The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-31

oHparallcIeu IN the DOllllcai Gam
paign in Virginia.
The City Hall was packed to its doors
last night to hear the issues Of the cam
paign by Judge VIM L. Rhca, o; Bristol.
The speaker was introduced by Roy b.
Smith, chairman of the executive COM
mittec of the Democratic party. Before
introducing Judge Rhcu, Mr.. Smith gave
the voters an interesting lesson in How
to Vote. -
Judge Rhea, with Il voice and delivery
that gained the closest attention of his
hearers went into general discussion of
the financial issue rs embodied in the
Chicago platform.
lie spoke of the Bland Allison law,
which required the coinage of $4,000, 600
per month, but said he thought it would
have been better had it never been
adopted, as the law provided for gold con-
tracts and the practical decentralization
of silver, rs I'LL obligations We're made
payable in geld. The Democratic party
wants il bill passed that will not allow
amy of the legal tender money of this ma
ton to be dcmOnetiZcd, but during the
twelve and II half years which the law
was on the statute books only $2i, 600,
600 was taken from the United States
Treasury, while the balance of trade in
favor of the United States was 5000. 900
600. In the last five years $i5l, O00, 900 of
gold has left this country, and $500, 900
900 of bonds have been issued to fusten
the shackles on the feet of the American
people.
The Republican, party tells you that
they will give you bmetallism by inter
national agreement, by which they admit
that there is not enough money in this
country. They admit that bimetallism
is right, and il it is right there is no peo
pie on the face OF the earth who are more
entitled to it than the people of this coun-
try.
He then paid his respects to the argu.
ments offered by the opposition, among
them being the 1Ocent dollar, the giving
to mine owners the 30 cents on the dollar
by free coinage, and of the making of this
country the dumping ground for the
worlds silver He said that the CONT
ncnt of America produces three times as
much silver as all the world, and ten
times as much silver rs the continent of
Europe, but suppose it would come here,
what would ii be for: 1t would be coined
into American dollars, and be used to
pay for the products OF the American
laborer. He said that no country in the
world ever saw II 53-cent dollar.
Gold is the most cowardly money on
earth. Let the thundcrs of IA financial
panic begin to roar, and gold will retreat
and bury itself in the sand There is no
money that is good for the Americans
that does not circulate among the masses
Gold is not the money for the masses of
the American people, but the money Of
the classes. There is no such thing as in.
rernational money! s the balance of trade
in England's favor when paid is not paid
by the face value of the gold, but is paid
by weight.
In regard TO the Mexican dollar argu-
ment, he said that twenty years ago ii
buahel of wheat would buy both Mex
lean and an American dollar, and that
now II bushel of wheat would buy Mex
lean dollar, while it requires two bushels
to buy an american dollar
He held upa silver dolla, and said if
we expect to maintain the gold standard
in this country we should take down the
words, "ln God We Trust and supply
the words, In Gold We Trust" Then
take off the American eagle and substi.
tute III its stead the vulture with Prone
thcus' PROSTATE form bound to the rock
and the rlvcnous bird plucking the very
vitals from his breast
He addressed especially the laboring
people, ANA his reference to Bryan was
the ,occaSloh OF prolonged shouts. hats
and handkcrchcfs waved, men cheercl
until they gave out and then chccred
again. He paid his respects to "Govern-
ment by injunction,' and went Tor the
trusts with gloves on, and said that the
only possible way Mckinley could he
elected President was through the use of
money. He said: "Whcn the children
of Israel wanted bread, the lord sent
them mamma, when the Republican party
wanted gold the Devil sent them Hanna =
In reference To the godbug Democrats
the speaker said they were very much like
Republicans with the re left off, for
the Bible tells us thai the publicans
stood on the street corners and exclaimed
'Thank God we are not as other people
are. -
His arrangement of the plutocracy was
Unparalleled iii any speech made in Ron
noke during the campaign His tribute
to Bryan was replete with beautiful rhct.
oric and brought forth rounds of ap-
plausc.
After the speech was over three cheers
were given for the speaker, followed by
il like number for Bryan. The orator
was then lifted on the shoulders of the
enthusiastic crowd and carried through
the streets To the Shenandoah Club.
where he dincd Bryan's large picture
was carried in front of the procession.
Judge Rhca will leave this morning for
Bristol where Ee will closc the campaign
in that city to night.
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