Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-09-02

Of silver: and l want to say one thing
to you-that not one of these professors
in foreign universities, not one Of these
economists whose name and fame are
worldwide, and not one of those great
hnanciers who have given days and years
of thought TO this subject, not one. and
nobody except the leaders of the modern
Democracy and Populism, has ventured
to advise his w country in Europe TO
undertake that task alone. (A~pplause.)
The question is this. and nothing more:
Shall the United States, alone, under
take the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer at a ratio of 16 TO 1? "a few cries
of yes and mo" and repeated cries of
no. Now, see you gentlemen over
there who called Eyes," and you gentle
men here who called mo-" shows the
Gnnastns VI 9p.nion upon .nis supJye.
come TO listen TO me. YOU will listen dis
~passionately. Won will digest my argu-
ments. and | hone finally that by the
time YOU have done So thoroughly that
you will be inclined 10 shout s.no' with
the gentlemen who responded when Won
responded. Cheering mud nnnlnuse1
Now. 10, nv ha cntirolv cnod-noturod
about this I nm ooing IN try 10 give
Won tbn focte md ,,noot II tha ;ssue
il whether tba TInitod Statos shall NJ.
temnt IN do that th;rs aiono in tho
face Of Tho oantrnI,;rn CO.. th,t avarv
airii;zsl n,,,ron.;o ,n 49, ,ha 600
of ~" III ."F-.i -.
~ ene eatsn, except lne Oentta init me
n n Soulh hninucInh ssa.es, yea'
~ "hu peioie we ulu a~phhuoneu !. w
.eiF. Anu u l snail succveu III con-
mems uLs Vi our lIienus ,nut Me nlc
nv. III position 10 no IL without innictihs
upon the country ana upon us an injuries
Wnlch II VIII iaKe Il generation 10 re,
paIr, l snali De more thah reWarueu
lor tne pairs that nave akeh, tnc Cd
seT'utohs that nave maze 'he stUules
1 nuVe gone through ana tue renectlohs
whlch nave Drought me u III! present.
CONVICTIONS. t~Applause.)
Shall We co Roch,vard ar F,ryyord9
CT
,ohail We, ior our own interests sunni
aiohs WIN ,nose natiohs WIN "hlcI we
nave ciassed ourselves anu VINO are iean-
ils Wy hlarcn OIL humanity, y! snau we
20 WIN MeNlco' south Amerlea' Sniha
ana Japan, me rearward halt OF the
great army OIL human progress, ana JON
nose imperfect II documentary clVlilza-
IONS, Whlch are an occular emohstra
non tnat no natloh yer uldeftook alone
tne coinage OF free silver that ana NOT de-
prlVe llseii oil SQll entlrely' lApplauseJ
ana you nav put 10 glance upon the
map o your school BOY OF schoo girl
your lltle son OF ugnte 70 see the
Iact recorded mere Tor the educatlon OF
You'll 10 SHOW that every one OF thosc
natlons sInlds upon a lower scale OF
progress than the nations winch nave
required the policy upon wnlch the Unit
Gu suites now stahus. 90.
NY leiioW cltlzehs' the warnings Oh MS
aory are al against 1t. Inc present ex-
amipaes vi nntlons VINO slngly IRE en9eay-
orlhg 10 sustain themselves under a single
s,uhuaId ioroid us 70 enter upon a yoy,
: upon, 1 was gong TO say, untrled
waters, but no, upon a voyage which we
can PLAINLY see other nations are making
at me present tune, where we can plain,
~ view r0cks OF distress, the shoals n
qulchsanus OF their course from the Sc
cure mainIanu upon which the American
people now stand. n from when our
ppponents are attempting TO lure them
raise hghts ana false alarms. ZAP
pianse.l
MY we nave got 10 take iacts exactly
as tnay are. we gre not dealing with
sn'.elInE nnu Elowlns eenerailties. we
aae aunlinis.eriiG soclety una human con
cecns. society' Y peing perfectly concrete.
lnhniteIy prncllcapie, somewhat selhsh,
anu l mm Eolhg 10 uppeai 10 the selhsh-
Iiess vi ,nls nuuiehce 10 know whether
my VIII hss,s' III bringing ABOUT that
Mhich i lnilN Gun prove VIII result
rom tnc hr.s OF me gehtiemen VINO are
70 misiead tnem;
Now, ny Iriehus' !he world is divided;
US. as shnrIny "s IL IL ny oceans ana
cnhlhs, pe.ween tne gold coun.
rvs, WHO ehpios coneurrentiy win gold
sn'ei nonc! man M tne SILVER
'nui,.ries coi'"In Vi ~clrculate. ZAP
"use', ! s"! I'M. Ine enld countries
,n1 Wou'u, nlciuuIhS the unlteu States
NV ! enn tnrm eonu countries TOT the
,urpose no. VI urhnilion' put OF clear
,ess VI eAIressioh, en,pioy ana circulate
~ '.e snscI 'nan w ,ne sl'er couhtrles
u 'ne Moriu e!tpioy. contnln or circulate;
m.ne "no.neI proposlllon. appeal
y nstory nnu 10 contempornry facts
rec coinage country il on n silver bnsis.
.sn ! enat so! .Ories OF yes. make
MUIR S.h,enen. ior you 10 tnink OF.
IL, an' ~ s.lht ~ %elaporate III am
onnar - mnU IL nsuitS pretty soon
N amount, noorIy oo,oI H.. e""'
IONS Jsn,t tbat Tpi""Wr , ny money mn
sn,t that co in no ItrnT;toa les.
Cr;es Of "Yos y In E%.n.eh C1ates
'Yes y, moIo ornthar '"net' voices
.arr ,nd ane nnoaneI statement for
.or stan5o az !" e"ut rerection' tnht nc sill
y wbatoror Wnny, nus any goid mon
word CO.. !, Nrrnnn"uusei Dont Wke
SOW thot "a omi mvesIigate ms
nv coid monov w,hntoSa Nv c4untry mas
earcb from Mox;co 70 CT mhu you can
nd tbot this stotomont i; S"p nlorh anu
Another stotementNonJ VAL :.
N n sense Of NV res~nons;hu;tr ~ up,
examination Of stot;s,;oe IN
cstigntions and r~ccords"tbot IN ELL ~,
liver standard country WI eos ora 49, esea5
own to the very minimum of y wrotchoa
ubsistcncc. IT is 80 in Meyico r. L so
n .Jnnan. It is So in South Amor;on y