Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-22

maintain silver, gold and paper on an
equality. If France is on a silver basis 1t
is as good gold basis.
You have got to pay a premium for
gold at London and Berlin. Nowhere, ex-
cept at the federal treasury at Washing
ton. can gold he drawn out without a pre-
MUM. The bankers of England draw gold
from our treasury and export 1t for the
Use Of their banks. When we want 1t we
have got to issue bonds to buy 1t back
again.
Why do the gold people denounce the
Chicago ticket and platform? 1t Is be-
cause they believe that If 1t Is successful
that their day Of raidins the treasury, OF
specializing In gold, or reorganiZing trusts
and monopolies without being prosecuted
under the law will have come to an end.
The Underlying Question.
THE money question is the overshadow-
ing ISSUE but behind 1t there Is another
question which addresses itself to the free
people of this country, and that Is, When
are you going to take control of your coun-
try and govern it yourselves? (Cries OF
We are ready now.D You have candi-
date now pledged to 1t. and the men ar
rayed against you fully understand this
Coming of Foreign Silver.
They tell US that II we restore silver
all of the silver of the world will be dump
ed on the mints Of the United States.
When it comes what will be done with It?
CA voice, Give 1t to Mary Hanna.D If
it is coined into our money will it be ship
ped back from whence 1t came? NO. 1t
will be invested here in property; 1t Will
be used to erect factories, and the men
who have tramped for work and begged
for bread will find work at good wages.
&c. If the dump comes 1t Will De put 10
some useful purpose. 1t Will give laoor
employment and promote Industrial enter
prise 1t will increase our production OF
farm, factory and mine. But this will OF
be done. There will be 20 great dump
of silver dollars. Silver VIII remain in ex-
istence money and that WI fch Is beng
produced at the mines will go to the Hints
of this country and others and go into cir
cuat!on and will not be denied monetary
use.
our silver dollar today will buy as much u h
wealth of this country keeps the silver
dollar on par with the gold dollar. Our
silver dollar is compared to the Mexican
dollar, but the gold people know that this
country Is greater than that country; that
our wealth and amount of production Is
not to re compared with that of Mexico.
eff the fiat of Queen Victoria makes gold
the money of the world; why cant the fiat
of Uncle Sam make silver the money Of
the world? If England has had the power
to make gold the money Of :he world
where is the power of this country II she
Mr.. Bland then defined the term Of 10
to l. .,-
Effect Of Free Coinage.
'They say the demonstration of silver
has not been the cause of a fall in prices.
Why on earth, then, are they insisting
that 1t should not be restored? With free
coinage you will have the right to draw
on TWO supplies of morey. If our dollar
will be worth only sc cents under free COIN
age as is claimed. you will have TO pay,
then, two SOC. dollars, or two Of our pres
ent dollars where you now pay one. 1t
will mean that a lot in this town worth
$500 will be worth $1,000; that a bushel Of
wheat today worth 80 cents will be worth
81; that man who gets 50-cent wages will
then demand a dollar, and that all prop
erty will be worth twice as much as It is
now.
Some of the newspapers tell US that
low prices are good for us, and yet in an
other column you will see them exultant,
because they see rise in the market.
This is but deceit. The majority of the
metropolitan press in the country today is
so subsidized by monopoly that it has no
conscience. (Applause) OF course, 1
make some exceptions"
Mr.. Bland closed with an appeal to all
to do their duty on election day and secure
relief from present oppression in the cleo
ton of Mr.. Bryan.
Mr. and Mrs Bland spent the night at
the residence Of Auditor and Mrs. Bald
win, and returned to Washington this
morning.