New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23

made a great many of them II is because the
Se hd for m obs. se
benent OF the human race. do not mean to say
do not mean to say that you have not found among
the masses at all times those who were ready TO
some chance OF personal elevation nor do NEE TO
say that those who have gone beyond the ranks OF
claims of brotherhood upon them: but what say il
that. as general rule. the common people here and
great support. Of every measure of reform Now
and form your own opinion. and the ballot is given
10 you in order that YOU may express your own
opinion when you come to vote and not he requested
TO accept some one else's opinion
THINKS THE ENEMY" INCONSISTENT
And am going to call your attention to a few
things for you to consider when you are trying TO
make up your mind what you ought TO do Now
our opinions all divided 70 the policy which
should be pursued You take the gold-standard
Democrats Some Of them say they ought to come
out openly and indorse the Republican candidate
so as to be sure to elect him. and others say NO,
that would be dangerous, because unless we have
candidate OF our own, why there would he
enough 10 vote the Democratic ticket OF the COM
mon people. I,aughter2 And there they are
want to elect Republican candidate because that
democracy is better exemplihed through Repub-
divided as TO the means of getting at i. and think
b HGy can efi Republican nd od 6erer
Gratis with than they can by openly supporting the
also dyeG All the nJ
when they COM to arsumsni Why; some Of them
good thing and @ one one Of Req
gone on while showing what great thing the
and he says that it Is 0' mistake to say 'ha the
not good. What we want Is bmeisllism. but we
cannot have Il until somebody helps us daugh-
ent. II the gold standard is a good thing. why
should they want bmetalsm. and vet If they ever
the chances are Is TO Gaurhter) that one of them
will praise the gold standard as good thing while
n nor vii toll bOu Ions N
Fi8 W Of IT then ,,.v cana 70 -, details ~ the rg.
ment One man says the reason why ne does no:
want free coinage tina, he does not think that the
Government should pass law that will enable the
silver miner make 20 worth Of silver bull
lion and convert it into 100 cents and make the diff
indignant az the idea that the Government should
attenp, 10 ron somc individual IN inns way. -.
taxation that woui give 200 or 3oo per cent, but
that does not count II Is terrible thing TO allow
the silver miner 10 make that profit. Then the next
man who comes up VII say ina as mater OF
the value Of the metal and that the free coinage
OF sveT f na ceS you ana NOBODY
makes any profit out Of II. Applause Now.
making speeches on the same platform in favor Of
our not taking any action until some forelgn "A
in all proba biiity make argument and the other
will make the other argument and very ofen tne
see the absurdity of IT. II the silver miner under
sG rased Of so 5rf fa Whh IS Wortf % cents viii
he worth 100 cents then there no 5o-cent dol
ada ADD nohns to the vaue Of the metal and YOU
simply convert ~ cents worth OF silver mo a ~
cent dollar. then tho mine owner hasn't maze
THE MONEY QUESTION is AN EASY ONE.
Well then you VII hear other men If two men
speak agains. position. one OF them VIII prom
ably say that ttere has been no fall In prices ana
ne will denounce tho people who are complaining tnhi
gold has risen in price and after he has proven thai
~ ~ who does not mink.
then MS colleague will tel. you that no' ohis ma
prices fallen PVT that i Is the ba! ses sVo sr m
noi conssten-. bur It follows all the way through;
the 5ry nc principle no policy upon which they are
prepared 70 stand and fsht and they 10 not dare 10
say that the gold standard is good thing. oecduse no
party in the history Of this country has ever declared
IN favor Of gSd ssndq ana bas ey bp n0 and
tel 70 400 900 Of liberyoving people that they nave
got 70 59r Until some n Tb ns3n ends Want
you % remember that in the discussion Of this money
and when you understand these principles you unoer-
was out in portion Of the country where they
irrgate on large scale ana ,Suna enormous oo
CURED me. What principle underlies the subject
Of irrigation" II Is that water runs down nh III
all YOU have to do is 10 dig ditch with slant
and YOU can carry water wherever YOU want. 80
ind out the fundamental principles which under
understand the money question Whaf Is ne s Pill
cple that underlies II AL? II Is The law OF su2Py
thing else You know that If the worlds crop next
wear cf certain article is very much greater
than the crop this year, that article vii 1an
I'm price: II the crop is much smaller than TINS
wear that article will rise IN price You know that
the law of supply and demand reac hes ana con
trolls all sorts OF property It reaches and controls
money as well as other forms OF property. IN
crease the amount Of money more rapidly then the
demand for money increases. and you lower the
value of a dollar. Depress the quantity OF money
Will. .he demand for II increases and you increase
the value Of A dollar Now. when you understand
that then you understand the essence OF the money
question
HE QUOTES MR.. BLAINE.
When you understand that you understand what
rs effect is or you. and then you can tell where