The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-22

SKETCHED WHILE SPEAKING. BIT
THE MAJOR WAS NOT EXPLAIN
ING AWAY HIS SOMERSAULT ON
THE FREE RIOT PLANK IN THE
CHICAGO PLATFORM.
In their own beds This anecdote made =
great hit, and was applauded. as though
1t were a convincing bit of history
Continuing Senator Daniel said he
would relate n little conversation between
himself and III Hung Chang. but before
doing so took occasion to remark that
he considered that the three greatest men
living were Bismarck. ii Hung Chang and
William Jennings Bryan. As soon as
his audience got through applaudins the
mention Of the Gross of Cold candt-
dates name. the Senator went on 70
relate how Ii Hung Chang had enquired
Of him, I'm a conversation or the steamer
as he came back from Europe. whether
he was T. silver man whethe. Cleveland
and Mckinley were silver men, ana
whether the rich i'm America were silver
men, He returned appropriate answers
10 each question, he said and then the
ancient heather told him he was right.
that he was glad he was a silver man.
TRANSPARENT SOPHISTORY.
Senator Daniel continuing his dis
course INDUCED in the most transparent
sophistrv. but many Of his infatuated
hearers loudly applauded him lie asked
~ its was dishonest for America TO coin
unlimited silver dollars. would II not be
lust ne much so for the combined ma
tions 10 do II. He rificuled the idea of
waiting for international agreement
which he seemed 10 think would never
come.
Senator Daniel then took mp the cudgels
against Mckinley. and declared that ~
the event of his election the times would
be worse instead Of better. I'm TINS
connection. he took occasion TO point
I'm glaring colors the horrors OF the iorce
bin. and 10 lead his audience to infer
that should Mckinley he elected II "oulG
be revived in all its tcrrors.
The speaker then took up the record
of the Harrison administration, and
showed how Sll0O0oooo had been squ"n-
dored. and a deficit Of S5900o.00O lett IN
f,u~ voars Tie said that when Harrison
went into office he found tho huge sur
plu. mentioned in the Treasury, which
hal been lcft there by Democratic econo-
NV Tho Senator did not say, however,
that this surplus was LETT there by the
economical administration Of Grover
Cleveland for the silverites in the au-
diencc loudly Missed that great statesman s
name every time it was mentioned.
Senator Daniel next produced a mes
sage. which he said. President Benjamin
Harrison had sent 10 Congress IN 1871
attributine the rise i'm prices ana boom
in trade TO the silver bill which had
been paescd. and not 10 the tariff act.
The "crlmc OF 49," which never escapes
l.af D.. whether
they q. little or big isl was the next
point upon which Senator Daniel made
an assault. and 10 the alleged demoneu-
zation Of silver he attributed nearly every
nm which had befalicn the American peo-
ple. He cssaycd 10 prove by figures that
when there had been free coinage or Sill
yer money had been plentiful, and the
cost OF everything that the people had TO
buv had been much higher. but under
The gold standard money became scarce,
and the prices Of articles of clothing,
food and other things became very much
lower.
senator Daniel then came down directly
10 the discussion Of money. He declared
that the value Of money was not depend
eut upon any intrinsic qualities which it
poesessed The speaker then took from
his pocket a Mexican dollar and an Amer
lean silver dollar and told the people
what most of thrm already knew that
TWO Mexican dollars could be bought
with one American dollar He denied the
statement that a silver dollar was worth
100 cents only because 30 was redeemable
i'm cold. and said ne had written 10 Sec
retarv of the Treasury Carlisle and had
received q reply that there was no law
providing Tor the redemption OF a silver
dollar in gold.
81 wrote TO the Secretary Of Treasury
Carlisle" said Mr.. Daniel, because my
statement TO the above effect was doubted
by a certain newspaper here. ! don't sup
pose anyone knows what paper that
ku over the house arose cries of The
Times - The Times" and it WAS some
time before the s-s~-ker could be heard.
POPULIST WATCH-WORD.
When the noise subsided Senator Daniel
continued his speech with ihe statement
which has been the watch-word or the
Popullsts ever since the birth or that
party. that a silver dollar is worth 100
cents because the stamp OF the Govern
ment makes it worth that much.
The speaker then went on to say that
he had nothing. whatever, against gold
he would like u see more or II, Dlt
there was not enough 10 go around. He
Iltlltlfu AUAA a AN' tNNt'N+f
have free silver there would be siiN
further contraction OF the currency, but
he did not tell his audience how many
years IL would take. running all the
mints at full blast. TO replace the gold In
the country. which would be driven out,
by cheap silver dollars.
As money is diminished continued Sen
ator Daniel. its value is enhanced. and
the quantity has been go much diminished
that sufficient cannot be obtained to pay
OF mortgages ana buy the necessities
Of life.
The Senator next narrated several some
what impossible imaginary stories 10 i'm
press his views upon the audience. and
was rewarded by uproarious cheers from
MS auditors.
In regard to the statement OF the Hon
Money people that free silver would
drive out gold, Senator Daniel said that
this would be impossible, for there was
NOT enough gold In circulation to plug the
teeth OF the "gold-bugs." But even II IL
was driven out. he said. 1t would go 10
England were our products are sold.
increase the money in that country. and
No would get better prices Tor our ihin@s.
senator Daniel said however, That he did
NOT believe gold would be driven out,
and that he would read statistics 10
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