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standards and said that England had
been much more prosperous under a
bimetallic standard than under a gold
standard of value. He also stated that
France had maintained a parity be-
tween the two metals up to 1872 and
during that time had, among other
things, been able to pay off the great
est war debt of modern times, exact
ed of her by Germany after the
Franco Prussian war. Continuing he
said:
"Did any of you ever hear of the
lack Of being able to maintain a parity
between the two metals previous to
the act of 1873? 1t was never thought
of. 1t is manufactured by the thing
known as the modern gold bug"
(Cheers.)
After discussing several other state
meuts of Mr.. Trimble's, the speaker
said:
"Mr. Trimble asserts that the Demo-
cratic party has departed from the
old faith and tries. to prostitute the
utterances of Jefferson, Madison and
Jackson to this end. He cannot do
this. Jefferson and Jackson stand as
absolute supporters of bimetallism.
He says we've stolen our financial
plank from the Populist platform of
1892, and also that We did this Is a bid
for votes. If I we're gold standard
man l would hate to admit that the
Democrats had snapped off the gold
bug votes for Populist votes. Icon
graduate the Democratic party upon
the support of every sensible Popu-
list.
she says that Bryan says If he is
| elected he will enforce the laws and
asks the press to put the question to
Mr.. Bryan as to how and where he
will enforce the law. 1 believe Will
liam ]. Bryan will enforce the laws on
every inch of American soil If he is
elected, but I do not expect him to in
terfere with local affairs by federal
powers. 1 suppose if he had the ex-
ecutive's power to-day he might even
be Anarchist enough to pay United
States bonds in silver when they read,
payable in conn., (Great cheering.)
He asserts that the free coinage of
silver will not enhance the purchas-
ing power of the dollar, but the great
est sin of the gold standard lies in the
fact that the purchasing power of the
dollar is constantly approaching. This
means that the farmer and laborer
must give o. to buy a dollar as the
value of the gold appreciates. Pre-
vious to 1878 laboring men received
$3.50 a day; many now receive rs cents
a day. Previous to 1878 wheat was
worth 80 a bushel; now it is worth 25
cents. Talk about over production.
While %granaries are bursting and
great wholesale houses are filed with
goods and yet the people are not fed
or clothed. But the dollar has in
creased in purchasing power until to-
day it is hardly possible for the ordi-
nary man to live. We want the ap-
preciating power of the gold dollar to
stop. We want to place the silver
dollar where it stood previous to 1873
and thus curtail this constant appre-
citation. (Cheers.)
"Mr. Trimbie makes a painful as
sault on Governor Stone and deplores
the fact that every county and State
convention has Q g fit to pass resolu-
tions endorsing this peerless states
man. (Great cheering.) He ID a friend
of the people and they are going to
stand by him. Then he refers to Sem
ator George G. Vest. If you will go
to the political grave yard of the past
you may observe on some tombstones
such inscriptions as these: "A Repub-
lican, killed by G. Vests little political
hatchet,' y. Sterling Morton, a sound
money Democrat, who came in con-
tact with George G.. Vest and then
withered away 1 warn Mr.. Trimble
against a similar fate. So far as his
reference to Champ Clark is concern
ed Great cheering, ending with three
cheers for Clark, here interrupted the
speaker) I don't have to defend that
old war horse. Heis eating about one
Republican q meal now a day and on
Nov. 4 will have a grand turkey din
ner and finish up with w. M. Treloar.
Then MI. Trimble refers to the West
ern farmer. 1 say that he is an honest
man and that he deserves what is due
him. That Democratic convention at
Chicago took up the gauntlet for the
honest old farmer and proposed for
once TO fight his battles.
"Then he charges the Bryanites
with reputation. This was notthought
of in 1873, but now when it is about to
hurt a few gold standard men a little
We are branded as repudiators. Who
are the repudiationists? Is it we OF
the capitalists? The bonds contracted
during the Civil War were made pay
able in the legal money of the coun-
try-that is, greenbacks. The first act
of the bankers after these bonds were
issued was to obtain the passage Of
the exception clause, which made the
interest on the national debt and dutie.
on imports payable in gold. This wa.
followed up by the credit strengthen
ing act. Thus they repudiated the
contracts to which they themselves
had agreed. 1 fling the accusation
back and say that they are not only
repudiators but traitors to their ma
toms welfare"
Continuing Mr.. Hirth told sevara
amusing anecdotes to illustrate var
ious points and closed with glowing