The record-union., 1896-07-30
TALK ON SILVER.
Alleged Reasons Why There Should
be Free Coinage.

A well-Whiskered gentleman named
Newsom spoke ON the silver question
last night at Pioneer Hall under the
auspices of the Iroquois Club. There
were between forty and fifty persons
present when Mr.. Newsom began his ad-
dress, and considerably less when he
concluded.
The speaker made no pretense of ora
tory, and his manner of presenting an
argument in support of free silver coin
age was lacking in the essentials to in
terest an audience. That he was in dead
earnest in all he said there was no rea-
son to doubt.
In his opening remarks Mr. Newsom
said that in looking over the audience
he wondered what the devil he was there
for. He was satisfied they were all
friends Of silver. He knew it by the
shape Of their heads. If he had some of
It's enemies before him he would feel
more like talking. He had been through
one revolution and carried several blue
button-holes in his hide, and didn't want
to go through another.
The speaker said that before the time
when the finances of the country had,
through thievery and villainy, been sold
out to the Rothschilds, the country was
prosperous. He was then gold man,
was interested in gold mining and paid
his men four dollars day. When silver
was demonetized he proclaimed John
Sherman traitor who should be taken
out and hanged and had not since
changed his opinion.
From the earliest of civil government
down to the present day, said the
oIr ! I- I1y% II,
people against the villainy of the rich
It had ever been the effort of the rich to
obtain control of governmental affairs,
and silver was demonetized in their own
interest
In 1873, when silver was demonetized
England placed an embargo on America,
through John Sherman and others, and
noH owns us body and soul The condi-
tion of labor was at that time in twice as
good a condition as now.
He said he was in favor of free silver
coinage because he wants the laborer to
earn twice the wages he now receives,
and because the farmer would get 81 a
bushel for his wheat instead of the ST he
now gets. The reconciliation Of silver
will give the country more money, and
more money will give labor to the men
who are now tranps. Now there isn't
money enough in the country to make
employment for men.
He predicted that within fifteen min
utes after the President signs a bill re-
monetizing silver that metal will be
worth 81 20 an ounce. He secuted the
| idea that any bad results would follow
the importation of foreign silver. More
| gold has been taken out of California
mines than there is now In circulation in
| this country, and who has it? Not the
miner, nor the poor man. The Roths-
childs and the bankers have 1t.
| This seemed to be the burden Of Mr..
Newsom's song throughout. The rich
have the gold, and don't want any other
nor more money, because by holding all
| the circulating medium among them
selves they can gather in all the interest,
hand their fortunes down to their chill
dren and their children's children, and
| keep the masses in slavery.
| The rich own the country, the Roths-
| childs own the rich, and nothing will dis
tribute the wealth of the country and
give money and employment to all ex-
cept the free coinage of silver.
| Mr. Newsom several times assured his
| hearers that he was a Democrat, and
these assurances were timely, for he had
| all the outward as well as mental symp-
toms of a modern Populist. However,
the line of demarkation is not very ap-
parent these days.