The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-24
THE SPEECH OF MIR. 1neALLs.
II Is ForctabIy Criticized by u ,<.,rrc..
pondent - some Very Perttnen,
Queries ond Some Inter estins Quo.
tntions. ~

|
Editor of The Yirginian:
| Permit me to crlticise some of tho nosi
| tlons assumed by Mr.. NJ f. Ingalls, i'm
ms speech at the Academy of Music
| TUESDAY evening. ! would query Mr..
insails In reference to his assertion
~ ma. inns was the first attempt I'm the
history or the world to establish IL ratio
between gold and silver. based on any
'hine save commercial value"
what erect. If any, does legislation
nave In determining the commercial
value OF the two metals? If none WHY,
did gold become more valuable thnn
| SILVER when the ratio was fixed at Is to
! and Vice versa when 1t was changed
| to IL to 1?
MI ingalls, said that the free coinage
vi silver VIII drive the gold out of the
country. because the two metals cannot
| circulate side by side except at their
commercial value
What has already driven gold out of
the country? What legislation. if any.
has created the enormous difference he
tEeen the commercial and coinage value
of silver?
WIN not the, legislation proposed at
Snlcaeo pS the Democratic Convention
raise the commercial value of silver To
coinage value? If so. would not u sill
yer dollar be worth as much as n gold
dollar. not only in America, but all over
the world?
he said that the workingman would
De the greatest sufferer by the free coin-
age or silver: that the loss to the foreign
ponuholders Is but a drop in the bucket
compared to the loss TO the working
man III SO. where and when did rail-
ROAD corporations and trust syndica ties
resolve themselves into a committee of
me whole for the benefit and protcc-
ton of the workngman? And If This
position of trust has been accented and
recognized by the workingman, why
was the following petition sent to Con-
sress by the great labor organizations
to wit:
We demand of the present Congress
ne immediate return to the money of
Inc constitution as established by our
Ioreiathers by restoring the free and
unlimited coinage OF both gold and sill
Yer ut the present ratio of &c TO 1. the
COINS OF Doth metals to be equally full
ieGai tender for all debts. public and
private. as before the fraudulent de-
monetiZation of silver in 1879 We also
condemn the increase of the national
aept IN tinle of'peace and the use of in
terest bearing bonds at any time"
This memorial is signed by Marion
Butler president of the National Farm
ers Alliance and Industrial Union: j.
x. sovereign. Grand Master Workman
knights OF Labor; Samuel Gompers
president American Federation of Lab
or: John Mcbride. president United
Mine Workers of America; T.. NJ. Ar
thur. Grand Chief Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers; Frank p Sargent
Grand Master Brotherhood Of Locomo-
tive Firemen: Henry II. rrenor. general
president United Brotherhood Carmen
ierS ana Joiners' Of America: c. A. Rob
lnson. president Farmers Mutual Rene
III Association He said that the law
that demonetiZed silver was wise and
1ust and the man who says 1t was a
,i OF tnat II was passed surrepu-
tiousIN Is either knave or Il fool
could introduce q Mr. JpuDllc ,,,a,,,.
prominent gentlemen who are in the
class he referred to. but ] will confine
myself to one of each party
Senator Allison, Republican. said in
100: w hen the secret history of this
pili OF 1873 comes to be told 1t will dis
crosse the fact that the bill as presented
10 inc Rouse OF Representatives intend
ed to coin both gold and silver, but that
OH afterwards was doctored."
John q. Carlisle said '.,The act of
la'" was the most gigantic crime of this
or any other age. The contamination of
shch scheme would ultimately entail
more misery upon the human race than
all the wars. pestilence and famincs thai
world" 'hc
Mr.. ingalls, said the Chicago Convcn-
tion was captured by Populists In
what manner did the origin. orranizo-
tion and deliberations of that BODY DIFF
lrr from all other previous Democratic
N'ie not inc delegates
selected in The regular way. nv ;br
democratic party, in every State in Inc
Union? If so. are they not the only
JUDGES TO determine what Democratic
doctrines are?
Now there are two things i'm AR
INGALLS, speech which Mr.. Bl.von CON.
ours III. ana which fully endorse. Is,
ANY man who believes that the e,ection
OF Mr. BRYAN will bring ruin 10 his
country should have sufficient patriot
ISM ana political honesty TO cast his
Vote Tor Mr.. Mckinley, where il will he
Hosi effective in causing the defeat az
MI brfan. I'd. That Grover Cleveland
wan street and the Rotschild bankcrs.
| commenced to save the country in 1885,
| a. SO much per save and have and will
| continue TO do so as long as we have
| the single gold standard notwithstann-
| me there is not single bonded oblira-
4 non or the Government made navnhle
III eolo alone. nor single dollar of le-
tn ,tnder currency made redeemable in
gold alone. ~
| In conclusion | would ask Mr.. InpalIs
| ABOUT Mr. Mckiniey's opinion of AR
| CleVeland's gold policy in n speech de-
IieVered al Toledo. o.. February 10Th
| Hsl. He said: During all Grover
| CieNeiand's years at the head of The
Government he was dishonoring one of
| our precious metals. one OF our own
sreat products. degrading silver and
| RAISING the price of gold. He endeayor-
eo even before his inaugura ton to office
10 stop Inc coinage of silver dollars. and
| aLteIWard. and TO the end of his ad-
ihihistration. persistently used his
lower 10 mat end. He was determined