The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-26
t!cally when he appeared before his
Springfield aud!ence. He spoke as fol-


Ing upon "a discussion OF the great para
mount Issue OF this campaign, l desire
III TINS CITY 10 pay tribute to independ-
ent journalism. tApphuse0 My friends
l nave always respected an honest and
earnest and bic opponent. I have new
or criticised the right of any one to
speak his sentiments, and present his
ideas as clearly. as forcibly, as eloquent
ly as he can. l believe with Jefferson
that error Is harmless where reason is
left free to combat 1T. Great applause.)
And ir any man has an idea am willing
for him to launch fhat idea and trust to
the merits or that idea 10 make rs way
into the minds and into the hearts of
men, and | respect the Springfield Re-
publican for It's high (sreat applause)
plane upon which :, discusses political
questions. | respect II for rhc tolerance
which ii elbows 10 political opponents
and without censuring those who sub
stEute abuse for argument, I cnn COM
mend those who use argument instead
OF abuse. Great applause). j can COM
mend also to every citizen the words Of
thlt distinguished editor who was the
founder OF this paper. am told that he
Is the author or .he expression that a
man who is not willing 10 die for cause
ne believes in Is not worthy to live
Wrcat applause.) My friends. 1t Is will
inEness OF people to stake their all upon
the correctness OF their convictions that
has enabled truth to spread from person
TO pcrson until at last 1t overcomes the
opposition. And In this campaign we
nave as good an Illustration as was ever
given before of the depth of conviction
ana the Intensity of earnestness In the
presentation OF the cause. I challenge
YOU 10 find in all the political untests
which this country has passed through.
ringlc contest which has aroused more
oarncsiness than this contest through
winch we are passing. | challenge you
10 ma among all the hosts who have
uclehueu cause more earnest men than
iound to-day among the advocates OF
Inc right of this government to legh:aat c
iDr itSeli without regard to G,her ma :
tionS. Great applause.) 1t will not do
10 say that there is no cause for such
leelihS as Is manifested now. If you
rcao Inc dispatch which appeared In
Yesterday morn.ng'' PAPER from Lon
noh you VIII lind grea. meeting OF
agrlcul.urlsts was held in Buda Pesfh
ana IN speaking of that meeting the
dispatch said that practically all OF
@ @anuse rept 2"emiinE agricultural societies
were IN laNOr of the restoration of bl
| netal.Lm. My friends, our opponent )
sometimes tell us that this movement in
favor of free coinage IS started by the
NINE owners and kept up by the mine
owners.
Il want them to understand that they
cannon explain this great uprising of the
people ON the theory that II Is instiga ted
ny man who OWES bullion, and wants
70 sell 1t at higher price This great
uprising Of the people comes from the
masses VINO do not produce bullion,
,ut they produce property, and they
reaiiZe that the gold standard has been
driving value out of the property which
they produce. CApp!auseD
"lhe opposition press may we'll n ford
20 pause in their ridicule of the adyo-
c"tes OF ircc coinage. in their denun-
cation of them as lawless Characters
10 ind ohl whet her there is well found :
"a reason Tor thfs advocacy OF bimetal-
isin among the farmers or the IInited
states, OF England, of Germany. OF
FRANCE. and of every other nation which
mas been cursed by the gold sstandard
MY friends assert here and challenge
any eolo Dug paper TO dispute 1T, that
a hhahc'ai policy which is Injurious to
the agricultural classes has nothing IN
commend ii to the governments of ,,nv
ffAtlon OH earth. (Applause) The poI1
standard has never commended itself
TO me agricultural classes of any conn
Wy whicn has ever had 1t. What will
You say then? Will you say that e;hese
farmers have no right to have their
Interests respected? No, You dare not
:ay mat, because You know that I'm nuh-
!c life and in business life the best
ofalhS Ghat you have come from tho
arms OF this country. (Applause.
When they ask for bread will Won rive
them a stone? When they ask FOR fIsh
Wlii YOU bestow serpents upon then, .
That has been the policy of the finan.
cleii OF ms country and in their seI-
lShness they have been attemptine IA
force their ideas upon Others whiIo
others have fallen down beneath ehe
weight OF their Ideas and the flnanciers
themselves have risen to prosparftv ~,
tne proStrate TO: ms OF the fallen. (Great
aPpiause) NO person can accuse me of
attempting 10 deny the financ!ers or
even 10 the money changers right To
lner opinion. the right to their votes
the right TO every legitimate influence
What deny TO them is this. ,;he right 70
think for everybody but tlnemselyes ~
right 10 put themselves above othar
people and go through the world crvinr
am holier than thou, am holier thar
thou.' Cheers and applause)
MY friends, let me give YOU one NAV
by which you can determine the sincarj.
~ or men. IL Is not a new rule, II is
as old as the law of evidence. IT apni,es
10 an walks of life and to all condiiions
and TO all subjects. The man who ha
reeves he is right tells you what he no
lieves and why he believes it,
a man who does not believe that be is
right is the man who has filled the die
tionary with ambiguous terms and fiIis
his speech with words of double meanS
ing. Great applause) The man who
talks aDount sound money" and then
refuses to tell you what Sound rnonay"
means can get a certificate OF honest,,
onlv from himself. Cheers and an,
plause.l