The Republican journal., 1882-08-24
solon's speech.

Scion Chase addressed a small audi
ence at the Court House in this city Oh
Saturday last. His speech was devoted
to politics, temperance and finance. Tn
der the first head he gave some hard raps
to both the old parties under the second
he uttered strong temperance sentiments;
while his financial arguments were char
acteristic but fallacious. Scion persists
in considering the hog, rather than the
gold dollar, the standard of value, and
talks about the fluctuations of gold, which
is as much of an error as it would be to
talk OF the fluctuations of yard stick.
If his is the pure Greenback doctrine it
has been very much modified since the
time when our neighbor of the Prog Age
began to howl for fiat money SO far
from advocating fiat money Scion wants
a dollar with one hundred cents back OF
it, like the silver certificates, and not a
mere promise to pay in which category
he places both the gIeenback and the
national bank notes. And he wants the
national debt paid off in gold and silver
coin, which will 20 into circulation, and
not in promises to pay which may then
be cancelled.
Solon's defence Of his present course
was effective, In reply to the charge
that he had been bought by the Republic
licans, he said he stood now where he
stood two years ago. He asked those Of
bis hearers who proposed 10 Vote for
Plaisted how their votes would be count
ed and replied, rs Democratic votes, Of
course. The only Grtenbark votes would
be those east for Scion Chase. Here and
clseW here The votes cast for Plaisttd
would be recognized as Democratic
votes The GreenbackcrS who went
into Fusion could only expect to have
influence hereafter in the Democratic
party. The manner in which the Dem
ocratc party swallows those who enter
into alliance with it. its abandonment Of
principles to catch votes, and its want Of
any clearly defined policy we're graphical
ly portrayed Why, said Uncle Scion. it
can put out soft money platform in
Maine and a hard money platform in
New York, and poll its full vote. 1t
could nominate Neal Dow on d free rum
platform, and bring out every Democratic
vote, This home truth brought laughter
and applause.
Scion attacked the Republican party in
this State for not enforcing prohibition :
but ardent as he is in the temperance
cause he failed Ia mention the obstacles
put in the way 10y the free rum party.
|. He thought that next year, when there
would be no political issues would &c Il
good time for submitting to the people Of
Maine a prohibitory amendment ~ the
constitution, and predicted its adoption
by an overwhelming majority. -tns! 1T
no distant day he thought similar
amendment would he engratteG upon
the constitution Of the United States.
Vet he said the Democrats Wuuld gain
twenty members Of Congress III three
| Western States this fall on the free rum
issue, and he thought the prospects foI
the Democrats electing the next Presi-
dent were better than they had been for
twenty years. 1t is safe to say, however,
that if the Democrats should get control
of the next Congress, they would speedily
make ducks and brakes Of their Presi-
dental chances.
Scion spoke for about an hour. and bis
hearers We're certainly entertained, if not
edited. But Them Steers ought to have
drawn a larger audience.