The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-28

J fer legislative power from Washington
to London. (Laughter.) 1t is the hrs
platform that ever declared that one
thing was good. and then declare that VIZ
couldn't have 1t until some other ma
lions decided that it was good for u
to have it, daughter and applause.
When the Republican party pledges
itself to restore bi-metallism as soor
as possible, it tells you that bi-metal
lism is better than the gold standard
and then when it tells you that Rooc
as it is, We can't have it until foreign
nations say we can have 1t, 1t puts you
at the mercy of the foreigners and says
you must suffer, not as long as you want
to, but as long as they want you to. why
my friends, if our opponents think We
can't settle this money question by our
selves, if they think we must have ar
international agreement before we de-
eide what kind of money and how much
we shall have. why don't they turn over
the tariff question to international agree
ment and call conference of nations to
settle the tariff question. daughter.
Why don't they call conference Of ma.
tions and submit the Monroe Doctrine
to those nations for their sanction
daughter. I don't know what you
may think about it, but. my friends,
l had rather have, as have said before,
a foreign general at the head Of our
amy, or foreign admiral at the head
of our navy than to have man at the
head of the treasury department. who
thought our finances ought to be run on
the European plan. daughter and sp-
plause.) They tell US that if we have
free coinage we cannot borrow money
from abroad. l reply that as long as
we have gold standard we will do
nothing but borrow money fro m abroad
until our security is gone and then
they will have to take us for what we
owe. (Laughter.) You say that we are
not strong enough now to act alone;
when will we BIZ stronger? We owe more
today than we owed ten years ago and ten
we do now. How long will 1t take Us
to get from under the clord at that
rate of progress, my friendsp That ia
what they ask us to do. II We could
submit this question to the farmers Of
Germany and the farmers of England,
the farmers of this nation might be con-
tent, that is they might be better pleased.
t least. But if we must submit our
cause, not to the farmers of foreign
lands, nor to the laborers of foreign lands,
not to the business mon of foreign lands,
but tc
THE MONEY CHANGERS OF FOR
EIGN LANDS,
do you suppose they are going to take
pity on us when they don t take pity on
their own people? (Applause.) They
want to have gold ss the only primary
in amount that you can't get hold of 1t
if you want to. 7 don't know how your
banks do here, but down In st. Louis
the leading banks joined in circular say
ing they could not furnish gold to their
customers until the silver agitation was
over. Think of it saying that gold is
the only good money, but you can't get
1t, my friends, until you stop talking
about something better than the gold
standard. They lay it to agitation. They
mistake the cause for the effect. Our
present condition is not due to agIta-
tion. Our present condition is the cause
of the agitation, my friends. People agi-
tate because they are not satisfied, and
you can't stop agitation until you eradi-
cate the cause of that agitation. You
say, have confidence and all will be
well, How can a man have confidence
when he SECS that all is not well and that
you are trying to make 1t worse instead
Of better. You say have confidence and
all will be we'll. The Republican plat
form means to carry out the financial
policy of the present administration. 1t
you like that sort Of policy then. my
friends, you can get continuation OF
it by voting for the gold standard-in-
ternational bi-metallism by name, but
gold standard in effect. You can get the
present administration policy continued
by voting for the Repu blican ticket
1t Is one of the new instances in our
politics when you oan get Democra-
tic policy continued-if they call the
present one Democratic polioy-by
adopting a Republican policy of the
same kind and naming it Republican
instead of Democratic. daughter and
applause.) The leading Republicans
have Endorsed the Presidents financial
policy, and when the question came as to
whether we should follow the President's
suggestion and allow the issue OF gold
bonds as asked In the Rothschild's con.
tract, and when Democrats stood up and
opposed the Presidents policy, and op.
posed the Rothachild contract, the lead.
ing Republicans. including the distin.
guished gentleman from this CITY, voted
to issue gold bonds in accordance with
the Presidents recommendation. Gap
plause.)
My friends, want you to remember
that this constitution under which you
live did not delegate to few fnanoiers
the noWer