The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-19
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In answer TO the charge that gold will g
abroad it must be remembered that no golC
can leave this country until the owner Of thu
gold receives something in return for it which
he would rather have. In other word:
when gold leaves the country those Wht
formerly owned 1t will be benefited There
is no process by which We can be compelled
to part with our gold against our will nor Is
there any process by which silver can ever
be forced upon us without our consent.
In reply to the argument that improved
machinery has lessened the cost CT producing
silver it is sufficient to state that the sam,
is true ofthe production of gold and notwith
standing that gold has risen in value.
lit is asserted by our opponents that tht
free coinage Of silver is intended only Tor The
mine owners, ii must be remembered tha
free coinage cannot restore TO the mine OWL
ers any more thad characterization took away
and it must also be remembered that the los:
which the demonetization Of silver ha:
brought to the mine owners is insignificant
compared to the loss which the policy has
brought to the rest of the world.
We are told that the restoration Of bimet-
allism would be . hardship upon those who
have entered into contracts payable in gold
coin but this is q mistake. 1t will be easier
10 obtain The gold with which to meet gold
contract, when most Of the people can use
silver, than it is now when We are trying tc
secure gold.
There is another argument to which | ask
your attention. Some Of the opponents oi
free coinage point to the fact that thirteen
months must elapse between the election and
the first regular session of Congress and az
sert that during that time in case the people
declare themselves in favor of free coinage
all loans will be Withdrawn and all mort
cages foreclosed Ii these are merely proph-
ecies INDUCED by those who have forgotten
the provisions OF the Constitutions 1t would
be sufficient to remind them that the Presl-
dent is empowered TO convene Congress 10
extra session whenever the public requires
such action If in November the people by
their ballots declare themselves in favor oi
the immediate restoration Of bimetallism the
system can be inaugurated within few
months. If, however, the assertion that
loans will be Withdrawn and mortgages fore
closed is TO prevent such political action as
the people may believe to be necessary for
the preservation of their rights when new
and vital issue is raised. Whenever it is
necessary for the people as whole to obtain
consent from the owners Of money, changers
of money before they can legislate upon Il
nancial questions we shall have passed from
Democracy to plutocrscy. But that time
has not yet arrived. Threats and lntimlda-
ton will be of no avail.
In conclusion permit me TO say a-word in
regard to international money. We are not
opposed to an international agreement look
| ing to the restoration of bimetallism through
out the world The advocates Of free coinage
have on all occasions shown their willing
ness 10 cooperate with other nations for the
reinstatement Of silver, but they are not
willing to await the pleasure Of other govern
ments when immediate relief is needed by
the people OF the United States, and they
further believe that independent action OF
fers better assurance of International b!met-
allism than servile dependence upon foreign
aid. For more than twenty years we have
invited the assistance of European nations,
but all progress in the direction OF interna-
tional bimetallsrn has been blocked by the
opposition of those who derived pecunlary
benefit from the appreciation of gold.
have travelled from the centre of the con-
tinent 10 the seaboard that | might, in the
very beginning Of the campaign, bring you
greetings from the people of the West and
South and assure you that their desire is not
10 destroy but to hold up. They invite you
to accept the principles of a living faith
rather than listen to those who preach the
gospel Of despair and advise endurance of
the ills you have. The advocates Of free
coinage believe that, in striving to secure the
immediate restoration Of bimetallism, they
are laboriug in your behalf as well as IN
| their own behalf A few Of your people may
prosper under present conditions, but the
permanent welfare Of New York rests upon
the producers Of wealth. This great city is
built upon the commerce Of the nation and
must suffer if that commerce is impaired.
You cannot sell unless the people have money
with which to buy, and they cannot obtain
the money with which 10 buy unless they
are able to sell their products at remunera-
tive prices Production of wealth goes be-
| fore the exchange of wealth; those who ere
ate must secure profit before they have
anything to share with others. You cannot
afford to join the mcney changers in support
ing q financial policy which, by. destroying
the purchasing power of the products of toll,
must in the end encourage the creation of
wealth. l ask, | expect, your cooperation.
1t is true that q few of your fnanciers would
fashion new fgure-a figure representing
Columbia, her hands bound fast with fetters
of gold and her face turned toward the East
appealing for assistance to those who live
beyond the sea, but this figure can never ez-
press your idea of this nation. You will
rather turn your face for inspiration to the
heroic statue which guards the entrance to
your city-a statue as patriotic in concep-
ton as it is colossal in proportion; it was the
gracious gift of sister republic and stands
rpon q pedestal which was built by the
American people. That figure is emblematic
| of the mission Of our nation among the ma
tions of the earth. With government
which derives its powers from the consent
of the governed, secures to all the people
freedom of conscience, freedom of thought
and freedom of speech, guarantees equal
rights to all and promises special privileges
to none, the United States shall be an ex-
ample in all that is good and the leading
psirit in every movement which has for Its
object the uplifting of the human race.
Mr.. Bryan spoke for one hour and
fifty minutes and the hands of the
clock pointed 10 thirty-6ve minutes
after 10 when ne finished the eloquent
peroration addressed to the citizens OF
New York, speaking with upllfted arm
and with manuscript thrown aside.
The terrible heat had made the up
per galleries almost uncomfortable be,
fore Mr Bryan had finished, a majorl:
ty of their occupants had detiled
through the doors.
Candidate Sewall was very heartily
cheered when he stepped forward af-
ter he. with Silver Dick" Bland and
other leaders on the stage, had grasped
Bryan's hand in cong gratulation. Mr..
Sewall wore black frock coat but
toned about his breast tightly. He
makes no pretension to oratory. AL
though his voice might fill an ordlna-