The state herald., 1893-08-25
BLAND GIVES WARNING.


Tho Veteran silver Champion Roads the
Riot Act to tho Democracy.
Mr. blA III, IN speaking on the free coinage
bill IN the uo,iss las, Friday, spoke with
rttst ffsntuess ID those Democrats who arc
seeking IL dtnlons,lys silver.
lie said tim, the monouistsiuass a., Eprppc
knew that II this country went Into t5c fies
coinsge Of silver ut fair ratio II would settle
the question for the world, and hence their
Interests and determination to prevent H. 1t
ras moi only q serious question for the United
Stktss b1t .l- Impressed people of the Old
World appealed 10 ,hls cttrt,s " ssitlc the
question for th en- and the whole SS''a. The
money requirements Of the United States vim
the vast wealth, industry and energy OF ia
people were equal To those OF England,
France and Germany combined, and the
whole civilized world would have to look to
thi. country for its future monetary supply.
And YETI he said with vcbemencc, I'VE
Je asked here today 10 lay the bloody hand
81 conilseation Oh 10. millions II our popula-
iion Ia order Ia satisfy the greed Of England.
WI Congress DO M VIII you trnnipi. dawn
the yai,ic 81 one Oh lie pfteiblii t'c,sls, .lui.
ply 10 crafty the greed 81 wall street, q ttiets
areh. 81 Lqmbari street, II cannot; II shall
not be i5nt socnking fof the mass Of the
people Of the Mls-ls.lrrf valley aud u the
people west Of II, say you shall NC. do w.
And anybody or any party that undertakes ~
do II Will. In Gods name, be trampled-as II
ought TO bc-in the dust Of condemnation
now and IN the future. Applause on the
floor aud In the galleries. speak as Dem.
ocrai, but yet n. nm American above Demoe-
racy. ltheers
1--WE do not Intend that any party shall eur.
vivc, II Ne ran help II, that will lay It's con.
nscaiing hand on America III tie Interest. II
England or Of Europe. fha, may be Strong
laugtagr; hut IN speaking 10 you. of the
Easitfa Den,osfaey, 10 Will gid ycu farewell
take your choice OF sustaining America
against England, or sustaining American Ia.
dustric. apd American lsborers sgain.t Eng.
li.h Industries AMI English laborers or Of our
going apart. We have como 10 tho pnriin.
way. do not pretend 10 speak for anybody
hut myself and my constituents. but believe
can SPEAK 10. the ms.se. ~ the great Missls-
sippi valley when We say th.i &c I'LL not sub
init 10 the domination Of any political parts
however much We may love Democracy II Il
lays ia sncrincinl haLd, upon silver and
wounds II In this country.
"for mysclf will not support such party
here or rlscsh here, but will denounce II aud
the Democrats engaged In II un.Drmocrailc
and un. American, and I will ask the people
Of tho country 70 condemn AZ the agents nnl
irols-iic, viii withdraw that eplihet-as
the representatives Of the tnrpcJcI power
and noncyci Interests instead Of Il rcrfr.cn-
tstiycs Of the American people. You cannot
hold the Democratic party together on that
line" Applause.
In closing his argument Mr. bland declared
that the time hal come To decide whether or
not the country was to get 10 blmrtail l-m
lie thought II the duty 81 the House (espcc-
Tally Of his Democratic Assoclatr.l 10 settle
the money question and 10 sottlr II nj once on
Democratic lines. II would not do To demon.
ctiko silver aud then undertake 10 restore II
afterwards. There was limo enough nov 10
nrrsnrr I, arcbfdlhi To the prdclples ~ III.
netnllism and In n manner confofmablr ~
particularly to Eastern Democrats, 'y0u do
not do II, your. Il the responsibility, not
otifsn tApplausr