o f silver bullion a t $1.29 per as it w as un to a few years ago. W ages ('otuley. glorious old Uomh-y. ICheers
Y’ou shall tn?t prod the sides of labor
an-
very
low,
ami
m
anufacturing
is
th e
o u tp u t
would
increase.
We on th e m ark et price of silver bullion, oniic«* measure«! by gold."
Jap an is just adopting the ami «ri«-s of "X or Mrs. H ay es.") Xor w ith goads of silver. You shall not im­
But if Mr. B ryan i* firmly convinced profitable.
mined $82,000,000 w orth of silver which they, by speculation, could r tt ti
pale the laborer'* wife upon the prongs
Mr*. H ayes, t t a faith fu l friend of th
in IMS
In 18M we would mine up or dow n, and r«-ally put the entire of th a t, w hat is he m aking all this ado us«- of m achinery in m anufactures, nnd rogiuient; and we have w ith ns today, of high «\»»t aud low w age.-W aterb u ry
is
yet
fa
r
ta
h
in
d
us
in
everything.—
a
ta
u
t?
T
he
dollar
would
still
be
as
™ $200,000.000.
w ith
th e
price
dou- inoDVW of th e country a t th eir m ercy.
aud we are all glad to see him. for 1 A m erican.
d ear aa it is now, and it ia the d^ar Toledo Blade.
bhd
We would have to take it and Toledo Blade.
and
labor
w il l
AGREE
A V IT I I H I M .
BRYAN CHEAP DOLLAR
THE WISE KANSANS.
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