The Russellville Democrat., 1893-11-23
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 0f the silver question h@ said s1Kou : un1srstzrd, l suppose. without nv finding t necessary to make ths Essest5@n- that ] there ss sszns eon5aet 0f exsinja1 between l the East Azl tbe West a1d Saush upsu l this E1ol@ct. BEt Fst, AtFAs sll. when ws come down 10 recognition st what there ] as lu this sEoy4et, and what urd4slies it, 1 and what it's possible outeeue viii E,e. the l LaheEs1cs $ net nearly Sc great zs is has l bee1 represented Let ne say as 8 rsp- rese1tRslFe in e9zgTass from an Eastern 1 constituency, frurn New YorE city con stit1sncy, ths financial ns1tsr Of 7as ns- tie1, the place where tAs mast money ae- eumzlstes and the plsse where inc sgspass- tSez to certain ideas which have pre- 1 vAilsd regarding fllve7 is the strong I sss and most dsap Esz1s5. that l Azys never found x1 indiTsdusl ss inseIli I g7oes there, nor have ] to1n5 in congress 1 bat 1Eree that l kncE Of who Ere epps- l 1s1ts of tie tr7s use of silver ae g ponev 1 metal i1 ttis ea1ztry. All of uE believe in l f5s free zss at silver. There will 5s none I inc Less sslFsr lu e1rrEAEtao1 ss -o1eF now thAt tes s1sruzz tin is repealed, srd we lz the East zrs not zEtzv0rx5ss 10 $50 900 i 9sg e s4s 9Dar rfsl3 more S1 ozr czrrsneF, zs We readily z11srsts1d tts- ws can absorb I s75. lsso [al8 sr ss ls9e, 600 Of 0ur currency witbsEt Ezy 641ger
 Nhsz tB4 Sherman lsw was passed in 4 IeS9 srsrv Democrat in the house of representatives and every D@no- 4 cratic senator n the United States senate voted against the bill Evs-y one 1sEOzrced j sE vicious Legislation. 1 dangerous to the country. stx,ting out l 0n the part Sf the government in s hitherto unkn5wG direet5s1 upon zn m I tried path, ths p1rcaAsing Of 0ns eomn03- ity of this country, the product of private 0wnsrsi tS the s1clasi0n Of al others. II might ss well be asked why the goTsrn n1sDt eesg got purehzse the cotton crop ot the SoutM &s II is ginnsd CT the wheat crop Of tke North Ss il is harvested. ox the P1mpkiu crop Of Ss~ England, as well ss 10 pnrehzs ss tbe entire product Of the silver mine oEners, who are fhs owners Of the West We don't purchase gold, or nickel, or copper in that way, although we use them all in our mcnsy circulation Every
 
 the Sherman bill in the outset. but it was singular to find that after the 6snunciaii0n that had been hurled upon that bill ID every plat form of the Democratic party, in every state of this aion, and finally in the great counsel of the party year CT more ago xf Cnisago, thztve oppose the bill, that we de- clare l. to be dangerous WAS singular, l ssy, that the first opportunity We got to destroy Il, our party should have been found divided upon the question as to whether ii should be removed.
 ''It was the purchasing and hsApiug up of silver bullion from onr Western mines. Understand me, the purchasing and heap ing up, not the purchasing and using If month by month we had bought 500, coo ounces of silver and paid for it out of the treasury. and then taken the bullion far out to sea and sunk it in the mid blue waters, the country would not have sui fered st all. We were rich enough io stand that loss. But when the eountry bought up and heaped it up, in 6 constant Iy growing mountain Of silver, issuing pa per certificates against it, and never using the bullion itself and never allowing il to pass into the arts or manufactures, or money, but still piling it up, great white ghost, constantly arising in it's proportions until new rooms had to be built to store the products, until it reached thousands of tons of unused metal, the result was in eviiabls. It brought the country to un- derstand that but two things were possi- ble as to the outcome of such 6 policy ultimately the government must get rid of the enormous mass and ii must coin the money into standard dollars provided we &s .~xL4 A. 1o sA ! 1t brings at once m0nometalism with silver as the metal, which would drive gold out of existence, or it must be sold as bullion, in which case silver would have no value in the market"
 Col. Fellows went over the ground and it Is safe to say that the question was never more ably discussed in this city.
 He also discussed the busi- ness situation, and from that theme he passed to the future of Ar kansas. He urged the people to induce immigration and capital, and in glowing words predicted great destiny for the state.
 Col. Fellows, in company with members of the Young Mems Democratic Club, at tended Capital Theatre, and afterward banquet was given him at which ten covers were laid, the guests being Senator R. B. Kinsworthy, J. H. Hamiter, C. P. Roberts, J. ". Howell, Chris. Led Eidae, Geo. w. Gunder, Jos. Michael and James A. Gray.
 Hon. W. J. Terry, president of the Young Men's Democratic Club, presided.
 Col. Fellows will leave for Hot Springs his afternoon.