Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-09

purpose II Is 10 fasten that upon the
American people than to enlist In an
army that was marching TO attack my
home and kill my family. Renewed
cheersD | can say therefore. tnat I can
appreciate the spirit which animated
those who have just rendered me this
second nomination, and / can. therefore,
accept it in the spirit in which they pre-
sent IL. And / pledge them that. if
elected. they shall never have cause for
accusing me of being false 10 that trust
More cheering)
GOLD AND THE DEMOCRACY.
"My friends, when ! declared that |
would not support gold-standard candi-
date I was standing upon the history of
the Democratic party. | was defending
Fs principles. as well as the interests of
the country at large, and when those
Republicans who assembled in the Silver
convention at ST. Louis refused to wor-
shin the gold image which their party had
set ND. they were defending the history
of the Republican party. Great ap-
plause) The Republican platform OF 1888
denounces the Democratic administration
for having attempted to degrade silver.
And in 1891. on the 18th day Of February
in Memorial Hall, at Toledo o.. at the
Lincoln-Day banquet, the present candi-
ticket used the words which / shall now
read to you. | have found these words
published in a Toledo paper, and they
have been published so long without cor
rection that we may safely assume that
he was correctly reported. II he shall
deny the correctness of this report, /
shall hasten to do him justice by re-
tracing the words. These are the words
which he is said 10 have used:
"During all Of Grover Cleveland's years
at the head Of the government he was
dishonoring one Of our precious metals,
one OF our own great products; discredit-
ing silver. and enhancing the price OF
gold. He endeayored even before his
Inauguration to Office to stop the coinage
Of silver dollars. and afterwards, and to
the end of his administration, persistent
" used his power TO that end. He
was determined to contract the circulat-
ing medium and demonetize one Of
the coins of commerce. limit the volume
OF money among the people, make money
scarce. and therefore dear. He would
have increased the value OF money and
diminished the value OF everything else
money. the master. everything else, the
servant Great cheering)
Following these same lines, the Re-
publican convention in 1892 declared at
from tradition and interest, were In favor
Of bimetallsm. Voice. That's 500
"That Is the language In ls92-that the
American people from tradition and in
terest are for blmetallism. Have tra-
ditions changed i'm four years? Voice.
'No.O Have interests changed I'm four
years? "a voice, NOD
REPUBLICAN PARTY FAILURE.
"No, my friends. and yet. forgetting
the platform OF 1880 forgetting the de-
nunciation uttered by their distinguished
leader in 1891. forgetting the platform Of
1892. the Republican party, i'm convention
assembled declared than the American
people must forego the advantages OF
the bimetallic system. 10 which tradition
and interest entitled them, until foreign
nations should bring these advantages
to them. Applause)
TT Is not strange that men who had
looked for bimetallism in the Republican
party should have given up hope and
turned elsewhere for relief. These Repub-
leans cannot be criticised for leaving the
Republican party. They have done what
every American citizen has the right 10
do. They have done better than our
Democratic advocates OF the gold stand
ard have done. because these Republi-
cans, when they left the party joined
with those who had chance TO succeed,
while our Democratic advocates Of the
gold standard sought to secure the cleo
ton Of a Republican candidate by nomi-
mating a Democratic candidate. Cries Of
That's soO l intend to show you that
the action OF the Republicans is defended
by experience and example
LET me carry you back 10 the period
Just preceding the war. II you will turn
10 a book recently published entitled
John Sherman's Recollections Qaughter).
YOU will find on page 1l2 of the first
volume a portion Of a speech which he
delivered in Congress in 1886. Let me
read this extract: L am willing TO stand
by the compromises Of 1870 and 1850. but
when our Whig brethren OF the South
a1ow this administration TO lead them
off from their principles. when they
abandon the position which Henry Clay
would have taken. forget his name and
achievements and decline any longer 10
carry his banner. they lose all their
claims on me. And | say now that until
this wrong Is rghted, until Kansas IS
admitted as % fros state. | cannot act in
party association with them
This was the distinguished Senator
from Ohio asserting to the people Of this
country on the floor Of Congress that he
was willing 20 accept compromise after
compromise but that the time had at
last come when he could 70 with them no
longer: that until certain things were
ACCOMPLISHED he could not act with
them.
''The situation to-day is but a repeti-
tion n history. Compromise after COM
promise has been submitted to by the
silver Republicans. In the hope that the
party Of their choice and love would at
last bring 10 the people the relief which
they desired But the Republics party.
Ike that party in lSj6. has been led off
by another administration until II has
deserted its traditions and its platform.
and these Republicans have a right 10
say 10 their Republican associates: We
will 20 with you no longer until this
nation is redeemed Applause)
I'VE do not ask those who present this
nomination TO pledge their future SER
vices 10 the Dem ocratc party. The same
suirit which directs them to-day in the
discharge OF their duty will be with
them four years from now. TO direct
them I'm the discharge OF the duties that
will then arise. The same patriotism that
leads them to-day in what they do. Will
be with them four years from now TO
guide and direct them. We trust them
now; we shall trust them then. The De-
mocratic party has proven itself worthy
Of their confidence to-day, and IL re-
ceives their support. II, four years from
now IL proves unworthy OF their conf
dence. II should not then have their sup
port applause and cries of That's
right. that's the way TO talk.)
THE MONEY TRUST.
"The chairman OF the Notification Com
mittee has told you that we have to meet
tvtf- l.. II.
we are confronted to-day by the most
s,i,ar.gc trust that has ever been formed