The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-06-19

in value from time to time. like Other
commodities, but they vary in value
infinitely less than any other commo
dity. It is said that if we restore sill
yer to free coinage, gold will leave us.
This isasserted asprincipleunder what
is called ''the Gresham Law or rule
where two or more kinds Of money are
circulated together, the inferior will
drive out the better currency. This
rule, save in very rare instances, has
no application to coin. But what party
in our country is seeking to debase
its coin? The loss Of our gold, the de
parture Of our gold will, assome oppo
nents say, bring about depression. Iet
gold staid with US from the beginning
in usual quantity and proportion unit
1873. when we ceased coming silver.
From 1873 to 1873 when silver was
not coined gold touched a low ebb
When, in 1878. we began to coin silver
again gold returned in larger sums
than ever and stayed and increased
with us. Since we ceased the coinage
of silver in 1893, during 1S94-25 gold
has left Us again. Thefaith of the adj
vocate OF single gold standard is
compounded of one truth and one per
nicious error that coined standard dol
lars should be Of equal legal value IS
true. but that the metal in them must
be of equal bullion value is fallacy
so contrary to our common sense and
experience that it cannot be much
aided by prophecy: Let us. as bimet
alists remember that we are Amerl
can citizens of the great republic deal
ing calmly and deliberately with oul
own highest interests. Let US take
counsel of faith and hope. Let US go
forth with the manly hearts without
fear. believing in all confidence that
the silver and gold dollar of our minis
the money OF the past. sound tried and
true, shall also be and remain the
money of the future. >
The election of +. 3. Wade. Of Ten.
nessee. as secretary. followed and at
the suggestion Of Senator Harris all
the newspaper men present were made
assistantsecretarieS. Resolutions were
passed that each State should name a
vice president and a member of the
committee on resolutions. y roll call
of States followed, with these names
being presented: Alabama State Treas.
urer Frank Smith as vice president
and James Bankhead on committee on
resolutions; Arkansas Senator James
H. Berry as vice president and Sena-
tor K. Jones on committee on resc'
lutions; Colorado, Alva Adams, vice
president and Charles S. Thomas on
committee on resolutions; Florida del
egation delayed, but will arrive to,
morrow; Georgia, Judge +. N. Lang
ley as vice president and Henry Jones
on committee on resolutions; Indiana,
David Turpie rs vice president and
member of committee on resolutions,
Kentucky, J. Randall as vice president
and Joe 4. Martin chairman Of com
mittee; Louisiana, N. J. Cunningham
as vice president and Gilbert L. Du-
pree On committee on resolutions;
Mississippi, W. G. Yerger as vice pres
ident and J. Z. George on committee
on resolutions; Nebraska, w. j. Bry-
an as vice president and on committee
on resolutions; Montana, Paul Fuse
as vice president and Charles S. Hart
man on committee on resolutions;
Nevada. W. NJ. Stewart as vice presi.
dent and on committee on resolutions;
North Carolina, 7. I. Heath asvice
president and Marion Butler on COM
mittee on resolutions; Ohio, a. J.
presidentand on commit
tee on resolutions; Pennsylvania Jos c
Sibley as vice president and member
of committee on resolutions; South
Carolina, John Gary Evans as vice
president and Ex-Governor Tillman on
committee on resolutions; Tennessee,
VIM. D. Bate as vice president and Ed
gar .Carmack on committee on resolu-
itions; Virginia, P. F. Weaver as vice
president and z. G. Treadway on
committee on resolutions; New MeXl-
CO. Rev. J. D. Bush as vice president
and L. Bradford Prince on committee
on resolutions.
Amid enthusiastic applause Senator
Harris was then named delegate at
large from the United States.
The Convention then adjourned
until o'clock in the evening, when it
with Senator Stewart, of
Nevada, presiding. Congressman
Sibley, of Pennsylvania, then address
ed the convention. He said: l be-
lieve that there are going to be two
parties at the coming election. One of
them will be the monometalists and
the other the American people IN their
majesty. The gold standard has been
erected many times before. Aaron
erected a golden image, but i; was not
a success and once Nebuchadnezzar
set him up one and said whosoever
refused to bow down and
worship it should stTaightway be cast
into a fiery furnace and burned up.
Without meaning to make any lnvld-
ious comparisons, | respectfully refer
you to Grover Cleveland's letter to Gov
ernor Stone of Mississippi.
There were three men who refused
to worship this image and Nebuch"d-
nezzar ordered the furnace to be made
straightway seven times hotter. and
had these men cast in, but they walk,
ed upright amid the flames and came
out brighter and happier than ever.
There are a good many Nebuchadnez-
zars in this work yet, but they do not
cut much Of figure. II you will
just read along a little further YOU
will find that Nebuchadnezzar found
his level all right. For seven years
he had to eat grass. We silver people
have all the logic and all the law on
our side. The Secretary of the Ire
asury spoke to you in this hall the
other day. | do not know what tc
qNote Mr.. Carlisle when he said that the
demonetization of the white money
would mean misery and unhappin ess.
for half the people of the world; then
John G.. Carlisle was the tribune ot
people, now he is the high priest Of
the temple Of Mammon. Mr.. Carlisle
the plebian and Mr.. Carlisle the aris
tOcrat are two very different kinds OF