The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-07-24

it for single moment? lApplausel
"1f, my friends, they declare upon
any stump Upon any platform, or in
any State, that they advocate the
gold standard as a good thing, wd
point tO the Republican platform as
evidence that the spirit Of bimctali
lism Is better than the principle ID.
yolved In the gold standard, and II
they admit that the double standard
Is better than a single standard, and
tell us that this ttation Is unable I'd
sustain it without the aid aud con.
sent Uf other nations, we hnrl back
defiance to them and tell them that
this nation is great enough to lcgisi
late for Its own people without waits
ing for the aid or consent Ut any Othcf
nation on earth Cheers and applause).
Which course will they take? They
dare not take either course. They
dare not meet the issue on the money
question because there Is no grOnhd
upon which they can stand. II they
had declared for gold standard they
would have to advocate II, but as they
declared against a gold standard; they
dare not ask the verdict Of their c0uns
trymcn on this proposition.
SIS the United States unable to legs
islate for itselfon the most important
issue before the cOtintrt. Or must the
legislative power be delegated to some
foreign nation? Must the American
people surrender the right of self-gov:
ernment9 l have no fear OF the yer:
dict Of the people. Aye, when we were
but three millions, we were willing to
declare for our political independence.
When we are seventy million shall
we be afraid to declare our financial
independence: Why, in our platform
we declare in favor OF the Monroe d0cs
trine. We arc In favor OF this natl0h
a little nation like Vene'
zuela. Are we not great en0tigh to 60
to South America and protect Vene!
zuela? And can we 10 that and shall
we say that we are not able to protect
our own people on our own soil?
"Well now, my friends, l did not
start to talk politics at all, but your
presence, the presence OF this
MAGNIFICENT AssEMBLAGE,
tempted me to break the promise I
had made. l have talked even longer
than I intended. (Cries Of Go alleadD.
''Now, my friends, 1 want to leave
this subject to be discussed by Others.
and l want to simply say one tliIng.
1t is not a ditficnlt thing for us who
live In this Western country, who
know tho, condition OF our people, 1t Is
not a difficut:> thing for us to ask for
the restoration, OF the free and
unlimited coinage OF >SgGGl.d >SgGGl.d a1d
silver Mt the ratio OF l6 to l. But
there are sections OF this country In
which 1t requires more herOism Ia
stand up for the rights Of the masses
and the people, and ask you as YOU
assemble tonight not to forget
the brave men who stand upon the
ticket with me, and who; away of on
the Atlantic shore, have been fighting
the battles Of the common people a.
a. Mr.. Bland has fought
them In Missouri. tLong continued
applause.) As c0uargeously as the
Western advocates OF free coinage
have fought the battles, aud, In your
delight over having at last claimed
recognition on the national ticket for
Western men and Western ideas, do
not for one moment forget the pa.
triOtism OF Arthur Scwall, who stands
as the embodiment of this principle.
l beg You to remember your RESPONSE.
bilities as citizens. We come not to
you appealing for your votes. They
are your own. You live In a nation
where the people rule, where every
citizen is sovereign; aye, where no
man cares to wear a crown. (Ap.
plause.) We do not come to appeal to
you. We simply come to present dur.
ing this campaign our cause. We be.
lieve in It. We believe 1t ia a right
eOus cause. But we submit it to your
Judgment, and all we ask Of you Is
that you shall study the questions,
and, when you have made up your
mind, have the courage to do what
you believe to be right. (Great ap-
platlse and checrs.) Let your ballots
let the ballot Of each one register a
free will, and then, my friends, what.
ever may be the result, we shall &C.
ccpt 1t In that spirit which Is Democ.
racy; we shall accept 1t because the
majority Of the people, expressing
themselves at the polls, must be re.
spected, because from their decision
there is no appeal. l thank you for
your attention"
At the conclusion OF his speech a cy.
clone OF applause went up from the
multitude. The band struck up
lively air and the enthusiastic ad.
mircrs Of the famous Nebraska cItl.
zen dispersed to their homes.
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A well-posted resident Of Boston
says that the people Of Boston are tho
descendants OF Esau, aud that Boston
baked beans Is the idcntIcal red pot.
tagc for which Esau sold bis birth.
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