The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-16
Senator Wins,

AS Democrat who has always maintained
a easonable obedience to be the first duty to
accomplish the party's mission, tsk a hear
ing for the partys sake. which from youth
| have devotedly believed necessary for our
good and our liberty. ! speak for State
which has maintained the Democratic faith
under circumstances of trial and with con-
slant fidelity. The question which you are
about to decide is momentOus, painfully so.
Its right decision demands intelligence and
reasoning. Order will reverse no law of ma
ture and fiat rage III vain against principles
of finance. This convention has power over
neither. but will be powerful for good as 1T
shall respect that higher law which it cannot
alter, though disobey and counter. The mi
nority believe the proposal of the majority
to be disobedicnt TO that cause. recklessly and
nagrantly so, and will cause fearful penal
ty. / will not protract the argument. The
Senator from New York has already stated
the argument. His speech in direct proposal
indicates what serious injury to the country
NAV come in the change OF the standard of
values ii that proposition Is carried out. 1t
will not produce bimetalliSm-far from it. 1t
is in diametric opposition TO the platform of
1892. which proposed an honest bimetallism.
if the thing be possible at all, when condi-
tions shall make it possible. And the super
lative victory of this scheme will be the hon
est bmetaliiSm cOntendcd for to-day i'll the
belief that you will thereby secure bmetal-
lism Those who are in favor of this scheme
believe that it will produce an abundance
of money. This 1t will not do. 1t Will shrink,
anu not swell our ne Nti ooiiai
is no new thing to the United States. This
scheme of silver monometallism is no lew
thing to this country, however novel to the
ignorance. perhaps, of some of this genera
ton. The silver standard is no new thing In
the United States beginning without early
poverty and weakness and abiding until 1884;
then money was scant in this country; it pos
sessed no gold; ii was To get gold and with 1t
abundance, so far as the want of currency Is
concerned. that the act of 1884 was passed.
That was a Democratic measure That was
a measure created under Democratic leader
ship by Benton with the favor OF Andrew
Jackson. That was distinctly accused then as
a gold measure. and it raised the standard of
gold in this country. but 1t raised this coun-
try from the grade of China and Japan and
Mexico to Il place among the foremost ma
tions that maintain and rule the worlds COM
merce and carry the colOrS of civilization to
the farthest regions Of the globe. The gold
standard is now accused OF responsibility for
falling prices, but it is never credited when
prices rise. In truth, it is entitled neither
to the credit nor to the fault The argument
is false deduction. Wv,iiG you stop the
fall of prices suppress invention, eNtinSuish
enterprise, discard improvements In trans
portation-in short, smite with paralysis the
forces of civilization? Take from the farmer
the harvester and thrashing machine, and
wheat will rise; match away from the plant
er the cotton-gin, the press, and cotton will
rise Let loose on society the things of de-
struction and they will soon deliver you
from this supposed curse of civilization to