The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-08
GEORGIA DEMOCRATS
Open Their Cam2aiEu-Spsnker crisl
Delivers tho Usual speech.

ATLANTA, Ca, Sept IA mass meet
Ing OF Democrats was held in this city
this evening. The principal features
were the speeches Of Speaker Crisp re-
xiewing the work OF Congress and Of
Secretary aokO Smith against the FREQ
coinage OF silver. Speaker Crisp de.
clared his personal prOfereuce for the
free coinage Of silyer. Much enthusiasm
was displayed.
Speaker Crisp said In part:
Whom the Fifty.third Congress met
In August Of last year It was confronted
with difficulties which seemed almost
insurmountabIe. Trade was paralyz ed,
manufacturing had almost ceased,
labor was idle, our banking institutions
were failing;and confidence. the lite and
soul OF commerce, was utterly destroyed.
Insofar as this deplorable condition
was attributable to legislation. the Rc'
publican party was responsible. For
more than thirty years that party had
made our financial and economic laws.
Until the meeting Of the Fitty.third
Congress the Democracy was without
power. The condition which confronted
us, while not wholly, was very largely
due 10 owl legislation.
Tho speaker made an exhaustive 70.
view OF the work Of the Congress, and
Ia conclusion recapitulated: Coming
into power at time OF panic, when our
treasury was empty, with courage and
fidelity we entered upon struggle with
the enemies OF the people; we emerged
from that struggle Victorious. We have
repealed the Mckinley law. We have
greatly reduced taxation. We have
made living cheaper. Wo have made
all money taxable. We have taxed sur
plus incomes. We have restored free:
dom OF elections. We have reduced
public expenditures, and we have de-
clared undying hostility to all trusts
and monopollos organized for the OPP
preston Of the people.
On these foundations We "butld our
house;" on those issues we go before
tho people. For them We have fought
the good 6ght;" to them We have kept
the faith aud Of them We have no fear.
Secretary Hoke Smith, In opening bis
speech reviewed tho financial troubles
OF the past sixteen months and con.
graduated the south, as well 90 Georgia,
upon tho excellcnt showing made:
Secretary Smith then reviewed the
history OF silver coinage both in tho
United States aud In Europe, showing
that tho Latin union, composed OF
France. Belgium, Italy aud Switzerland,
all earnest supporters Of bi-matallisn.
wore compelled to stop tho unlimited
coinage Of silver, owing to Germany's
demonstration OF tho metal.
Ho further produced faota and figures
to provo that the people OF the United
States have tho use Of sevonty times as
much silver, as money OF full legal ten.
der. ut present as they had before 1872,
and that the depreciation in the value
OF silver 10 due to other causes than its
treatment in-the United States. He do
clared that the unlimited coinage OF ell.
YER at the ratio Of 16 to would
result In tho depreciation Of our cur.
rency and commercial disorder, bust
ness wreck and ruin would be pre-
cipitated. Secretary Smith continued:
"fhe fear that the government Of tho
United Statcs would not be able to
maintain its various moneys upon a
parity, but that we were upon tho point
Of being forced tothe silver STANDARD.
materially contributed TO tho panic Of
last year.
"And yet, With the terrible experience
OF last year fresh In our minds, 1t Is
proposed 10 open The mints without 9
limit to tho aow Of silver that would
certainly produce silver monometallism.
Tho fear OF silver monometallism
materially contributed to last years.
panic What would happen with free
and unlimited coinage OF silver which
would absolutely produce such a re-
eult?"
Mr.. Smith closed his speech with an
appeal to tho voters Of the stato to re.
main true to the Democratic principle
OF sound money inaugurated by Jeler-
son, supported by jackson and pre-
served by Cleveland.