The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-20

good times until once for all you set
tie that this country shall have a sound
and honest money and credit as any ma
ton on earth. And since these questions
have been discussed, ana business men
have become convinced OF the election OF
Mckinley, you have had better times.
Business men heard the iumbles that
came from Vermont, they have heard
from Maine. and the result "a that ship
ments arc increasing ana credit Is I'M
proved They have heard the tread OF
the million silent voters that on the
3rd OF November will decide this ques-
ton. and II Mckinley is elected by
ma ioritv. which shall settle this pro-
posed debauch from currency so II will
never rise again IN your day and mine.
we will see good times and plenty OF
business
They will tell you that you cannot
prosper on a yoldhasis. but, my friends,
you tell them that on their own state
ments. We were on gold basis from
1850 TO 1890. and looking down the CEN
turtles. there never was q time when the
Anglo-Saxon race prospered az they did
in those ten years. There never was
d time when there was so much bust
ness. when the workman was so well
raid, and paid in good honest money.
There never was a time when the rail-
ways prospered as they did then. The
number OF men that worked for them
from 1850 10 1880 was increased from
$4,000 10 over 100000. They have been
decreased under this attack upon our
credit from a million TO seven hum
dref and odd thousand. but II you will
settle this question once for ALL before
the end Of 1891. we will have over a mil
lion men at work for the railways and
before we pass the nineteenth century
mile-post we will make it a million and
a half.
Ny friends. I have but few words
more because | want TO give my friend
here from Pittsburgh, man who Is
known 10 all Of you. and man who
stands above reproach. I want 10 give
you an opportunity 10 listen % him. You
can hear me almost any time. but he
is stranger and | want him TO have
his opportunity.
Seeing these flags reminds mo that 7
saw in The paper the other day that
the Democratic committee OF this town
were going 10 have the Tags taken down
They had asked lawyers 10 give them
an opinion as 10 whether those beauti-
ful flags that you see strung over the
street. the flag OF our country. with
Mckinley and Hobart on H. whether II
was not illegal Now. I don't blame any
set OF men. who are trying 20 elect
man like Bryan. on n ticket like the
Chicago ticket from being disgusted at
| Tho sight OF his Governments flag. and
Wa ting TO get rid of IT,
want to tell you one little incident
brought up by Afr. Peabody alusion 10
Alleged. and If they had stood where
/ did once they would not object 10 the
/ sight Of the American nag. In the sum-
mer Of 1874, II 50 happened that I was IN
London in the midst Of those hated En-.
| glishmen that Bryan tells US about. tells
Us about at one hundred dollars speech,
paid In good honest dollars, and the
highest price for wind ! have ever known
! TO be paid. / was in London when the
| cable brought the news that the strikes
| which had been inaugurated by some OF
the railway men, had been seized upon
| by the Chicago commune, as a preteNt
| to destroy lie and property. The En-
| glish newspapers were full Of a.. As day
| after day went by they said this govern
l mont could not maintain law and order
/ They seemed TO be rather p eased that
their predictions had come true. They
seemed 10 think that the day OF the Amer
/ lean republic had come, and men who had
been its friends for years were weeping
! In sorrow, that such was the case. sud
/ denl. IL was all changed, and il was
| changed. because the cable brought Us
/ news that the President Of the United
( states had issued his proclamation say
! ing that law and order should be main
| tained. once more those Of us that were
in that distant land felt that we had a
| country 10 be proud OF. once more we
| felt we were Americans. and the sight Of
| our old flag made us glad. no matter n
/ VIII arrf . If. ltof
Governor Altgeld had protested. 40 one
| paid any attention 10 that. and we read
| that In the Congress Of the United St1fcs
resolution had been passed approving
| the course Of the President and only
eleven senators voted against IL. and
! thoie seven were Pop0ulists and they
are Populists to-day.
Now my friends. ii you had stood With
/ me and felt what it IS 10 be in a foreign
! land. ard find your country maligned, and
! fnd that people said YOU could not main
tain law and order and preserve .se. and
! then see the change. what would you
think. If I'm less than two years, one Of
| the great parties or the country = Guild
| meet in convention and solemnly resolve
| that the President was wrong md TT
geld was right. That Is what they DID
| in Chicago at this last convention. and
| God Help me- can not forget or forgive
! In 1896 the men who wronged and tried TO
| wrong my country In 1874.
! My friends. / have but n few words
| moro 10 say. There are higher reasons
! Tor voting for Mckinley and sound money
| han the mere question Of your wages.
| aye than the question IL the salvation
Of the railways or the business interests
] Of this country. and that Is the preser-
! walton of free government.
II YOU vote for Bryan and population.
| you disgrace and destroy the citadel OF
| American liberty. Arc YOU ready TO do
that? / appeal 10 you because / nave
! found that patriotism does not dwell in
! palaces. but in the hearts OF the common
people OF our country. and / want them
10 rally on the 81 OF November in defence
of American liberty aud Of free govern
ment. | want no man 20 think whether
! he H. n Democrat or has been one whe-
/ Their he has been Republican or is one.
| but ! want him 10 think OF this great
| republic OF ours that s imperilled. The
cali Of duty Is as str1n- on you and IN
! As u was upon our ancestors on the 18th
! OF April. lEj aye. stronger, for that was
the birth OF tho nation. and II IL had been
stlangcd God in his providence would
have found some other place where MAJ
might work out his redemption.
This is an attempt 70 disgrace and dis.
honor the country and lei II live on
Think Of It, this great land OF ours
Seventy millions OF people. who never
IN their dire hour Of distress have dis
honored piece OF paper Il issued. Ever.
in the days Of the war when money went
TO forty cents on the dollar In gold, the,
paid every dollar in gold. and paid Il