The Princeton union., 1896-08-06

cans One HI
or, lose. will look back to the hour wher
was called by the people to take up this
flag as the proudest moment OF my life
Fellow citizens, there was something else
besides that in that campaign. We fought
in all that campaign to place that party
in power that would put the wheels o1
industry in motion and give work and
wages to the laboring men Of this city
and OF this Union. But there had at that
disunton and anarchy, the forces Of repu-
distion and dishonor. They were here then
with the same principles on the money
fpst MT LEVINE
men who believe firmly what the Pop
ulists declared for in 1892 and in
1884. But, fellow citizens, did we believe
believe it then? Never. "a voice e. az. q
sWers, Never The answer comes
quick from the mouth Of q man who
k,9a2 knows pid the the Republican party trifle
then? Didn't the Republican party Crap
pie with the question then? Didn't we
discuss 1t throughout the length and
discuss It then, and condemn free silver in
mere burning and eloquent words than
] can command, and yet that distinguished
member OF the Republican party who was
tcd this people that the Republican
party has changed. My God, fellow
citizens, don't know something about
Wasn't in that fight? Didn't
know what our war cry was? Didn't
know what I said, and what every other
Republican speaker must have said II he
said what every other Republican was
stating at that time? CA voice: "Bimetal-
lism.') Bimetallism. will read that
platform. and the Republican party stands
that is possible in the world. s(Applause.)
We said then that the Republican party
stood for bimetallism; we say today that
the Repub,iGan party stands for bimetai
earth, tell you, fellow citizens, for this
thing that they call free silver leads in-
evitably to monome metallism, and the worst
monometallism - silver monometallism.
We said then, as we say now, that the only
practicable manner on earth In which bi-
metallism could be accomplished was by
and through an international agreement.
We say the same thing today. We not
only said that, but we all said that. Mr..
ToWne said that, and If you deny 1t ]
will read from this platform his own
words. I will read his own words. We
propose to stick to our text in this cam
paign. We intend to fight this battle
straight. We said then what we say today,
in so many words.
NOW, fellow 3c1tlZenS, this question is
not new one-not a new one at all This
question raised itself in Ohio in 1891 when
Governor Mckinley was running for gov
ernor of that state. He took the same pos
and that take tonight-the Identical posi-
tion-and propose to read few of the
ringing remarks Of that magnificent ora
tor.
interviews, that In sentiment upon this
subject the Democrats of Ohio are very
much divided, that the vote in the conven-
ton was a very close one. Governor Camp
about it, he was willing to chance free
and unlimited coinage of silver. I am not
willing to chance it, This is Governor
Mckinley: IF there is to be any profit
the governmental It has gone to the govern
nent ever since the Bland-Allison act.
This new declaration would take it from
the goyernment and give it to the silver
standard, but I am not In favor Of the
free and unlimited coinage of silver in
the United States until the nationsSof the
silver a status which their laws now ac-
cord to gold. The double standard implies
equality at a ratio, and that equality can
only be established by the concurrent law
Of nations. 1t was the concurrent law Of
nations that made the double standard; it
will require the concurrent law of ma
tions to reinstate and sustain 1t. Until
!el' lol ~ " sil5 u a..1s
5Iea colnage oI !ne W9Iu snveI su!S sWouiu
9rdan a4at our Oh SLY s,Ier doaT W9ud 4 surely
ium.
IN M9 !, man ian, knoWs Wnaa tHe Iusnfe may De-
put IN our presenl condlli9n, ana Win our
present ,nght, every e9nsaaerallon - OF SAFE
ty Iequires US 20 no!d ouI pressnI status
untn the otner great na-Ilons snall agree
TO an inIernaIaonal 3 iaslo ia!st -
our currency, on the principle and for
the reasons e fn s.3 naT@ o,d
be conclusive to my mlnd, ana aa would
pace me oppesltloh pf ,3tt ,ae nae Deno- Demo
cratic scheme OF Ruutlng INTO INTO circu-
latlon a snort dolar: me money
creditors OF tne government, Wn1cn IN
clude the pond holders ana those VINO loan
their money to the government IN time OF
war, nave been iargely gel :. pald M & on, ana ii Ill
every instance PAID OH IN tne pest money
ct the country The prnepa nos Eesd
holders, nor the men OF capital and large
means, put t. the soldlers as .xn .Wno ionght Inc
battles of the Union IN the most sacred
and stainless cause In which mankind has
ever engaged. 9Applause.) In 1861, the
government owed to Its creditors. whose