Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-13

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What uoaier that there d Widespread
alarm. cessation OF enserpsise and whole
sale discharge of operatives engaged IN
making goods rha. before the season Of
their sale arrives may be crowded out BY
exYzues Of the han.iivork Of the cheap labor
of Eafope.
So While re Republicans will lena pow
erfai ali ia the repeal Of the silver 2urchas-
ing act, and hope that lis Importance has
been so exaggerated tass its repeal may
have a good fleet on the monetary situation
and lead 20 international agreement for the
safe use Of silver money, ve do not expect
| 10 see American Industries take on their
full activity in the face CT the tariff reso-
lutioa which ,hresiens them. Oar greater
hope wogf b. that the administration may
be led by the tremendous object lessons OF
the past se. months TO abandon the policy
| that has caused such CONSERVATION
An aushssis ssive announcement from the
White HOUSE IBzr the free-srade pro
| paganta i. 70 be abandoned would set
the blood of prosperity coar.ing swiftly
again through all the arteries Of our
trade and commerce. Those are not
wanting who belitvs thst the Democratic
President has already seen enough TO
convince him that 10 enact the dogmas
" hien he AMI bis shire -dest friends unsuc-
eessfeliy tried to thro~ overheard last year
| at Chicago must result in overwhelming
| business disaster.
| You cannot raise the mailed hands of leg
islation in deadly threats against every pro-
| ductive industry e.. great nation without
inviting business calamity. The ealsrnity
has come. 1t II at our doors; and l tell yoa
| my young friend from Nebraska address
ing Mr.. Bryan that ii you 90 TO your ma
poleon Of politics" now, and undertake to
urge him, like your drummer boy of Ma
rengo," to let you beat just zone more
charge :" when you remind him how you
beat such = charge" for free wool that
sent all the American sheep seampering TO
the slaughter houses and wool down to 10
cents q pound. and beseech him TO ''let me
beat one more" laughter when you re-
mind him, Sire, we did beat such charge
| against the wooden manufactures, and see
| how their factories are topping all ger the
land Oh, sire, we did beat such u char
| against the cotton manufacturers, and look
how they are closing their doors and turn
| Jag their army of unemployed workmeu o..
into the streets, Laughter. Oh, sire,
| We did beat such d charge az Inst the gold
standard ard recommendation, in favor of
free an1 unlimited COMA e OF short seigi
silver dollars. and look hos our securities
have come II csing home for redempt on,
how the banks of New York and all over
the couatry have been bro light TO the verge
| of rain, and idle wcrkmen are being fed in
the soup house, 'ih, sire. let US bea; ore
more charge, Applause and laughter on
the Republican side.
| Mr. Speaker, he ont do it, | tell you,
my young friend, that when your quoudam
cllieftaln comes back from Gray Gabl $,
| whiie he may applaud, as we all did, the
| beautiful Imagery and fervid eloquence o.
your splendid speech brilliant in all except
the soundness of its premises and the logic
of its conclusions laughter, he will plice
his hand on your head and say, MY young
| friend, that was all very we'll before cleo
ton. but We won't have any more charges
beat just now laughter and applause.
You just go to work and learn how to beat
a first-class retreat. That 10 what we
shall most stand in need Of" For l assure
my friend from Nebraska that the imam of
destiny" has already observed the omens of
the times, and he will whisper in yoir ear
that Marenzo is long way behind, that tire
| victory of 1892 WAS nothing but a spasmod-
ic return from Elba, that amid the uprising
of the allied industries and interests of a
deceived people he already hears the ground
rumbings of the Waterloo of 1894 Tap
plause on the Republican side, and agains,
the bright sunburst of Republican restora-
| ton in 1896 he secs, grimly looming,
Democracy's st. Helena Loud and cor
tinued applause on the Republican side.