The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-31
M B1GNONIN EFFINGHAM
spEAKs TO THE PEOPLE ON THE
10 " ISSUES OF THE DAY.

.o.-ats and Third Partyites Listen
O0N4 r-,..tneun's Eloquent Son Picks the
..aasury Plan TO Pieces-Fhe
80, of Free Coinage Shown Up'
AGAINST the Force Bill-A
800 Party Msa Cheers the Speaker
49,. ono of Efingham county's demo-
I'D a spr1nkling of third partyites
Gu the court house at Springfield yester-
Ile' - hasr An address hE Mr.. duBlgnon on
Gay .Ii,;csI issues of the day. Mr.. du-
tu0 7ras in vited some time ago by the
piE-.tic executive committee Of that
o'ulYI, 10 address the people upon the ques-
cons which are now aglrating the state ana
Wv ~, o rank Tarver, chairman Of the ex-
.4ira committee, presided and introduced
AL icnon. who, after few Introduce
M marks. proceeded to discussion OF
~ Iir,rsnt issues as presented by the plat
~ ., the respective political parties
,oos ND the sub>reasury plan and the
.-n,ial nslicy proposed by the third party
+boroughly ventilated it, showing that
80 ~ Customary aud inpraoticable and could
,o, possibly result in any good TO the peo'
40 He said that IL was platform OF re-
piei and of wild experiment, and that
p1nnbIjs policy based upon 1t would not only
sP.soraIize the people, but would destroy
uoLiio confidence In the stability OF our in
P.i.ations and finally impoverlsh the whole
country.
FREE COINAGE NOT RELIEF.
NJ duBignon next proceeded TO discuss
..o damand for the free coinage OF silver,
~ Demonstrated that such legislation
1+onld not afford the people the desired re-
LEI He said that the most important
nMsIties OF money were stability in value
I'd fxedness III its measuring qualities, and
sbsse he believed, such legislation would
destroy. He showed that if it were practi-
oobla 10 open the mints of the country to
tbe freq coinage OF silver and to retain the
two metals at par on the basis proposed in
rbe Bland bill, that this would not afford
the people Of the country any relief. The
sneaker cited statistics, showing that the
worlds production Of silver, when reduced
nv the amounts annually consumed by the
manufacturers of the world and by the
coinage of other nations who pay more for
Il Than this government does, would in
crease the volume of circulation under the
bland bill but a few millions more than
that now added each year under the act Of
1870 for the purchase of silver bullion with
treasury notes.
Mr.. duBignon claimed that the per
capita theory of the advocates of free coin
age was a superficial and false one, and
showed that in 1870, when the people Of the
whols country were in highly prosperous
safe, the volume Of circulation was much
less than it Is at present, and that the per
capita circulation was nearly IS less than it
is to-day.
A THEORY, NOT A FACT.
ha said thaoru md poh a fact
unfortunately, that a division Of the vol
ume Of circulation by the population of the
country would give the amount of money in
each mans pocket. The truth is that the
pockets OF the great masses of the country
we're empty while those of a favored and
protected few were filed with millions 1t
isnot, he added, the small amount Of money
il circulation which is plaguing and dis
trsssing the people, but the unfair, unequal
and unjust distribution of 1t.
Mr.. duBignon discussed the demo
cratic platform. and said that the
great scourge and curse under which the
people of this country are suffering was
the systern OF Profession OF the Re
publican party. Most OF his speech was
devoted 30 the tariff issue, and he demon
StFated to the satisfaction Of those who
heard him that this is the all-important
question to-day before the country and the
only one from which the people can in
reason, hope for relief. he said that the
democratic platform was platform OF hon
esty, equality aud common sense, and that
pubic policy based upon it would make
the people happier and more prosperous 1t
is upon the broad principle of q
tariff for revenue only that the Democratic
party stands united to-day, and Mr..
duBignon said he believed that upon this
issue 1t will achieve a great and glorious
victory in November He paid a glowing
frlh 70 % ha a
the peerless chieftain who had stormed the
stPonghoids OF subsidy and monopoly.
THE FORCE BILL NOT OVERLOOKED.
He concluded his address with review
Of the proposed force bill OF the Republican
party, which be said was q shrewdly devised
scheme TO take possession of the southern
states, and to subject them, by DISCUSSES,
iudrecton and false pretenses to negro
supremacy and republican despotism. He
eloquenty pleaded for the union of the
white people of the south in the face Of such
Rn issue.
After Mr.. duBgnon concluded his ad-
dress, resolution was introduced and unan-
lmously adopted pledging the meeting to
the support OF the democratic platform,
Cleveland for President, Lester for congress
aud Wright for state senator.
The meeting then adjourned and the
stanch old democrats of bingham county
0N o'ouuu MI. uuDlRnoui SHOOK MS
hsnd and thanked him for his lucid ex-
PLANTATION of the party doctrines They
nave gone to work now with vim and pro-
pose Keeping their county within the ranks
OF true democracy.
"A prominent leader of the third party in
FHngham county, who attended the meet
ing, uneonsciously applauded Mr. duBig-
n9Fs speech several times, but denied it
etterward
a BROOM DRILL AT BLUFFTON.