The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-07-05
SPEECH ct
HON. THOMAS Z. Wat son,
Delivered at OeGives Opera House;
Atlanta. Georgia, May i9. '94.

NOW let us tax llttlc about IL
nance. | believe we are substantially
agreed with the democrats if YOU turn
back about one or two Years. do
not pretend to say where they are
tonight because | have been busy all
day and have not read the papers.
Great applause.)
The thing that bothers me now is,
where to hit democrat. | would
rather try to draw a beed on a didap
per Great applause) or catch a hum
ming bird with Texas cowboys
IassO.
God knows would not pcrsccute
lloke Smith much about his record
daughter and applause but here is
the Atlanta journal of January "a,
1894, and as it is short meter, | will
read you 4 few lines. The great
question was then up us to whether
David b. Hill OF Groyer Cleveland
was the most perfect patriot: that
question is still unsettled daughter
and applause.) The probabilities are
that it would take inspiration from
one on high to tell which was the
most perfect patriot, David or Grover.
But the Atlanta Constitution which is
familiar with all ways because 1t has
travelled them all daughter and ap-
plausc) vas trying to prove to the
people of Georgia that David Il. Hill
WAS about the only friend free silver
had in all tins country: and therefore
ought to be president, and in that
honest cnueavor, | believe it was AS
sisted by Hon L. +. Livingston Of
aromatid memory. daughter: ap-
plausc and cries of "uit him again J
The .Atlant:, Journal believed thens
as it does not believe Row, that 'G,ov-
or Cleveland was the friend Of silver.
and everything that was pure and
good, including good snipc hunting.
Uaughter) The Atlanta Ion,,itu-
ton, claiming that Hill was in favor
Of free silver. the Atlanta journal
| cUmbattcu that claim. and sad tina,
Cleveland was better freud Of si!
yer than David Il. Hill was. Now let
me read this:
"Mr. Cleveland" says the Atlanta
journal, lis in favor Of letting alon,
for the present the present silver act
which provides for the coinage Of $5l
OOO, 10000 per year That is IT.
language. They pledged the people
Of Georgia that Mr.. Cleveland was il,
favor of maintaining the Sherman
law which purchased four million ant
Il half ounces of silver per month
which, according to the Atlanta Jour
nal Gayc us fifty odd million dollar:
of silver per year; while they sait
David B. Hill only wanted tie Bian,
act which gave us $4,000, 10000 o
silver per year Cleveland, they said
WAS in favor Of letting the Sherman
law alone; was IN favor OF giving 70,
the same amount Of silver that 70,
were then getting, and to prove th:s
the Journal was correct. CleNelan,
strikes bee line for the " hite House
called an extra session of Congress
for August, 1873 and repealed til
law in which Hoke Smith said lie wa
! i'll favor of keeping there. uaughte
and cries Of that lIoke, YOU bet,
They had the right to repeal th>'
law: they ought to have done it an,
how. But was it light TO repeal tn;
law and give US nothing better i
its stead? What was our currency law
what had 1t been: what has our fore
fathers placed upon the statut
books? They said, let us have gol
coin: let us have silver coin: and the
let Us have treasury notes wheneve
business requires 1t.
Money IS m;,de b., the government
i, does not grow on trees. 1t does nt
grow in tile ground and is not mad
hy the .Aiwise Fail.c: Many ma
seems TO think that God Aimicht
made money. With ;,lI due reverenc,
! say lie no more maze money. tina
ne made ten penny nails, no NOR
makes money than he makes foAr b
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