The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-03

SiiNcr at sixteen To one, without waiting
for the aid or consent OF any other ma
tion. (Great applause and rhecring)
FOR three months | huTc done what
could to present this question to tic
people and have Travelled from NeLras-
ka to the Atlantic, and everywhere
nave preached the same doctrine and
advocated the same prlnci olcs. (Ap-
planse and chccrs). Everywhere / have
round those who believe with us ana the
zeal of the bimctnllsts who live along
tne eastern coast Is as great as the zeal
OF the bimetalists OF Nehruslia. (An.
plausc and checrng). They called Il n
sectional question when we began. but
thcy nave found out that 1t is not II Sec
liohol question. 1t Is n great Contr,-
Versy between the money power nnd the
common people of all this country. (AD-
plause).
BURNING WORDS.
THE Republican party started ont +,
mike the tarin question nn Issue in Ills
campaign, but If you Will 20 among
any group OF persons wnere politics is
discussed You will find what n failure
lhey nave made in getting the ;arirf
question in the campaign. (Applausr)
inc republican party attempted a
fraud upon the people in its financial
plank Under the hope Of International
himetall!sm it started out TO fastcn the
Goid standard upon the American Drorlc.
II has been aided in this work by n few
former Democrats WHO have beer. advc-
eating the gold standard, hut i'm order
10 Keep up the fraud they have rrc-
tended to favor Palmer and Ruckncr.
when they have worked Tor the R.publ,-
can ticket. applause ana cnecrsl. You
can see now the campaign has b"an con
Quoted The Republicans have not
dared to advocate the goli standard as
Il good thing because their platform
pledges the Republican party % pct rid
ol IL as soon Us other nations vii! help.
bpt as they nre not nble ~ openly 'ai-
Focate the gold standard. thry heln tho
holting Democrats who can u,rnch
what the Republicans do not d;Ic TO
preach ana they answer the same m
pose Great applause and chcn.s,.
want you to understand the cam
paisn which we have had to fight They
nave told us that the great interests of
society were against us Yes. certain
great interests have been.
The trusts have been against us, hut
tbe trusts ars no more against me than
] am against the trusts Long ana CON
! tinued applause and checrs.l The SYN
dicates which have been selling bonds
Tor me Government are agoU.st us, but.
my friends, they have reason to be be-
cause If am elected they will no longer
applausc)
They say that the corporations are
against us. Yes. many of them are
ana they have reason to be. because WE,
beiieVe that the corporation is n crea-
lure OF th" law, and that the Govern
incnt which created it is still greater
man the corporation. and should comDel
it TO obey The law. Great applause
and continued checring)
We have felt the influence of some
.ot these corporations. We know what II
Is 10 nave them say to men vino are
win US mat II they vote our ticket they
must be discharged and lose their bread
ana butter Continued applause) NV
friends. they know that if we succeed
IN THIS campaign there will be leglsla
ION which viii punish the man who at
'sihp!s TO deprive another of the right
of citizenship. CApplauseJ
They tell us that the national banks
are against us. Yes, some of them are,
because. my friends. we believe that the
Sreenback as we have 1t to-day Is bet
ter than to retire the grcenbacks and
issue bonds and give the banks the bene-
III of the interest. ApplauseJ My
friends, we have found men advocating
honest money who were so afraid Of
paying their debts in dollars that were
not honest that in order TO avoid all nos
sibiity of mistake they have refused to
pay their debts at all. Uaughter and
great applausc) We stand in this cam
paign for reversal of the financial poli-
cy which has cursed this country for
twenty years. We are in favor OF re-
storing the gold and silver coinage OF
'4'N t'ii7'it!s 'p!l. We are IN FAVOR of
having an American financial policy for
the American people. CApplause and
chccrsD
We do not expect the support of those
VINO doubt the ability of the American
people 10 attend 20 their own business
IApplnuse and cheers) We do not ex-
peet the support of those who have more
rain in foreign financers than they
have in our ONn people.
We do not expect the support Of those
who would rather trust the dcstinies of
Iu.ODoO0O OF Americans to few foreign
iinanc!erS ihRn trust the dcstinies of our
people in their own hands Great cheer
inc) Put while we have agaiyt us MANY
of these Influences which are considered
great and potent. we have on our side
those who believe in the old fashioned
idea of government-that II should grant
equal rights to all. and special privi-
leges 20 none (Applause)
THE AID OF FREEMEN.
My friends. tomorrow is the day on
which You register Your will; tomorrow
is the day when. by your ballot, YOU de-
scribe the government under which Won
desi,e to live. If you desire a govern
ment OF syndicates. by syndicates and
for syndica;cs. you have right to II.
and you can use your influence with
those who are against us. (Applause)
IF You still believe I'm the Government
that jefferson advocated, the govern
mcnt Lincoln desired-a government of