, 1896-10-01

make known, absolutely and u%nquali-
fiedly so as not to leave any doubt in
tho minds of those whose support they
ask, their full purpose regarding legis-
"lation. This they have done. We know
perfectly well what our populistic
friends will do, If they are clothed with
power; just what they will do both in
the legislative and administrative de-
partments, if they have the power to
make and execute the laws. That's
all written, and who runs may read
and if they do not do what they say
they will do. and do not keep the faith,
then they are obtaining Office and power
under false pretcnse and are unworthy
Of trust. But we take it for granted
they will do what they promise to do.
because their promises are written.
Now on the other hand, the republic
can party says I'VE will do this in re-
gard to your industries-that is we will
r~e-establiSh a protective tariff. Be-
yond that, we say what we have always
IlIolNl'u uioIl, lllal Tx u al law, anu
all laws made in pursuance thereof,
Is sovereign and supreme throughout
all our borders. and will be enforced
in every state government. Altgeld and
Ben Tillman to the contrary notwith-
standing. loud applause.) We say
more. We propose to stand by the
judicial tribunals of our country. ZAP
plause.) If the law is o what it
ought to be, we will amend it, repeal it,
o: enact another. If the constitution
IS not well suited to IL nation, we will
revise the constitution: but We'll not
pack the courts. applause and
lchters.) And I will say this further
W.! n. discuss it at lengtE-that we
,. ~ u on bimetallism. 1t is a COM
IA 10 hear our populistic
.r.rk Of Us as the gold mono
nv. ii ether words, that we
.' ~N;.i'r! 10 'i-"- as a money. No
T.. L-. r.ar ht knows better than
) 'Eat. HLa,: .rlI true: a4ld when thar
man savs L.. .e ans nsairst the right,
because tiierc Is not a republican plat
form ~.ithin the last u years since the
question: was raised, in which our party
mas not pledged to labor assiduously
for bimetallism-the coinage of silver
to the utmost limits and as far as safety
would permit-and today William Nc
Kinley is laboring for it, and says in
his letter of acceptance that he will do
anything and everything to bring
about that condition of affairs and re-
store silver as a money metal. ZAP
plause.)
IT'S PLEDGES REDEEMED.
Now. my countrymen. WI know just
what this agency will do for us. and
what that one will do. Here we are on
one side, and our populistic brethren
and their platform on the other. You
know perfectly well that from its birth
down to this hour. Il party has never
failed to redeem it's promises as 1t was
pledged, and to discharge its obliga-
lions not only according to the letter,
but according to the spirit. We there
fore have good grounds for saying that
future as in the past. On the other
hand, our opponents will have to be
left in regard to the fulflllment of
promises to the future. They are max
ing lost of promises, but they have
never had a chance to fulfill them, and
from the looks of things never will
have. (~Applause.)
General Butterworth then went into
an exhaustive discussion of the ques-
lions of silver and protective tariff
leliciting applause at every well-direct-
cd blow at the democratic tariff blum
ders, and the building up of a financial
policy. He Incidentally referred to the
great bug-a-boo that is being made
over his letter to Senator Teller. and
said amid applause and cheers from the
audience, that he would still stand by
every word of it. He said that the re-
suit for which he had been striving in
public and in private for many years.
and as set forth in that letter, will GER
tainly be attained. THE time is COM
ing, and is near at hand. The reich
stag of Germany has signified a will
ingness to help hasten the day; France
will come in, and England has never
, been known to come in too late to pro.
tect her own interests" applause
Referring to the free trade proclivi.
ties of Mr.. Bryan. he said:
What is the result? At present we
are in a state of paralysis-business
stopped. Some one says. why don't
you go no?" And here again We are
confronted with a dangerous PROPOSE.
ton. Now we're going to decide be-
tween those two plans. protection and
free trade. 20. no." say these demo-
I Gratis and their populistic allies, were
not going to bother thai just now
Well they never got near that ques-
! ton in their lives that they didn't
bother it. daughter and %applause),
They are pledged to bother it. Gap
plause). There isn't a man in his au-
dience but knows that Bryan is a free
trader, and hat a majority of his fol-
lowers are free traders. What do they
take the gun for, If they're not going
to kill any gamer" daughter and APP
lplause).
The speaker said in closing: