Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-29

Silver platforms. Could true Demo-
crat do that, gentlemen A man who
Processes Democratic beliefs stands on
the Democratic, populistic aud Silver
platforms. l want you to remember
that, gentlemen, before you vote for
Mr.. Bryan and consider what principles
| he claims to represent
"Tbere are three things TO which /
desire to draw your particular atten-
| tion: First, the plank on Federal in
reference. Mr.. Bayard then read the
plank of the Chicago convention de-
nouncing arbitrary interference by
Federal authorities in local atfairs'
and drew the attention of his bearers
to its nature. Suppose your marshal
here in town, in this district, we're
| given a same process to serve, would
it seem strange that in case the people
should hinder or prevent his doing his
duty the government would send other
deputy marshsls OF its military forces
here to protect its servantsg What is
government to do if it cannot enforce
its DEGREES and protect its servantsl
What happened at Chicago? Altgeld
would not call out the militia to put
down. the strike. Thespolice force Of
Chicago could not control the strikers.
The government properly called out
troops to protect its mail servants and
put down the strike. Have the Demo.
Gratis right to condemn the President
of the United States for doing his duty?
The Democratic party never did that
before, gentlemen. Mr.. Gray in his
speech the other night showed how
people irrespective Of party upheld the
President and told how resolution
| had haan ipfrnfInnaI ipf Pm tho Sanata of
the United States and unanimously
adopted. That resolution was introduced
by Senator Daniels of Virginia, who was
afterwards permanent chairman of the
Chicago convention"
Mr.. Bayard next drew attention to
the plank concerning the Supreme
Court. That plank says: I'VE declare
that it is the duty of Congress 10 use
all the constitutional power which re-
mains after that decision against the
income tax law or which may como
by its reversal 10y the court, as it may
hereafter he constituted, 80 that the
burdens of taxation may be equally aid
impartially laid, to the end that wealth
may bear its due proportion of the ex-
penses of the government. Mr..
Bayard held that to mean that they
proposed to pack the court and put
men on it with preiudged minds. He
reminded his hearers that we have a
law in Delaware against packing iuries,
and he asked how they would feel if ON
trial for life they were confronted with
jury'of their personal enemies who
were summoned by the sheriff, who
was aware of their feeling towards the
prisoners. 1.-THE democrats propose to
pack the Supreme Court in order ia
have it pass fayorably upon the consti.
, nationality OF great measure presented
! by them TO it.
, "We could stand the packing of the
Supreme Court and we could stand the
restriction of the Federal power, but,
: gentlemen, we have always maintained
> as citizens and Democrats the honol
. and honesty of this country. Now lister
, what else they did besides read TIT
d plank on the free coinage of silver. )
Having read the plank Mr.. Bayart
a went into discussion of the mona,
question. 'That plank means that an.
8 one who has silver can take 37l11 grain
Q of fine silver and bring it to the mint AMI
i, have it stamped one dollar. Well, gen
tlemeD, have any of you any silver
l. Go into the West where the mines are
i there you will find those, and thos
. nlUub, WIZ Will DbDBDlbu ny ire
II silver. They can take il to the min
d and they can have it coined into dollar
o and can make you take it for dollar
n In other words they can take 81 cent
o of silver, have it coined by tho govern
, ment and make you take it for dollar
They will take it TO the minis out IVES
q and naturally will spend it there. ]
d you had any you would take il to tn
d Philadelphia mint and you would spen
l. the money here.
s. mr.. Bryan says under free coinag
N We will have more money. lie don
1t explain quite how We will get il
IS What will happen under free coinage
Gold will leave the country; the S426
Id 100, 600 of gold will go out OF circult
% ton, as will the gold certificates
~ S42. 800, 600 that are backed by golt
at United States notes will depreciat
n because no gold is there the mInut
re- this free silver goes into eff ect. Man
VI OF you gentlemen remember the d
~ preciated paper in the war time. NJ
8 Bryan wants more money. Why ii
I'd mints ia this country can only turn oil
m 500, 600, 900 year. Ii 80 much is goir
ne out of circulation under free siv
to where are you going to got the none
20 Bryan says that the purchasing value
be dollar is too great, that when you ;
down town to buy things you get tt
ds much. Is it wrong 10 got more for
at dollar now than 5000 years ago. Nc
he they all regret that the.dollar can bl
" 50 much.
no "Mr. Bryan and his friends have sa
~, as wheat went down silver went dow
gu Now, gentlemen, it hardly seen
r. necessary for me to say that wheat b
no gone up and silver has fallen. 1t seer
,uI almost as If the hand Of the Almigh
~ ~ Cod was in it showing that Bryan Ii
; ne when he said as wheat went so silv
ice went" "a voice. GOOD for the fl
w mer." Mr.. Bayard agreed that
te- was good for the farmer and reitsrat
ser that Mr.. Bryan had not told the trut
ra Tho speaker then discussed the
~ port vi the Senate committee on wac
he ami labor in the United States pu
oo lished in 1892 which showed that
#, 1860 81 bought dollars worth
.he goods but in 1865, when currency W
we deprecated when we had no gold
IT, back it, wages had increased 43 per ca
INC and prices llG per cent SO that t
W aborer received Il. i3 where he h
~ received 81 in 1860, but dollars woi
tno of goods had arisen In loG1 to 50.
w; And this is exactly what is going
VI happen if va have free silver. 1t b
loI always happened when the currency
1u' depreciated and it will happen aga
of' Mr.. Bayard then brought the mat
of deprecated currency home to