Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-10-08


their interests
These nnanciers have stood back after
writing both platforms ard u,rrnultiux
Birth candidates and sabi Both -tssd rles /.
Both c,od men Loud aud suntinshEus
applause. This year they only r,t eas'
ruo'i man They went - 81 Louis aud
there the man who had b.scu talking at- a
the ifupD=siolity % having two yari sticks
wrote the platform and devlarc,i for the
double Standard The people WIN had
said that guid vas the only m0ner
for civilized country went -
~t- Louis aad wrote platform
declaring that they wanted a plat
form which would rst ri Of the srsld stanss-
aryi AZ -cur n possible and substitute bi-
n1etaIlisu1 Why. AZ that time not . zen
the atvurltss q tds gsii standard Werx.
willing - - nsfgre the American psspis
5y a declaration in favor - she zuid stand
ART. but they put IN the aslaStva plea %
International btEietailisui trsi pls'.i-si Ea.sir
party 20 maintain the single Fsid standard
until they EDt il international biniet1i-
lisuii. and she same Influences went -
Chicago and tried - d. the SAME thiug
The minority plank IN ths Chitlgs
platform was - much Ike ths Reru1iican
financial plank asppte,i Al IT IsHris sha.
yau couldn't Tell thr dirrrencr hstNessu
them with a maxnifyin< glass The r.
publican platform pls.sia<ssi the PARTY =
maintain the gnid standard uutu shev
euuid Est international birurfaliism and
the minority plzn< IN the D,stuocrzflc pia--
form opposed free cUinane f1r fear u
would Interfere wish getting International
bimetaglism- Bat the majority rules. aad
you have an issue this year Dstwecu tbossf
who want 70 continue the <pld STANDARD
and those who want - abandon L.
The issues Plainly stated
! am not running under any false bieas
and I don't want auyhrftv - vote for me-
under Observation-Disclosures I 1lnt - tea
yug what have t.ait 0thers-that Y yau
think the gold standard absolutely us.ce<-
sary for the welfare u this cnuntrv vnu
viii make n great mistake n you vote fnr
ne. becaH-s II ! cIH help lt that gold stlusi-
ard won't stay IN this country one nl1mvnr
longer than can help L. lt shall b. driven
back - England. where is bef0urz
our opponents tell us that our dollar
VIII D. a cheap dollar We reply o. them
that they never called th.' silver dollar .
cheap duilar until after they attacked g
By legislation They never called % a
5stcsnt dollar until after they hal -i,1ss-l
the minfs - ]. in This e0untry. and luu Q
thing they VII call is a cheap tiulIar after
they have op-usd the mints ta iE aEain.
We insist that lszrislaticu can undo vs. rat
legislation did We insist ghar the ar..u-
ing u our miuts will reare q demand
whissh the closing q the minfS DESTROYED
We insist that the demand created for sfl-
YER 1y the opening df cur miuts o. q
that 71stis-~f % people can utilize II on
an equality with zBid viii create . demand
T for al the surplus silver. which VIII rsiss.
the price of silver bullion - o. - in g,Yli
anywhere IN tine world But ynu say n We
. 10 that it VIII b. as hard u get A. the rpisi
Z dollar y now ! say vgu overlook she rrss
Z principle that must n.s understood In study
Z ing the money question Cold has snWe 10
oecause YOU have DESTROYED its comprti-
tor. You restore IL cumpetitsr
Hue % standard money you l,ssscn the
drain upon gpld and restore the uurchilsiH-,
7 power Gf an ounce q gnld throughout the
world A silver dollar and a gnid taliaF
+ viii b. worth the sau1s whether in tIs.
+ form u cuin or IN the form ~ bull5sn. nut
T It viii D. easier u ger either dollar ~ hem
Fuu have chancr - EeE both thsru lE j.
now when you have "a fight hart o. <et
one. The prosperity Of this great ciry si,s-
+ psuds upon the prosperity % Lhe EArmsrs
T lnd planters af THIS Southern country.
+ Drive down the value Of your cotton. a=
Z yuH must DO when yuH drive uD the vaiuc
E uf your gold. aad yuu are undermining yaur
cities as well as destroying the pros1erify
/ Of your farmers
f To Restore Prosperity
Talk about wanting a dollar that IS as
t good as any dollar IN the world Nou claim
70 have entt0n that IS at least partly as
I good As 10 used % b. before gold UT Gus u
the reach " 80 many people Restore
/ prosperity % your cotton planters and you
restore prosperity - your cities aaf 70 the
T laborinG nan who viii theu he employed
T they now need but are unable 70 buy be.
I cause they can't sell their produce
Il fnd as | 20 about that a great many
bankers md u necessary ~ support tbs
I gold standard My friends I don't know
f why Il banker in Memphis shuuls be inter
E este,i in driving down the value ~ the
I farm products ~ those who do business
{ with him. and il yau want to know WIN;
I explanation | can give Viii say this- tina,
when you have taken away those
/ who have been 50 busy handling
money that they hase not had
/ the time To study the science 0f m0nev-ii
I y0U will take those out Of the way I viii
tell You that the great controlling f0ree
among the bankers Of these Western and
{ Southern States yet their influence FROM
I New York They get their instruction
I from Wall street and the bankers en- Wa.
: street get theirs from Isntou. and then
I your bankers have set themselves up and
I call themselves patriots while they bow e.
/ foreign dicsatiou ard foreign financial
/ policy
The Unrerriffesi Not DiSmayed.
f.
say - you D. not dismayet al the forces
arrayed aaainst you cries Of We arr
Motive are uor- II yun think you arr
/ called abusive names igIst remember tha,
in all the 1z,es past thase who have ar
/ rayesi themselves against eurrenchine
I privileges have been abused oy those wh8
not being able -f0 EJECT Their arguments
have attempted - drive them from ths
+ field by cursinE and swearing Al
them and applying - them every epi
tnst IN their vocabularies. Not 4 man n
this great campaign rho advocated rhs
free coinage 0f silver has been rs0rc bitter
/ " aSsailed than jefferson was when hs
started out 70 organize a Democratic
party. Not man IN this great
I campaign has been more bitterly a.
/ sailed than jefferson was when h.
was lighting the same combination which
we fght today. The battle q Democracy
today IS the battle that Democracy has
ever fought X IS the cause u the people;
the cause Of the great u1Ss Of the Amsri
can people as arrayed against those wha
enjoy special privileges and are attempting
/ 20 fasteu their hold Bpou the government
By contributing enormous campaign funds
! with the hope Of getting back more after
the election than they spend 70 secure the
election
Now I have only been able 20 say a
small part Of what I would ike 20 say.
Cries OF Go on. 70 ca 20 on IOu don
need that people should come from abroad
I 20 enliEhren you here on these issues
/ Your State contains a vast majority oi
people who are in favor Of the free eoinags
Of silver. and you are Is well supplied VIII
public speakers as any State in the Union
and who can defend our cause against a.
who NAV attack their principles
A Call to Duty
I From your senator's who have been
among the most valiant champions Of bi
metallism and other causes in which ths
people have been Interested down all the
{ way 70 your humble citizens we can fnt
those who can speak out in defense Of bi
metalisu and my friends. such IS ny tlIrf
inthe capacity Of the people for self
government that If YOU were depriVec
IN this State OF every man who had ever
made a public speech, l believe that 0al
cause 50 appeals 10 the hearts Of the people
that there would spring up in every com
munfty those VINO would become pubiil
speakers in defense Of their cause and
I homes
DO your duty as you see Il. II IS not nj
place 20 measure the duty Of any m4a-
present 20 you this cause call your al