The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-07-13

q change has come over the sentiments OF
ms country? Three months ago, when ~
was confidently asserted that those Mho
believed in the gold standard would frame
our platform and nominate our candidates..
even the advocates OF the sotd stahudiu
did not think that we could elect to pr, ,ha
dent: but they had good reason LOT tne
SUSPICION because there Is scarcely a state
here today asking FOR the gold stah1alee
that is not within the absoIu i Ill. teVt
the republican party. loud chserlhsl bu'
note the change Mr.. Mckinney was ionii.
mated at st. Louis upon platform may
declared for the maintenance OF lhe Eoiu
srensIarl untfI IL should be changed into
bimetallism by an international asteehlcls.
Mr. Mckinley was the most popular man
among the republicans, ana every Doug tIi i
months AGO M the republican party prophe-
SIZED his election. How Is II today W.;
that man who used TO boast INA nc t". 49,
like Napoleon-tl laughter ana cneStiSl .i,
man shoulders today when he thlIlAs tnat
he was nominated on the anniversary OF INC
:.Not only that. but as he listens he can
hear with ever-increasing distinethess We
sound OF the waves as they beat upon 'iie
lonely shores OF st. Helena (CheersJ
More Cheers.
s.Xyhv this change? An. my friends Is
not the change evident TO any one VINO VIII
look M th, natter 1t is TO private char-
acfer. however pure. no personal popularity.
however great. that can protect i"'' -
aveusiug wrath Of AN indignant people 'ile
man who viii either declare th"t ne -
i'm favor OF fastening the Boid s'i'iiuAiN
upon this people. or who is Wiling 10 sur
render the right 81 self-government ana
place legislative control IN the n "l-'.a u
foreign pOteutates uuu powers VhttiS'l
we 80 forth coandsnt thai We shah WIN.
Vsly- because up1u The paramount issue
in this camp@i=n there is not q spot 81
hi",5i.n @t,'.. t,-,r + t,e- ten ms that
St.-il.ei,, So '.' 5.s y. - ,-.,j t,.inr Ne point
tD fheir platform aId tell Them THAT tneir
I'-tll14lln Irl ana s,ihstifutc bimetallism
ss.'.- III ~. antI standard IS a good
.st.tl., 80 &, ,-s- III ~ itg daughter
tltlt-. WE p f.--E M tl,a rold stsf,-
a.- .-st. ....rI ,-our attention to
cara and mi-lt 80 ~, 80 - ,,,,ls ,,i,o
tle - .-.At s".,t55r t..ia,. and who ton
'lt- 4. -...-.. 81. .....7.rs Is, favor Of
"0 --l'.s s", 5s-,'.-t.f-r, ami tbpr,.l.. de-
49,. -r.r The ealI -targard is vroug. and
,-- ~ --i,5..5..-.. ,f i.f-aafalii-m is better
49, 49,. 1910 CONS months auo were
- -r- .s..,-s ,.ftsrt.a- Of abe gold
et-rrari ami trilirs- IS that we could not
~ worli. 5eeaeWeI sTpialse and chcqrs)
Makes a Suggestion
~ want 90 slsee..st th.s truth. chat X the
r..f standard e : coed thing we ou-ht %
r...s--e ia favor ~ fts retention and not
.-.---.l..-i,,.- b. ana III the
-, s. rf MINI. v-bv should
h.. T..'i.. ..., 8 - ,,,.;,ns an. Wiz
1850 ~. I. .,..,..,.
ing - resp us ~ 'es ~ ~.
,nia which issue they force tie Gsa,. We
rre f~r.ar.I % meet them on either issue
o~ aa i'1,h. NJ thay tell us tuat the gold
standard IS me standard OF civilization Neo
rgqly to them that tuis. the most cnlish mt
,ueI al 40 the nations OF che earth. has
never declared for a sold standard, ami
10TH -fc PARTIES this year are declaring
AGAINST ff tAuuiauS.l III the gold stand
n~I X tn.. standard az civilization. why,
~ fricrl-. SHOUTED VI. not have it2 So if
r,raesur rre history OF our nation. More
-f. .--r- -. a.,n t.n thorn fhis. that
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