The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-18
COL. CAMERON SPEAKS.
he MfEES 4 SPIINDTD Impress
SION Ar NEUPOET NEWS.
The Records of Jones and Stewart on III
-Jencrson's Order to Discontinue
silver Coinagc-Daniel Quoted.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. Sept. Hex
Governor VIM. T.. Cameron. spoke at the
Opera House IN this city tonight TO
lair-siaed audience. composed OF men OF
all political factions
The speaker was introduced fclicitlous-
~ By Mr.. ). J.. Maye. Jr. Governor
Cameron spoke in part as follows.
Fellow citizens OF Newport News.-l
am here tonight to voice some of the
truths which lmpc "a great many Demo
Gratis IN the United States 10 refuse their
coimtenance TO the Chicago action Of
inc Democratic party. i ask your iudul-
belce tonight as i shall attempt 10 eN-
press inc reason Tor tho fallh tndt IS ia
me-"
Continuing. no said. that he had no
abuse TO bestOw on these who differed
with him. lie referred TO Senator Daniel
I'D complimentary terms and then very
any explained the history OF the part
INA; J cmocracy had played ia the silver
g"eSuoh from the earliest stage OF the
"'toiy OF THIS country as nation ana
1i'e't,' behcisdns rule that II vas
"iny Wise legal and safe for the silver
'oiiar 10 have a greater face than metal
value. IA
WHAT JEFFERSON DID.
Following this rule" said fbo s-c..i.o.
the Government allowed the ratio ~ ~,
teen and a half to ono. AT that time
therc was little nuctuation OF the metal
Hot enough 10 affect the money value ~
ei-l'I' Jefferson tho first Dcmocrat.,.
i''-l"'ht OF the United States IN 1892 is-
Susl an order 10 discontinue the COINAGE
oi inc silver dollar. n any crime had
''eh committed AGAINST silver TIM rrst
CRIME mad been committed ly jefferson
'ue ldJher OF the Democracy. I'm 1s02"
ne 'uen gave Official figure 10 show en-
WNa. narrow limits the coinage Of silver
ma been Kept from 1872 90 1873. lie then
explained the sO-callol Gresham law Of
the Disappearance Of tho moro ,aluahre
wealth whom two metals. one az which ia
inferior 70 the other are used. Tie made
amusing reference 10 tho Ponul'sfs pHro
COINS Financial Soh00l"-stafin- that
IN certain quotations used thorein tho
trouble All Tics in the "soferth"
Colonel Cameron said TINT tho Demo
cratic party throughout its -araor had in-
sisted upn a hundrod-ont dollar. and
that the present course of the Organizes
was rndomocratc. false. and unwis,
Referring 20 20. he asked that when e'f-
t' '' f'.'i N.." ''ii+
congress nF SIMPLY pa sing an aot reoog-
nizinF tho condlt OF affairs have done
any ''rnn 10 slN.' l,' Nlot"A TOR
i'aNl'1 ana s"-u Una, '.' %. Il' .'"''i"Il
oi s.i'oI "lS "s YNl,
sle"liNE l-IN.-" l.l, i.lllr "l i's''
JONI AND Sli-N Aii.
well si'altn' irad was r-Iiesehi'1
by three years discus ion during W''nn
the hiI passed from mousse io hp.a 'i'''i
times and discussions ther on oro'llt
three hundred pages Of the Courr' -iDifl
Record. 'Who,' asked the speaker 40
YOU a1sposs were tho primo movers
supporters. ana advocates of th' move
mont then hut tha two senators li.'l
the Pacific slope. who now coil.'- '.
right hanS of the hf! antics
Stewart eliza. .t..s
He explained th,F rt"I' 80,
ly stating that their si'of WAS
and they wanted to seI ih'4 ri.. '
bullion and buy their labor n -oiN
cause then 20 was rhe ch HN0i 'n''@i DID
use. Where. now were l.e '' ID"
were movers in the project lo i'o inc
people of 49, cents ON iit N'.I.i- ~
tor Jones hal risen from t'7 seat vs."
tho "cr.mo Of 'l3' was ,om'hlli ''.
thanked GOD chat the United STATES 'ii
allied itself witn inc ol"'f comm '.'l
nations OF the world n! declaring 4'' INC
gold standard
COL Cameron referred To- bryan ar-
yumon.. that free coinage would 1piie-
ciato the value Of silver aul tFmoied
it very logically