The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-18

for the nonce. II is lawyers Dill 10
get In . continuance Of case when the
witnesses are ready and the jury ABOUT
to retire. Mr.. President. there is day
Of Judgment not far OF when we Will
SIT upon this bill. For three years-for
little while-thls Will In some degree please
the people by the declaration that
they have more money, and by actually
giving II to them, but silver Is not going
to raise to par under this bill. New
difficulties are going TO beset and thicken
upon our pathway. In the meantime II
will be contended, just as we see the
monometallists undertaking 10 contend
here now. In the face Of the law, In the
face Of the precedent, In the face OF plain
truth, that we have adopted the single
gold, monometailic standard. The Sec
rotary Of the Treasury VIII use the III
conceived Language which Is already used:
It will be twisted and tortured and turned
in this direction and in that, and in the
meantime silver win be degraded as a
money commodity, to be warehoused, not
a dollar coined not dollar more being
| sent out In paper representatives accord
ing TO its dollar value"
Ny countrymen. have never pretended
| TO DO prophet, nor the son OF prophet,
| but II Is the Sherman bill to-day and the
| misaction Of the Republican party, and
not Daniel that comes TO judgment.
| II / had had a Photographic apparatus
| from the gallery OF one Of your artists
up the street, and could photograph this
| day. could not picture II more clearly
| than pictured Il in the vision that rose
before my mind three years ago.
what 40 We Going to DO About Tt7
Now what are you going to do about
| IT. Here is what the unanimous and
| united Democracy OF this nation has said
we ought to do. / had the honor. as
| your representative to be appointed a
member Of the committee on platform in
| the Chicago Convention. The platform
was not framed in precise accordance
| with my desire. There were one or two
words which would have erased or modi-
ned. or corrected. but the platform was
accepted by that great body Of represen-
tative men. representing Massachusetts,
as well as Nevada. representing Grover
Cleveland and New York as well az
Virginia, representing the miners Of
Wyoming as well as the merchants and
bankers Of Philadelphia and Baltimore.
They put me upon that platform and
you upon that platform, and we won
all the country with these pledges. Now
read them: I'VE denounce the Republi-
can legislation known as the Sherman
act OF 1890 as a cowardly makeshft,
fraught with possibilities OF danger in
the future" Re. ] had already done
that two years before. I'VE hold to the
use OF both gold and silver ms the stand
ard money OF the country silver not as
subsidiary coinage, but Of both gold and
silver as the standard money Of the coun-
try and OF the coinage Of both gold and
silver without discriminating against
either metal or charge for rntntase, hut
the dollar unit Of coinage 20 both metals
must be OF equal intrinsic interchange
able value or be adjusted through inter-
national agreement. or by such safe
guards OF legislation as will insure the
maintenance OF the parity OF the two
metals. and the equal power Of every
dollar at all times In the market and in
the payment OF debts. and We demand
that all paper currency shall be kept at
par and redeemable in such coin" Re-
deemable in what kind Of coin? Redeem
able in gold coin? No. but redeemable
in such standard coin coined without
discrimination at the minis Of the United
States. Furthermore, we recommend
the prohibtory tax Of 10 per cent. on
said issues TO be repealed.
Ny fellow citizens. you know my record
on the silver question. / was not elected
as your senator with my hea' in 4 bag.
There has not been a county in this
State nor public meeting that I ever
addressed. in which I did not fully and
frankly lay before you my views, and
you elected me. knowing them. You
elected Grover Cleveland. also, as Presi-
dert, standing upon that platform. DO
you want ne TO represent the pledges
which you made to the people OF the
United States, or DO you wish me to
break theml (Cries Of stand by them).
l will stand by them, so help me. God.
am the representative. and proud 10
b., Of the bravest. oolisst. noblest and
truest political organization that ever
bore the standard OF the people against
all manner Of oppression. whether by
blood or purse, and speaking 20 you to-
day In this convention with the full |
frankness OF an honest man, who looks
another in the face without 'ear. With |
out reproach, I have 10 say TO you that |
intend TO keep the pledges which | |
made 10 these people when they elected |
me, but X you do not wish me 20 keep |
them, my resignation IL At your service |
and you can send somebody else TO Wash
ington 10 represent you.
VIII you indulge me TO talk little |
longer7 (Cries Of go on; go ON. I am |
little amused when i read some OF the !
learned articles in some OF our esteemed |
exchanges. The doctor comes In and he |
SAWS that the patient has almost got de- !
lirium tremens. Go TO the bank and pre-
sent check. Go back 10 the cashier.
ny dear sir. would not you rather keep |
that check about two months and then
take a draft for IT. We have no money.
Go down to the great army OF the un-
employed. WIS in Chicago week
sgo, and the Governor OF Illinois IA
about 10 call the Legislature Of that
State In session 10 get up employment
for men who have not a dollar-silver.
greenbsck. or national bank note-and
haven't got any bread. I read I'm one Of
vour papers this morning that out In
Wise county. In the great magnificent
Southwest-which is n mine OF wealth
that is beyond the dreams Of avarice-if II
Just had the capital and labor 10 bring
the riches Of the earth 10 the front and
had the markets 80 sell &. I see there In
Wise county that the laborers were all
turned adrift, without n dollar, and that
the people were standing around their
cabbage and corn patches ready 70 cir
culate lead into their neighbors II they
tried TO get something to eat over their
fences.
To the learned.
Now ! want 10 suggest 10 the learned
hnanciers OF this country how they can
correct the situation in Illinois, according
to the way they propose 10 cure our
finances. Just call these people up and
tell them they are entirely mistaken about
their complaint II is not bread and meat
they want; II Is only due TO a lack OF
confidence. Is II money that these people