The record-union., 1896-09-19


her Republicans, but for her true De-
mOcracy as well.
In Maine 1 found the State a-fire
with Republican enthusiasm, ready to
stand where Blaine stood, for sound
money, protection and reciprocity. And
what a mighty answer Maine has given
to the Chicago platform. Vermont and
Maine are agricultural States. A large
majority Of the people are farmers
the descendants of men who have for
generations battled with the sterility
of the mountain sides, and won fru-
gal livelihood by incessant toll. Yer
mont and Maine are the beginning Of
the end. The same intelligent consid-
Grafton of the present issues by the
people Of the country will produce the
same result.
Not in Arkansas, Alabama or Geor-
gia, where majorities are made by
those entrenched in power to suit the
necessities Of the Democratic party, not
perhaps in those five silver States
where local interest of the time being
prevents fair consideration of the
great national problem, but in every
other State of the Union where the
ballot box registers the conscience, the
Judgment and the patriotism of the
electors, there will be the same glorious
result
Il visited Massachusetts-rich in it's
memories of Plymouth, Of Lexington,
OF Bunker Hill-Massachusetts, which
gave first blood for independence and
for the Union, and ] found Massachu-
setts, without regard to party lines al
most unanimous for Mckinley And
then to New York, which Bryan calls
the enemy's country, but which is not
and will not be an enemy's country to
any man who stands for the inetitu-
tons, the welfare, and the honor of the
United States. And in New York
thought of grand John A. Dix, who
said: If any man hauls down the
American flag, shoot him on tho spot
In times Of peace we have no bullets
for the political enemies of our country
but we have ballots, and New York, the
great Empire State, the Gibraltar of
true Democracy, will overwhelm the
Popocratic aggregation by at least a
quarter of a million majority
And, then, through Maryland and
Virginia and West Virginia, all sacred
ground, drenched with the blood of the
two great armies. And then to Indi-
ana, the State of Morton and Harrison;
and, my countrymen, they are all for
Mckinley; yes, even old Virginia.
Il understand that Mr.. Bryan said on
his return to Nebraska from his last
starring tour that Ohio was safe for 50,-
600. / believe it. / have no doubt Of it,
Yes, for 100, 900, but not for that kind
of a William.
My friends, political quacks have
been offering cure-alls to the people since
the world began. There is a subtle
charm in every promise for something
for nothing; Of property without pay
ment; of accumulation without toll; of
bread without the sweat of the brow
1t is impossible to realize what a charm
there is in the word free when coupled
with party policy or political prom
ise. The policy of a tariff for revenue
only would not have lasted it's first dis
astrous experiment and overthrow If 1t
had not been for the term free trade
The policy of opening our mints to
and placing our national credit under
the silver product of the whole world
would not carry one precinct in the
whole country, if it were left to spa
cious suggestion of free silver-some-
thing for nothing-the hope held out to
those who toll that in some way, not
explained or understood, they are to
nave a share in the vast stores of
silver money when coinage and silver
are free. Free to whom? Will it be
Tree to any man in the State of Ohio :?
To any man who tolls upon a farm or
in shop? Will it be free. except to the
owners Of silver mines and the capital
lists who can purchase silver bullion for
coinage purposes? Will it be free, ex-
cept to those who can secure the cheap
er money with which to buy your grain
or pay your wages?
What is free coinage of silver? The
silver advocates say it is simply plac-
ing the stamp Of the Government upon
the coin to attest to it's weight and fine
ness If this were all, we could not for
a moment oppose their plans, for the
CONS would deceive no one and would
immediately go upon the market as the
bullion goes at their commercial value.
The bullion owners could not force the
people OF thls country to accept such
collars, and such coinage would not be
Of any possible value to the mine-own-
ers.
But this is not what they propose.
| They insist and the Chicago platform
declares that they shall have the right
TO bring all the bullion of all the world
OF all now coined and uncoined in other
| countries, of all now mined and of all
the vast stores yet undiscovered in the
| mountains, to our mints and have il
coined at our expense and returned to
them, with a law attached compelling
the people of this country to accent all
dollars thus coined as full legal tender
for all debts, public and private: for all
| products sold, for all services rendered.
for all labor done, at 100 cents on the
dollar. The man of the factory. the mill
and the shop cannot compel the mine
owner TO accept his labor at a double
| price. Why should the mine-owner be
gwen the right to compel the wage
earners and producers of the country
10 accept their silver product at double
| its market value?
Wlii Tree coinage result in a depreci-
a'ed dollar? Mr.. Bryan at his Madison
square Garden meeting, before all of the
audience had left, declared that in his
pele1 opening our mints to the free and
unlimited coinage Of the worlds silver
would Immediately advance the price of
silver from 6S cents per ounce, it's pres
ert bullion value, to 81 % per ounce. its
coinage value in gold Is there anv-
thlng IN history or the. experience of
mankind TO justify such a belief? Can
the American people afford to chance
the business prosperity of this country
end of its 100000 people to the belief
| OF any man, however distinguished
when that belief is in direct opposition