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country for sl7, and laid down her
at that price.
international bimetallism was bot
an international danger and an inter
national impossibllity. Gladstone hat
said that within. few years England
would never consent. Such an inter
national agreement was menace
and danger IN case Of trouble between
two countries.
As In 1869 there was conflict but
IL was the peaceful conflict OF ideas.
As veterans aud sous 0f veterans he
plead for them to present an united
front against the enemies OF human
ity, who were marshalled under the
banners OF the gold standard.
Mr.. GEER's SPEECH.
Mr.. Geer was now introduced and
disposed OF several fallaclcs, Of his
predecessor The Republican party
was not TO blame for men being out Of
employment. 1t had not done any
thing 10 throw a single individual
out OF employment, the Populsts did
that. Workingmen might better be
employed hunting employment than
standing on the streets arguing about
the money question. Jeffreys was not
right ln quoting ingalls, at time
when he was demagog. We have
had the gold standard for fifty years.
All the old time patriots, like Benton
aud jefferson, were gold standard
men aud declared for the gold stan
dard. Mr.. Geer read from message
OF Gov. BOies, asserting great pros
perlty In 1891 and 1892. A money sys-
TEN Is good for nothing unless based
on something which has intrinsic
value. The proposition, now made,
was TO coin silver at 10 TO /. When
II Is worth 81 ~ In the worlds mar
kets, as commodity, we could only
coin II up at its commercial ratio.
Where did the fathers OF our country
ever abandon the commercial ratioY
They had weighed all the silver coin
ages OF all the civilized countries,a ,and
had found the commercial ratio 10
10 OF silver TO l OF gold. Later they
changed II 10 10 to1.
Mr.. Geer related how with a self
binder he and his son now harvested
40 acres OF grain that formerly took |
five or six hands TO harvest. He de-
clared that legislation had never
affected the value Of single dollar In
any country In the world and never
would. When shown the constitution |
declaring IL TO be the duty OF con-
gress TO 'coin money and regulate the
value thereof" he changed his state
ment 70 purchasing power of a dol
lar" and asserted that legislation
had never affected that.i
Mr. Geer closed with another appeal
TO Republicans 10 hold their lines
solid and 10 vote straight. This was
the banner Republican precinct of
Southern Oregon and 1t should not
fail in November TO give IA rouslng
majority TO that grand man from
Ohio, the standard bearer OF sound
money and protection. Mr., Geer
closed amid great applause and had
made the best presentation OF the Re-
publican side OF the argument that
has ever been heard at Ashland. lie
Is the ablest champion OF Mckinley |
In Oregon.
HANDSOME BooUETs
had been presented 20 Mr.. jeffrey and |
Mr.. Geer. Mr.. Ilofer OF the Salem
JOURNAL now arose 10 reply to the
champion Of the Waldo Hllls. He
again compllmented his opponents ON !
their ability and honesty and said
although Mr.. Geer had devoted half
his time 20 personalities, he should
try 10 devote himself solely 20 the
question nc issue. Shall we In
November declare for gold monomet-
alllsm or for independent American
blmetallismg The old soldiers pres
ent had been threatened that their
pensions would be paid In tifty-thne