The herald., 1896-10-29
His Fallacious Theories Exposed by an
M,s Able Man
Hoa. "a W. Carver Of the Silver Republican
Club Crates
He Enters Extensively Into an Admira-
Bile Explanation of the Financial Is
sues and the Road to Relief-A
Great Meeting

The Meeting at the Wigwam last even
Ing brought about 1000 earnest advocates
Of Bryan and silver to listen to an ad-
dress by George S. Patton, gentleman
who has a warm place in the hearts OF
the people of this community and Of the
Sixth congressional district, as well.
The announcement that this gentle
man was to deliver the address was suf-
dcient to crowd the wigwam with more
people than congregated at Hazards s
pavilion to hear Thomas p. Reed advo-
cate the proposition that the great pan
acea for existing national ills was to bor-
row more money in Europe to sustain
the present gold standard.
Mr.. Patton, when he arose to speak,
received a greeting of which he might
we'll feel proud. The applause lasted
for several moments. The speech he
made was one which appealed to every
patriotic citizen and was an excellent
presentation of the issues.
Mr., Patton was followed by Hon.
A. w. Carver of the Silver Republican
club, who delivered a powerful address,
attacking Mr.. Reeds argument for the
gold standard. The remarks of Mr.. Car
yer were closely listened to and they
ELECTED great applause and much en-
thusiasm.
Judge F. B. Guthrie acted as chair
man Of the meeting. He introduced Mr..
Patton in a few words and that gentle
man spoke in substance as follows:
MIR. PATTON'S ADDRESS,
ssIt is a far cry from where the An
droscoggin mingles its waters with the
sea to where the Pacific surges break
against Mr.. Huntington's wharf at
Santa Monica, but the great distance
has been traversed by Mr.. Thomas B.
Reed of Maine, in order that he may tel
the denizens of these western wilds
what it is that California wants.
Il quote from his great speech to the
yellow -badged defenders of the single
gold standard: What you want is not
reputation, but chance to borrow.
Particularly here in California. Bor-
rowing used to mean that man was
falling behind, but now it means that
he is widening out his business opera
tions and developing his resources
Here is a new and rare gem of po-
litical economy. Undoubtedly, we peo-
pie of the west are yet dwelling in the
outer darkness Of deep and hopeless
ignorance. But Notwithstanding this
strange, new doctrine, now for the first
time delivered to us by this wise man
of the east we still think that what
California really needs is not chance
to borrow, but chance to pay.
''Those who, like Mr. Reed, are in this
campaign fighting the battle of the
money lender, would, no doubt, wish
to have the people sink still deeper
and deeper into the swamp of debt, and
to become more and more the bond
: slaves of the bondholders of the east,
but until we can have some further in
struction upon this strange, new doc
trine, we shall stick to the old. and in
stead of measuring our prosperity by
the amount of money we owe, shall pre-
fer to measure it by the amount we
own.
There are many other things that we
want in California. Among others, we
want reasonable rates for the trans
portation of our products to a market,
and as first step in that direction, we
want to see the funding bill. for which
Mr.. Reed voted, and the other one, for
whose benefit he packed the railroad
committee of the last house, defeated,
and for the government to foreclose its
lien upon the bond-aided railroads,
which have been bahkrupted and looted
by Mr.. Reeds friend. c. p Huntington,
and others like him; bid in by the gov
ernment. and operated in the interest of
the people.
1--WE want to see the Nicaragua canal
built, and we want speaker of the
mouse who Will not lend his aid by pack
Ing his committees with Grove l.. John
sons and other railroad dummies, to de-
feat this project We want a free har-
Dor at San Pedro, and we think we will
get 1t all the sooner If Mr.. Thomas B.
Reed Is not the speaker.
we are now in the closing hours of
the most remarkable presidential cam
raign in the history of this country,
The argument in favor of the Immediate
restoration of the financial system
which prevailed for eighty-one years
prior to 1878, and demonstrated its prac-
ttcaI soundness and security, has not
been answered at all. No attempt has
Deen made to meet argument with ar
Gument. Instead We have beeNmet on
every hand by TRADE of abuse. q
storm of epithets.
''Mr. Chauncey Depew, SNUG, smiling
ana complacent, has drawn a compari-
son between the well dressed wearers of
Mark Hanna's yellow badge and the less
fortunate citizens who follow William
]. Bryan. From every rostrum and in
the columns of every gold paper in the
land the patriotic, brave, manly candi-
date of three great parties has been
characterized as an anarchist, revolu-
tombstone who seeks the destruction of
his own country The millions of men.
their own counrtymen. of their Own
blood and lineage, who they admit,
by their own estimates, will certainly
.vVAC AOA 0Ais ID ydh, dlC uHleSlldtlnS
classified by them as members of the
''lawlees class"
My friends, just pause and think OF
Il. If one-half of the people of this
country are men such as our opponents
daily declare them to be, then the great
experiment inaugurated by our fathers
only hundred years ago, of govern
ment of the people, for the people and
by the people Is about to fail
but I do not believe that even the
mad partisaps who say such things be-
lieKesath& &h This government will live
and flourish, and those Of our country
men who hearken to such STUFF will one
day be ashamed Of themselves
THE American citizens whose votes
are about to elect William ]. Bryan are
as patriotic, honest, as true and Loyal
~ any Others in this land.
They have been self contained under
provocation and insult without prece-
Gent in our history. No threat has been
uttered; no treasenabls or diasyal word