The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-04-15

democracy. he read from Mr.. Smiths
record and showed the pictures of Mr..
Smith in his different costumes.
In 1890 Mr.. Smith wrote a letter.
Blaine once wrote a letter and said,
"burn this" but Brother Smith publish
ed his in the paper and now pleads the ba-
by act. In 1894, when MrISmith had been
in the cabinet for some time and had TAX
en- a national view, even then he declared
the gold standard calculated to contract
the currency, and check industry.
Mr.. Smith had declared there was
more silver since free: coinage had been
stopped than before. Mr.. Smith, in '94,
was for intern ational agreement. What
use of any such agreement if gold is I'M
changable and the gold;standard best? If
law has nothing to do with silver and
gold what good can international agree
ment do? He described the process of
evolution by which Mr.. Smith was now
a full-fedged sing gold standard man,
differing not from John Sherman. Ia
80 he was for silver; in "a for bimetal-
lism; in Augusta, in 1896, declared bi-
metalllsm physical and metaphysical
impossibility.
How can man be all these and give
advice worthy of Georgians to follow?
Silver is good enough for the people, but
the bondholders and noteholders and
spectators N ust Lave gold.
The present system would not do. The
option should be held by the government
and not the creditors. The gold men
must legislate. Their plan is not COM
plete. 1t is costly system, meaning
bonds, bonds, bonds. The bond bust
ness is no remedy. 1t is
too costly. We have already been taxed |
$500, 100000, or 500 per head. to sus
tain the single gold standard for three
years.
Brother Smiths plan is to retire green
backs and Sherman notes by issuing fif-
ty years gold bonds and give to national
banks unlimited power to control the
currency, to say what amount it should |
be.
The speaker opposed placing so much |
power in the hands of the moneyed |
power.
Don't agitate, says brother Smith.
The bondholders say hush, do not agi-
tate. But human rights come by aglta-
ton. Patrick Henry was hidden silence, |
but his answer was, resist tyranny.
tell you to agitate. You get your |
dues, you get your rights by agitation.
Muzzle not investigation. Let people |
learn. Let us agitate-restore silver.
Do not give it up. Do not wait to get
expression from democratic conventions
whose views are made up from states
who give no democratic electoral votes,
but have your own views and support |
no straddlers this year. Force candi-
dates to take position for or against
restoration of silver.
Judge Crisp was given tumultuous
applause at the close of his speech, last
ing five minutes.
MR.. SMITH IN REPLY,
Mr.. Smith closed the debate in 20
minutes speech. He apologized for his
Peek letter in 1890. Said he was Igno- |
rant and acted the cool thepIin publishing |
the views that he did That the scales |
had now dropped from his eyes. Fur
thermore, he was actuated to write the |
letter by desire to help elect General |
Gordon to the senate.
His closing argument was that Mr. |
Crisp had not touched any argument adj
vanced by himself. 1t was a general
criticism of Mr.. Clisp's speech and posi-
ton. He said that Mr.. Crisp was can
didate for the United States senate and
was advocating the free and unlimited
coin ge of silver because he believed he
was on the side of the majority, and
wanted to jump on the big side.
Mr. Smith made good use of his TWEEN
ty minutes time, and was given loud and
continued applause as he sat down.