The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-29

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would have gone down like forests be-
fore the cy clone
That our silver dollars would fall to
the bullion value was shown conclusive
ly by the examples Of history, both in
France and this.country.
Mr.. Frye then traced the result that
would follow such depreciation. The
last time we had deprecated currency,
the price of necessities went up 100 per
cent, while wages went up only 40 per
cent. Then it took eight days of work to
buy barrel of flour; now three days of
work will buy one.
The man in debt had been allured by
the prospect that he could pay his debt.in
SO cent dollars. Was this honest? But
it swas said that gold had appreciated
and unfairly increased the debt. Well.
how long had that debt run? Not over
six years. But gold had not appreciated
a cent since 1890. The production of
gold has been s15, 900, 900 yearly, and
will be larger this year than before.
In this connection Mr.. Frye told a
story OLA very bright free silver Demo-
| GRAFT in Norway, Me-, who had arranged
to lend 5000 to church in that town.
When the trustees went the other day to
found the note was made payable, prin-
opal and interest, in gold. The trustees
asked the reason for this. why" said
this free silver Democrat of Norway,
lyon don't suppose, do you, that am
id fool enough to lend gold dollars,
and run the risk Of getting back 50-cent
silver dollars.
Mr.. Frye then went on to show that
free silver would mean a great deprsoia-
tion in savings bank deposits, life insur-
anoe policies, etc.
Having prooueded thus far with the
currency question Mr.. Frye next spoke Of
the tariff. He said protection meant the
doing of our own work at home. Before
the Mckinley bill was passed we bought
| $45, 600, QUO worth of fine woolens from
Germany, sending that amount of money
over to Germany to be spent there. The
Mckinley bill raised the duty on less
| fine goods with the. result that in two
years we had transferred that manu-
featuring to this country. paying our
millions to our own people instead of to
the Germans. But it would be said that
We had to pay more for the goods. But
in reality we did not pay cent more.
The same advantages were procured by
the Mckinley bill for the fine cotton
goods, cutlery, COTTON ties etc. We took
| from other countries whole industries in
this way. But the Democrats In 1892 de-
clared that the Mckinley law was
iniquitous and in their convention went
in for free trade. Yet the people voted
to give that party power. the working
men especially assisting. And before the
workingmen have got through with the
changes demanded in 1892 they are now
invited to another change. But haven't
theslaboring men had enough Of change?
(Applause.)
Mr.. Frye then described how the
| southern Democrats framed the Wilson
bill, and how by the amendments that
| were forced upon it, it became creation
that no one would own.
Mr.. Frye read off a list of few items
of manufactures showing how the Nc
Kinley law brought S65, 900, 900 of manu-
featuring from Europe to this country
while the Wilson bill has sent all this
back and about SIS, 600, 900 worth back
| with it.
This WINS we'll for the manufacturers of
England but 1t was our duty first to look
after our own people. (Applause.)
e lect Mr.. Bryan and we should have
a continuance of blunders and misfor.
| tunes. g.
Elect Mr.. Mckinley and we should
have sound currency (applauss), prosper
GUS industries, labor employed. the gov
ernment revenue equal to expenses, and
national happiness and plenty. Cap
plause.)
Mr.. + rye concluded by urging his
hearers to use every effort to procure
great Republican victory, and roll up for
Mr.. Powers majority of 80, QUO at least.