The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-16

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'They tell you this fight is for the
silver mine owners. I have no interest
in this fight, except as regards the well
fare of my fellow citizens My own sell
fish interests are on the other side.
"We have got to win this fight in
1896. We have got to win this fight, or
the wheels of the world will be turned
back. They were turned back once and
for centuries the shadows fell upon man,
civilization was in suspense and we had
the Dark Ages of the world; that was the
effect of the contraction of the worlds
currency.
The Rothschilds, who own so many
millions of our bonds, own one fifth of
the worlds gold to day.
:" If we put ourselves under their
yoke, We are our own destrOyers. Will
the future historian write that here there
lived nation of fools? Will he write
that at the request Of the creditor they
destroyed one-half their redemption
money and put yoke of almost slavery
upon their descendants
1--WE must settle this problem now,
according to the principles Of the brother
hood o. man. We must win the battle
now. 1t not, then the gold standard will
be fixed upon us, and then we can secure
emancipation only by the two extreme
remedies of reputation or revolution.
eve have nine million votes to be
cast against this money evil but they are
divided into three parties. Great India
is held in subsection by 10000 British
soldiers; caste there divides all classes.
Shall we erect these party fetitches and
allow the politician who is after the
loaves and fishes to fool US. +
y have lost pride in party name
and party opinion.
Nor do care what party it is that wins
the victory for truth eternal. Many
satellites in the shape of other
minor problems hover about this great
question, and the party that wipes out
this great i'll will settle many a minor
question that now disturbs us. I'll trust
the other questions to the party that
dares to meet this great enemy, backed
by public Office, federal patronage and
influence, greed and avarice. 1t will
have the courage to overthrow any other
evils that may come in our way.
THE parties have made us many
promises from the great earth to the blue
sky; they have broken them all to the
heart and the hope.
'When the Great Assizes are held and
Satan sits in his robes of State, it will
not be Benedict Arnold who will lead the
gang of the damned; it will not be Judas
Iscariot, for he had the decency to give
back to the High Priest the SILVER coins,
John Sherman as the arbitrator will
lead all the damned.
''Wil you save the State or save your
party 2 You have been saving the party
for twenty years and you wear sackcloth
on your loins and ashes on your head.
There is not political position
on Gods earth that desire, | would &C
cept one only as | would accept a bay
onet on the end of a musket at the call
of my country. Show me the man of
any party who can most certainly lead
the people out of the wilderness, stand
ing in this time of crisis when they tell
US they have won a victory over US,
when Pharaoh's army is almost upon US
and we are at the waters Of the Red
Sea; the man who hears most clearly the
voice, $50 forward is my leader. And
| will follow him, not needing the curses
of the Egyptians nor the waters of the sea
but will listen to the sweet voice of
Miriam singing the song of Israel"
His address was received with en-
thusiasm and frequent applause. The
above is not verbatim report, but
running sketch of his speech and brief
outline of its principal points.
As the meeting was breaking uD one
old negro jumped from the ground,
struck his feet together and shouted
so Lord, send down free silver, and
send it now"
Mr.. Sibley held an ovation after the
speaking and dozens crowded around to
shake hands with the gentleman from
Pennsylvania. Several told him they
wanted to vote for him for President,
but he told them he wasn't in the field.
He, with Butler, left for Raleigh later
in the afternoon.
JOHN WILDER JENKINS.