The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-19
Quantity of Quantity Of

1887 ............-.......-.....1 lilo l.4l
1888 ........................... iS l'5o
1889 ......-................... ....Iuf i'oaa
1850 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 30 i'o00 a0
lsss 1sss .:.:::::iiSSs ...:..:::.:::::iSs - -
This table shows you that you could
buy 20 per cent. more wheat in 1871 for
371ls grains of pure silver than you could
in 1881, and AZ per cent. less wheat in 1884
than in 1871 also. that you could buy Al
per cent. more corn in 1871 for the same
amount of silver than you could in 1881,
and go per cent. less corn in 1871 than you
could in 1894, for the same amount of sill
yer Does this look like the decline of sill
yer bore any relation to the fall OF prices
-Four years ago the battle cry of De-
nnocracy was free trade, and that protec-
is free silver, and the crime of 49, has
perience have found out what a terrible
mistake they made in voting for free trade,
can be fooled again by voting for free
They tell the farmer he will get higher
prices for his products. with free coinage,
and they tell the laborer at the same time
that he win have more work and higher
wages. All history shows that the price of
labor is the first to go down and the last
to go up. The Popocrats propose in some
mysterious way, to suspend the law Of
slightest doubt that the unlimited free
coinage of silver in this country would
men who favor@free trade and free coinage
want. One of the dangers of this country
day when the wages of the laborer in the
United States shall be reduced to the level
of those of China, Japan and Mexico:
the markets of the world. but it would be
at the expense of our republican govern
ment and of our civilization. When the
wage Garner is pauperized in this country
the power and glory of our government
will have departed.
Senator Thurston's Remarks.
AT the close of Mr.. Culloms address Mr.
Thurston made a brief eloquent speech.
In the course of his remarks he said:
II am glad to meet you here at the home
for President, William Mckinley. Brave
in war, eminent in statesmanship-the best
which insure national and Individual pros
perity-it yet remained for the crucibe of
psesidenisi SIDE as Ca candidacy to fully test the
proved his soldierly qualities; quarter
Of century of legislative and political
disclosed his wisdom patriotism and lead
ership. But now for the first time his
countrymen can realize and understand
the sweet. simple, sublime character of the
man.
there between the two candidates now pre-
! sented for your suffrage. One nominated
amid the excitement and hysteria of emo
tional frenzy triumph OF prearranged
| spectacular and oratorical red fire: NOM
ination not thought of an hour before and
regretted an hour after. The other, nom
| inated,in obedience to the ripened and de-
| liberate demand of the people themselves.
whose spontaneous uprising in his behalf
| the principles for which he stands, and
aef faty amd n es of
| the man. One notified lin accordance with
| his own request in that erea; show gar
for circuses, menageries, horse fairs. dog
shows and chrysanthemum exhibitions.
| electric lights and the incessant tramp of
| disappearing hosts. The other at his own
humble firesde In an approximations I,.s man nan,
! by his family and immediate friends. One
now steeplechasing through the country In
! a mad scramble for place and honor, rear
full that some elector may, escape the the
witchery of .his silver-fluted voice; The
| other dignifed (as BELTS the exalted place
| to which he worthiy aspires), trustfully
! and calmly waits in his own home whiie
| ed for his arena the sand lots; his appeals
| are TO the passions and preJudices or men,
| The forum of the other Is an American
! dooryard: his rostrum is the porch or an
! American cottage; his words, simple and
| forceful are addressed to the intelligence,
| the conscience. the patriotism and the
| common sense of a brave. thoughtful, just
| and hopeful people.
| not Unjust nor are they overdrawn. They
| measure the infinite distance between the
party and the platform pl, OF Wa{e Mtgeia, o1ay dl
I and Bryan. and the party ana plat1orm OF
/ Harrison. Allison, ReeQ ana Mchlnley.
! senator Thurston said he came to-day
| inspired not only by the hope. but by the
! knovledge of certain Republican victory.
| and on this theme spoke of his visit to
/ vermont and the Vermont election; of the
| Situation as he had personally observed
/ II in Maine and other States and of the
reports that came to him OF the situation.
! OF Populism he said 1t had had its day;
| that it had no higher mission than that
! Of exciting the envy and jealousy and dis
! content of those whose lots are humbiy
! cast But it could not tive. He then en-
tared upon an exhaustive discussion OF
| the currency question. considering at
! length each of the issues raised in the
! present contest
When Senator Thurston concluded the
! afternoon meeting was adjourned.
TO THE ELKINS CADETS.
During the evening the nicely uniformed
/ and well-drilled club known as the Elkins
/ Cadets of Wheeling w. Va, called with
/ a band and serenaded Major Mckinley,
who addressed them in part as follows:
.'It gives me very great pleasure to meet
! and greet you here at my home. ! am glad
I to be assured that West Virginia in 1896,
1 as i'm 1894, will give her vote 10 the Repub-
/ lican cause and the Republican party.
| Great applause.) l am glad to know that
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