The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-08-07
Tom Reed Wants People 10 Believe
in the Single Standard.
THE SILVER MEN ALL FOOLS
AZ Soon AZ Free Coinage is Beaten,
he says. There VIII Be a Re-
turn OF Prosperity to
the Country.

Illumination Reed was escorted to the
platform amid loud cheering. He SEEM
ed to be considerably affected by the
ovation. Reed thanked the convention
nor its unanimous nomination, saying
that by 30 doing he had been relieved
OF the duty OF attending to his district
and given the opportunity Of paying
attention to the wickedness Of the rest
OF the world.
Continuing, Reed said: 1--WE, In
Maine, have got to make up our minds
ON the great issue Of this campaign and
great deal depends on what we do in
september. When we see two men
standing on a corner and both men
seem TO be somewhat uneasy and un-
able to fully comprehend what they
are talking about, you may rest as
sured that they are talking about the
currency. shall not attempt fully to
explain the currency question to you.
out shall say something about II. We
often hear that silver was demonetized
IN 1873, stealthily and by the influence
OF foreign emissaries. AS a matter of
fact the Congressional Record of that
date had 1876 columns of speeches on
the silver question and the foreign
emissaries had nothing to do with II.
No fraud or wickedness was practiced
In 1873.
1.-The only question Is what monetary
system 10 best. You hear a great deal
about bimetallism. The platform OF
the Chicago convention was not q bi-
metalliasm platform and don't let them
try to make you believe that bimetal-
lism Is what they are after.
What Is the object of bimetallism?
The subject of 1t Is to give to the cur
rency greater stability by spreading II
over more surface. A very common IL
lustration Of II Is this: II you have a
lake anywhere and II is subject to all
the peculiar incidents Of the region In
which 1t Is, this rainfall may lift II,
drouth may lower II. Now II you want
perfectly stable face you have got to
get 1t by some appliance outside Of the
lake. Suppose you can Join TO another
lake In different climate, which II dif-
ferently affected. II you join them
perfectly together. then there-xill-hs
fevef ri both lakes and the
disturbances In one lake will be coun-
terbalanced by the disturbances In the
other lake, and the tendency will be to
have q steadier level. That will all be
perfectly true provided your two lakes
do balance and you get a more stable
current.
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