The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-11

eo-Cgreat apPlause)-don't interrupt me be-
lore ! get through my sentence-the only
canaloase who has chance to be elected
VINO believes that this nation is big enoIgb
TO attend to its own business Applause
me Republican candidate has a chance Ia
De elected Either he or l will be elected.
pressy declares that we are not able 70
have the financial system which we want,
ana must retain a system which we do not
want until foreign nations come to our re-.
lief. don't stand on that kind Of a plat-.
FORM stand on platform which declares
that We the people of the United States
are able to maintain financial policy of our
own, not only without the aid OF foreign
nations but in spite OF anything which they
may DO iApplause.l Whenever the question
f 81 se PIG. Is presented; whenever
the right OF self-goyernment Is assailed
theh. my friends, there are no other cues
lions until that Is settled. You ask ms 10 dis
cuss other issues l ask you what is the
use OF discussing any question IL when We
come 70 decision. we have to submit that
decision to some foreign nation before wa
plause.) y
People Must Decide.
Let US first decide that the American peo-
pie are able to run their own government
and then we can discuss among ourselves
what Is the best for us to have Applause
LeJ US f1rst decide that we can have a fnan
Az poicy which re want, and then we can
discuss what kind OF financial policy we
want to have. But what is the use OF dis
cussion. II. when We decide we are imp3-
tent TO carry out that decision? The Re
puolicah party, In its platform expressly
suFrenders to foreign nations the right IN
determine when this nation will enjoy tbe
advantages Of the double standard. The Re-
publican platform declares that we must
maintain the present financial policy whefh
er We want il or not until-and until is 4
very iong word-other nations consent thar
w, We heea not tIaughter) If they said that
we must maintain it for one year Nc
might nave tried TO bear it; IL they had said
we must maintain 1t for four years we might
nave submitted to 1t: but when they say that
IONS insist upon 1t. | rebel against any such
doctrine. fApplause. and cries OF Hear
near. More than that We have waited
s smy years. We have sent three commls4
empty handed. l believe that the time of
persuasion has passed, I believe that the
tilne OF entreaty has gone by. and that in
stead or sending our commissioners abroad
to ask them to help US, the time has come
when We should act for ourselves and then
let them follow us IL they desire to- AN
pause and cries OF That's right and Good.
good y Well, you say we can't do that I
had a debate with man. and he said cit is
American. you know, to brag about what
America can do My friends il is English
Applause and laughter) There are some In
this country who doubt the capacity OF our
people to legislate for themselves and 10
have their own financial system. You will
IND New York hnanciers who will tell YOU
that 1t is perfectly impossible for the Amer
lean people to do anything until they first
obtain the written consent of the London
fnanciers. But when you find a man who
insists that foreign aid or consent is neces-
sary, you generally hnd man who goes 10
Europe oftener than he crosses the Missls-
sippi river. fApplause.) You find man bet
ter acquainted In foreign lands than he is in
his own country. And II these men are not
willing for this nation to act alone. II these
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