The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-26

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sczaary oratorsczl force. and conzs6er.1g
TIE sszs Of ire c-ox3. be wzs listened -
With rs<ser catering sste-ttcr. Dnre TIE
speech wzS raaYre1 y a srnan kno. %
Republicans. who INTERRUPTED vita
struggling sheer fer Mckinley. Before M
speech wzs finished darkness care On
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OF the crowd threw q crimson gfsre ogS-
;he Esd c< hssSs ard then az alarm Ok
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asee diversion At Tire c35se q hts
speech Mr.. R~vsn shock han6s with ne
r~ops. wno climbed upcn the platform
re wa srsven 70 the station preceded By
a bard and crowds CO eittzsns. VINO
formed IN Inc and marched along cheer
Ing. Mr.. Began said n part
Mr.. Chairman ard rsi.ow Cstixens: In
ire preSeT1ce OF thss immense audience =
81 hardy necessary 20 announce ina; tss
presidential campaign IA open for osistnsss
Il gives me great pleasure 80 ne Per
u1is1sd 20 address. ever for snor1 trne,
ire citizens OF Albany and this vicinity.
ezseaua Il a privilege 20 - able TO defend
IN yo1r ps@Sgnes tas aclie8ss whtcn De-
ksts VII bring prosperity and happiness
70 TIE American p@0pss. II THE free GOV
eminent the people express themselves
through party organizations. II Is ths only
wAv IA whleh ~ can give effective fores
10 our convictions without party we fight
ufshoaf hope % success. Parties IN their
conventions ADEPT thesr platforms ans 20
forth 10 tha people appealing for the sHf-
fraxes OF those who believe that through
party and 81 the policies exDr esSseo IN the
platform they can best serve their coun-
try and protecr their right The Dem
oeracy a. Chicago me. IN convention, and
there the majority OF the Democrats OF
the United States. speaking through their
legally chosen representatives. lad Gown
a platform and nominated ticket II -
not 20 BE- expected thai person VII al
gavs fnd In any platform ali that be de-
sfras and nothing which ne does not IKE
When citizen comes 20 vote. ne acts
with that party ene indorses that plat
form which gives 10 him the best assur-
anee Of securing the most important things
which he desires.
1T f. proper. are. more. I. r. necessary,
that the candidate who stands upon plat
form shall indorse the atterances or his
nlafforrn. and 7 stand before you 70 de-
clare IN your presence that ! indorse ev-
cry word and every syllable or the plat
form adopted at Chicago. CApnlaussl But
whlle / do so. expect IN this campaign
the support OF many Democrats who are
not willing to indorse all that the plat
form declares FOR. tApDlause.l In cam
paign there Is always some overshaaowlng
issue there ~ in a campaign always one
Creat paramount question, which. more
than any other viii determine the ale
glance OF those people who support the
ticket In this campaign we appeal with
confidence TO those people who are oppos-
ed TO a longer continuation OF the goia
standard policy IA the United States.
Our opponents have at last taken
definite position upon the money question.
The Republican platform adopted at 1t.
Louis declares that the gold standard must
be maintained In this nation until other
nations shall consent 10 It's abandonment.
we believe that the declaration which
commits US 20 a gold standard until 9TH
er nations come TO our relief is equivalent
to a declaration In favor of permanent
continuation OF the gold standard because
we do not believe that other nations VIII
take nifty upon ia before we take pity
on our own people. We have then 10 con-
alder thIs question: Ought the American
people submit longer - a gold standardT
Cries OF no. no.'D The Democratic par
Is has begun a war OF exEermination
against tho gold standard. We ask no
quarter. We give no quarter. We SHAH
prosecute our warfare until there is not
Rn American citizen that dares TO advo-
cate a gold standard policy. tCheersl
You ask why7 We reply that the gold
standard is a conspiracy against the hui
soIn IL than we would join an army march
ing 70 despoll our homes and destroy our
families.
IL ask you not to take my word for the
evils Of the gold standard. I call a. a
witness a gentleman whose voice has been
heard IN the councils OF the Democracy.
l ask you. II you are inclined TO accuse US
of using extravaEant language: ! ask you
20 read and reflect upon the language used
hy John G.. Carlisle IN ISIS. In a speech
made I'm congress he said: According TO
ny opinion. the conspiracy which seems
20 have been formed here and IN Europe
20 destroy by legislation and otherwise
from three-sevenshs 20 ene-haA the metal
lie money OF the world is the most gigantic
crime OF this or any other age It's con-
summation would ultimately entail mora
misery upon the human race than all ths
wars pesfiience and famine that ever oc
eurved In the history Of the world That
Is the language or John q. Carlisle. ] be-
lievs he spoke the truth. and II II was
true then II Is true today. and viii be true.
| no matter who may change his opinion or
| his course upon this question. Truths
once uttered VIII I've. no matter what
may become OF those who uttered those
truths. Men cannot Fetrsct truths. That
| proDhesy was spoken eighteen years ago.
ard eighteen years OF fulnllment have en-
| ablea ~ 70 believe words which were be-
/ lieved by all az the time they were spoken
'sour opponents tell as that the free
coinage O. silver Is going 20 disturb BUSH
ness I ask our opponents 20 write down
the worst thing they can possibly think OF
a. q possible consequence Of the imme8iat e
restoration OF the free coinage or silver.
and when they have written their worst
/ ! would place against the most dismal
| prouhesy they can utter the words OF John
| q, Carlisle. and tell them that 7 would
4 take The worst thing they caaid think OF
/ rather than bring a misery greater than
4 war. pestilence ard famine. Applause
Can you imagine tire meaning % those
/ worisT Ne. nv friends. the imagination
! cannot cohesive. the tongue cannot de-
/ scribe all that Is wrapped up in those
7 words. Can you think OF all the wars OF
+ Tho raet7 When vaa remember that from
/ the time that Cain killed Abel until row
{ history has been little more than record
/ of warfare, can you remember all those
wars. and can you add In one great SUM
/ AL TIE misery thai these wars have cauS-
/ e. and thea can you think OF The pestil-
/ enees which have visited TIE earth. the
! misery that they have brought. and then
/ can you think - the famines that have
! afflicted mankind from time 20 time. can
| you ada into enc great SUM az the misery
! caused rs these arcad destrox~-s q ths
/ hamaa race ana then thlrk that the con-
/ sarnthat lan OF the conspiracy q those who
/ stand behind TIRE gold standard would
! bring more q misery than ali % thsseT
''Sosne ~ our opponents say thss ts~v
. sre Nfnaia fhaf We can rot nsasuratn IL
sne.allsS-a alane. We reply 20 thefn tha.
/ We have waltei fcr evenly years fer or
/ er nattons - Aesp as Rnd Y ~ are wetrg
/ 20 re<eore ei~Fn-sslli-fn we have ret "a
restore = aku1e. because others Go rot
I ccHEs esSist sfate More than Gsat
Ne believe sass tae assertion q ArericsH