The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-19

ing TO give their lives If need be TO re-
lense the colonies from political control
we are In favor of the immediate resto-
ration OF the free and unlimited coinag.
or both gold and silver at the present
legal ratio of 16 to l. without waiting for
the aid or consent OF any other na ton
CCheersO We are In favor of II because
bimetallism is needed to give TO the
people sufficient volume of standard
money to Keep pace with population and
putfhess. The Treasury reports show n
shrinkage of more than sl5O, 900. .0OO In
the currency within the last two wears
The Republican party does not pro-
bose any plan by which the volume of
CURRENCY shall he replenshch from time
to time as the people need money rhev
simply desire the people To turn over
our financial system to IA few syndicates
VINO can profit by the cXtrcmites of the
Government-eXtrcm which those
Svndicates have done more to create
thSn any other cause. tCheersD We
applv the law OF supply and demand ,n
money. We say the value. of u dollar
deDends on the number of dollars and
that YOU can raise the value OF IL dollar
by making the dallors scarce and we
enarge that our opponents are i'm favor
or making the money scarce because
theY are controlled by those who want
money dear. If you are in favor of dear
money YOU ought To vote the RepublI-
can ticket. If you are in favor of max
ing money. the only thing which 1t is de-
siraDle TO own, and making property,
the thing that everybody wants to get
rld OF. YOU want 10 vote the ReDubn-
can ticket. because the Republican
nartN proposes to continue the present
financial system, the object of which
is 10 make II more profitable to hoard
money and get the increase in the rise
OF the value of the dollar than TO put
that dollar to. work employing la Dor and
developing the resources of this great
country. (Cheers.)
Our opponents tells us that we must
maintain the gold standard In order to
borrow money. We reply that If we
maintain the gold standard we will
never he able to do anything but bor-
row money. and will soon be at an end
III mat because our property will not
De lit TO borrow on. Uproarious cheers
TheV tell us that the election OF the
Chicago ticket will drive gold from this
county. l want you to remember that
the mere nomination of the candidate
Tor President on Il free silver platform
has been bringing gold TO this country
FOR the last few weeks. tCheers)
My friends, II a nomination will start
this much of a flow of gold to the United
States. what will be the enormous flow
when We actually have Presiden: who
Is for free sitNSg? (Cbeers) My friends
our enemies tell us that II we have the
free coinage of silver, foreign nations
would get our gold. want 10 say that
the moment this nation pins it's mints
TO the free coinage of silver the free
creditor nations of Europe will have to
join us In the ma intenancc of silver with
a parity with gold instead of conspiring
10 force down that silver as they do
now. Great chcerng) You tell me
that we must have gold standard be-
cause England has 1t. | reply to YOU
that we will have bimctallism, and then
let England have bimetallism because
we have bimetallism. Cheering and APP
plause.)
But we are notified that we cannot
maintain the parity because Mexico
cannot. Every man who thinks that
this nation is no greater than Mexico
ought TO vote the Republican ticket. II
is the only place he will feel at home.
tChee!s and laughter) This nation can
do what Mexico cannot do. This nation
can create demand FOR silver ten times
as great as any demand that can be
created by Mexico, and If there is a Re-
publican who still doubts that this ma
ton Is greater than Mexico, let him re-
member that the United States and
Mexico together may be able TO do what
Mexico cannot do alone. cloud cheer
insD ] want to call your attention 10
the difference between a bimetallist and
a gold bug. daughter and applause }
Now ! want 10 explain that when |
use the term gold bug. / do not use II in
any offensive sense.
When ! use the words gold bup In
the same kindly spirit that he uses the
word lunatic. when he speaks of mo
u.aughier ana appluse). ! call your AT
ientinn 10 this marked difference be-
tween the bimetalliSts and the gold bug.
fon ask farmer why he wants bjme-
tallism and he says he wants il because
1t is good for himself. lie is not worry
ing about other people He has troubles
enough of his own. Uaughter) You
ask the laboring man why he wants
bimetullism and he tells you he wants
1t because it is good for himself He is
not Worrying about others. lie, too, has
troubles of his own. daughter and an
piauscl You ask the business man why
he wants bimctallism and he tells you
that he makes his money not from the
men from whom he borroWs. but from
the men to whom he sells goods But
you ask an Eastern advocate L. of the gold
standard why he wants gold standard
and does he tell you that he wants il be-
cause il is good for himself You never
heard one of them say ii. (Checrs)
These financiers want the gold stand
ard because ii is good for other people.
He wants the gold standard. he saws
because II is good for the laborer. He is
for it because it is good for the business
men You tell them that these people
are willing 20 risk bimetallism and then
what does he say? Rising to the fuil
height OF his moral stature he tells you
that he cannot. according To his con
science. allow other people to hurt them
selves. even II they want to hurt them
selves. daughter and applauseD If
the Eastern financier iS troubie6 with