The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-09-02
the administration of President Harri-
son. (Applause.)

the administration of President Harri-
son. Applause
THE BRYAN DEMOCRATS.
The people of this country have con-
demned the policies of this party in
these particulars in every election since
1892. (Applause.) They are only
waiting now for chance to register
again, and all along the line unitedly
their opposition to this free trade here
sy in the general election next Novem-
ber. (Applause and cries of "We can
hardly wait till the election, Major.")
If there was, therefore, but one ques-
tion, that of protection against free
trade, we have it just as sharply drawn
and as distinctively presented through
the Chicago convention wing of the
Democratic party as We had ii through
the united party in 1892, and triumph
this year for the Chicago platform
would be signal victory for free trade
and for the continuance of free trade
legislation, which has already resulted
so disastrously to the American people
and entailed upon the Government de
ficient revenues and upon the people
diminished trade abroad and starvation
wages at home. (Cries Of THAT'S
so."l
This wing of the Democratic party
believes not only in free trade, but 1t
believes in free silver at ratio of l6 to
1. (Cries of 'Down with free silver. }
Having diminished our business they
now seek to diminish the value of our
money. Having cut wages in two,
they want to cut the money in which
wages are paid in two, and we will not
have either the one nor the other.
Tremendous cheering and cries Of
"Hurrah for McKinley.")
THE SOUND MONEY DEMOCRATS.
The other wing of the Democratic
party is patriotically standing for the
public honor and is opposed 10 free sill
yer, because 1t believes that such a
policy would disturb existing values,
contract the currency Of the country by
depriving us of the use of gold, and
putting US on a silver basis, thus
creating widespread panic and bring
ing to every American interest serious
injury.
Ny fellow-citizens, will the people
turn to that party for relief (cries OF
"No, no.") whose policy has created
the conditions under which we are
suffering and from which they are cry
ing out to be relieved? Renewed cries
of "No, never.") What we want now
is business activity and confidence.
With business confidence restored mon
ey will be invested in private and pub
lie enterprises, and when so invested
labor will be well rewarded and the
toll of the husbandman will be fully
requited. Great applause
Without confidence, money will bt
boarded and the wheels of industry
stopped, and what that means many
of the men before me know. "A voice
awe have lived on sunshine too long"
| Then the farmer, the merchant, tbs
manufacturer, the laborer and those o
other useful occupations alike will SUI
fer. Gentlemen, confidence lies at th'
foundation of active and successful bus
mess operations. We cannot restor'
confidence by a proposition to debas'
the currency of the Government ant
scale down public and private obiiga
tions. Such a proposition strikes a
the very life of credit and business. L
makes it harder TO get money for legi
innate and worthy enterprises by de
liberately proposing to pay back wha
has been already borrowed in depre
ciated currency. (Cries of "Iou ar
right"
THE PEOPLE WELL UNITED.
The people, irrespective of party, wi
unite in defeating a financial schem
which will confiscate the partial earn
ings of labor in the savings banks an
building and loan associations and tn
investments of the people in insurane
companies, and do not believe ths
the American people will ever conser
to have the pensions Of our soldiers n
pudiated by single farthing. tGres
cheering and applause The peop
want neither free trade nor free silve
(Cheers.) The one will degrade OF
labor; the other the money. (Al
pIause.) We are opposed, unalterabi
opposed, to both of them. We hay
tried the one in a modified form, wit
disastrous results to every America
home, and we are strongly opposed
making an experiment with the othe
: (Applause.)
r Ny fellow-citi zens, the people have
4 chance this year to take the Wills
/ law off the statute books and put go'
$ American protective tariff law in
# place. Enthusiastic cheering and cri
y Of "They will do that all right. whi'
:. will provide adequate revenues for
Government and gladden. the home
every American workingman. (Grt
applause and cries Of "Hurrah for \
y Kinley.") They have chance u
year to prevent free silver law fr'
going on the statute books, and II
y keep our money of every kind now
y circulation as good as gold, and p
. serve our national name above
= proach. tCries of They will do th
= too."l If they do no. Improve
. chance now they will not have 81
= another opportunity for four years.
er QUESTIONS To BE ANSWERED.
no Does the workingman, the farr
n and the manufacturer want the VIII
- law to remain on the statute books +
no years longer? Cheering and Il
pd cries of mo, No.") Do they W
n reciprocity which will give US fore
of market for our surplus agricultural 1
manufactured products to remain
~ the statute books for four years mo
n Renewed cries of "No.") Do Z
want any law enacted which VIC
A.. compeI them to receive for their Wa