Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-14

the world at a ratio of 16 to l, this
would straightway become the CONNER
cal ratio Throughout the world. And
so L might with equal truth and logic
tell you that if the town of Clinton
should vote that 16 hens should be
worth one horse. this would at once be-
come the ratio between hens and horses
all over the United States. Gaughter)
There isn't a child in Clinton too
young to know better than that and
yet. my friends, this is the size and the
depth of the arguments with which
our free silver friends are regalins.
us.
predict that they will fail. and fail
dismally, because they have woefully
underestimated the good horse sense
OF the American people. (Appluase.)
When the integrity of the country was
assailed by civil war. our government
promised the brave men who went to
the front in it's defence that it would
care for them in their infirmities and
their age. The Republican party has
grandly kept that pledge. The veterans
OF that war are now receiving $40, OO0-
ooO year from great and grateful
country. And now, when the boys i'm
blue are growing gray, when the grim
reaper is yearly making larger inroads
on their thinning ranks and they need
more than ever this money so justly
due them from the great nation their
heroism preserved to us in its integ-
rlty, Mr.. Bryan and his followers come
forward with a proposition to cut these
pensions down nearly one-half by pay
ing them in SO cent dollars Well,
some of us may say. what of that? 1t
doesn't affect me. i don't get a pen
sion. But, my friends, we live in a
cooperative age. and are more or less
dependent upon one another Whatever
helps one class in the community helps
all classes, and of all the methods used
to put money in circulation none has
ever brought it home so directly to
the people as our pension system. Cap
plauseD Therefore. l say, whoever
would advocate the cutting down of
these pensions one penny is not only an
enemy to the gray-haired veterans
themselves but is also an enemy TO
every community in which a single one
of them resides. (Applause)
There are many of us who are maxi
ing it practice to lay by little each
year in life insurance. 1t is comforting
to us to think that if we should be sud-
denly called away from the activities
of life those who are near and dear to
us would be able to enjoy. in a measure
at least, the same comforts and ad-
they would have if we were
spared to work for them And so we
along. and meet our annual
premiums, sometimes at considerable
trouble and self-denial, in order that
our policies shall be in force.
l was talking with the general agent
for Maine Of one of the leading life in
surance companies the other day, and
asked him this question, IF the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 to l should win the day,
how would it affect your policies?
Would you pay them in gold?"
He replied. We couldn't. Our assets
would ali be on the silver basis and we
should be forced to pay our policies on
the same basis" The value of all in
surance policies, fire as well as life
would be practically cut in two.
But. my friends. / have no idea that
the free silver forces will win this fight
The people are getting their eyes open
to the true facts. | think the Silver
trust Will find itself at the close of
Oh Judge Ewing OF ONO one Sabbath
Jay. lie went to church, somewhat out
Oh ms usual custom, and took a seat
N front pew, almost under the pull
PIT worn out by busy weeks work
ne zen asleep there. In the course of
IFS remarks the GOOD pastor called upon
~ ,hose VINO wanted TO go to heaven
10 rise ana OF course, everybody. ex-
'ept the sleeping Judge, rose. He then
'alieu upon all those VINO wanted to go
- men TO rise. Inc noise or the people
'e.tihs up ana sitting down woke the
Judge he rose SLOWLY to his feet,
'upped ms eyes and looking up at the
minister, said; MI Moderator, l don't
now what the question is before the
meeting Out us very evident that you
: io are III neil OF minority.
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