The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-10
DIR. DEPEw's SPEECH.
He Tells What the POpOcratkc Party
PrOuoses to Do

CHICAGO Oct. 9-Chauncey M Depew
spoke tonight at the Coliseum TO a large
audience. He was escorted from his hotel
to the building by large number of
wheelmen. there being about 1.5o0 bicycles
in advance OF his carriage during the
drive down Michigan boulevard The meet
ing was part of the Chicago day pro-
gramme Mr. Depew said in part:
Bryan and Sewall and Watson proclaim
a revolution. They do not propose, as has
always been proposed in every canvass
before, measures within constitutional lin
Its and well-settled principals of govern
ments. but they seek to overthrow all the
experience and all the wishes of the past
al and economic changes. We all admit
tho right of revolution and it's necessity to
escape oppression and tyranny and estab-
fish liberty But revolutions are never JUS
titiable unless the wrongs are beyond rem
edy by the people. We have no thrones.
no House OF Lords. no privileged class.
We, the people, make our own laws. and
we, the people, are interested in their en-
forcement. The Democratic convention
proposes in its programme to destroy the
Supreme Court of the United States as 1t
now exists under the Constitution to pro-
llibit the issue of bonds to carry on the
government and maintain it's credit; to de-
stroy tho sacredness of private contracts
the Constitutions: to destroy the standard
of value upon which is based the solvency
and credit of all civilized nations; to de-
base the currency and issue fiat money
The Supreme Court by its decisions has
given to the federal government the pow
erS which have enabled it to protect it's
life, to put down rebellion and save lib
erty.
The orators of this new creed say that
with the free coinage of silver there will be
Unlimited money for everyone. Money can
be had only in two ways-by stealing it and
exchange for it. After the silver-mine
owner has had his millions of silver bull
lion coined into bright and glttering dollars
saying on one side This is a dollar and
stamped on the other. In God we trust.
and worth only % cents. he will not give
1t to anyone unless that person can give
him something OF value in exchange or
labor in exchange
This whole scheme is a gigantic con-
spiracy with a few able and unScrupulouS
directors and many dupes. In travelling
across the continent / met most of the
leading directors managers and owners i'm
them would frankly discuss the question
said thaA at the present price of labor
there were many mines of loW-grade ore
that could not be worked at profit. But If
they could get the free coinage of silver
at the ratio of 1G to / the demand for silver
for coinage would appreciate the price
of it, and a silver dollar being worth only
b3 cents in legal tender, they could pay
their workmen in these silver dollars and
so get down the wages of the miners. Thus
they would make money estimated at $50.
600, 900 a year out of the general public of the
United States, the one hand, and make
more by this compulsory reduction of
wages to their employees, on the other
The silver Democrats also held meetings
tonight. at which Senator Teller and 9TH
ETS spoke.