Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-08-29

; campaign. If those few men who prid.
themselves or being more truly business
men than the people who produce thu
wealth of the country, say that they mus
protect their business by defeating tn,
ticket nominated at Chicago, we shall ap
peal to the millions of business men who
will make business of politics this yea
and who will declare that the government
of the people by the people and for tn,
people shall not perish from the earth
Loud cheers.)
TWO QUESTIONS SUGGESTED.
Now, I want to suggest two or thre,
questions for you to think about. car
only suggest them.' have no time te
enter into an elaborate argument. sug
gest these two questions:- First-Is tht
gold standard good thing? (Shouts Of
"No, no.O If the gold standard is a good
thing why has no political party in the
history of the United States ever de-
clared for gold standard in its plat
forms Now, that is the question worth
thinking about My friends, the fact nc
party in this great nation has ever in g
national platfo-'n deaered its preference
for the gold standard is complete proof
that the people Of the United States, lr'
respective of party, are opposed to the
gold standard. loud cheers.) If the
gold standard is bad thing, then want
to ask another question, and that is why
we must submit to 1t until some foreign
nation comes and rescues us from it's
evils. If this nation is not great enough
to legislate for its people on every ques-
tion, what claim can you make to inde-
pendent government? (Shouts of"None.")
A nation that controls our financial poll
cies is more of an oppressor than ma
tion which stands over us with an army
or navy to defeat our political rights.
1t has been said by another (and repeat
it as my own opinion) I would rather
have a foreign general in command of
our army, would rather have foreign
admiral in command of our navy than to
have the tsreasury of the United States
run upon the European plan. (Applause.)
| a THE INTERNATIONAL IDEA.
sa'If we1had foreign general at the head
OF our ,Arfhv we could in tweuty-four
hours inssss 10 enlist enough Amer
lcati eite irpower our army with
its fer.., /. (Applause.) If we
had fore raj at the head of our
navy aft should ever come when
it injuree ould equip navy that
could con- uAr own navy with any
foreign ASSISTANCE that it might secure.
! (Cheers. (5aEat if you pat man at the
head of thsstfeasury department who be-
lieves this-nation must bow to the dicta-
tion of some foreign nation and will sub
NIT it's financial policy to the decision of
aliens, yoh;fiave man who exercises a
disastrous influence not only on the work
ing mefg but on all the people of this
land and snakes them vassals instead of
free Mems citizens. When we declare
against fofSign interference in the do
mestic affairs of this nation, we do not
give just offense to any foreign nation.
would despiss an Englishman or Ger
man or Frenchman, or the citizens of
any land who tried to have his govern
ment submit to the dictation of any other
country, and I know that every fair
minded foreigner in his own land will but
respect us when we rise to the dignity of
our citizenship and demand the right to
govern ourselves.
HOW TO SECURE BIMETALLIsM.
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"If bimetallism is a good thing, how
are you going to secure it, (Voices:
vote for it.o just one way. You have
got to secure it through the aid of those
who want it and not through the aid of
those who do not want it. (Cries: That
is rightly If you want bimetallism you
must act with those who favor bimetal-
lism, and not with those who oppose it.
We believe in the immediate restoration
of bimetallism, that is, an immediate
opening of our mints to the free and un-
limited coinage of gold and silver at the
present legal ratio of 16 to 1; and we
do not believe in waiting one year or one
month, or one day, or one hour, or one
moment to ask what other nations think
about the proposition. cloud cheers.)
We believe this policy will maintain the
parity between gold and silver at the
ratio of 16 to l. You may doubt that
ratio. care not if you do. If you are
honestly in favor of bimetallism you will
rather risk the ratio than join those who
will not give you bimetallism at any
ratio or any time. (Applause.)
II call your attention to the fact that
the advocates of free coinage at the ratio
of 16 to have always been willing to
join with the nations that are willing to
join with Us. The line must be drawn in
this country between those who want BIZ
metallism and those who do not want it,
and you will have to ally yourselves on
one side or the other. Another thing.
They have complained that one of the
candidates Is young, (Laughter), but I
want to assure you there lsgoing to be no
child's play in this campaign. (Laugh-
ter.) This is q campaign which is In ear
nest.
WANTS REASONS GIVEN.
"Before election day comes every DEM
ocrat who opposes the Chicago platform
will have to make known why he opposes
it, and if he does not give his real reason
his neighbors will know why he opposes
it. Don't understand me as finding fault
with anybody who does oppose our plat
form. not only recognize the right of
every man to use his ballot for the pro-
lection of his own interests and of the in
terests Of society as he understands those
interests, but regard it as his duty to
use his ballot so. But there is another
thing. regard II as the duty of every
man who wants to leave his party to have
reason for it which he is not afraid to
write upon the walls so that he who runs
may read. W
II do not want him to say that he is op-
posed to the Chicago platform ticket be-
cause he loves his country when his rea-
son may be that his salary from the trust
may have more influence with him than
the welfare of the country. (Oheers.) Re-
member that do not object to his stand
ing up for his salary, but I want him to
tell You 90, and not to accuse us of being