Evening journal., 1896-10-12

terpreted and carried out, are those
upon which the integrity and perpe
| tuity Of this republic must rest. And
there Is no one in whom the people OF
this community have more confidence
in ability Integrity and highminded
conception of patriotic duties and an
I infeXible courage to carry out these
political doctrines than the foremost
statesman OF the age, whom | now have
the honor TO introduce to you-Hon.
| Thomas b. Reed, of Maine"
There was wild waving OF hats
handkerchiefs and umbrellas In all
parts of the house as Mr.. Reed bowed
to the audience. and three hearty
cheers were gwen. In speech which
was disappointing to very many
OF his hearers. he said, .mong other
things that he came here 20 speak for
the whole Republican party in the
United States and he wanted to speak
to the whole Republican party of Della
ware. When Republican electors are
chosen the duty OF the Republicans OF
Delaware is but half done. There are
members OF Congress needed, and the
Republicans OF Delaware have a right
to choose whom they please, yet he
knew Mr.. Willis to have been a faithful
and efficient representative OF the Re-
publicans of this state and OF the
United States.
Mr. Reed said that he did not pro-
! pose to discuss the tariff. Mr. Bryan
! has dropped that subject and called a
truce upon that score. II he has dropped
It, il must be because he has found that
- he was wrong upon that point Had Il
q not been for the wonderful resources
OF this nation its action during the past
four years would not merely have
brought 1t to the brink OF ruin, but
q would have brought It to absolute ruin.
d But on account OF its wonderful res
o sources and wealth it has stood the
strain this long.
3 There was a time when only the rich
8 loaned Now poor and rich loan and
p poor and rich borrow. Borrowing
8 money means progress IL means run
:. ming mills. Business is done on credit.
l Now would any man, whether he is a
poor man with money In a savings
bank or a rich one, lend a dollar when
e he knew that he would get back but 5O
: cents? DO you suppose that anyone IN
= Europe will lend you money when men
;, go ranting around the country speak
> ing from the back OF q car saying that
i you will pay back those dollars in SO.
cent dollars?
: Some men on the other side
2 say that we "belieye that under free
= silver coinage the price would go up tc
I the price of gold" That will do very
u u well for theology where the question
u is TO be answered in another world. II
= will not do here.
When we try the free silver coinage
Z, at 10 TO j. when the world is selling
I, and buying II at 32 to /, we will fail.
N IA ooh n
anything. then let us learn. While tn
United States is great in wealth it
re greater in possibilities This ne'
l. wealth can be secured only by the us
s. OF active wealth. Men pay 100000 q
le open a silver mine before they get
a. dollar out The United States to-day ha
ID not one-tenth the capital in the Unitel
e. States necessary to develop its vas
wealth. There are people ready to loaI
r US the money and take the risk. Nov
e some OF you say that they will take th
t. money. but they will try TO pay II bacl
N in 50-cent dollars.
ie We have reached a point where to de
'e velop the United States requires a grea
S, deal of money. Can we get Il unde
i, such circumstances? Can we force thu
81 world to take our silver? There is
IT rule that every man will pay his deb
E. in the cheapest kind of money whicl
ID under the law will satisfy his debt.
'e BY the free coinage law we go to
"a silver basis We want to get as nea
lie as possible to a fixed quantity for
standard. Gold Is the nearest to It tina
~ we can get, and we have had 1t 10
sixty-two years. MisfOrtunes hay
come to this country, not because q
e this. but OF other things. The Demo
u 10 raI tfuaIF a. aU
% They had no common ideas. They wer
a held together by the one idea, that the
o. were opposed TO the Republican part,
NJ When they got into power they wer
u governed by the majority, and the ma
10 jority came from the South. and South
e ern men as a whole never had a bus
H. ness education. The South has not ha
~ business; 1t is limited in its number {
VI railroads.
r. The Northern Democrats and tn
se Southern Democrats did not agree o
Cd what was the best business policy. Tn
elections since then have shown th
IS Northern Democrats to be rebuking tn
Democratic majorities. They have r'
,,s mained at home.
~ The workingmen in this contei
~ should remember before they divic
!, that something should be had to divid
ne When this is secured then they ca
- fight over Il. Il will be for the benef
ds of this country to increase the wage
,lv of the salary-earners OF this countr
- Let them be increased just as rapid
ss as the workmen and salary learner
s,v learn to appreciate the luxuries OF th
he life. Il is claimed that times are har
av They have been worse.
Nv A few years ago it would have bee
he impossible to have collected such a
an audience as the one assembled here 4
night. We are going TO continue
be progress. When we have disposed
or this question we will have taken lor
,re step toward progress.
ne It would not hurt to have a goC
business tariff. Then we would hay
ON ten or a dozen years OF prosperity an
~ then we would do something FOOLS
'ba and cause another depression. b
~ each time the wave Of prosperity
he higher and the depression is lowe
- Judging OF the future by the past, y