The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-21

neither of which seems to be in any
repentant mood. cloud laughter and
cheers.)
They started their platform with a
falsehood. A national convention should
never do that if they can help it. cloud
cheers.) They said the silver dollar was
the standard. But the records of the
government show that really copper was
the money most particularly mentioned
in the first coinage act. Copper was the
money of the daddie. demand the free
coinage of copper Cloud laughter), stricken
down by some dark crime in some I'M
known year. Iaughter.) Well re-
membor that old copper cent, Qaughter),
as large over as my hat Oh, the taffy
and gingerbread it bought, daughter. J
| demand the reconciliation of copper
in the interest of the farmers and the
laboring man. cloud laughter.) 1t is
easier to get than silver. (Laughter.)
There never was an hour when we
circulated in this country gold and silver
aide by side at mint ratio. We were
either upon silver or q gold basis. We
always had that trouble. At last the
civilized world began to recognize that
gold was the best standard. But silver
has not been degraded thereby. There
are not ten men here who ever saw
silver dollar of the coinage of our minis
in this country previous to 1878. But
since 1878 we have been coming silver
dollars to the extent Of AGO. 900, 900 of
bright American silver dol liars, which
are as good as gold and receivable for
taxes and custom dues. Under this sys-
tenn We do what we never did BEFORE
keep the two-thirds metals circulating
side by side at a parity. The government
is able to do this because the coinage is
limited, because the silver is receivable
for sums due the government and be-
cause the government has declared that
it will pay all its debts in gold if the
credit require it.
But as soon as you decree free coinage
the government can no longer keep the
two coins at parity and silver will sink
You have now 81 per head more money
in circulation than you had In 1873. And
money good anywhere-or rather it was
before this senseless agitation began
for its face value. cloud applause.)
The present revolutinary attempt
struck full in the face the integrity and
honor of.the United States, and that is
more precious than gold. (Cheers.)
For every bond we now have outstand-
ing we got gold. Shall we pay them in
deprecated currenoyP nations honor
once sullied, remain suIlied forever.
l saw In your city today monument
which shows your reverence for the
memory of the sons OF Maine who went
from every hillside to save the nations
honor. Some of them came back, and
you pledged to them the nations faith.
Are you going to repudiate it now and
pay their pensions in deprecated money!
(Applause.)
Col. Fellows next spoke of the plank
Of the Chicago platform which de-
nounoed the use of national troops to sup
press riot; and upheld Mr.. Cleveland's
course. If ii was ursupation, he well
coined it. If the local authorities could
not restore order, the nation should.
(Cheers.) / will not surrender that ma
tional conservatism which favors law and
order, at the dictation of o Tillman or
an Altgeld, even although they demand
1t in the name of Democracy. Cheers
This country is broad, but 1t has no room
except in it's dungeons and ON the steps
of it's scaffolds, for those who assail the
osDlc \
And ten millions of Americans will
march at the call of any President to put
down such anarchy. (Oheers.)
The flag of our organization has been