The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-09
Before the Business Mems Rspub-
lican Club,
ss DISCUSSES 7gr ISSUES.
The Gold and Silver Questions
Discussed at Length.


Reed, John Bancroft, Thomas l.. Lawson,
George A. Elliott. Richard Patzowsky,
Henry C. Robinson, w. G. R, Colquhoun.
George C. Maris. E. P. Moody. ]. Paul
: Brown, H. F. Pickles, Frank A. Mitchell,
Robert S. Baird, Thomas J. Taley, James
8. Clarkson, William Mcbride, James A.
Moore. Job H. Jackson, C. S. Watson,
William Luke, Henry B. Thompson. the
Rev. Merritt Hulburd. DR.. John p Wales,
Francis II. Hoffecker, Dr.. e. G. Short
lidge, Hugh c. Browne, Calvin l. Swayne,
James II. Beggs. Jr, A. D. Warner, s. NJ.
Knox. Thomas J. Lawson, John B. John
son. George W. Mccullough. John P.
Nields, Lilburne Chandler, D. Wendell
{ Hulburd, Elmer e. Mitchell, DR.. N. B.
Morrison, Alfred Gawthrop.
Before the address the club held a
business meeting. and E. Y. Warner was
elected president and Horace w. Cause
was elected president in place
Of Fl. G. Morse and Frank Pyle, respect
lively. who were unable to serve in those
Positions The Builders Exchange
rooms were rented by the club for We'd
nesday Thursday and Saturday nights.
= Mr.. Blanksnburg was met at the sta
zion, and escorted to the rooms by COM
Mittee composed Of Richard Patzowaky,
Job H. Jackson and Frank A. Mitchell.
Mr.. Blankenburg was introduced by A.
q. Reed. He said that 1t was a pleasure
to address the audience 1t has been but
q short time since the first correspondence
passed. between the Philadelphia orsanlza-
tion and the business mon In Wilmington
This city has done much better than was
done In Philadelphia. There has never
been a time when the people OF this
country were so aroused to the impor-
tance of a national election, 1t i, agreed
with the boy orator Of the Platte" that
4 business man Is not necessarily man
who buys or sells goods, but the farmer
and the miner-any man who works for a
living is business man. Those business
men ars not willing to turn this country
over to men who are opposed to all that
We hold dear ant respect. In October meet
Sings will be held all over the country TO
show the feeling OF the people. These
people will see that no one enters the
White House but that soldier and states
man, William Mckinley.
All will agree that in 1892 this country
was more prosperous than ever before.
The country was so prosperous that it
could not stand 1t, and wanted more pros
ptrity. 1t wac promised and the people
were deceived. Mills were closed and
soup houses were opened. After the third
day OF November next the soup houses
will be closed and the mills opened.
Let all have tho courage OF their con-
victlons and stand up and demand sound
money, protection to American labor and
reciprocity with other nations. and the
victory Of the Republican party will be
the greatest in history and the free silver
snake will he killed. If it is but wound
ed it will come up again; it must be
killed
Mr.. Bankenburg said he had a letter
from man in Lincoln, who for seventeen
years has been chairman of the county
committee there, who says that Bryan
will not carry either his own ward or his
own state. The letter adds, "While we
Hive in Nebraska, we are not all fools"
The speaker then alluded to Mr.. Bryan's
speeches in Congress, to show that he is
q free trader aud quoted them to prove
It. The Democratic party opposed gold
standard because it was English, but
surely free trade Is English.
Mr.. Bryan says that prices have de-
YER. In 1854 wheat sold for $156 a
bushel in gold, and in 1863 it sold for II
cents. In 1872, when silver was worth
sl.02 for a dOllar. corn sold for 40 cents
. bushsl, and after silver had been de-
nonstized, at 40 cents. What is wanted
Is sound money. To-day We have bi-me,-
alllsm. for We have $3.50, OOO, 600, which
can be exchanged for any other kind of
money. II we went to silver basis We
would fall to a silver standard and gold
MOULD disappear
In 1892 whom work was plenteous,
Thtat was consumed at the rate Of six
bushels PR c,pit, and thirty bushels Of
corn. and In 1885, but four and a half
bushels Of whe,t and seventeen Of corn.
The consumption Of cotton fell from
fweuty -four ~ eighteen pounds per cap
ita. Open the mills again and there will
b. better pNces. Let each man make but
10 cents day more and it will be $780,
c00, 00o a year, which Is more than we re-
beire 70" all the farm products which we
send to Europe.
10 quality or quantity needed In money?
There was plenty Of greenbaks during the
war, and tho South had more. man in
Arkansas paid SIS for a handkerchief. As
the quantity Of money decreases then the
HurCLsBirg value also decreases. In intro
Sucng Senator Tiliman, Wharton Barker
haid We were TRAD Of Il Z0O-cent dollar Is
hot that better than a 53-Cent dollar? what
ID wanted is the best dollar which can be
produced.
They take you to Mexico, You can buy
Mexican dollar for So cents. The Mexican
resolves less money for his work and pays
more for what he buys than the working
man in this country. DO you want the pros
psrity Of Mexico?
In japan they have circulation Of 81 per
capita in China, $3.50, and in this country,
1855 In silver, backed up by the same
amount in gold and 81 in paper Do you
want this Asiatic system? In Japan he
purchased book for dollar He gave the
Jsrauese a dollar an American silver dol
lar and received Ia change japanese sill
yer dollar which has more silver in 1t than
an American dollar. In Asia and India the
people are not housed or fed so we'll as are
our cattle And yet they have had free Sill
yer for many years. Our people shall never
try 1t.
In six r,cre months tho workman's din
psr pail will again be filed and he will be
able to keep bis wife and children. Charity
will not be asked again.
Mr.. Blsnkenburg said that he was a di-
rector In A national bank and the most of
the stockholders are women and orphans.
He told funny story Of how, when young
man, he bad saved S. and then found that
the pe;s which he had was state bank
note and WAS worthless, This cannot oc-
cur under tho national bank system
The production OF silver in proportion to
gold Ia the cause Of tho fall ia the value of
ailver Close the silver mines and silver
will 20 up, Tho silver miners of the West
might get tho privilege OF having silver
coined into dollars, but that Will help no
one elss. This only way to get it will be to
work for It. Then you viii be laid in 53-
cent Dollar
Tho speaker retd d grocery bill Of 1858
1 when lea was 5! 90 a pound, flour Sl2 bar
rel, sugar II cents pound etc, Silver had
not boar DON OIL ttzcd thon. Let the work.
man remelnher that his wages will not rise.
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