New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-24
Trving To Sell US "GOld Brick"

within the last four years ss Democrats arc KNOX
ing today. are rushing to-day Tor ain4s-o" - .i'S
should have scrn the salvation Of %" country anu
the advancement ana protection Of themselves
There are TWO que lions OF supgcm" imiof anc"
which confront us IN this campaign. am ines" W.
questions are here. a. every other DANGEROUS
has been within the sst fifty years. because me
Democratic party is endcavorng 20 forc" upon tillS
people those errors and dangers which ar" kt'..
enough II successful. TO overthrow Us. ! Oh Know
o IN ,-oi.ec,ion and the question of sound
ro,er shau not argue tho question Of protection
and Tree trade 10. ihe man who advocates io.day
, h ~ free trade IL arguing years behind the
rl4sscs OF the American pcopl" lie hid better laIn
Yroo ,hci- rxnercnce ana distress instead of asking
them TO learn from his theories and indiscre'ion'
..MOXrY Is THE BLOOD or BUSINESS.
The other ques,ion-thAt Of sound moncy-to the
worklnc people 4 this country. especially - 10 my
mind a greater problem than That OF the 'af" IL
,s mar. dangerous question because the people are
NOR Likely 20 o. deceived by It. The proposition t.
circulate. iwo dollars Instead Of one Is deceptive
and aliurine Every man who has i've dollars KNOWS
r.oc,lv we'll hon he could Use ten 10 compete AZ
. And IN the free and hnimi'e' 'o'"'h W
.,., there is presented a dehSh''u' P''" 49,
came ana penty. watch Is capuNA'"t ~ s,,,',a,,
a., must remember thai " ihi"g may Nv 49, 49,
as TO become cheap ana hs,n ,hmi there
ebunAtni it has become 80 'n,' ppo &C. me blood OF
drn.uI for IL ia the market Money ~ III" =, -. mai
business an' ., ,fins ere destroyed the effect upon
- business community VII be ne Fam" dS '''c -
hal N
feGt OF thinr depeni- upon IS scarcity and
lcsirab.Hty II lou fooi iHe coa,iy T'' ri Srcormc
Even ''T ~ ,not roin iron and make It circulate
as money 10y putting upon II the lamp OF me
eminent Mlh,. ,ou "a ,,,ting tho credit OF this
cirCut'r u, i.'3Ini u You canno; create a value
by II d,crec, o. Congress when me va.uc docs nor
exist. AMI its as sure as you "tt'ihp' l." 40 'IlS
with the millions ana millions OF the products OF IN,
and ch|auenrd your currency. withou; which you
canno, exist You MI have watcrci your money
4 fha on Oh "A l.
50 INA IL VIZ DC - o,e NH h =, ,i1
tb,f rrosurr,ty which il now about 20 return
MN, ,,rv,.p ,rt,. p.pTy,s 1vcoNprrEv,.y
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These TWO gre" questions arr p''S'"''u ~ US
hdn' py 'n' in'o'"'' '",' u '"' mr.
s',l' rho p,n,,,., ,ar,, emma in,o cys,enco
II was wrong further back than YOU can remember
upon inc question OF slavery. Ii was wrong upon
ne nrns'ru',, "i 'i' VA "nors upon ,nc Question
wrong "pon he resumption of specie payment It
va, oYPs' ~ 'n @ S,rn oil nlance "hich re-
WoTid ~ MiS "f"ns upon ,hc t"rH question. and no
Dody kno"s tnai Gettcr than you ana your cowork-
nRon me ias' great question; that Of sound money
nr IA , kay p"l,. Itinis me OF what Mr. Reed
and that The Democratic party was the under SID.
u r rynt.gci f. &. ,so ..,
party t. rebuild that waste and TO place beyona -
territory Of equal promise ana prosperity by an ad
and disnincd gcntleman that 'Dul eous
saie inat splendid representative Of the best Amsr
~" n"'H IN n the midst OF his speech mentioned
enthusiastically applauded tho ,a,,a as "u''e"oe
from Maine cho ~ ,'' "''"e OF the man
""e'i al iaSt through the persistent efforts Of tho
chairman. an apology for quiet was restored Mr.
Tom Re~a ,or -" may wei. cheer the name Of