Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-21
HON. H.H, BROWN MEETS HIM
Billy of the Low Grounds Roasted Everybody
 Not of His Faith.
WHILE COLONEL BROWN DEALT IN FACTS
Denscn's Reply Was an "lmpassioned Ora ton Eulogistic of Colonel Denson.' ''C1eveland Wants the Banks to
 Govern This Country.

Col. w. H. Denson, eX-congressman from the Seventh district and Col. H. H. Brown of East Lake discussed the money question at East Lake pavilion yester- day. There were present to hear the discussion less than 150 people, and among these was fair sprinkling of sound money men.
 For week past it had been announced that Colonel Denson would advocate the free and unlimited coinage of silver at East Lake yesterday. An invitation was extended the sound money men to send a representative there to discuss the question with Colonel -Denson. Col. H. H. Brown was finally agreed upon and the joint debate between them accord ingly arranged Monday afternoon.
 Colonel Denson'S speech was a 16 to 1 argument throuShout-siXteen ounces of silver to one ounce of gold and sixteen asperSionS against democratic leaders to one argument advanced on the money question. His speech abounded in de- nunciationS of President Cleveland Sec retary Carlisle and other democratic leaders who advocate sound money doe trines. His reply to Colonel Brown was an impaSsioned oration eulogistic of Col. Denson and denunciatory of President Cleveland. The ma aiority of his audience seemed to be with him and heartily ap- plauded him every time he abused Pres ident Cleveland
 Colonel Browns speech was a logical discussion of facts pertinent to the ques- tion under discussion and was. delivered in deliberate, diSpassionate manner. While he was not so literally applauded as Colonel Denson he commanded the respectful attention of his audience.
 Col. s. w. John called the meeting to order and stated that it was for the pur- pose of having joint discussion of the question Whether it is better for the United States to enter upon the free coin age of silver at the ratio of 16 to inde- pendent of other nations"
 He said Colonel Denson would open in a speech of an hour and a quarters length, Colonel Brown to follow with an hour and three-quarters, and Colonel rDenson to close in a twenty minutes sYsech. ,,, ,.,,.on E Colonel Denson said: It is question whether the masses or classes are to control this country; whether gold bug gery, which is an offspring of treason, of Benedict Arnoldism, shall rule the United States or the masses who fought Der battles.
 Grover Cleveland wants the banks to govern the country. He has forgotten his people and lets snobbery control him. l am an American citizen, and have right. to express my sentiments. follow no coward; 1 keep battle-aX m one hand. a sword in the other, and red flag hanging over my head. l apoloSHe to no man for telling the truth, and am willing to have my feelings hurt for the truth.
 not 1000 miles from here said stated that parity meant equality of weight between silver and gold. That editor concealed d that parity meant equality of "eighls at 16 to l. By equality l mean that m everything you confer upon gold cohief it equally upon silver In other WordS' parity in debt paying power. ,,.
 The gold standard people say siiVgr , must maintain a parity with gold, While all the influence of congress IS thrown against it and in favor of gold. The question of parity is not germane 10 the question until silver is given an equal showing.
 A silver dollar in these American states ought to stand on itself just as does the gold dollar. You cannot re- deem a silver dollar with gold dollar; there is no law for it. The silver dollar will buy just as much Ill EhSlahd as your yellow dollar
 Governor Oates was always gold buzz of the ranlsest die. He never was bi- metallist. When George H.. Harrison came to congress from the Third district we thought we had another ally, Tor ne had advocated free silver during it's dis cussion, but one morning, bright and early he went around and took hyper dermic injection of gold and immediately began to cry 50 cent dollars.
 You never heard tell of fiat money until the gold bugs demonetiZed silver in 1873.
 There is no substitute for money and tlere is always demand for it. There is only one class of people who do not want money and they are the Hard Shell Baptsts. The demand for money is the sum of all human wants. It is as in- n Yna a thp air lc hrp1 tlNS You can't get along without it. It is :om- pared to the life blood. Take the blood from the arm and it is paralyzed. What quantity of blood is required by the hu- man system? A sufficient quantity to circulate through the system and keep it in good condition. So with money. No man. gold bug or what not, will say there is enough gold in the world to do the bus mess of the world. There is not enough of both gold and silver
 The government has taken from silver it's money power and placed it in gold and there isn't enough gold in the world to do the worlds business. They have tried to kill silver and then kick about it's not doing as much as gold Do you think it right to give the control of your blood to the doctors of this community? :? No. Then do you think it right to give the control of the money of the country to the quacks and money sharks? When- ever you make man dependent upon an- other you take his liberty from him. That's what the bankers are trying to do. They want to take your liberty from you They are talking of putting out gold bug platform in Ohio. l am man, ev- cry inch of me, from the crown of my head to the soles of my feet and will not vote for any man who does not recognize the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. I fought hard for Cleveland in the Seventh district and put him into the presidential chair. told lies enough for him, and now he docs not recognize me as a democrat because am 2 democrat and know what deI:oe- - Tacy is
 They talk of intrinsic value. Well,