The sun., 1896-10-08
REED SPEAKS IN BOSTON.
TIE SPEAKER GREETED WITH
THRONG IS THE BAF STATE.

Beenu.e That's All settiod-Bimetniiirm
S..s ,..,. ss,,yer Morowetsuisw III.
w - m, ,.aa. M.,,. p.o.n..,,
the tss"e-i"o Foor
boston, o0., ,n.isn in Mus,c Hall to.night
spoko On 'no ."mn n,.oa,. .oot IN ,no orsst hon.o
Not only was 0'sFS cnot S[ IN but I the oslo,
.,.a - ,,,;oh a. ,bo noI,cs ,vould pernIt
occupied as n,ueu u, 81 ,,,a ", dno.,r.,,on ~. ,,o
s,o,o s,o,dt' ,icIs,. SNEAKER Reed. senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, and Acting Governor Wolcott
were the speakers announced.
George H. lyman onn'rnan o, Ihe nopuol'-
can State Committee and Massachusetts MEM
Der of the National Committee. called the meet
ing to order and introduced as the presidihe OF
neer OF rhe evening she i,oh W ,,."m y, nou'r
49,. H. EiIiah NJ. =. r,on,ros.m.n from
,hs s TUn;,,h Ua ,r,W" n,",ric, a. '''''' "' "S
Mr. Ioverlnu introduced ns the first regular
~. h'' ~, s'. - C.,asr,r wi
cott. who was cordially greeted. His speech
,v,, ,.ss tim, 10, minu,es long. Acting Gov
-. 49,, 90. r,iio,,.a n, Son,tnr !, ,odye
Mr.; Reed was 4, the ., last speaker.
We do not neen to taik OF protection. ior
this country py tree @ caEm "Ge Istar
mined that question; and II we can by judicious
action secure such tariff Ionnaeu on business ness
ness in motion, ! am sure the nmiinsss man ,ri,i
SnssGSr Says o cnSss S eS Of serpow OF WI"
4" But the main question now before us IS the
silver question. Even MI bryam cats fues .rues
and vigorously fought Tor worse one
than we now nave rms alSTuss'"I SrnS nf ne We
depressed condition OF public and prirate al.
fairs. IL mas come upon ps iike In une @
in my. Judgment. will have the same
tate; win the r,s.nS t e t,ue o. mn,ien uus,uens
rreenS.ekism disappcarsd from Tie face
OF The earth: perhans ny hJsep ,nn aGan 10 nd
bnsRess Re rev e. h question ,ns OF free
OF silver by ne nlteu states. SITES, MAJ ,nahueu e
Iaf. enn dsenssion Tr u''"p''"' '''i '"''''
The people OF the Unitea states are sensiple
enough TO take no Steps IN me the anrk anu oi, ane
action OF the people ni TINS country elshtesh
years ago touna my SeI'ei IA the V,ciHrS oi t,,e
Republican party. we are as sensioic as we
were then and have had eighteen years 2t eauo ,,c
cation. and ought to have more sense than we
had then, and we had sense enough then Tor the
emergencies OF the hour. r.,.,,,,aa,.
Nor is the question to-day half as difficult as
the question OF 1893. Ohe-hhll ,ne hrRuinen. .!
the question of to-day is TO understand what II
is and what it snot. II is certainly not b.met-
allisIn. Bmetai!lsm means mean, ine 81 use ] pt r.n no.n
more hHn hat one the use OF both
AT this bimeseHl,smI Mr. Bryan Ineers He
says that is estaoiisnihs a system IN Anerlca
with the consent OF Europe as II we were VAS
sails Had he said nG ss as aGss tine ns
both the Individuality OF other nations ana
their equality: But ne wanted TO appeal TO
of America Is well enough. put the greater we
get to be the less we have OF that Kind OF pride
'pogram defiance has almost been forgotten,
and risk having nopouy "nuerstano me Wheh
"Bimetsilism is not the issue. put aside all
this talk about the rise of value of silver under
free coinage to meet the value of gold and all
the harmony that would come out OF the mar
riage. There Is absolutely no foundation
Isnes Ior shat ana rd'h wn In baVe pientV bots
Remember. however, that this does not
touch the question whether the whole world
ratio agreed upon By all, for that the world has
never yet tried. 1t ought to be added TO this
that the production OF silver has 30 increased in
late years that the problem is even more diff
ruit than it ever was before.
'' 1t seems, then. very clear. II welfare to credit
history and experience; II we are TO steer clear
of metaphysics: II we are to cease to evolve things
attention to facts which have happened, that,
we coin silver 10 to !. when its market value
present. one.
.as as the
followers ask 10 do is to leave the gold stand
ard. not for double standard. but for another
What will be the effect while we are
doing it2, Al debts will shrink and there
greeated poor men. poor men and rich Joined
toEetuoi tho iet wen oipIA "eoieH' ,He poot
with their savings. do the lending, and men of
enterprise who employ labor do the borrowing
and in turn lend out in small sums by way OF
credit to the whole nation OF rich and poor alike.
& can you select ont & OF tr this mass thGs en-
lease, while you faslen on the rich man his un-
diminished Durdenf You can never DO IT. III
you strike the masses with the clumsy sledge
hammer OF free coinage rlch ana poor AXE
will be in one red burial oient;
oeautIHi pea M nusneS. a Oh [euncing gents
one-hait VIII eLriAe zen ht4ionS oi men worse
than lhat. IN time II Will strike thirty
niliohs OF women anu chlloreh; II Is
NY necessary 10 pose as trlend OF
ttn the g Mage sarner li tn orner 10 poiht 10
that the whole world suffers when the wage