The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-10-20

silver He and his friends succeeded.
and what was the result? Disaster
came 10 this country. as you all know.
Forty years ago the old whig party
went TO wreck upon the rocks Of sls-
very. a new parry was formed and II
was called the Republican party. It's
fundamental principles were protection
o American homes. American industries
and American labor Under its direc-
tlon this nation put down the greatest
rebellion known TO history. To do that
II had to issue greenbacks in the sum Of
nearly 5000 900. .OOo--a debt which press
ed down upon the heads OF the Ameri-
can people worse than Bryan's crown
OF thorns. With the exception Of
cleveland's first administration. the ma
tlon. in all the years since. wiped out
more than 1890. 900 900 OF that debt so
that when Cleveland came into power
the last time. instead Of having a debt
Of about S3,OOO.OOO. 600, and an interest
charge OF sl5O,OOO.OOO per year, the in
terest was reduced to s22.OOO,OOO. I'm
told millions Of paper money, worth less
than 30 cents on the dollar. under the
direction OF the Republican party was
sradually raised until in 1879 every dol
lar was equal TO par and every dollar
as good as gold. CApplause)
Il stand today where I have always
stood-for the American people-and I
deny that the man who published ex-
tracts from my speeches on the money
question, and did not say that ] advo-
Gated the settlement Of the question by
international agreement. correctly rep
resented me. And l further say and
said then. that II you settle this question
by going It alone. or by International
agreement. and do not have a protective
.arin TO protect the homes Of the people
you never can have prosperity. My
friends in this city who have published
and circulated these extracts have done
me q little injury by not publishing
the speeches entire. They did the same
thing in Southern Oregon. and l say 10
you.as l did TO them. that II you will
he fair and publish the speeches entire,
l will contribute my share to the ex-
pense. Don't leave. my Budget friend.
of this is not fair. stand up and say so.
tApplause)
Sound money means that We must
have whatever money is in circulation
in this country, silver gold or paper.
equal in value one dollar to another.
Whatever paper. whatever silver mon
ey, shall be equal to gold. 1t was pub
lished in some Of your papers here that
was going over the country mlsinter-
pretlng the Republican platform I de-
ny it. The platform says that the Re
publican party is opposed to debasing
our currency or impairing our credit,
and declares for bi-metallism by inter
national agreement. Pennoyer. who is
an old personal friend Of mine, says l
am traitor. II l had turned as often
as he has l might well be called such.
Pennoyer was first Democrat, then
Republican, then a Democrat. then
Populist, and now he does not know
what he is. He is friend of mine, but
everybody knows that he is crank.
Money must be kept at par and every
iollar of silver and paper equal to a
iollar in gold. In 1879 specie payment
vas resumed under Republican admins
ration and since then every dollar has
been as good as gold. (Applause.) Some
II US differ in our views, but all aim
It the same end, so far as the Republi-
an party is concerned.
"The platform says further, we are
opposed to the free coinage Of silver
xcept by International agreement with
he nations of the world. which we OBJ
igate ourselves to promote This is
lain, and is the platform 1 stand on
md the platform which Mckinley is
'ledged to support. l believe as the
Republican party believes, in the BIZ
metallic standard composed of both sill
er and gold-it is one standard COM
'osed Of two metals. Like the pendu-
lm of the clock, which is made of two
Metals so that under all conditions of
Teather it can equalize itself.
"The platform goes one step further
n regard to this particular plank. AS
uming that we have now single gold
tandard, it declares we must stand by
hat until We can get that other and
etter thing-bi-metallism"
The senator made a conclusive and
reply to the accusation
gainst him on the celebrated PLANET
( Mars" speech quotation. and demon
tratede thoroughly that no information
i agreement on the money question
ould be reached as long as the Demo-
ratio party is in power, because they
% not believe in 1t. Bryan, if elected,
an do nothing on those lines without
himself If Mckinley is
lected, the Republican party. pledged
o bi-metallism, can and will act with
iermany and France and England, who
low will no doubt listen to such prop
sition.
IF any one has any questions to ask,
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