The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-10-18

these inquirers from imposition and bad
Leadership,
Now, knowing all these things as well
as anybody, and also understanding
something OF the history and operations
OF the gold standard and hi-metalltc
theories Of currency coinage and circu-
lation, why should Ex-Governor Fem
noyer, II he would be an honest man,
and not a dangerous and despicable
Idemagogue, wish 10 mlslead and con-
fuse the anxious class " voters
/ here described. Why should he speak
~ "a sound money scheme" as some
/ new plan which the Republicans are
contending for and would put in op
Grafton il successful at the comtnS cleo
ton. and then so on 20 predict conse-
luencos likely to result trom the cN-
pertinent, which he knew would excite
not only apprehension in the mind OF
every credulous person who might hear
him. but which were intended 10 arouse
the passions 81 hatred and malice to-
wards the imaginary beneaciaries ot
| this proposed scheme" cf swiud,e and
pun6erc Was this the right way to
reason with and enlighten those who
We're looking up 70 him for instruction
on the free silver question:
No. the ex-governor deliberately mis-
represented the facts in which these
people were Interested He wiltully
sought to mislead them, and TO divert
their minds nom the path OF reason
which they were endeavoring to follow, |
and arouse in them emotions Of in |
dignation and vindictiveness against |
those who opposed the election OF Mr. |
Bryan. The Ex-Governor was thus
guilty both Of shameful betrayal OF |
the confidence reposed in him and a
base reQuital of the compliment shown
by these people in coming out TO hear
him. Happily these honest truth seek
ers knew more about the real issues Of
the campaign than the ex-governor
thought they did. They detected the
sophistry which constituted the very
beginning Of his discussion, and recog-
nized that the conclusion he pretended
10 reach-the effects he invented and
described as the result of the gold
standard-to be based upon a false and
fraudulent premises. They know the
Republicans are advocating no new
'scheme''-are proposing 10 untried eN-
foarfpoaF.N An D
is exactly the thing they are fight
ing. They know that it is the eN-gov-
ernor and his fellows who propose the
new "scheme"-it is he who wants the
country to try an experiment. and that
50 far as the question Of money is con-
cerned. the Republicans are merely de-
Tending a system under which this
country has grown to be one of the
greatest on earth, and which has been
in operation ever since its government
was founded.
Pennoyer is a fraud and hypocrite OF ,
the first water. His Friday night ef-
fort was not the first time he has tried
to humbug an Astoria audience 1t is
within the memory of many reputable d,
people here that during his candidacy g.,
FOR the Office of governor he publicly A..
from a hotel balcony in this
'ity. that sixty days after his inaugu-
alton every Chinaman should be sent
,ut of the city" He inveighs against
he gold standard, denouncing it as a {
cheme Of the rich men to rob the {
'Oor, and yet exacts the gold clause in '
he 10 per cent interest bearing mort o
ages he takes as a money lender from Il
'oor people in Portland. He knows g
hat he is loathed and despised by in Il
elligent people throughout Oregon, and d
e advocates free silver-not because he is
elieves in it, but because 1t gives a
i'm an excuse to abuse the honest and W
element OF people and thus 81
lake himself solid with the lower and q
icious classes. upon whose votes he b
Cpects TO ride into some future office. V,