Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-17
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]. X Graves Address at Dubuques
Bryan Ratification Meeting.

Mr. Graves was the republican ma
yor of Dubuque in 1856? and was then
for two years the republican member
OF The house of representatives for
Dubuque county, and fro,u 1889 to
1886 he was the republican member of
the senate from that county, and he
has during his entire life been an
earnest, active. energetic republican.
His address follows:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The presidential ticket just nomi-
mated mt Chicago bids fair to ob!iter-
ate all party lines and crown the
nominee with victory.
have always voted the national
republican ticket and stood firmly
and squarely upon its platform, but
when silver was demonetized at u
time when more rather than less
money was absolutely needed in this
rapidly growing country of ours, aud
universal depression rapidly followed
with its untold hardships l believe 10
the language of Gen. G. H. Booth,
Dubuq'le's first mayor, that as the
constitution declares that gold and
silver shall constitute the money Of
America congress had no moral right
to deinonetize either metal and as n
til the crime of '73 was committed the
country was prosperous, and since
Z hen our commercial affairs have
gone from bad to worse, the people
should rise in their majesty and undo
the great wrong.
In my judgement the president who
restores silver to its time lonored PC
sition will be accorded place in his
tory in company with Lincoln and
Grant.
Humanity should aim to elevate
mankind, and if we Can promote pros
perity by restoring silver it is our
plain duty to do so.
| adhere firmly to the broad, liber-
al principles which from Llncoln's
campaign down to the present hour
have steadfast]y advocated, but now
in the confident belief that silver
should be restored l propose to do
what l can to restore it.
Lincoln, Blaine and Grant were nv
political guides and cannot see why
| should now renounce the faith they
held so dearly.
| am neither a goldbug nor silver
crank believe the growth and
grandeur of this country is ample to
promote and protect Americas inter
ests and that as two-thirds of the civil
!ized world now recognizes silver
America had best replant her foot
steps upon the constitution of our
fathers and restore silver to its time
honored place as the money of our
country. Blaine, Allison and score
OF other senators have admitted that
silver was demonetized without their
notice, and as the world plainly sees
from the stringency of the times that
great wrong was committed why
should not the people unite to correct
that wrong?
What called for the characterization
/ OF silver-what possible good follow
ed that aat-what untold misery has
resulted. Japan with silver bids fair
to soon exceed America in CONNER
ci;il prosperity while this proud land
of the free and home of the brave,
America, has taken q backward step.
i In this hour when silver needs
friends and our business interests are
heavily depressed from its loss, | lifr
my voice in its behalf and with NAL
ice toward none, but with charity fol
all, my earnest prayer is for tht
speedy restoration of silver and The
era of prosperity which would ther
follow.
Let US not press down upon the
brow of labor this crown Of thorns
nor cruelty mankind upon cross O
gold.
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