New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-19
A WKINLEY RALLY IN HERKIMER
A BIG MEETING AT DOLGEVILLE.
GrNroN AND OTHERS on THE ISSUES

GrNToN AND OTHERS on THE ISSUES
OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Dogeville N. Y. Aug. Is-The first mass-meetins
and rally for Mckinley and Hobart in Herkimer
| County held In Dogeville this evening. Inc at
tendance very large. special trains having oeen
run from Herkimer Little Falls. ST. Johnsvhie ana
Fort Plain Edward A. Brown presided. ana amons
the speakers were Professor George Gunton pres-
dent OF Guntons School OF Social Economies ana
Editor OF .Gunton's Magazine" Of New-York: ex-
Senators Mills. OF Little Falls, and Arkel, OF cana
joharie and Alfred Dodge. The opening address was
by Alfred Do:se. who spoke In part as follows;
Four ago Of our a best be a bsne %Gsi
Tor the country II the system Of protection were
overthrown We heard college professors, students
claim that America should turn back the wheels
of progress and adopt free trade. oos, Do,geville
at a very conservative estimate not less than tw -,
millions of dollars and, os 99 "m pa you your In
comes Of 1912 with those OF 's5 to 70 ana ''1
VIII bn a Chicago platform again declares unqualified
y trade but this deeara9 On msn other
declaration embodied I'm this pank; the free S Soan
age silver. This means repudia,ion Oh a. az Conn.,
honestly contracted utter destruction OF r,,ntcy
dence national dishonor and natlonai ,o,
Since it is new and very y, n MN aa IL and we
must have the benefit of the thougnts ana s,ence
o,,r Swans have the honor and pleasure to
Introduce you as the speaker OF We se,nSer ~
M
George Gunton Of New-fork
Mr. Dol9s was followed by Professor Gunton. VINO.
among other things said:
There are two great arteries through when H no..
the Whaling current OF National prosp.L"yn, c,I
IS ndusirIal the other fiscal: one relaes TO- tae Su.
tivation and preservation OF the hsnes, Sxasith
ana widest opportunities for deveiopne 'n NJ Ta-
nroducing and wea.tn-enJoyng capacity Oh sne Ia
lion. the oher relates e Safians moseary sysie
through which wealth Is disrlputed anu ma Ths
mercal ro @t Of these great feeders OF
National life is the test OF true 10 sav on
pocst parry b "' Sure precarsor Of National decline
In 1892 If in moment Of econ1 ,beseves as to
give Democratic statesmanship 1no.her ssa,,ences
s as ne Naiion The painful effects OF me PAM,
bankruptcy enforced !deness sarval1n anu dnr.sion
@ ,oo fresh in your memories to need discussing.
And now. II one pestllence az ,rns ,rade and
frea Silver Composing by single sIrohe IN ~
| strIction OF our industries and the oe'@'e -
our I'm one encouraging fact the situation nowever
S,sas m ndorse this wholesale destructive pony.
The Chicago Convention seems 20 IA "a reareanlzi.
n nun ~ snaca parties The freesilver and popn
stic element of the RepuoEcahi response
bic and characterful Democrats sesIeGa ,rv toined
s 5N Ra 1l least the purposes OF ne
present campa.gnso that the ne 81 anI Clear
The assumption that the restoration Of free Snd
90 Of silver would re-establsh the lo'e ~, drr
indusd des,ye Thev have enormously assumed
tbat all the changes in the value or siiss @ .zIro
moies since 1873 were the result OF LII NJ ~ re-.
silver and consequently falsely reason ,a' ali IN.
80 hi,sh free coinage would re-estabish ~ NC
| other conditions of that period. In MS Maui'''
| Snuare Garden speech Mr. Bryan said; imam. D..
I've are not asking that new eNpsliiess 49,
tried We are insisting upon return to nnar
cial nolicy approved by the experience OF & -,
| and supported by all the prominent SD rints bs
| onened 70 the free and unlimited coinage Q, snl'
INTO full leral-tender money, we are slnPIS 5 20
! ing that the same mint privileges be accorueu ~
siI,.er that are now accorded 20 gold. -, .o-.
rhis is a good example of how uee-silVer ort ~,
substitute rhetoric for logic and sentnlen. io' ~
There is probably not free silNeLieS III nont "a
strictly true. yet in fact II Is wtloiIy u,.u no,
arc asking for an entirely new eXpei lleht tii''
has never been tried The policy they are ioM
vocating never approved py ts - s,nria
az history nor was II ever supported oV sshs.r
prominent statesman In this country. NO COUNT
I'm the world ever foouSn tiuueE ~ oei21oce
~ ratio which gave one metal a per cent Tue
advanta . OF the other. IL Is true INA, ploni
nent statesmen from the first Pr@sident uoWn low, 70
S73'' favored the free coinage OF silver put
and only al a legal ratio substantially equivaent
TO the market ratio of the two metals. MI pisat
statement that I'VE are Simply tshmmy ' ,h, 90
noYr a CORDED TO gold is true. The privilege
that is accorded to gold IS mat II sh. IA astrc
coinage at IFS market value. ana they are ashl,, .
that silver shall have free coinage at % pet ccns
| OF It's market value. To put silver on ,he sdrt
condition for coinage as gold would be 10 eve !.
free coinage at its bullion value, wnich "ouie no,
todav "a a totally different proposition from 10 10
| In 1873 and would produce entirely different coh-
sequences a.,
! Ex-senators Mills and Arkell also addressed tbs
meeting and It was well along toward midnight wher
! the crowd dispersed