The Portland daily press., 1896-08-26
never be tolerated by the people of

never be tolerated by the people of
America.
not between bimetallism and mono-nletal-
lism. That subject would bear discus
sion. This contest is between silver
recommendation, which we have not, and
gold mono-metallism, which we have.
That subject will not bear candid dis
cussion. This contest also isrhot be-
tween the East and the West. There
can be no such contest. Our interests
are identical. With their growth
comes our growth. We cannot go on
alone. We have sent our childlBmthere.
Our money is there. No misfortune can
happen to them that does nofs haupen to
us. We here have full esteem1 fpr the
pioneers of the West, and rejoice in
their prosperity. They are alba sbrave
and vigorous people. As Burke said of
the younger Pitt, They are, mot clips of
the old block, but The old block ITSELF
Every wise man agrees that beyond the
Mississippi lies the great wealth of the
days to come. In the development of
this wealth we all are interested, and we
in the East are not the unwise men to
believe that we are not concerned in the
founded sectional differences are without
excuse. and it will be woe to those who
try to foment them. The West is too
vigorous not to find out the truth, and is
too valiant not to follow it when found.
What the West needs is loanable capital
which will develope its resources. No
part of this Union is SO concerned in re-
storing confidence as the undeveloped
territory. The South too has similar
interest. But they are busy down there
just now asserting their rights and keep
ing down the negro. If they could be
persuaded to look after their interests
what happy country this might be.
John Sherman whose name will be
great name in history made speech the
other day and showed that ali the de-
monetization of silver there ever was, was
made by the help of Stewart and Jones
of Nevada and that free coinage of silver
by the United States alone will not and
cannot cause any surcease of our calam-
tiles, but on the contrary would be the
cause and summit of further sorrow It
is curious to see what effect that had
on the silver men. One of them in Mas
sachusetts lifted up his voice and said
Mr.. John Sherman has told us of no
remedy for our hard times, therefore,
the silver remedy which Sherman proves
to be no remedy is the only remedy. Of
course he did not use this language but
that was the idea if there was any. Just
think Of the logic. A remedy proved to
be no remedy becomes curgasll be-
cause John Sherman will not invent
cure. or
Is it true that when this world is badly
off we have all got to be in theslough
of despond until some great man in
vents remedy? Are we all to lplunge
into foolishness unless some great man
hits upon something sure? If the world
has got to wait for that panacea let me
tell you that the rest of death is a flash
of lightning compared with the rest we
are going to take. Is there nothing in
our idea that the best sense is common
sense?
No, no, these things are governed by
natural laws and take their course like
the rolling of the round earth or the
glitter iof the stars. Suppose man
were created full grown and set upon
solitary earth facing, the dawn. As the
the panorama of sun rise, the march of
the fountain of light across the sky the
red sunset and the black darkness, came
over him what could he make of this
termination of the gorgeous pageantry of
the skies? Nothing but darkness, desc
laton and death and a wild calling on
unknown gods to help him. But the !
man who has from earliest boyhood seen
the sun disappear into the red West to
light up another day may be ignorant of
Kepler's laws and of Galileo's fate but
he knows no greater certainty On earth
than that the day follows the night. A
man who has only seen 1898 might well
wonder and call on some great
man for rescue, but we. who
have seen 1873 and have read of 1925 and
1S51in England and 1887 in America know
that we shall as surely rise again to
business and prosperity as that tomor-
rows sun will rise.
Be not deceived by false prophets. In
the west they tell the people that Maine
is faltering. You and L know she was
never so steadfast. Here in. the East
they tell us the West is blazing with sill
yer crosses and is crowned with silver
thorns, but when the tug of battle
comes the gallant West peopled by our
children will show to the world
that brothers true and tried who
have fought SO many fights sboul-
der to shoulder in the great conflict of
human progress, will never be senarated
from each other or from that great
party around which clusters all the
glories OF thirty OF the most illustrious
years of this country's history.
The conclusion of the speech like t he
beginning was the signal for another
ovation.
MR.. DALzELL's SPEECH.
Mr.. Dalzell being introduced as dis
tinguished son of Pennsylvania and re-
ceiVed with loud applause, said in sub