The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-10
SOMETHING ABoUr SILVER.
What Capt. Camm Patteson Said to the
Voters of Appomattox.

"n"s Sapt. Oamm fafteSon Said to the
Voters of Appomattox.
Capt Camm Patteson. Of Buckine-
man, who arrived in the city yesterday
afternoon, addressed the voters Of Apo.
mattox yesterday at the courthouse on
the ell-prevailing money question of
the day. The captain was listened to
with close attention by a large audience.
In the address Captain Pstteson took
bold aud aggressive stand for free
silver, stating that no man should be
elected to the Virginia Legislature who
did not advocate the free coinage of
silver at ratio OF l6 to 1; because 1t is
In the power of the Virginia legislature
to pass bill which will etfectually
destroy gold contracts hereafter in the
State. He stated that he had intro
ouced Dill in the last legislature to
this effect, but which was practically
suppressed by the committee on bank
ing. The United States constitution
guaranteed to every man to pay his
debts In gold or silver at the option of
she debtor. All debts payable exclu-
Hively in gold were illegal and uncon-
stitutionsl.
The Republicans were SO saturated
with gold monometallism that nothing
could be expected from them. The
Popuiists were really greater enemies
OF free silver than the Repu blicans, be-
cause they advocated the visionary
scheme of irredeemable paper money,
and no such unsound doctrine would
ever be endorsed by the people. The
present Federal administration was at.
tempting TO coerce public opinion BY
means of otticeholders. The Democracy
OF Grover Cleveland, Hoke Smith, John
&. Carlisle and Sterling Morton WAS
spurious, while the Democracy of John
w. Daniel, John a. Morgan, Peter ],
Osey. Claude Swanson, s. Wexford Cor.
bin and many others was simon-pure
and sound. 1t was time for true Demo
Gratis to rally together and work for BIZ
metalltsm. lie said that no man would
support Cleveland for third term un.
less he we're a time-server and politi-
cal ,ricAster.
Continuing, the speaker stated that II
elected to the State Senate he would
vote for the peerless and gifted John
Warwick Daniel for the United States
senate; over oil competitors. He re-
GREETED that Governor O'Ferrall, in re-
cent interview, had expressed gold
monometalist sentiments; but the gov
ernor was consistent, because he was
one OF tho seven Congressman from Vir-
GINA who voted for the repeal OF the
Sherman bill without compensatory
legislation. OF these sevon men he had
forgiven Claude Swanson and Paul Ed
murds, because their repentance had
been sincere, blu. as to the other FIVE
they would have to be judged by their
acts. The free silver people had FULLY
four-fifths OF the voters of the State,
and 1t was high time now that the dog
should wag his tail, the tail having
whgged the dog long enough.
The speaker concluded by stating that
the fight in favor of free silver was the
greatest struggle fer civic reform Of
modern times, and 1t would only be &C.
complished by the grand old Democratic
| party, Tia realization would bring this
country prosperity rndreamed of In
| the past.
Captain Patterson Is q candidate for
nomination by the Democratic party for
| the State senate. He Is opposed by Mr.
Pembroke Petit. of Fluvanna. The
senatorial district has been heretofore
represented by Mr.. e. d. Flood, who. it
| is said, will not be candidate this
Year.-Lynchburg News OF Yesterday.