The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-09
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l

ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.1
Brunswick, September s.-The first
rally held in the state Of Maine by the |
sound money Democrats occurred here to- |
night in the Town hall. Fifteen hundred |
or more voters forming an representative
audience Of intelligent and appreciative
Democrats such as might have been ex
peoted to have assembled in the academic |
town to listen to the distinguished
gentlemen who we're advertised to SPEAK,
filed every available seat in the audi
torium. On the platform were seated
many of Brunswiok's most distinguished
citizens including many Of the professors
Of Bowdin college. Mr.. Weston Thomp
son called the meeting to order and in
troduoed as the chairman of the evening
Capt. Lemuel II. Stover who delivered
an Introductory speech on sound money
in most sensible and convincing man.
ner. At the conclusion Capt. Stover in
troduoed Hon. William ]. Curtis of New
Jersey, member Of the Democratic
national convention Of that state and
a man who has filed many public Offices
Of responsibility and trust in New Jersey.
He is native of Brunswick and is one
of Capt. Stover's old Sunday school
scholars. The audience received Mr..
Curtis with great applause. He spoke an
hour and and quarter and made his
points eloquently and we'll. He appealed
to the people of his native town TO help
save this country from the evil effects
which would result from the election of
Bryan and made most eloquent and
effective appeal.
AS Mr.. Curtis ceased speaking Mr.. G.
Vey Holman Of Rookland entered the
hall with Ex-Governor Flower of New
York who received regular ovation.
Governor Flower was escorted to the
platform and 1t was not until the chair
man arose to introduce the Hon. William
H. Cliff ord Of Portland the sound money
Democratic candidate for governor that
the cheering ceased.
Mr.. Clifford made one Of his usual
brilliant and convincing speeches. He
held the closest attention of the audience
from the beginning to the end and
swayed them at his will. He said in
commencing that the audience which he
saw before him was composed Of pro-
fessors OF one Of the leading institutions
Of learning in the state and men who had
grown gray in following commercial pur-
suits and who was sure fully understood
the necessity Of having monetary sys-
tenn in this country which should be
honest and equal to that Of any other
country in the world in honesty. ''We
live in this country" said Mr. Clifford,
"under certain legal restrictions which
we have imposed upon ourselves. No su-
perior being tnheriting his power from e,
royal ancestry rules us and we lave the
under the restrictions, we have imposed
| upon ourselves-we have the power to
amend this system at any time we are so
disposed. We need NO noisy and Popu-
listio. con vsntion to attempt to overthrow
the recognized rights of this people who
are capable and have the power to change
this system anytime it pleases them to do
so. We do not look to any superior being
like kings or ozars to run this country
but we look to the natural intelligence of
the people, to its schools and their pro-
duct. to point out the course which we
shall follow. We do not obey men who
are elected to carry out the powers oon-
ferrsd upon them but we obey the Erin
oiples on which they are elected. We
have no need Of populism. There is NO
field for it. This country requires neither
their methods or the way they are en-
deavoring to Garry them out"
Mr.. Clifford then proceeded to discuss
the currency question. He said: SIT
takes 80 ounces Of silver to equal one OF
gold in all the markets Of the globe In
Guiding our own. The party that formu
lated the platform In Chicago proposes tt
have the government of the United State.
say that 16 ounces Of silver Ia equal to on,
of gold and that is falsehood. In brie
the Populist party calls upon the United
States to speak financial fslsehood
Mr.. Clifford sho wed what the terrible re
suits of this falsehood would be on tn
labor and the wage Garner. The wag
Garner would receive IS cents where h
had earned 81 because the 53 cent dolla
will be dollar under the system of tn
populistio party. But when the wag
Garner goes out 10 buy the neoessaries o
life he will find the So cent dollar has nj
greater purchasing power than the 5
cents do now. The man who sells thes
commodities. however, will make up tn
difference by charging more for his goods
And in thi 8 way the wage Garner vii
find that his candle has been burned a
both ends. He gets 81 cents In spuriou
currency when he deserves dollar ant
has to pay two of these so-oalled dollar
to buy what can now be bought for TIN
I honest dollar he earus.today. In othe
words he is robbed of just half OF th'
, purchasing power of his wages. Mr.
J Bryan Is a young aeronaut sailing
through the clouds ON wind machin
! of his own invention toward that sui
around which circle all the planets of tn
universe HeM terrible will be his fal