The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-01
MIR. CRISP AT ROME.
TIE Speaker Talks Free silver to n Large
Audience of FInYd CnmntH.

Audience of Floyd County.
Rome. Ca, September 29.-tSpeeial)-A
crowded house greeted Hon. Charles f.
Crisp this morning. ana a better democratic
speech was never heard i'm Rome.
4 feature Of the day was the large num-
Der OF farmers who were present and their
declarations after the speech that populism
could never get hold on this country as
long as thu record Of the democratic party
was shown uD in such light as the dis
tngCished speaker presented 1t.
Another feature was the question asked
Mr. Crisp by populists. and the manner in
which he routed them by calm and clear
answers. il was vote-making speech, not
only for the national party, hut for the
state party. and all are enthusiastic over
il. Mr.. Crisp holds a warm place in the
hearts of the people of this section, ana no
man in public life can claim more earnest
admirers than he. The enthusiasm today
was of the kind that comes from convinc-
ing argument. and the cheers were loud and
prnloncod.
As TO the charge that congress had done
nothing, he said that much had been done
for the relief Of the people. and proceeded
TO enumerate some of the results OF demo-
cratic rule The fifty-third congress met
in the midst OF a great panic. IT isn't al
ways that law is responsible for hard
times. but a bad law can do universal
harm. The democrats believe that
government; the populsts believe
believe the government should support the
citizen. When the tifty-third congress met
the democrats found bad laws on finance
and taxes These were republican laws.
Up TO 1873 gold ana silver were coined free
at the minis. The government fixed the
ratio at 10 TO l. Anybody who had gold or
silver could take it 10 the mint and have
it coined and made into money. In 1872 the
republicans demonetized silver. making gold
the standard. In 1873 the people demanded
silved irrespective OF party. and the Bland
Allison bill was passed. II was passed by
a union of democrats and republicans. They
passed il over 4 veto of a republican presi-
dent, though the house and senate were
both republican. In 1890 the republicans
passed the sherman law, by which GER
tain amount of silver was bought each
month.
Money of Final Redemption.
Democrats found no coinage of silver
which ceased to give us increase O.
currency in proportion to increase OF popu-
lation and resources. Gold and silver is
money of final redemption. 1t is uecessa-
ry to have enough money Of final rcdemp-
ton in the country. We must have money
10 redeem bills. This money of final re-
dcmption was limited by failure 10 coin sill
Yer. This caused Inconvenience all over
the country as 10 the ability of the govern
ment 10 redeem the bills. This caused
drain upon the treasury and that helped TO
create the panic. Then money went out Of
circulation. The legislation on silver had
somathins 70 GO with it, and number OF
causes led TO the panic The democratic
party has always stood for free coinage Of
silver. though some difference exists as to
how it should De accomplished. Ar. Crisp
said that To him personally the defeat of
tse free coinage bill was a great disap-
sfFrfr f don
ocratic party on that account. The demo-
cratic party is for bimetallism and viii set
tie il in the interest Of the sovereign busi-
ness people.
Here Al. l.. Palmer, a local populist, ask
ca if the fact that congress had refused TO
pass a free coinage bin was not an evil
Gence that democracy was opposed to it.
NO sir" said Mr.. crisp, when the dem
ocrats failed TO pass tariff bills in the past
YOU might have asked if that was not evil
G,nce OF our opposition 10 tarlh reform.
Yet look ~ what we have done we can
90 like the popuiists would nave US anu
coin millions ot dollars, but in plain, conf
mon sense way we are working for free
coinage and we are going TO have 1t. II
can't be done in a minute
Tremendous applause greeted the reply Of
the speaker.
Palmer Could Not Stay.
lie turned his attention 10 the populists
and said something about their PLATFORM
ale said they wanted 10 buy the railroads
1rlcursph and tne telephones, winch would
cgst about SIuUIU,0lu.UJU. Suppose the rail-
roads won't take d., YOU can make them
Isur suppose won dil have them, hundreds
of thousands OF OlliceholderS. Their Jcler-
souian democracy men la IL. such paternai-
ISM cannot he cNccIlcu ia Russia where
tup car Is supreme.
Here Palmer left the house amid cries of
''Goodb.." You're afraid 10 stay
Nothing in the platform for the south!
Tho, wanted a referendum: he didn't know
what that was. bus he hadn't heard amy
vaitn- and guas hlug Of teeth for one. They
wanted am income Tax, but the democrats
had already passed IL.
Air. CRISP mad been speaking about two
hours here, an4 said perhaps ne was tax
iug up too much time. Go on go on,
was cried from ali over the house and tie
cheering was enthusiastic. lie took up one
by one tLe features OF the popuhst party
ana showed them up in ali their ridiculous
ness.
Air. Crisp said there was no doubt about
the success ~ democracy, but he urged me
people 90 rau up big majority for all the
democratic nominees. lie insisted that
past differences should not prevent demo
Gratis from voting and working Tor their
nominees.