Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-27

| men patleHl IS SICK the first
thing for doctor is to make a care
full diagnosis of the case. If he makes
wrong diagnosis, and writes wrong
prescription, the chances are that the
! ratient, if he takes his medicine. will
die. DIR. Bryan has diagnosed our case
and diagnosed it wrong. He has writ
| ten out prescription in accordance
/ with that diagnosis, and If we take his
medicine we ought to die. Uaugh-
teri.
Mr.. Bryan says there will be as much
silver in the dollar as today WHY will il
not be worth the same? And nine out of
ten Popuists think that the fat of the
government makes the value of money. #
cannot do it. The stamp of the govern
ment tells how much silver there is i'm a
dollar and not how much il is worth
,, Mr.. Bryan says, We will make our sill
Yer dollar receivable for taxes. duties
etc. the same as yours"
That viii not make his dollar canal to
ours. We limited the amount of silver
coined. Mr. Bryan, will you put any limi-
tation on yours?
'N-n-n-o-o-o-. we will not put any limi-
tation on ours
There is difference. The two systems
are as far apart as the two poles free
coinage and restricted coinage. His svs-
TEN allows every man and woman. Great
Britain. France and Germany-evcivbodv
to have silver coined ana carry it off.
Now England buys $1,000 900 worth of
wheat and pays $l,0oo0O0 in gold Under
free silver. England would take $500 600 in
gold and buy silver boulion. have it coined
into 1900 600 and buy 81 900 600 worth of
wheat
In Mexico today you can so into hotel
ana purchase a dinner for one Mexican
dollar. If you give the proprietor an
American silver dollar. he will give you
as change a Mexican dollar containing
three more grains Of silver than the
American dollar. In other words you can
exchange our American dollar for two
Mexican dollars, What "A picnic it would
be for Mexico if we entered upon the free
coinage of silver a Mexican could take
one of his Mexican dollars to the United
states mint, have ii coined into an Ameri-
can dollar worth twice as much and take
away an extra five cents into the bar
gain.
In the sherman act there was n provi-
sion that the treasury notes issued under
the act should be redeemablc in gold or
silver coin, the policy being to keep the
two at Il parity. The only way to keep
1T a parity two coins not really equal in
value is to redeem the inferior with the
superior.
The large audience present would have
been glad to have listened to Senator
Frye half the night. ana his telling points
called forth frequent, and hearty applause.
owing to the latcness of the hour. how
ever. he felt obliged TO cut his address
short. although there were loud calls from
the audience for him to 20 ON. Al the call |
of Chairman Haynea three hearty cheers |
we're given for the speaker ANA the meet
ing adjourned. 1t Will go on record as |
one of the best political mass meetings
EYER held in the kenuehec valley
The speakers were escorted to the han |
by the Mckinley Guards. who made 4 |
linc showing, and received many merited |
Their line of march to the |
hall was Illuminated with fireworks. and |
Water street presented a gala appearance |
its whole length.
Augusta Will not allow public car