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rency, depreciate our etandard. unsettle busi.
noes impair credit reduce all sayings; an ana the the
pie viii be the heaviest losers and the greatest
"FiSe million Of our people. with nearly two
thousand million of deposits in our savings
banks, will be paid their claims in deprecated
currency: two millions OF our people with life
insurance policies, three and one-half millions
who have made payments to co0perative' ira
iions Of @ Members f of indnstpisl $
and many more, with the millions dependent
upon them. all will suffer in being paid in
will suffer q reduction OF his wages; |, payment
reduce them Just one.half. Tho masses would
suffer and the EreaS corporations owing these @
itIs St at the the Dsf EXPENSE Of the P% peopio' D'1
1T Is the old principle and experience OF pro-
lection over again the power Of ,or sbs
benefit Of the few to the burden and expense
Of the many Surely this principle has m mo no
We have proclaimed for century the mission
ty am and the eSusiity al y Of ali before the law; TO
limit the functions of government 70 public
duties in the people's interest and under their
coatTGl' !Wa ,ovo do,,.rod ,,.t po,u,,ioon natter.
nalism made Government tyrant to destroy
depende"t people. We have denounced, fought,
and defeated Republican protection as the very
ernment, utterly in conflict with Democratio
principles. And now we are asked TO adopt Its
the injury Of the masses. infringing individual
rights and establishing inequality. and forcing
on n helpless people tho terrible burden OF bad
money by oppressive abuse of the power OF
no wonder this new doctrine staggers some
of us who have been stea,lfastly loyal to n po-
litical faith we love. 1t would force us TO re
pudiate the solemn professions we have made
honorable record of our party In many strug-
gle for sound and stable currency; and then
tration. which with courage and fidelity has
upheld the nations credit and honor and saved
US h from disaster and and, disgrace; t., ,,r,n,,,,o
Is in limo with past, Republican policy; only
just. discarded in the hope that the Demo.
ago, coupling protection with silver, the Re-
protest. the Sherman law. whioh soon brought
panic and disaster. and was repealed upon the
of OF o he soS B
short years ago the National Convention per
mitted its fres.silver leaders, upon their own
confession. to grant and declare the Repub-
lican belief upon this vital question. Protection
again made It's bargain with silver, deceiving
partner to the trade. And now it has nomi-
nated as its candidate one whose record Is more
silence is omiious to future trade and compro-
| mise. Can our party of to-day with any sin
low in these ee" Repubean @ .oatsepsf Can
| hope for any success in repudating It's own
honorable record? Can 1t even maintain its
honor and its life in this departure from it
May ]. in closing say q word Of the po.
threat of any section Of our party. But I
state an evident fact when say that II our
Of its national character. abandon some OF its
great pricinles, and there will be thousands
and Of 1oa Of ITS
its sdcrs under it, oIS new and
t,,,y, y,1Nr 1raf fbrap ",
the West and south. by whose side we would
live To fight. whose principles We have Jointly
aud suffered. and In whose victories have
done our part, | implore them to save our
ne e asd SnG deG AND r dis
credited. 70 a great and lasting defeat"
Sas for hr Senator H M sss
however. informed the, audience that senator
introduce man who was always welcome TO
American audences-Col. John r. Fellows Of
New York.
COL. FEILOwS'S SPEECH.
Col. Fellows said that the condition which
| confronted the Democratic party to-day was
50 50 unique, extraordinary; ana oewilderng sd,
He had not been, unaccustomed for the last
found himself hestat,ne, as 10 whethes i
was not better to walk the streets. with bated
| breath to express no opinion. but to weigh on
! one side the duty which a patriotic man owed
and on on the other side the fidelity and alcsi-
ance which he owed to his party. Ho shtv-
cred with hesitation; as hundreds and Z. thou, !:
successful in the contest. LLaprhter and
are" are i'm niued with fear that the
party which had tai ken possession OF their
banner might triumph. Because they believed
| that IL the madness which had been entered
party wopla be tho degradation of the
| sstent shout for the last two or three weeks.
10 to i. For every contention OF reason
! that was sought to be made the reply was still
10 to |, tl;auGhter He might not ccmpre.
heard any OF those who were the hrralds OF the
| new doctrine, and who were filing the air with
| the racket and clamor OF their voices, tell him
! from the condition which prevailed today
| BY the adoption Of their policy. \ hundred
The The sea Frenzed with the wrongs either fancied
ole had f come m to 6eiieve tha, ' The destroyns est
license unrestraned by law. and the trainping
| under foot OF every precedent were remedies
for the existing wrongs ITO the guillotne!
| ulace. They tore down al that existed OF
| substantial government: they profaned the
altars in the temples; they % wrote over the p% pPT r!
| they caused the cutters OF their streets
to run red %tow with blood They produced L. a
| But the guillotine shortened the necks OF many
| OF them lLnughterl
s., now, with the 10 to l theory proclaimed
Mr.. Fellows reminded his audience OF the sup
the stats Of New York. which was now " so
AT the close 6f Mr.. Fellows's speech at II P;
| NJ. the meeting was declared adjourned, and
| the immense assem- blage dispersed.