Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-04-21

country free coinage of silver. Other
might stand by the wicked monopolisti
but the Democratic party was thu
friend of the poor man, and would en-
able him, SO help them Heaven, to pay
off his debts for 20 cents on dollar
| prolonged laughter) and they got
possession Of the House of Representa-
tives. Three to one. Three to one.
And there were two TO one, including
Republicans against it, in favor of the
free coinage OF silver, and they didn't
dare to do it. They absolutely were
unable to carry their own belief in ia
vor of any positive measure, no matter
how strongly they believed in it them
selves. Why is this! They were so
afraid tiat they would do something to
injure their contest next time that did
not dare to do what they had proclaim
ed TO be righteousness at the very top
of their voices. Now, my friends.
what is the good of a party that goes
before the people declaring itself in ia
vor of certain propositions, the people
give them the powers and then they
have not mental force to carry through
what they promised to the people of the
United States. True, it was a bad
thing. We Republicans helped to beat
it, not only helped but we did the
greatest part of it. We did, in pro-
portion to our strength, almost all Of it.
Nevertheless, | like to see peo-
Pile go before the citizens of this coun-
try with honest professions of what
they mean to do, and when the people
endorse them with power TO do a thing
Go on Like Men and do it.
{ applause | will tell you what tie
remedy is for the silver craze. The
remedy is not defeating silver bill it
is rendering this country so prosperous
that men will never think of any expe-
dents for easing up upon themselves.
| tell you it is only sick man that
hunts for patent medicine. daughter.
1t is only when this country has disas-
ter, 1t is only when this country is pros
trated, when there are few crops, that
they want the Democratic party or any
o. its performances. Therefore. | be-
ieved in working might and main to
Defeat the Free Coinage of silver,
so that the country might 90 on and
for | know that when this
country is prosperous and healthy and
sound it is Republican TO the backbone.
applause | told you that these
men were mighty in vociferations. Can
you tell me Democratic idea to-day
outside of the tariff; that is two years
DID. What has teeome of that ire
nendous crop of statements with which
his country was flooded in1890! They
ised to speak djsrespectfully OF the 51st
congress. (Applause.) They said that
IN infamous plan had been started out
the honest Democrats couldn't
lodge in full sight of mankind. They
aid there was an infamous betrayal of
he liberties of the country, the
Precedent of Hundred Years
lad been overthrow. Where are they
low? What are they talking about
low? Why, they are busily engaged
n showing how bad man a Demo-
ratio Speaker can be. What has be-
ome of all the stories they told about
he Mckinley bill? Everyone of them
lead, dead as Julius Caesar. No Dem
cratic falseLood ever approaches to
ave near enough resemblance to the
ruth to last two years. But | never
called until that election of 1890 how
immense the power OF falsehood was.
never realized until then how great
Mistake it is for a righteous man to de-
END upon righteousness alone. What
Ie wants in addition to righteousness
) certain activity. The Gospel Of
he Lord is to be preached, the Gospel
# the Devil seems to preach itself.
Laughter.) Why, so thoroughly did
hey manage to fool this country with
he idea that the Mckinley bill would
end every price in the world up into
he atmosphere that | was told not long
90 of good woman, who in order TO
e absolutely sure not to have her
ousehold expense ruined by the Me-
Iinley bill, stored away three
,arrels of white sugar for fear it would
% up. { Laughter.)
What l tell you is an actual fact. 1t
vas actually done, and l tell you that
n order that you may realize how deep
bis lying went. But, thank Heaven,
he Republican party has
Tremendous Recuperative Power
nd it has got that power because on
he whole it is on the Lords side. l
ay on the whole, because the Repub-
can party average, would have said
en- years ago,i not as high as it ought
D be for the good of the world, but |
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