The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-03


lands; we do not appeal TO any feeling of
hostility against those who are not citi-
Zens of the United States. we simply up
hold the dignity of I0,OOO,0OO of people.
to whose care alone must he committed
the policies which are good for the peo-
pie. If some foreigner should ask his
nation to surrender power and the right
of self-government and invest legislative
right in the United States, what would
you think of that mans patriotism? If
we would despiSe the foreigner who
would attempt or desire to let the United
States control his nation. what contempt
must foreigners feel for the Americans
who are willing to surrender the right to
govern themselves? (Applause.) Our
opponents tell us in their platform that
this nation can not undertake to open its
mint to silver without the concurrent aid
of other nations. 1t does not say that
we are not able to do so for month, or
for IL year or for one presidential term.
According to the statement this nation
will never be able to do it until other
nations join us in the act. CApplauscD
That is the doctrine-not that we must
continue gold standard for few
months, but for an indefinite duration
of time. What is this thing we. must
endure? My friends, when the Ameri-
can people at last turn their thoughts
on the gold standard: when they ut last
discuss it from all sides and understand
it's results and the motives that lie be-
| hind it, | have no doubt rs 10 what will
be their verdict. Let me call your at
tcntion as to what is said in regard to
the gold standard. | want to give you
language which is stronger than | would
be willing to use on my own authority.
want to give you language which sur
passes in emphasis any language which
you have heard uttered by those who
are now called eXtravagant. 1t is the
! language of John G.. Carlisle uttered in
THE chairman has read an extract
from that speech. Let me read another
extract:
| ..rbo ohsolutn and Instantaneous de-
struction of half the entire movable
nronerty of the world. including houses.
ships. railroads and other appliances for
carving on commerce.. when it would he
| fnlt most sonsihlv ot thc moment would
NOT nroduce ANYTHING like the prolonged
distress and DISCRIMINATION of society
that mist inevitably result from the per
mnnent onnibilotion of onc-balf of the
metallic money of the world
That is what Carlisle SAID; ana now
my friends, the republican party has
nIodgod ;tso,f to ioin in , consnirocv to
! inStro,' this monSv uniass otbnr nations
and hall In
,nnrcbists9 lre tbev tbo ones who have
70 restore thn gold md silver coinage of
tLo nnu.t;tnt;oHn2 Aro tbny tho amos
VII, Want 70 ro;not,to tho Gnonci,l svs
Tan, Which had tbn cndorsnmnnt Of oIl
tbn statesmen from Washington and .Irf-
frrson and Jackson down 10 Lincoln. or
shall wc find the anarchists among those
who want a financial policy which will
do more harm than dnstroy half thn
housns sink half The Sims and toor m
half The rniIroodsy CAppln,lsc5 we
propose n financial policy. Our oppo-
ncnts nronosn nothinr Witbout dorinp
70 defend The gold standard without dnr-
ing to set n time whom Won Shall rscnnc if
thcv nrench ihc dontrinn of grin and
hear If and offer no hone to he human
race We osl, for tho fren coinn~n If
silver. we have had had if IN tho post
We ask for free coinage nt the ratio of
! is TO l. (Applause0 We have had if
in the mast and we ask that thc Amcri-
can people shall 40 their own legislatlns
! loI themselves Wltnout waiting Ior thG
hiu VI cohsgh! VI ahy o,hcl iu,ion' Alu
~ nay i si IL III 'nc Pas,' w peiieNr
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on inot I Iossam 20 thn -, piuea ~ sou
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3n conf. aS nort nf ohnnoo .,,huU ,n,, Ur
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onno,.tun;ty 70 tnst tho o; nv a.. IVI "n
nnpnio i ot mo ,; ,ne anm'eii'S VI t,icsc
Tbav tol, Won ' IL u Ell ~ f suGSes.ioi':
silver Tho imnr;oor Ioi,nn 'e IoinhSc ~, W.
wnrtb ns IT'LL nv IL WIZ, No Inm 1e
now rbnr toi ', nr ;f ,,o, h uo,l"i Az, ~
froo ooin,~o Of si,,So ~ s III; nav ,';, w
rise in vnine Of mo , a,;,o 'm' ,, wn ,,o'
tion Inv which Won onn tost +ho,, We
ever man nffers %nu 'c'' invii Mnta.
| for 10 cents Won toie If and .bon toi,n i
TO your savings bonl, mr. tn anv ntba,
bank and ask fbem If tbav viii t,l,o thot
on deposit now for 10 cents and "ivo van ynr
n written agreement to rive Won, - NToyi.
can dollar the next doy aftcr tho ;nnuc,,-
ration of tbc next nrrSidnntr 0Grant an
plause and cheers.l
/ They say silver will not rise. II not,
I then they can furnish you these silver
| dollars for 30 cents in American money.
| We tell You that we believe the free
i coinage of silver will create a demand for
| silver which will make that Mexican
dollar worth more than Il hundred cents
at the mints of the United States
throughout the world. You ask how it
can be done. 1t can be done by applying