The Portland daily press., 1896-08-26
SOUTH WINDHAM AWAKE.
A Rattling Republican Rally There
Last Evening.

Webb, Esq, the Speakers-They Point
Theorists.
South Windham Is awake. This lively
little village opened the campaign last
night In the liveiest kind of fashion.
South Wi ndham has always had repu'
tation for being very much alive to the
political issues of the day and the large
audience and hearty enthusiasm at the
rally held there last evening was con-
s.stent with the reputation. The speak
ers were Hon. Charles E. Littlefeld o
Rockland and Richard Webb, Esq, of
Portland. The meeting was held in front
of the hotel, the speakers talking from
the brightly lighted verandah.
Col. II. r. Millett of Gorham presided
He made only the briefest kind of re-
marks and introduced as speaker of the
evening, Richard Webb Of Portland.
Mr.. WEBB'S REMARKS.
Mr.. Webb spoke of the Importance of
the Maine election of Septemb Der in it's
effect upon the national election to fol-
low two months later, and OF the fact
that voters of the First district have a
privilege which they had hoped to share
with rest of the country. that Of voting
for the greatest living american states
man, Hon. Thomas B. Reed.
1t is apparent that the old Democratic
party is dead, and in its place has arisen
a new force which has captured the party
machinery, controlled the national con-
vention called in the party's name. and
put forth o declaration of principles in
which there is hardly vestige left of his
toricaI Democracy. The old party was
ba enough. Upon all the great public
questions of the last fifty years it has
generally been wrong, but it was never
even at Its worst SO bad as the new Pop
ulistic aggregation which has arisen in
its place.
This new party has discovered a sure
road to national and individual wealth
through the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at the ratio of sixteen TO one.
The present price of silver Is about 81
cents an ounce. They will give you
many reasons why it sells at sthat price.
bit one reason which they do not give
you Is that silver sells at 81 cents an
ounce because that is all it Is worth.
twenty-five years ago it was worth
nearly twice rs much, but since that
time new mines of great richness have
been discovered, new and improved meth
DDS of smelling and refining have been
adopted, and it has been found that sill
yer ore can be taken from the mines in
the Rocky Mountains, smelted refined,
transported across the continent, sold for
81 cents an ounce, and at that price show
| q profit for the mine owner. Thirty -one
ounces of silver can now be bought with
one ounce of gold, and Ethe actual ratio
of value is 81 to one. If silver should be
worth 81. 30 per ounce, then only sixteen
ounces of it could be bought for one
ounce of gold, and the ratio would be six
teen to one. At that value its free and
unlimited coinage ut the ratio of sixteen
to one would give us bimetalism, but
with its value lower than $1.29 per
ounce its free coinage would give us sill
yer monometalism.
Mir. Webb then referred to MIR. Bryan's
opinion in his speech of acceptance that
the free coinage of silver would raise it's
price to ST.. 20, and claimed that the his
tory and experience of the world showed
that Mr.. Bryan was wrong. Moreover
the promises of what Is to follow under
free coinage which are aruged even by
Mr.. Bryan himself as reasons for adopt
hight depend for their fulfllment upon
tho theory that he is wrong. For il silver
is to appreciate unit. silver money is equal
in all respects to gold money, it's free
coinage can bring no relief to the debtor
and will have no effect upon prices. The
results which they promise can come only
from depreoiated currency. 1t is not
then a question of bimetalism. 1t is a
question of standards. 1t is the gold
standard against the silver standard.
They really seek a change OF standards.
Mr.. Webb spoke of the disastrous re-
suits which would follow change to a
deprecated standard, and of the dis
honesty and dishonor involved in what Is
| III effect a scheme for Wholesale repudla.
ton. But the real goal is no simply q
depreciated silver currency, but fat paper
money. The Popullstio platform plainly
demands an unlimited issue of irredeem-
able paper money, and Mr.. Bryan is the
candidate of that party, and has not
raised syllable of dissent against that
| plank.
The Democratic party of today has re-
| jected it's old beliefs and adopted the
| vagaries of Populism. has cast aside itt
old leaders, and refused by q large ma
| jority to indorse the only President the
party has elected in forty years. The
OUubrU1 VI bu5 phFey ludolilhOlJ "hloiI uhs
| been usurped and the party name which
has been stolen is all that is left to CLAIM
| the allegiance of honest and consiste nj
Democrats, and 1t is no wonder thai
thousands of them are today rushing to
the support of the nations credit ant
honor, regardless of the fact that thos'
| who attack it are doing go under thu
name of Democracy.
HON. C. E. LITTLEFIELD
said in part: The people that live IL
this district have the high privilege o
voting next September for the most dis
tinguished living American statesman
Thomas B. Reed. (Great chsers.) W
had hoped be might have been at tn
head of the national ticket. We hav
a magnificent candidate in that gloriou
Citizen and soldier, VIM. Mckinley 0
Ohio. It is all important that Main
should speak with no uncertain sound
You all have an interest in casting you
vote in favor of the integrity of the gov