The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-17

servant should De judged"
GRAND TRUTHS BY MR.. CLEVELAND.
Among the many grand truths expressed
by our President, none disclosed truer
sense and clearer conception of official re
sponSibility, or spoke in clearer terms Of
our duty to our constituents, In 1885 the
same forces were at work as were at
work now. The same pressure was
brought to bear then as now But he
called attention to the fact that the Dem
ocratic party, at that time in power, rec
ognized its duty to its country
and, be it said to the credit Of that party,
in his House only thirty-three democrats
voted to sustain the recommendation and
thirteen stood by the interests of their
constituents. 1t proved that the demo-
cratic party at that time recognized that
the suggestion of the President came for
consideration and not for control, and
time demonstrated that these representa-
tives, following the wishes of their peo-
pie, rejecting the sentiments of their
constituency, were wiser than the Presi-
dent, who recommended suspension.
AS HE INTERPRETED THE MESSAGE.
If he could understand the language of
the message, it meant but one thing. L
meant the burial of silver, with no promt
Use of resurrection. 1t was the argument
for the gold standard. 1t led universal
whose door was written abandon hope
all We who enter here" There is not but
one way of bringing gold from abroad
Except the issuing of gold bonds), and
that was to sell our products and secure
the yellow metal. But if we established
a single gold standard gold would be put
upon the auction block. Every time gold
went abroad the farmers of the United
States must lower the prices
IL, AI-. r
England would lower their prices, in or
der to get the gold back. Then we might
again lower ours; and no one could tell
the price at which at least our products
would settle down. He was opposed to
the single standard of value, be it gold or
silver, and was in favor of a double stand
ard. The question now presented was
whether the United States was going to
say that it was an English colony or an
independent nationl Applause
WILL RISE OR FALL WITH THE REPUBLIC.
If there be some persons living on the
eastern shore who were better acquainted
with the beauty of the Alps than with
the grandeur of the Rockies; better ac-
quainted with the sunny skies of Italy
than with the invigorating breezes of the
Mississippi valley, let them know that
there are people who are willing to cast
their all on the fate of this republic, and
rise or fall with it. TApplause.
Mr. Bryan spoke in favor of the reten-
tion of the ratio of 10 to /, arguing that
an increase of that ratio would be det-
rimental to an international agreement
as to the coinage of the two metals. The
trouble now was not lack of confidence
in Great Britain. The United States had
got along before without the confidence
of England, and, thank God, it could do
so again. (Applause.)
HIS AMBITION TO RFsToRE CONFIDENCE.
He waptod to restore confidence among
the people; but he did not believe in cur
ing headache with mustard plaster to
the feet of the patient. (Applause). Let
some bill be passed here which would
make the banks safe places of deposit. 1t
was fear of the banks, and not of the
government, which had caused the
present stringency. 1t was asked
that there should be peace.
There could be no peace so
would chain this country to a single gold
standard. There would be war here, and
eternal war. [Applause.l If the demo-
cratic platform meant anything, it meant
that the Sherman law was a make shift
but it proposed something better than
that, and that something was a silver and
gold coinage. The question was not
whether the President was honest or not.
The question was whether he was right.
MR.. CLEVELAND AND THE PEOPLE.
The President had won the confidenceof
the people; but he had been deceived.
He had said in his message that the peo-
pie demanded the repeal of the Sherman
act. He had heard from the boards of
trade, from the chambers of commerce,
but he had not heard from the farmers or
the men in the workshops; and he could
no more judge of the opinion of the people
than he could measure the oceans depth
by the foam on the oceans wave. Let
the friends of silver call the battle on
and never leave the field until the peo-
pies money was restored,
In conclusion Mr.. Bryan said: "The
Democratic party stands to-day between
two conflicting forces. On the one side
stand the corporate interests of the
United States, the moneyed interests,
aggregated wealth and capital impetuous,
arrogant, compassionless. They are able
to subscribe magnihcently to campaign
funds. They are able to crush with their
undying influence any who may dare op-
pose, and to those who fawn and fiatter
they can bring ease and plenty. These
demand that the Democratic party shall
become the agent to execute their merci-
less DEGREES.
On the other side stand an unnumbered
throng, those who gave to the Democratic
party a name, and for whom it has as
sumed to speak. WOrk-worn and dust
begrimed, they make their mute appeal,
and too often find their cry for help beat
in vain against the outer walls, while
others, less deserving, gain ready access
to legislative halls. This army, vast and
daily vaster growing, pleads with the
Democratic party to be its champion in
this terrible conflict. Ii cannot press it's
claims amid sounds of revelry: it cannot
march its phalanxes in grand parade.
No gaudy banners float upon the breeze.
It's battle hymn is
"HoME, SWEET HOMR.n
''Its war cry equality before the law.
Between the forces, hesitating in doubt
which side to turn, yet conscious that
upon its decision must rest it's fate,
stands the Democratic party, and to it,
thus come the words of Is
raePs second law-giver: Choose We this
day whom We will serve Ave. nv
friends, let me invoke the memory of him
whose dust made sacred the soil of
Monticello when his spirit went
to join the dead but sceptered
sovereigns who still rule our spirit from
the earth. Thomas Jefferson was called
q demagogue. His followers were called a
mob, but he dared TO follow the best
of his heart; he dared to
place man above matter, humanity above
poverty. He dared to spurn the bribes
Of wealth and power, and 10 plead the