Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-09

ANOTHER OVATION
Given Speaker Reed, This
lime at Bridgeport, Ct.
The State Armory Crowded With a
Wildly Enthusiastic Gathering.
While as Many More Had an Overflow Meet.
ing at Another Hall.

afmory TO hear the man from Maine.
ana over 1000 more attended the over
How meeting In Sailors hall. Sneaker
Reed was the guest of VIM. d. Bishop.
life long Democrat and ex-congress-
man from this district, and Mr.. Bishop
was one Of the speakers at the great
sound money meeting. While Speaker
Reed was addressing the armory meet
ing. Senators Joseph Il. Hawley and
Orville II. Plat We're enthusing the
Sailors hail meeting
The platform in the armory was
crowded with prominent Republicans
from all over the state, and the gallery
which had been reserved. was occ1pied
by several hundred people from Nor
walk. the home of Congressman L. !
Hill. The demonstration when Mr.
Reed mounted the platform was Wild
ly enthusiastic, and after his introduc-
ton 1t was many minutes before he
could get chance to begin.
His address was devoted entirely to
the money question. not reference
being made to either protection or the
Republican Presidential candidate. 1t
was logical. clear and a powerful APP
ceived by the silver shouters of the
West. After endorsing the candidacy
of T.. ]. Hin for representative from
the Fourth congressional district, Mr.
Reed continued
The Republican party moves as the
earth moves. II gets more sense day
by day. No one knows all about the
currency question, When Adam was
alone on this earth there was not much
complication to society. Things were
uncommonly simple. If there had been
railroads he could have gone forth.
made innumerable speeches and come
home unanimous on the subject When
Eve was presented there was a compl.-
cation al once, and from that time to
the present the affairs of society life
have become more complicated
1t IS not necessary to imply that
nobody knows anything about this
subject. however Nobody knows all
about the ocean, but men Of good sense
keep out of the middle of it. So we
may have something to do with cur
rency question in this country. Some
orators are so wrapped up in admira-
ton of the beauties of the several
countries they don't live in. that they
entirely ignore the history and expe-
rience Of their own. These men would
initiate the highly civilized and en-
iightened nations of Mexico. China and
the far East. AS for me l prefer to
look at home and judge the American
people by facts in American history.
If there is anything in this silver
question it is because it is disaster on
the whole world. If it is disease, it is
world disease. l defy anyone TO pre-
sent an argument upon it that applies
To the United States that does not also
apply to every other nation They saw
we are big country and should go il
alone. We are great, but not boast
ing people. A boasting nation is like
a man whisting in a graveyard in the
dead of night. 1t is not because he is
cheerlul but scared. These orators ap-
peal to pride: they don't want to take
lessons from anybody. have but
contempt for such, for l want to take
lessons from anybody who can teach
me anything.
rms proposition to shoulder it alone
they make because they say they be-
lieve if we should undertake the free
ana unlimited coinage of silver ii
would lift all the silver in the world
as nigh as gold and there would not be
a ripple. They do not say what found
alton there is for those words we he
lieve. These words are a good thing
in theology, because no one can dis
pute them, but not in the point at is
sue. These orators ask us to initiate
me civilized nation of Mexico, whose,
silver dollar is bigger than ours and
worth half
1 nave no faith in the argument
mat silver will meet gold and produce
a marriage of love and harmony. We
say the mine owner is going to produce
silver and receive a dollar for what is |
worth 80 cents, and then when it gets
INTO the laboring mans pocket its |
value Will be but half dollar. If this |
particular form of grief should ever
come. the silver mine owner will be the |
gamer in the beginning and all of us |
osers in the end. Whether it would be |
successful if the whole world banded |
together in bimetallism, is great |
question for future settlement.
In 1873 there was not a dollar of sill
yer IN the United States except as n |
curiosity or hoard. Since then we have
coined or stored for coinage $500. 900 900 !
ana yet that tremendous purchase has
lot lifted it up. 1t went down. 1. is like
'Verything else the increased demand |
means Increased quantity and lower
prices. If we buy all the rest of the sill |
yer of the world, will we do any better
on are simply fooling with your own
,roiits. Men may tamper and waste the
lfoits OF others but ! do not dare use |
he descriptive expression which belongs
o him who would ruin his own profits |
!" nat we want is low prices. never so |
oW as to be inconsistent with fair profit |
ma wage which will increase to keen
'ace with our reasonable requirements.
never saw question discussed in |
politics during the 20 years that seemed to
nave less foundation than the main pro-
position on which this election turns-a I
proposition to substitute a f1uctuating
currency which will lessen the wages Of
. per cent. of the people. for that pro- g
portion are the salary or wage earners.
Ihe truth is. we are so blended together
hat 1t is impossible to injure one set with
nut injurng all. Frankly l say do NOT
,elieve there is any balsam or medicine
hat IS sure cure. Men get in hard times
md the first thought is to discover some
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