Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18

!. ciares against life tenure In office. They ha
'rieo 10 strain 1t to mean that which 1t does n
= mean. What we oppose in that plank is II
tenure that is being built up at Wasbinp,,
whicn excludes from representation In Il
! Dement'S humber members OF our society.
: can not dwell longer in my limited tlme-lCr,
OF go on" go on."l Let me call attention
a TWO or three great things.
No Change In Present Gold Contracts.
The gentleman from New York saws that \
+ Will propose an amendment providing III
D change In our laws stall not affect contract
already made. Let me remind him that there
no intention OF affecting these contracts which
according to the present laws. arc made nav
able In gold. But IL he means to say that v
can not change our monetary system witho,
projecting those who have loaned money befor
the change was made. want to ask him wher,
IN law or In morals, he can find authority ia
not protecting debtors when the act Of 1s7
credifor3 n s.. s.1 '''sssss N
No short Tinc Exr ). .in,ents.
ne says ne also wants to amend this law al,
provide that II we fall to maintain parit,
Of silver.
'SP.J eh"t Wucn we u0vOc&E0 q thtnf
~hich we believe will be successful we are mol
compelled to raise doubt as to our own sin.
ceti'y py trying to show what we Will do II WI
can. l ask him II he will apply his logic 10 us
why ne does not apply 1t to himself. He saws
.hae he wants this country to try to secure an
International agreement. Why does not he tell
Us "hat ne Is going to do II they fall to secure
international agreement?
Tharn t,,.
Iherc Is more reason for him to do that than
ior US TO fall to maintain parity.
Waited Thirty Years.
lhey nave tried thirty years to secure inter
national agreement, and they are waiting for It
most ostimpatlenty and don't want it at all. Cheers
anu laughter long continued
Gold Has Slain Its Tens of Thousands,
NOW, my friends. let me come to the great paY.
amount ISSUE If they ask US here why we say
more on the money question than we say on the
tarin question. reply, If protection has slain
lts thousands, the gold standard has slain its
tens OF thousands. II they ask US why we did
not embody all these things In our platform
winch we believe, we reply that when we have
restored the money of the constitution all other
necessary reforms will be possible, and that un-
I'll mat snail have been done there Is no reform
that can be accomplished. [Cheers.
why is it that within three months such
change came over the sentiments of this coun.
try?
why This Great and Sudden Change?
lhree months ago, when it was confidently
asserted that those who believe in the gold
stahoard would frame our platform and noniin-
ale our candidate, even the advocate OF the gold
standard did not think that we could elect our
president; but they had good reason for sus-
picion, because there is scarcely State here to-
DAY asking for the gold standard that is not in
absolute conti0l OF the Republican party. Loud
cheering.l
But note the change. Mr.. Mckinley was nom
mated upon platform that declared for the
maintenance of the gold standard until it should
be changed into bimetallsm by an international
agreement Mr.. Mckinley was the most popu.
lar man IN the Republican party, and everybody
three months ago In the Republican party
prophesied his election. How is 1t today?
why, that man who used to boast that he
looked like Napoleon Laughter and cheersl.
mat man shudders today when he thinks that
he was nominated on the anniversary of tbe
hattie NJ Ar..arl-
iey nomination and the fate OF Napoleon at
Waterloo.
Not only that, but as lie listens he can hear
with ever-increasing distinctness the sound of
the waves as they beat upon the lonely shores at
St Helena. [Cheers.l
The Wrath of an Indignant People,
Why this change? All, my friends, it is evil |
dent to every one who will look at the matter.
1t is no private, character, however pure no |
personal popularity, however great, that can
protect from the ayenginy wrath OF an indi.-
nant people the man who will neither declare
that he is in favor of foisting the gold standard
upon this people, or who Is willing to surrender
the right of sclf-government and place legisla-
tive control in the hands OF foreign potentates
and powers. Cheers.
We go forth confident that We shall win
Why? Because upon the paramount issue OF
this campaign there is not spot of ground upon
which the enemy will dare to charge in battle.
Why, If they will tell us the gold standard Is
good thing, we point to their platform and tell
hem that their platform pledges their party to
yet rid of the gold standard and substitute bl-
Applause II the gold standard
s good thing why try to get rid of it? II the
gold standard, and might call your attention
% the fact that som, OF the very people who are
n this convention today, and VINO tell YOU that
We ought to declare in favor of International
,imetallism, and thereby declare that the gold
tandard is wrong and International bimetalism
,etter-these very people, four months ago
we're open and avowed advocates of the gold
tandard, and were telling us that we could not
egislate two metals together. even with all tho
world. Renewed applause and cheers
Need No Help to Let 1t Go.
I want to suggest this truth: If the gold
tandard is a good thing, we ought to declare In
ayor of Its redemption, not in favor Of abandon
ng it, and II the gold standard isa bad thing,
Why should we wait until some other nations
re willing to help us to let 20. (Applause)
Here Is a line OF battle: we care not upon
ihich issue they force the fight we are prepared
0 meet them on either issue, one or both. ~
If they tell us the gold standard is the stand
I'd OF civilization. We reply that this, the most
heightened OF all the nations Of the earth has
ever declared for the gold standard and both
arties this year are declaring against 1t. ZAP |
lause.) II the gold standard is the standard OF {
Ivilization why, my friends, should we not ,
ave IT? SO II they come to meet us on that we
an present the history of our nation More
nan that, we Gun tell them this, that they will =
sarch the pages OF history in vain to fnt \
NJ land ever declared themselves in favor Of ,
le gold standard. tApplanse.) They can find ..
here the holders of fixed Investment have.
Secretary Carlisle Quoted. I
Mr.. Carlisle said In 1873 this was q struggle
tween the idle soldiers OF Idle capital and the :
ruggling masses who produce the wealth and
~ the taxes OF the country, and, my friends, \
Is simple question that we shall decide. 4
Upon which side shall the Democratic party
sht? Upon the side OF the idle holders Of idle
lpital or upon the side OF the struggling
rt and then must be sse
ch individual hereafter The sympathies Of b
70 Democratic party as described BY the plat T.
rm are on the side Of the struggling masses,
ho have ever been the foundation OF the DEM II
lratc party. tApplause.)
There are two ideas OF government There
. those who believe that II you Just legislate to
AXE the well.to 'do-prosperous their prosperity
III leak through on those below. The Dem o
AXE the masses prosperous their prosperity '
II find Its way up and through every class and r
st upon 1t. (Applause.l
You come to us and tell us great cities are In n
vor OF the gold standard tell you the great b
lies rest upon those broad and fertile prarles.
i'm down your cities and leave our farms and
ur cities will spring up again as II by magic;
t destroy our sarms and grass will grow In
0 streets Of every city In this country. Loud 4,
Nv friends we shall declare the nation able to a
.isate for its own people on every question, !,
thout waiting for the aid and consent from q
y other nation on earth. Applause. And a,
on that issue we expect to carry every single ),
ate In the Union. shall amend the State OF 70
massachusetts, and the State OF New York BY %
wing that when their citizens are confronted
III the proposition that this nation Is able TO
end to Its own business the people Of those
ties will not declare our helpless impotency
q nation 10 attend to our own business. .;
{ gives tbs issue OF IT'S over again. Our "
cestors when numbering three millions had 81