Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-09-11
WILLIAMS VS.. REED.

replying to recent remarks by mos. Is.
Reed, spoke as follows, as reported in
the Boston Herald;
"As statesman and economist he
knows that the falling prices bank
ruptcy and liquidation, such as we have
had for the past year, are due to our
contracted currency. One word with
him answers all questions. He repeated
it so often in his last speech that vain
ly attempted to count them today, that
word is confidence (Applause.)
"Give us confidence. We must restore
confidence. while do not propose to
offer any remedy he saws. what has
happened before will happen again. The
capital of all the world is waiting to be
our servant. How shall we set capital
in motion: We must restore conf
dence.'
Mr.. Wllliams-"Thls reads like cate.
chlsm." daughter. From the floor:
Read the whole speech.") II have
read it and read it and there's no answer
how we are to have confidence in Will
liam Mckinley, whom Mr.. Reed de-
tests so he doesn't mention him. ZAP
plause.) Where can we place confidence
if we cannot in the candidate: Have
you confidence in our monetary svs-
question for you, Mr.. Reed. Since 1889
our gold has been going out in a steady
stream. Years ago John Sherman said
it would plunge the country into liquida-
ton and dishonor. In 1879 Mr.. Reed
said it was Just the opening Of the era OF
prosperity under the Bland-AllisOn act,
and gold coming in, we had all the
money we needed. For ten years we
added each year to our stock of silver
and gold. In 1889 the current turned,
and this year found us, not only with
all our gold gone but hundreds of mil
lions besides. Does Mr.. Reed mean that
this S330, 100000 of gold that's left us
in the last eight years has no connection
with the present unfortunate state of
business? Is it of no importance to the
business men of this country: DO we
mot need two or three times as much
money: Eff we need it, how are we going
to get it:
why were the first three months of
this year filled with such failure as the
world has rarely seen: Was it the
threat OF free coinage: BE honest with
|us; Mr.. Reeds memory is short. 1t
was during that disastrous three months
looking forward to the inestimable boom
|of Mr.. Reeds nomination TO the pres-
have been considered insane who would
say the democrats stood the slightest
|chance in the campaign then. BE frank,
Mr.. Reed; is Mr.. Reed in favor of the
sale of bonds twice year. hundred
million or more. to secure a treasury
|gold reserve which goes out almost as
fast as it came in: And yet challenge
|any man to produce a more faithful pre-
server of gold than our present demo-
cratic president. Faint applause
How is it to be continued without rum
hing into debt to keep out of bank
|ruptcy: | ask Mr.. Reed how he likes
the situation in Wall street, where
European schemers have combined with
New York bankers to keep the gold re-
serve good until after Nov. 3, that must
continue after the conditions Of the past
two years are remedled
ave offer remedy we would remedy
1.-THE existing evil. We point out that
Since secret legislation drove one pre-
|cious metal out of the minis there has
been a continued and uninterrupted fall
lin prices year after year. Farmers have
seen their products fall till now the
|great Western plains will not yield an
honest living to their tillers. There is
but one remedy, the restoration of silver,
that mas proved the prosperity or the
world from time lmmemorial' we ask
That the failure OF - years be tried no
Longer, lApplause.) The results are
what all the prominent men ana leaders
nave prophesieu' blalh9 ~ years ago
oleuGad wa liO| tat
oTI rno nIfnno tho ' th
mOulu Uui "TIlraU wa t'il io u,ie
|mon6nid Gro't "'1, ,''' I ,no%,,
tha ,' az si Io nr'
nri, ''T h,, isc"sn tho
td " WY 81
iou "'ioii We a. 'ee e1''P' WI o"9 punt
II think keed ana MS associates are
honest IN their platform, ana don want
TO deceive the people, but let us see how
|republlcans are promoting international