Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-18
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South Omaha News


There was a grand rally OF republicans
at the headquarters in the tent on Twenty
fourth street last night, the voters gather
ing to listen to a speech by James H. Van
Dusen. Every seat in the large tent was
occupied, and many late-comers were COM
PEELED to stand. The best of order prevailed.
and the remarks of the speaker we're at
tentively listened to. Mr.. Van Dusen said
in substances:
This is a campaign in which all men
are interested. The proposition TO change
our money system at this time has had only
one feature to give it strength. Under
the present depressed conditions the people
are restless and earnestly look for relief.
The Chicago nominees promise a change
they say that this change will benefit the
people. The voters at first said It's as bad
now as it can be, so let's try the change AS
the campaign advances they realize that
Mr.. Bryan told them four years ago that
they needed a change, they believed that
doctrine and made their condition worse.
This is the same old promise. The people
want a sound and unfuctuating currency,
they want a dollar which will be good.
They realize that the present conditions
were not brought about by the law of T3,
but by the closing of our factories and the
throwing of 1000, 600 of men out of en-
ployment. Free silver is like free trade.
perhaps those who advocate free silver
believe it is right, but a question of this
Importance must be settled by all OF the
people. Each man must form his W
opinion according to his best judgment, and
record it on election day at the polls. When
all of the minis of the commercial nations
are closed against silver the United States
alone cannot. by opening its mints, raise
the price of silver, only insofar as II can
create a new demand. When we stamp %
cents worth of silver and say it is a dollar
we will drive gold out of circulation. Inc
democratic party is not for bimetallisln,
its policy and platform, if carried out, would
certainly result in silver recommendation.
THE money in the country today Is
sufficient to do all the business,
we only want some business for the money
to do. We want all of our money active ana
every dollar equal. Mr.. Bryan says that
free silver will make the bullion. price the
same as the mint price. He told inc peo-
ple of New York that. II this be true then
he will not give the farmers OF the west any
cheap dollars to pay their depts with. 10
those of the east he says the silver pulllon
in the dollar will be worth 100 cents, then a
dollar will be just as hard to get as 1t Is
now. To those of the west he says he VIII
give you a cheap dollar. Which does he
When did he speak the truth. we
hear of the money of ultimate redemption.
Now we have only. counting gold, 5000 ,Ooo,-
900. In 1865. when they agree that the
country was prosperous, we had only S2o,-
600, 900 in specie, or what they"termz money
of ultimate redemption.
THE voters of this country want Nc
Kinley and protection. They want the shops
and mills open. They want work and they
believe in the republican party. They would
sooner trust the party that liberated 4,ooo'-
900 slaves and made them men. the party
of Lincoln, Grant, Blaine and Mckinley,
than the party of Altgeld, Tillman & Co:
Protection, sound money and Mckinley will
sweep this country from one end to the
other in November"