The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-28

party to break the shackles Of a gold stand
ard. (Appiause) The Democratic party is
opposed to a gold standard. not only OPP
posed to IL, il Is unalterably opposed 10 II:
II Is SO much opposed to 1t that IL will not
permit the American people 10 be bound by
Il though every nation on earth shall de-
rand IT. ~(Applause.) We did not achieve
independence for the purpose OF bowling to
the yoke Of any foreign power. tApplause-)
STALE QUESTIONS REPEATED.
let me suggest two or three questions
for you to put to your opponents. They
are not new questions; I ave suggested
them Before. 1 shall sugges them again
In the 1irst place If you find a man who is
opposed to the Democratic platform. ask
hiIn IL ne believes in a gold standard III
he save he does. tell him he Is a man with
ous 2. gsrty. because TO party In the United
States ever declared for a gold standard.
(ZDrlause) There are people in his coun-
try who had not studied the money ques-
ton until the Chicago convention. persons
been reading the Eastern papers,. that the
gold standard must be all right. but when
they got to studying the question they
found out hat the which sup
port bimetallism are based on the solid
iock of truth. and they have been coming
over to the cause of bimetallism with "a
xapidity never known before in the his
tory of the United States: Applause The
In favor OF bimetalliSm are di~
rected tov ard the intellect Of the man wno
feels. The gold-standard argument is d.
rected to the pocketbook OF the man who
wants to live while others die. Great APP
who in this Nation will defend the gold
standard as Il good thing2 And IL no part
las arisen in m re than a century OF pros-
ress. IL no party this year has arisen thai
tells the American people that the goid
standard confers blessings upon the hum1f
race. who will say that we must keep q
thing that IL had until foreign powers SnHa
take pity upon US and relieve us of this
BURDEN Applause.) If a man says he il
In favor of bimetsllism. you ask him how
much he is in favor of ii. If he says he
wants bimetallism. ask him what other
Tatcns he wants TO help. and If he says he
~ willing TO wait for other nations, ask
him how long he is willing TO wait. (AD-
piause-) When VIC declare for Independent
action we do not offend those who live in
other lands. we do not appeal TO any feel
ing OF hostility against those who are not
citizens of the United States. We simply
uphold the dignity of seventy million of
people to whose care alone must be COM
mitted the policies which are good for
themselves. tApplause.) If some man liv-
ing in "A foreign land were to ask his ma
ton to surrender power and the right of
self-goyernment and invest legislative
power in the United States what would we
think OF that mans patriotism? III we
would desplse the foreigner who would at
tempt or desire TO let the United States
control his nation. what contempt must
are willing to surrender the right to govern
themselves? (Applause.) Our opponents
tel tells, IN their Platformmand the only au,
emphasizes the declaration-that this Ma
ton cannot undertake to open its minis TO
silver without the concurrent aid of other
nations. 1t does not say that We are not
able to do so for a month or for a year, or
Tor o ,b one presidential ibis term f,on and nd, according hgg
able to do IL until other nations join us In
the act (Applause) That is the doctrine;
that We must continue a gold standard. not
fnT a faU mnnfhC hnf for IN indoffnftn
duration of time What is this thing that
we must endure? All. my friends. when the
American people at last turn their thoughts
upon the gold standard. when they at last
discuss it from all sides and understand its
results and the motives that lie behind IL,
] have no doubt as to what will be their
CARLISLE QUOTED AGAIN.
LET me call your attention to what has
been said In regard to the gold standard.
/ wan to give you language which is
stronger than 1 would be willing to use on
my own authority. / want TO give you Ian
guage which surpasses in emphasis any
language which you have heard uttered by
those who are now called e~xtravagant. 1t
Is the language of John G.. Carlisle, uttered
In 1875. The chairman has read an extract
from that speech. Let me read another ex-
tract: The absolute and instantaneous de-
struction' of half the entire movable prop
erty of the world, including houses, ships,
railroads and all other appliances for car
rying on commerce. while 1t would be felt
produce anything like the prolonged dis
tress and disorganization of society that
must inevitably result from the permanent
humiliation OF one-half Of the metallic
money OF the world
That is what Mr.. Carlisle said-that if
! should organize a conspiracy TO destroy
one-half Of all the houses i'm the world and
sink one-half of all the ships upon the sea
and destroy one-half OF all the railroads
and means of communication that Ii would
not produce anything like the results upon
society that would be produced by the per-
manent humiliation of one-half of the
worlds upp of metallic money. And
now. my friends. the Republican party has
pledged itself to join in a conspiracy to de-
stroy THIS money unless other nations come
and help US TO save our people. Great APP
plause.) Who are the Anarchists? Are
they the ones who want to restore the gold
and silver coinage of the Constitution? Are
financial system which had the Endorsement
or all the statesmen from Washington and
JEFFERSON and Jackson down to Lincoln. or
who want a financial policy which will do
more harm than to destroy half the houses.
railroads. Applause.)
propose a financial policy. Our OPP
to defend the gold standard. without dar,
ug 10 set a time when you shall escape IL.
they preach the doctrine of grin and bear
We ask for coinage at the ratio of 16 TO /.
Applause) We have had IL in the past
and we ask that the American people shall
do their own legislating for themselves
without waiting for the aid or consent of
any other nation: And we have had it in
the past. We believe that the free and un-
limited coinage of silver at 10 TO will
maintain the parity between gold and sill
yer. And right here let me call attention
TO something which 1 have learned since
i came into your city.
Il am told that some of your merchants.
I'm order TO give an object lesson Ito the
people have been Offering to furnish Next
can dollars for 80 cents as part of change
when you buy goods. My friends. let me
give you an opportunity to test
the sincerity OF these people. Let me
give you a suggestion. They tell you that
II we had free coinage of silver thai the
American dollar would he worth as little