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from tradition and interest," are in favor
of bimetallism. Have traditions changed

from tradition and interest, are in favor
of bimetallism. Have traditions changed
in four yearsf No, my friends, and yet,
forgetting the platform of 1888, forget
ting the denunclation uttered by this dis
tinguished leader in 1891, forgetting the
platform of 1892, the Republican party
in convention assembled declared that
the American people must forego the ad-
vantages of the bimetallic system, to
which tradition and interest endeared
them, until foreign nations should bring
those advantages to them. It is not
strange that men who had looked for BIZ
metalllsm in the Republican party should
have given up hope and turned elsewhere
for relief. The Republicans can not be
criticised for leaving the Republican
party. They have done what every
American citizen has right to do. They
have done better than the Democratic
advocates of the gold standard have done,
because the Republicans when they left
the party joined with those who had a
chance to succeed, while our Democratic
advocates of the gold standard sought to
secure the election of Republican candi-
dates by nominating a Democratic can.
didate.
WHAT SHERMAN SAID
"To show You that the actionof the Re-
publicans is defended by experience and
by example, let me carry you back to the
period just preceding the war. If you
will turn to book recently published, en-
titled John Sherman's Recellections,' you
will find on page l12 of thsffisst volume
portion of speech which Ne delivered
in congress in 1856. Let me- read this
extract:
"'I am willing to stand by the compro-
mise of 1920 and 1850, but whenever our
white brethren of the south allow this ad-
ministration to lead them off from their
principles, when they abandon the posi-
tion which Henry Clay would have taken,
forget his name and achievements and
decline any longer to carry his banner,
they lose all claims on me. Aud l say
now that until this wrong is righted, until
Kansas is admitted as free state, can
not act in party association with them.'
"This was the distinguished senator
from Ohio, asserting to the people OF this
country, upon the floor of congress, that
he WAS willing to accept compromise after
compromise, but the time had at last
come when he could go with them no
longer; that until certain things were &C.
com plished he could not act with them.
The situation to-day is but arepetltion of
history. Compromise after compromise
had been submitted to by the silver Repub-
licans in the hope that the party of their
choice and life would at last bring to the
people the relief which they desired. But
the Republican party in 1896 has been
led off by an administration until it has
deserted its traditions and its platform,
and the Republicans have right to say
to their Republican associates: we will
go with you no longer until this nation
is redeemed We do not ask those who
present this nomination to pledge their
future services to the Democr party.
The same intelligence which directs them
to-day in the discharge of this duty will
be with them four years from now to di.
rect them in the discharge of the duties
that will then arise. The same patriot
ism that leads them to-day in what they
do will be with them four years from now
to guide and direct them. We trust them
now; We shall trust them then. The
Democratic party has proved itself
worthy of their confidence to-day, and
it receives their support. If four years
from now it proves unworthy of their
confidence it should not then have their
The chairman of the notification COM
mittee has told you that We have to meet
to-day great money trust. He is right.
We are confronted to-day by the most
gigantic trust that has ever been formed
among men. Talk about trusts in the
various articles which we produce! My
friends, all these trusts together fall into
when compared with the
money trust which has it's hands upon our
country. Place the control of the stand
ard money of the world in the hands of
few great fnanciers, and times will be
good, for them, no matter what distress
may overtake the rest of mankind. be-
ieve that John G. Carlisle did not exag-
yerate the truth when he said "The con-
summation of this scheme means more
misery to the humane race than all the
wars, pestilence and famines that ever
occurred in the history of the world
Who does not stand appalled, before
misery like that? Who among you is
willing to be partner in conspiracy
hat has for it's OBJ ject the econsummation of
;his scheme SO eloquently and so forcibly
described that the silver Republicans
nave arisen in protestf I respect the
which have led them.
thank you for the support which they
nave rendered, and all that I can promise
s that shall, to the best Of my ability,
sndeavor to prove worthy of the conf