New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-16
40 TIME TO MAKE MISTAKES

Mr. Black then went to the armory where he
made another speech. which won him great APP
plause. lie said in part:
few years ago could have said Fellow -Kepub-
lesns in "ddr.,sny ' , Wes"s And put thu I s c
OF both parties are now supporting Mckinney
Election Day Is but few days distant. You know
that when The Republican party has grave duty
10 perform, any man who stands tn ~ Tay m o
take MS chances one man hlon" s'and- ~ our
way. We stand ready 20 cast an almost unanimous
and Vice President The fr.e-coinhgc idea j. back
of Mr.. Bryan aud sustains him
the words "frcc coinage Of silver Tor You know.
we Americans Ike the word ire" "" all max"
from experience that the cheapest shows YOU ever
attended before you got out Of them were among
in the long proved to be- the dearest Getting
into the frec-sily"r show Is easy. but you cannot
NIT the blunder Of putting the irc"-coudHr r"u'y
into effect by oleciing hryan YOU VII to- 'i.k.r
ideas. The Democratic parry tried 10 fool YOU
-four years ago It tried to fool YOU t~o years ago.
IL tried to fool you las; fall and 1t 81 trying To fooi
you now. Are YOU COINS to be- fooled WITH ms
some one tod ne to-day that when The bill was
under debate ai Albany making an appropriation
for the foundation Of your magnificent stat" Asy-
posed hospital larg" enough. sine" AFTER every
Election bay it seemed TO him from the news
from 81 Lawrence County. that there were at
least BOO insane persons living there. u'aushteil
The Republicans OF the state put their rcanc" on
a big Republican vote here beiiev" nat IT,"
farmers ~ this neishhorhood are not Mk"H 10
lifetime regret Ttey viii vote Tor Mckinley ana
Hobart Gpplau-el. and thus bring prosperity 10 the
country and state.
Mr.. Littauer made strong speech showing
from p business mans point of view the terrible
consequences which would follow the election
Of Bryan we should have To look al the
London Stock Exchange quotations every morn
ing. he said. 70 learn the value that cav oi
the American dollar. Under such currency.
fuctuating in value each day. the United states
could not be prosperous.
FOLLY OF CLASS HATRED.
In the speech he made tonight Mr.. Black said;
Fellow Citizens The man or party that attempts
10 divide the peop" OF TINS country INTO cas,es sr
or sections here. The farmer OF to-day may bc the
and tradcsmen the ranks Of the learned professions
are supplied The poor man OF this year may at
while the posscssor OF abundance may in the rude
changes Of fortune have passed from ease anu
n h % hi, me standing order for the whole
army is always To move forward lie who attempts
to separate into contentious ranks VIII De run
down In the onward march OF all. , .
That will be the fate of those cngaged In that
reprehensbie business this year rhs burmese ,s 10
in order To array one against the other is one OF
the many dangerous elements of this campaign
An honest ambition to strengthen the Government.
broaden the Views Of its citizens. mold last 10 what
We have and to gain more Is the work OF states,
men, but to invoke hatred. cncouras" disorder ana
mutual Gs,rust Is the work or rioters, and IT -
the part of wisdom 10 check that WORK before II
proceeds too far.
For three months we have sceu this Western
tornado moving through all the cities of this coun
Try attacking furiouslv customs and laws that
have been established and respected Tor years. No
institution Is too honorable or too Tar nboV" re
proach 10 escape the blast Starting from the city
of Lincoln as "A centre, II has moved con
tinuously for months. and no one has yet been
able 10 discover any other purpose except the
cyclonc purpose Of blowing things down. IT II had
the necessary force II would bc destructive. but
our institutions are too firm and the integrity Of
our peopc well grounded to be ovcrthrown by
.,tl,- l,1 hat h4s We
In this country the rewards OF labor ana thrift
are generous and sure. and should satisfy the
wishes of all reasonable men. our progress has
been magnificent beyond the dreams OF our Tore
fathers We should not now sacrifice II In the nope
of gaining by sudden and dishonest methods re-
suits which best Judgment tells us we can
never attain and which our best Instincts tell us
We ought never TO cOvct. -
The doctrine OF Reputation will not succeed. The
large aiorty of people In this country are honest
and they never had more IMPERATIVE duty than
that which now confronts them. to defeat the
hercs!es rampant In this country by Snch an
Overwhelming triumph az will show To all coun-
tries OF the earth that the Government OF the
United States H. still at the herd OF the most en-
lighteneG governments Of the world