The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-11-03
A BIG RALLY
FOR M'KINLEY
The Hon. John {. LeaSure Addresses
a Large Audience.
THE LABoRER THE CREDITOR
And Always Suffers the Consequences
OF Debased Currency-I History
0f the Crime OF 10"
THE LABoRER THE CREDITOR

The last glad rites were observed last
night The campaign In this county
has been warm one and many exciting
Incidents were connected with Il. The
Republicans have better organization
here than In any other city In the state
and many good speakers have address
ed the people OF Astoria. The prepara-
tory battle IL over and every indication
points 10 an overwhelming majority In
this county for Mckinley and Hobart.
II Is estimated that 5000 votes viii be
cast. and that MoKinley's majority Will
be at the least 700.
The last speaker 20 address the citi-
gems OF Astoria was John c. Leasure.
Of Portland. who spoke last night at the
Republicag hail 10 1900 people. The
meeting was opened by n selection by
the Glee Club. which responded TO a
hearty encore, President Dellinger then
introduced Mr.. Leasure, who said:
Ladies' and gentlemen and fellow
citizens: always esteem Il a pleasure
TO speak TO tho citizens OF Clatsop coun-
ty. have met you before and have
always found the people OF this county
10 be enthusiastic In their work. I am
particularly gratined at the presence Of
80 many ladies'. am glad 20 see that
they take an interest In politics. be-
cause the best teaching that can be
given 10 the young is that which is ex-
pounded at the fircslde. Presidents are
not made In human tempests: they are
made nj the firesldes OF the homes OF
the country. when the family gathers
OF an evening; and it Is here that the
young are taught 10 vote intelllgently
upon the issues which may In the fu-
turc confront them. so. say. II is Inn
portant that the ladies study the i'm.
port questions OF the day and teach
them to the children who. when the
time comes viii be In position TO
cast their ballots with Judgment
IL is impossible. owing to the limited
time In which have 20 speak. for
me 10 go over all the important ques-
tlons We are now ON the eve OF n
great campaign and. as there are a
great many laboring men here tonight,
Il seems to me that | should contine
myself to the question OF the free coin !
age OF silver
Before proceeding with the money |
question II becomes me to say that the |
vital issue Is being covered with veil. |
All admit that we are having hard |
times; all admit that we are passing
through a period OF hard times: and
all who have read the political history |
OF the country know full well that we
have passed through othenperiods like
this. our former distressing situations
were not so bad. perhaps, as that OF
the present, because the population was
and the wealth Of the country |
was not developed to such "A great eN-
tent Like causes produce like effects
and say that the causes which produc- |
ed the disastrous times OF the 4O's and |
SOS are the same which have caused |
the hard times OF today, The tariff is
the real issue, but you have had such |
a lesson in 1t that It is useless for me
to dwell upon that question"
The speaker briefly reviewed the ru-
luous effects OF free trade and then
turned his attention to the great finan-
cial question In answer to the popo- |
cartic argument that the gold standard |
was the cause OF the country's present |
ills, he stated the United States eXpe-
rlenced its greatest prosperity when
Just such money as is circulated today |
was used He said he did not believe |
the silverites were honest In their be-
lief, he failed TO see how they could |
be, He did not want to be understood
as saying the Chicago convention repre-
sented the true Democracy, for the lat
ter was entitled to the respect of all,
He llkened the Popocratic party to the
rabbit which, pursued by a wolf, ran
up tree,
But" 1t was suggested, "a rabbit
cannot climb n tree"
well" answered the story teller
''he had to-"
And this is the box in which the
Popocrats are, They have been chased
up tree upon all other questions and
have been handing down free silver
chestnuts ever since" Great cheersl
Referring to the argument that, on q
dark night in 1873, the Republican par
ty sneaked into the back door, showed
a bill through congress, had the presl-
dent sign 1t the same dark night and
silver the speaker said
that more silver had been coined since
that dark night than in the history of
the country up to that time Speaking
of the dollar Of our daddies," upon
which the Popocrats place so much
stress Mr., Leasure said those dollars
never were demonetized, but went to
France and committed suicide. At that
time the ratio here was 16 to 1 and in
France 15A to /. The consequence was
that the American dollar was worth
more in France than in the United
States; and when the awful crime of
'73 was committed, there was in clrou-
lation in this country only so, 25 and