The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1896-07-18


morals be can find authority for not
protecting debtors when the act of 1873
was passed. but now insists that we
must protect the creditor. He says
he also wants to amend this law and
provide that if We fail to maintain the
parity within year that we will then
suspend the coinage of silver. We
reply that when we advocate q thing
which we believe will be successful.
we are not compelled to raise doubt
as to our own sincerity by trying to
show what we Will do if we cannot.
/ ask him if he wi. apply MS logic to
US, why ne does not apply it to him
self. He =uEs that he want this cOun-
try to try to secure an international
agreement. Why doesn't he tell what
he is going to do if they fail to secure
international agreement: There is
more reason for him to do that than
for us to fail to maintain the parity.
They have tried for thirty years to
secure an international agreement,
and they are waiting for it most i'm
patiently, and don't want it ct all.
Cheers and laughter, long continucd).
Nov, my friends, let me come to
the great, paramount issue, If they ask
US here why we say more on the mon
ey question than we say on the tariff
question, l reply if protection has
slain its thousands, the gold standard
has slain its tens Of thousands. Il
they ask us why We did not embody
all those things in our platform which
we believe, we reply that when we
have restored the money of the Consti-
tuition. all other necessary reforms
will be possible, and that Until that is
done. there is no reform that can be
accomplished. (Cheers) Why j. it
that within three months such a
change has come over the sentiments
of this country? Three months ago,
when it was confidently asserted that
those who believed in the gold STAN
dard would frame our platform and
nominate our candidate, even the ad-
vocates of the gold standard die not
think that we could elect a President;
but they had good reason for suspicion
because there is scarcely u State here
to-day asking for q gold standard that
is not within absolute control Of the
Republican party. Loud cheering).
But note the change. Mr.. Nc.
kinley was nominated upon a plat
form that declared for the main
tenance of the gold standard until il
should be changed into bimetalism by
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT.
Mr.. Mckinley was the most pop
ular man among the Republican party
and everybody three months ago in
the Republican party prophesied his
election. How is it to-day? Why tina,
man who used to beast that he looked
like Napoleon daughter and cheers
that man shudders to-day when he re
members that the day on which he was
| nominated was the anniversary OF the
battle OF Waterloo"
The silver men showed their appre-
citation of the point by yplls and an up
roar which for 20 or 80 seconds pre-
vented the speaker from proceeding.
At length. when things calmed down
trife, he resumed as follows:
Not only that. but as he listens he
can bear with ever increasing distinct
ness the sound of the waves as they beat
upon the lonely shores silently.
(Cheers.) Why this change? All, my
friends. it is evident to every one who
will look at the matter. 1t is no pri-
vate character, however pure. personal
pOpu uarity however great, that can
protect from the avenging wrath OF an
indignant people a man who will neith-
err declare that he is in favor OF foisting
the gold standard upon this people or
1x,,, IN IN lap fn Mi i OF
se1f-government and place legislative
control in the hands OF foreign poten-
tates and powers. Cheers.
we 60 forth confident that we shall
win. Why? Because upon the para
mount issue in this campaign there is
not spot of ground upon which the
enemy will dare tc challenge battle.
Why, if they tell us the gold standard
is good thing, we point to their plat
form and tell them that their platform
pledges tine party to get rid OF the gold
standard and substitute bimetallism.
(Applause). II the gold standard, and
I light call your attention to the fact
that some of the very people who are
in this convention to-day and who tell
you that we ought to declare in favor
OF international himetallism, thereby
delare the gold standard wrong and the
principal of bimetallism better: these
very people four months ago were open
and avowed advocates Of the gold
standard and telling Us that we could
not legislate two metals together even
with the aid of all the world. Renew
ed applause and cheers want to sug-
gest this truth: II the god standard is
a good thing we ought to declare in
favor OF It's retention. not in favor of
abandoning it: and if the gold standard
is bad thing, why should we wait un-
til some other nations are willing to
help US let go: (Applause). Here is
the line of battle. We care not upon
which issue they force the fight. We
are prepared to meet them on either
issue. one or both. II they tell US the
gold standard is the standard of civili-
zation, we reply that this most enlight-
ened of all nations Of the earth has
never declared for the gold standard.
and both parties this year are derlar--
ing against it. Applause 1f1he gold
standard Is the standard of civilization.
why, my friends, should we not have it?
So. if they come to meet us on that we
can present the history of our nation.
More than that, we can tell them this.
that they will search the pages OF his
tory in vain to find 4 single instance in
which