The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-23

consider is how can you get rid OF It, They
can raise objections to the plan which we
propose, but free coinage makes a silver
dollar equal to gold dollar and then they
say 1t will be Just as hard to get q silver
dollar as 1t Is to get gold dollar Do you
know what they overlook? They overlook the
fact that when we bring silver into compe-
tition with gold we Increase the
SUPPLY OF STANDARD MONEY;
that while the silver dollar will be worth
as much as the gold dollar. 1t will be easier
to obtain with the products OF toll silver
dollar. or d gold dollar than II is today. II
there is any person here who is afraid that
under the policy proposed by the Chicago
platform we are going to have Hood OF
money and that you Will be drowned in it.
we cannot appeal to YOU for support. But II
there Is anybody here whose experience Is
consequence of that Hood upon him, we ask
you to consider whether we are not entitled
to your vote. "a voice Are you Demo-
I advocate are Democratic. CA voice Are
you a Democrat?') I am myself, but you
can call me any name yon please. You can
mot I'VE e IRON 20
II bimetallism is tor be restored the United
States must take the lead l assert that
the American people not only have the right
but the ability to legislatei for themselves on
every question, no matter what other nations
may think about 1t. The man who says that
bimetallsm is desirable and yet that the
vantages to our people, has made an admis-
sion that shall not make-s We appeal to you
to remember that the United States Is the
only nation that stands ready to protect its
own people from every danger, foreign and
domestic. Other nations may protect their
people, as they should, but our nation Is the
only nation that can protect the American
people. / want to suggest that you are IN
terested, not SO much in knowing the objec-
tons to our plan as IN knowing what plans
the opposition have to relieve the conditions.
Why don't they propose something? 1t Is be-
cause they do not know what ought TO De
done So they are poor people to lead you
out of bondage. Is it because they know and
will not tell? If So they have not the can
dor that ought to be possessed by those who
would redeem the people from their suffering
and distress.
They say that our dollar will be 53-cent
to apply to the silver that is produced In the
world the law of supply and demand. We
say increase the demand for silver by legls-
lation and that new demand, acting with the
demand now in existence, will operate upon
the price of silver We say that the new
demand will be sufficient to consume all the
silver coined at the mint and being sufficient
will raise the value of silver bullion to $l.29
throughout the world We have a reason
for our belief They simply say it won't do
it. and then sit back and propose absolutely
nothing If we need relief from the gold
standard we must secure it for ourselves and
if we must secure this relief for ourselves
you can only secure it through party which
believes in the restoration of the free and
unlimited coinage of gold and silver at the
present legal ratio of 16 to l. without waiting
for the aid or consent Of any other nation.
prolonged applause) ~