The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23
which declares against the life tenure

which declares against the life tenure
in office. They have tried to strain 1t
to mean that which it does not mean.
What we oppose in that plank is the
life tenure that is being built up Mt
Washington, which excludes from par
ticipation in the benefits the humber
members of our society. cannot dwell
longer in my limited time. tCries of
go on; go on.'O Let me call attention
to two or three great things.
The gentleman from New York says
that he will propose an amendment,
providing that this change in our law
shall not affect contracts already made.
Let me remind him that there Is no in
tention of affecting thos" contracts
which, according to the present laws,
are made payable in gold. But If he
means to say that we cannot change
our monetary system without protect
ing those who have loaned money be-
fore the change was made l want to
ask him where, in law or in morals, he
can find authority for not protecting
the debtors when the act Of 1873 was
passed, but now insist that we must
protect the creditor. He says he also
wants to amend this law and provide
that If we fail to maintain a parity
within n year that we will then sus-
pend the coinage of silver. We reply,
that when we advocate thing which
we believe will be successful we are
not compelled to raise doubt as to our
own sincerity by trying to show what
we will do if we can.
ask him, if he will apply his logic
to us, why he does not apply it to HIM
self. He says that he wants this coun-
try to try to secure an international
agreement. Why doesn't he tell us
what he is going to do If they fail to
secure an international agreement?
loud applause)
Comes to the Paramount Issue.
There is more reason for him to do
that than for us to fail to maintain the
parity. They have tried for thirty years
for thirty years-to secure an inter-
national agreement. ard those claim
ing to be waiting for it most patiently
don't want it at all. Cheering, laugh
ter, long continued)
The Chairman raped for order, and
a pause of considerable length ensued
before the speaker could proceed.
Mr.. Bryan continuing)EMy, friends,
| let me come to the great paramount
ISSUE If they ask us here why it is
| that we say more on the money .Ques-
ton than we say upon the tariff ques-
| ton reply that if protection has slain
! its thousands the gold standard has
| slain its tens of thousands. If they ask
us why we did not embody all these
things in our platform which we be-
| lieve, we reply to them that when we
have restored the money of the Con-
stitution all other necessary reforms
will be possible, and that until that is
done there is no reform that can be ac-
complished. (Cheering) Why is it
| that within three months such a
| change has come over the sentiments
of this country? Three months ago,
|
those who believed in the gold standard
would frame our platform and nOmi-
nate our candidate, even the advocates
of the gold standard did not think that
we could elect President; but they
had good reason for the suspicion, be-
day asking for the gold standard that
is not within the absolute control of
the Republican party. loud cheer
| ing)
But note the change. Mr.. Mckinley
| was nominated at st. Louis upon a
platform that declared for the main
tenance of the gold standard until it
should be changed into bimetallism by
an international agreement. Mr.. Nc
Kinley was the most popular man
among the Republicans and everybody
three months ago in the Republican
party prophesied his election. How is
it to-day? Why, that man who used to
boast that he looked like Napoleon
daughter and cheers THAT man Shud-
ders to-day when he thinks that he
was nominated on the anniversary of
the battle Of Waterloo.
Makes the Silver Men Yell.
At the suggestion of a coincidence
between McKinley's nomination and
the fate of Napoleon at Waterloo the
silver men showed their appreciation
of the point by a yell and an uproar,
which for twenty or thirty seconds pre-
vented the speaker from proceeding
At length, when things calmed down q
trifle, he resumed as follows:
Not only that, but as he listens he
can hear with ever-increasing distinct
ness the sound of the waves as they
beat upon the lonely shores Of St
Helena. (Cheers.) Why this changei
Ah, my friends, is not the change evi
dent to any one who will look at the
matter? 1t is no private character
however pure, no personal popularity
however great, that can protect from
the avenging wrath of an indignant
people the man who will either declare
that he is in favor of fastening the
gold standard upon this people, or who
|
government and place legislative con
troll in the hands Of foreign pOtentates
and powers. Uong continued cheers.
My friends, the prospect (the con
tinued cheering made it impossible fol
the speaker to proceed; it was renewed
as the chairman vainly and repeatedly
raped for order; finally Mr.. Byran
raising his hand, obtained silence lone
enough to say that he had only tel
minutes left, and he asked the audi
ence to let him occupy that time) H.
then resumed:
Confident of Victory.
We go forth confident that we shall
win. Why? Because upon the para
mount issue in this campaign there il
not a spot of ground upon which tn
enemy will dare to challenge battle
Why? If they tell us that the gol'
standard is good thing, we point t.
their platform and tell them that thei
platform pledges the party to get ri'
of gold standard and substitute bi
metallism. (Applause)
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