The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-25

cieveIand being typical Americah eef In every
Democratic farmers home, II he is
good sd aaPtss of good
paliaD, or good anything else, over
the family bed. there ha9gs frame and in 1t is
under it is Chauncey NJ. Depew's opinion OF
Grover Cleveland. Laughter. The only trouble
about that speech is that the Grover Cleveland
that 1 described in that speech is not the Grover
Cleveland that wrote that letter OF acceptance,
because a typical American never ,straddies
the speech. Laughter and prolonged applause
But Mr.. Cleveland. In order to write
1 Ses for ''i i've monthsships haSgnter
am told by Democratic reporter who was
up there that Brother Cleveland would take the
clear clarified brain that comes TO man after an
honest nights rest: and then go fishing. Laugh
teri He woul9 come home and take IT up again:
with that satisfied conscience and that feeling Of
prowess which comes to the successful
fisherman when he believes that he
can overcome 49, anythins.satch anything.
thing, including the Manhattan fishery. with all
the steam travis that they have for destroying
strueIive OF the blue fish on the Atlantic coast
Clevelands gigantic effort TO produce that letter
Of acceptance LLanghterl and when pro-
to this: The warning OF the railway advertise
ments on the cars, "Don't stand on the plat
FORM" Great applause.
cuss as he would have had the courage before,
the financial question should have had great
er respect for him. BIT what does he say about
introducing the State banks and State-bank eur
rency! Not one word. whyi For the simple
reason that tho South. which controls the Demo.
cratic party. is still States rights and the South
still detests the idea OF the central gov
eminent having power anywhere. The
South would strike down the national
national currency. The South would revive
anything and everything which Glorihed and ad-
1t is that the South demanded that the IO-per-
cent. tax upon the currency of the State banks
should be repealed in order tina: the State banks
might be revived and the national currency
stricken down. Why, gentlemen, yon and who
arc past fifty years of age remember what the
state bank currency was. And you and who
know anything. who are of any age. know
what the national currency is The Creenback
dollar of today, mo matter whether you
you are. in Maine or In Indiana, no matter
whether you are I'm New York or Georgia. the
greenback dollar of to-day Is good for n hundred
ut IL 20 see what bank issued it. You don'tcare.
You don't inquire whether the bank that is
sued II has failed, or not; you don't care. You
know that Uncle Sam has got down there in his
strong box bonds which will pay q hundred
cents ON that dollar. no matter what becomes of
the bank. Any statesman, any party
that fools with tho currency of the people.
commits crime equal TO high treason. ZAP
planse. The laborer is entitled to his hire. aud
entitled to II IN currency as good as the labor
which be gives. Applause. The farmer is en-
tilted 20 his pay, and entitled to il in currency ns
good as the products which he sells. lAppiause.l
The party which proposes to give seventy cents
for u hundred cents worth OF labor. or seventy
cents for hundred cents worth OF corn or
wheat, Is n party that is disioyal to the hest in
terests OF the country and the best interests OF
the people. fApplause.l
WILDCAT" "REMINISCENCES.
Twas young man during that period. A very
young fellow. Studying for college, up in the
country, during the period when State bank cur
rency was ut its height. gave down from study
ing too hard--si;ting Up all night and all that
sort Of thing laughter and the doctor said to
my father. Put this young man in store" So
J was put In store for two years. did
everything which the young CLERKS in q country
store did in those days. I don't know what
lie does now. but drove the wagon delivered
parcels; measured tape calico and silk: sam
pied the sugar and did everything To promote
the business: did everything ! could to promote
the prosperity or the firm; but when anybody
bought anything would say TO the farmers
wifc--for this was village To which all the sur
rounding country came for its supplies-I would
say: EXCUSE NE moment. madam; want to
see III haven't got something better in this
line But that wasn't what / wanted To look
for. l wanted to get nearer the window 10 com
pare the bill which size wanted to pay me WI
Thompson's Bank-note Detcctor to whether
that bank had busted Yesterday spplause.l We
used 10 send up 10 the bank three times n day
the scourings OF the cash drawer, so that III any
OF the banks failed the hank receiving the de-
post would have 10 stand il. Sometimes the
merchant next door would come I'm and say TO
my employer: There has been new issue. or
an extra edition OF Thompson's Bank-notc De-
tector. and several failures: did you hear of itg'
Whereupon We would all suspend business while
We COMPARED the money in the drawer with the
new detector. IL man in Indiana wanted To
make purchase in New York. and he sent
Indiana currency out there. sometimes
lie had Ia pay commission OF half
cent. and sometimes 10 cents the
dollar. 10 pay HIS debt. have known bridal ccu-
pies Ia that time 20 start oil a tour and when
they found themselves in New York and were
going on To Washington. they discovered that
the money which they had taken 10 pay for the
trip was III good for nothing because the banks
had busted since they started. IL the most
They had TO cut on tue tour aud send for