The herald., 1896-07-24
Noted Speakers Address the
Crowd at Denver
GREAT OVATION TO DUBOIS
On His First Appearance Since the
Bolt
Senator Mantle and Congressman Hartman
and Shafroth Give Their Reasons for
Supporting the Democracy
Associated Press Special Wire.

Dubois and Mantle and Congressman
Hartman and Congressman Shafroth
were the princip laspeakers at Bryan
and Sewall ratification meeting tonight,
addressing 5000 people. The ratifica-
tion was given by the local Democratic
campaign clubs and was presided over
by the Hon. Caldwell Yeaman. Sena-
tor Teller's address was brief. as he
stated that he desired to have his friends
heard. He declared that he believed
the Republican party had no hope for
bimetallism and that its present leaders
had never lifted hand or voice to as
slst it, internationally or otherwise
when the chances were favorable
THE men who forced the gold plat
form at st. Louis he asserted, do not
want international bimetalism any more
than do the gold interests of Great Brit
ain"
He said he considered it his duty to
support the Chicago Democratic nominee
He is on a platform" he concluded,
that you and l have declared in our
platforms for the last eighteen years"
The introduction of Senator Dubois of
Idaho resulted ina tremendous ovation
and 1t was some minutes before he could
speak. This was his first public ap-
pearance since he left the st. Louis con-
vention
After paying a tribute to Senator Tel
Ter. MIR. Dubois said:
"Sophistries and refinements of rea-
soning will not avail in this struggle
now upon us, especially in the mountain
states. The issue is squarely drawn,
and we are either for silver or for mar
row partisanship. in as much as the
Republican party has declared for the
single gold standard, 1 trust our op-
ponents will not insult our intelligence
py supporting that party, unless they
declare also for the single gold stand
ard. There is but one issue before US
today. The difference between the par
ties regarding the tariff is only the diff
ference of schedules and whether the
rates of duty shall be fixed at 40 or As
cents cannot be made an exciting sub
Ject of controversy. l am believer in
the principle of protection and after the
money question is settled in favor of
silver l will contend in the future as in
the past for this principle. 1 do not
abandon it at ALL. but so long as we re-
main on the gold standard no amount of
protection will protect our manutac-
turers and laborers; hence it is my duty
to aid in the restoration of silver first,
leaving other questions in allegiance un-
til that is accomplished.
1T is not necessary for me to ioin
the Democratic party, nor have 1 done
So but while the national Republican
party persists in its advocacy of the
single gold standard, just so long will
L refuse it my support and give my ad-
hesion to those national candidates who
most truly represent the cause of bi-
metallism.
Our candidate for president. Nj
Bryan, by his high personal character
his ability, his patriotism, and his un-
swerving devotion to bimetallism is
entitled to the energetic support of
everyone who desires to rescue the
country from the miseries which we
can never shake o1 so long as we cling
to the single gold standard. The re-
ception to Senator Mantle of Montana.
who also addressed an audience for the
first time since the st. Louis convention,
was even more enthusiastic than that
given Senators Dubois and Teller He
said he spoke for an overwhelming ma
jority of the Republicans of Montana
when he asserted that they We're ready
and willing to join arms with the peo-
pie of the south and west "in this de-
mand for monetary reform, and to cast
off once and for all, financial system
that is unamerican and unpatrotic"
He said that he did not speak as
Democrat, but as a silver Republican,
and went on
Il can see no better way Of enforcing
my protest against the national plat
form apopted by the party to which I
belong than by voting for the Chicago
nominees.
Il am not supporting the Democratic
nominees because they are Democrats,
but because they are bimetallists. The
Democratic nominee becomes nearer to
representing Republican principles as
/ have understood them than does the
Republican nominee himself. That is
not a party principle, but an American
principle. The Democratic party did
not find the silver questionable silver
question found the Democratic party,
and it found it in a me,t deplorable
condition. We must give credit that
neither the Democratic candidate nor
the platform is equivocal.
The whole point involved in this con-
troyersy is whether or not this nation,
the richest ana most powerful on earth,
shall have an Independent financial pol
icy of its own, or whether its people
shall make the humiliating confession
that, with all their boasted stability and
power, they are unable, impotent and
poWerless to act until they get the con-
sent of European powers. l do not be-
lieNe the American people will ever de-
liberately vote a want of confidence in
themselves. AS the days roll by be-
tween this and election day, and the
people begin to understand this ques-
tlon, believe they will find the spirit of
1916 still survives and that we shall ac-
another Independent revolu-
ton, this time by ballots instead of by
bayonets.''
During the course of his speech Mr.
Mantle declared that he did not believe
the Republican nominee for presidency
was at heart in favor of the Republican
financial plank, but, having been cleo
ted to stand upon it, he would carry out
its provisions if chosen for the presi-
dencV