The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-24

Then the speaker told the result of his
| Investigations during his recent trip
to Mexico. His argument can be sum-
| med up In dozen words-in free sill
yer lies redemption for the United
| States.
M. r. Prendergast then introduced
the following resolution. which was
| adopted:
Whereas. 1t is the patriotic duty OF all cit
Tens favoi1ng the same public measures as
| TAR as possible; and
| Whereas. The citizens of Ramsey county
who favor the free coinage of silver desire
unity of action in local as well as in state
1 and national affairs; and
Whereas. Supporters of the free silver
cause. formerly connected with the Repub-
| mean party, have requested this convention
| to unite with them and with all friends of
! that cause therefore
Resolved. That we favor such union and
| assure our republican and Democratic allies
| that the Peoples party will fairly and freely
| JOIN with all friends of free coinage in the
present local campaign; and further
| Resolved. That we desire and await action
| by the Democratic party of Ramsey county
looking to such union of the silver forces in
this contest. (Adopted.)
+. II. Clarke was then introduced to
deliver short address. Mr. Clarke
told the audience 1t needed a repre-
sentative in Washington who would
| vote for free silver, and he modestly
animated that he considered such honor.
his especial mission on earth. Mr..
! Clarke speaks i'll of Mckinley and his
following, and has very high opinion
OF Bryan and free silver
r. A. Walsh, who wants to be noni-
mated for the district bench, made his
| introduction Of the orator of the even
Ing an occasion for a personal appeal
for recognition at the hands of the
&C invention. He didn't say I'm a can
create and want your votes" but he
ala intimate that reform on the bench
was as necessary as in the White
house Then he introduced John Ar
mold Reyes, candidate for attorney gen
eraI, as the author of the Australian
| ballot system in Minnesota.
| MT. Reyes was warmly received as
the hrst OF the state candidates to ad-
oress st. Paul audience. In part he
said:
The object of government is to pro-
tect the weak from the strong in the
oody polite. Every voter is a part Of
this government. Within the past sew
enty years new forces in government
nave arisen in this country. The dan
! ger arising from these forces lies in
! the concentration of wealth in the
hands Of the few. There never has
been time, Rome not excepted, when
wealth was so rapidly accumulated by
a few persons as in this country today
The railway, the telegraph and other
inventions have enabled daring finan-
c1al spirits to accomplish this end. The
railway magnate, taking advantage of
his opportunity, taking a little here
and H.tle there from the people, has
accumulated vast wealth. besides
nlonopolizing the business of entire Sec
| tons OF the country, holding the well
rare or thousands in the hollow of his
hand. The railway companies have
| levied tribute ON the common people
| during the last quarter of a century.
s'~feen Millions Of dollars This great
/ wealth has been accumulated through
the agency Of the interest bearing bond
1nere threatens this country a most
direful fate. The railways and other
monopolies are becoming greater than
! the government If the time shall come
when monopoly shall reign regardless
| of law, then goodby to the American
Republic. 1t is to avert this threatened
disaster that this new movement in
pcilucs has sprung up. 1t cannot be
| ccntroverted that concentration Of
4 wealth in the hands of a few threatens
the very life Of the nation. The great
est monopoly in this country is the
money power. It contracts the CURRENCY.
The. Rothschild's control enc half Of
gil the gold in the world. If we main
tain gold standard, the Rothschilds
will continue to control this country.
continue to toll and sweat and starve
to add to the wealth of these great
monopolists. Is it any wonder we have
begun to carry out the reform ideas
that are to redeem the nation. Natur
ally we have begun with the money
question The money question once
settled, other great reforms will follow
naturally.
The Republican party TODAY is IN
the attitude Of a man urging his cred
ltors to have confidence in him In or
DER that he may borrow more money
Ihe Republican party is not in a DO
slt1on to pass single remedial meas
ure 10 heip the people. With all the
power that party cannot prevent the
holders Of greenbacks or bonds from
demanding gold in payment therefor.
ana II this should be done the govern
ment would be obliged to issue more
goid bonds. No power on earth can
prevent the English bondholders from
draining the treasury. If Mckinley
is elected that is exactly what will
happen Republican victory does not
mean a return of prosperity
wish here to contradict the con-
tenuon OF Congressman McCleary that
the volume of currency in circulatio
does not effect prices. The panic of
1913 was the direct result of the de-
strucuon or over one billion dollars in
the currency of the United States be-
tween 1855 and 1873, by the issuance Of
ponds to redeem greenbaeks 1t was
IN 1893 that the people, driven to fury.
elected a congress that passed the
biano-Ailison act. Opponents of the
measure said the act would drive gold
from the country. Even President
Hayes feared the result and vetoed the
measure; but the act was passed ova,,
the veto. The result was prosnerttv
NOT only gold did not leave the coun-
Try, put also we accumulated nearly
$5O0, 100000 of gold Of other countries
This period of prosperity Continued
until 1888, when the retirement of banlx
currency began. Prices which IN to
1888 mad been increasing began to de-
cnne. Our own history disproves the
statements OF Congressman McCleary.
Inc result Of this decentralization
VI slIVef mas peen corresponding in
crease OF the cost of commodities
and the depreciation of prices of farm
products and labor. On a falling mar
ket manufacturers run their mills on1v
upon orders. They shut down when
their orders are filed. Then work
men are unemployed a portion of the
year. An average of the wages must
pc maze over the entire year, with the
result that wages are reduced. IT is
the system that brings about this re-
suit that we are fighting. We call no
man anarchist. but we are f1ghtin0
the gold standard-the system that Is
attempting to destroy trades unions.
The time is coming when every factory
VIII close down. When they omen
again it will be at reduced wages. Then
will follow the most. tremendous series
Of strikes the world has ever seen.
Then will come, marching to the music
Of the gold standard, men who win
take the places of the gold standard
"a vcice-"We won't let 'em.") Then
will trades unions be disrupted, when
starvation invades their ranks. And