Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-24
MONEY AND TRUSTS.
,rXA>pER TELLS EtsT-END
DEMOCRATS ABOUT THEN.
, RINGING SPEECH IN FULTON.
Its and Republicans Dealt
uea,y ulo~s-Nr' Royals 0'""ee-
,r. the Formcr-History of
o,r Financial system

WNt
..,. HAN. 1T the corner Of Orleans
..,,,fh streets. in Fulton, was
OF. o.,,b Democratic worklngmen last
Tho meeting was held under the
~ The Fulton Bryan and Sewail
la the Rockets Democratic club
CIV .,.. soeakcr was Colonel W. r. Alex
of winchester whom the people
81. have recently been eager to near
Alexander made ringing speech
..rei the boys up TO fever-heat
..use of Bryan. Sewal. Lamb, De-
and constitutional money.
,,.etine was called 10 order and
.....sss over by Mr. Meyer Angle pres'-
NJ the Fulton Club. and the
nor Of the evening was introduced
No. William Coulling. After few
.,,,arv remarks Mt. Alexander
~ Tho formation Of the Constitu-
~ this country. which, he said. de-
...ol the obligations OF the people TO
,,,ernment and the obligations oil
.,rsrnmcnt 20 the people. ~ said'
.s8 colonel Alexander. we. the
hslt the people men who had
~-sl,rds powor and heard England
mon who loved liberty. In IL
o not find one word about syndi-
We. the people 20 make TINS
,- more perfect. and TO secure JUS
.fr when ] find in the Declaration
r.ferrudencc that 10 means equal
enact Justice TO an. and special
.rsges 10 none. / see that this gov
-~ert has promised 10 every living
...- whether ne breaks rocks upon your
..-nrlses or occupies the presidential
,t.r exact and equal justice" CAP
As TO COERCION.
Tho sneaker defined the meaning Of the
,.-f .vote" 10 meant an expression
~ rorr opinion. and no living man had
..rt fo insult your intelligence by at
..-,t-,. To- cocrcc or restrain you. (Ap-
,t.rs.l "Do you know" continued COL
i-.I Alexander that some OF these fell
i.v. are going around telling the people
.l.t ro ordinary man can understand
t.. currency question? ! am going TO
st.o vou that the man who makes any
e..n statement is a liar or fool. Inc
IMAM Who is about TO do "a piece OF dirty
,,.k Will always commence it by making
rt.r-es. Gaughter) The Constitution
r.rls certain assurances. and says we
must have money. 10 gives certain rights
d. -r. people of This land, and I've got
re much right 10 a Slice of them as
e.n some other people ] know. CLaugh-
tsrI That young man sitting over there
/, s much entitled 10 "a slice OF them
f,--omc other men whose names ]
ir1I cau: and he is a devilish sight more
BIO than some men who are going around
making speeches for Doodle and selling
i-eir principles. (Applause) The Con-
f-tlNon says that Congress shall have
fr- right 90 coin money and regulate the
value thereof. IL says, further, that no
state i1 this Union shall make any money
legal tender I'm the payment of debt,
except gold and silver. Let England
and France and Germany declare war,
rni YOU and / arc bound 10 80 and bare
rrr breasts to the leaden bullets and
o bursting shell, and I'm consideration OF
CHS the government has promised us
money TO meet our necessities Of life.
look 40 the late war In this country:
The poor mechanics went out 10 do the
battles OF the millionaire. while the mill
.or8irc stayed at home. Great applause)
We have performed well our obligations;
ias The government performed lisp
(Cres from the audience Of mo; no!D
OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM.
colonel Alexander dealt with the his
t5-oal part Of the financial system of the
country Up to 1873 we were a wealthy
and prosperous people under the double
standard; since then we had been going
down and down and deeper and deeper
.a debit a pauper people produces a pau
rrr nation. r prosperous people makes
prosperous nation. CApplause)
Between 1873 and 1881 there were 1900
strikes. thing never before known in
tte history OF the world. II all came
offer 1873. because Of the decentralization
q, silver then. These same fellows who
vreaksd this ruin upon this land want
she people TO vote for them now. There
was an increase in the population OF the
United States OF nearly 100000 per year.
Two million more mouths 20 feed and
10000 more heads to cover. and not
dollar additional put into circulation in
fal years.
A VERY SMALL PER CAPITA.
colonel Alexander declared that all this
talk about this country having great
amount of money per capita i'm circulation
was false Il say to you that of fun,
honest Iegal-tendeT there is not over 81
cents por capita" (Appiause) He argued
That ty power given TO this government
tF Che Constitution there could be no such
t1lue u.s. q 53-cent dollar Every dollar
coined by the United States was bound
20 Dc 70 loo-cent dollar, and all OF Eng
4.rl. Germany. France, and Africa could
DOT make them otherwise.
He went into an explanation 10 show
f'.t gold was the only money issued by
fls government that was a fun legal
tender. Tho silver dollar was legal
tender except where expressly stated i'm
i'e contract. but sold was fun lcgal-ten-
t.r.
Tho Republican party had passed laws
which said that an individual could make
contract destroying the legal-tender
ability put into dollar coined by the
government under the Constitution of the
country The speaker characterized tins
o.. d4stardly, contemplate class legisla-
ton.
ie read from the platform Of the Re
oHaan party Of 1858. wherein IL declared
. tne use OF both gold and silver as
money. and condemned the Democratic
rty Tor its alleged efforts 70 demonetize
SILVER 0aughtcrD In 1855 the Demo
cratic party demanded the use OF botn
f.d and silver as standard money and
'1r nd money was primary money. and
primary money was putting 20 back just
where t stood when the Constitution OF
I't land was adopted. The nominee upon
N.'".''AiN was a NlAIA NN tue name hI I
'fofer Cleveland. The same Democratic
PARTY .u 1872 declared for the constitu-
l'nal money-god and sivcr-without
''cr.mnaton and without charge OF
i.Hitee. And who was your candidate
la0nt asked the speaker. sardonically
t.i Then Boo "a weak and Disguised voice
,. gave the answer: The same Grover
''.te'and.' lGroans) Cries Of whats
g.. matter with OFerrangD
colonel Alexander expressed his opin-
' oi the check of the Boltocrats
lhcr assertion tbat they had to de-
''ie against the chicago platform be-
ID. a