The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-07-24

tbS AO u1O3 Nuitu UIl6 ISSUE Ol luQIlcy is a
function Of the government and that
banks ought to go out of the government
business.
They complain about that plank which
declares against life tenure in office. They
have tried to strain 1t to mean that which
that plank is life tenure that is being
builtup at Washington, which excludes
from participation in benefits the humber
members of our society. I cannot dwell
longer in my limited time. (Cries OF go
on go on.) Let me call attentio to two
or three great things.
The gentleman from New York says he
will propose an amendment, providing
that this change in our law shall not at
fect contracts already made. Let ME re-
mind him that there is no intention of af-
fecting those contracts, which, according
to the present laws, are made payable in
gold. But il he means to say we cannot
change our monetary system without pro-
tecting those who have loaned money be-
fore the change was made, want to ask
him where, in law or in morals, he can
find authority for not protecting the debt
or when the act of 1873 was passed, but
now insist that we mu t protect the cred
itor. He says he also wants to amend this
law and provide that if we fail to maintain
a parity thin year, we will then sus-
we advocate a thing which we believe will
be successful we aie not compelled to raise
| a doubt as TO our sincerity by trying to
show what we will doif we can. ask him
if he will apply his logic to u.s. why he
does not apply it to himself. He says he
want this country to try TO secure au in
ternational agreement. Why doesn't he
tell us what he is going to do if they fail
to secure an international agreement?
There is more reason for him to do that
than for us to fail to maintain parity.
They have tried for 30 yeas 10 eclre an
international agreement, ana those who
are waiting for it most patiently don't
want it at all Cheering, laughler long
continued).
Now, my friends, let me come to the
us here why it is we say more on the
money question than we say upon the
tariff question, / reply that if protection
has slain it's thousands the gold standard
has slain It's tens of thousands. If they
ask us why we did not embody all these
we reply TO them when we have restored
the money Of the constitution, all other
necessary reforms will be possible, and
that until that is done, there is no reform
that can be accomplished: (Cheering)
| Why is it that within three months
such change has come over the senti-
ments of this country? Three months
ago, when it was confidently asserted
that those who believed in the gold stand
ard would frame our platform and nom
|
MIR. Mckinley was nominat ed at ST.. Louis
upon a platform that declared for the
gold standard until it should be changed
into bimetallism by intelna ional agree
1nent. Mr.. Mckinley was the most popu-
lar man among the Republican party,
and everybody, three months ago, i'll the
Republican party, prophesied his election.
How is it today. What about that man
who used to boast that lie looked ike Ma
mol, !, +, 4
he thinks that he was nominated on he
anniversary of the bntt|e of WATERLOO
Not only that but rs he listens he can
hear with ever increasing distinctness the
sound Of the waves as they beat upon the
lonely shores OF St. Helena. tt'heers.)
Why this changep All, my friends, is
not. a change evident to any one who will
look AT this matterp 1t Is no private char
acter, however pure; no personal popu-
larity,, however great, that can protect
from the avenging wrath Of an indignant
people Il man who will either declare he
is in favor of fastening the gold standard
| upon this people, or who is willing % sur
render the right of self government and
place legi lative control in the hands of
foreign potentates and powers. (yheers.)
Confident of Victory.
The continued cheering made it i'm
possible for the speaker to proceed; it
was renewed as the chairman vainly
rapped for order.
Fina,,v Mr. Rrv,n ro;s;no bic b.,d
.,,.a;..I a:,a -'.0s iAie "aiu'
optalneo sllence long enough to say that
he had only 10 minutes left, and asked
the audience 10 let him occupy that
time. He then resumed:
We 20 fo III cnn Cldcnt ,vo eho,, wv
whvp Beca,,se ,1non the ra, an'n,,,t ] is +" 1m ,,a
| in this campaign there Is not snot ~
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